Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 9

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, 1. ., JANUARY 1, 1928—PART T Frank e’s Last Fight This drawing of the last fight of the American Ace of Aces—Lieut. Frank Luke, Jr., the greatest fighting pilot of any army in the World War—was made from the detailed description of seventeen old French pecple (including the Village Mayor and the Village Priest) dwelling in the war-shat- tered Village of Murvaux, France, where Frank Luke met death September 29, 1918. An affidavit of what happened in Frank Luke’s last fight, signed by these eyewitnesses, is now in the secret mili- e \\ 4 % tary archives of the United States at Washington. N 1'::”, A photographic reproduction and a translation of | hno . it will be printed in this stcry. . It is one of the most amazing military documents ever written. John Knox’s Thrilling Fact-Story -~ Aces Up! Begins with the daring deeds of America’s Ace of Aces— Lieut. Frank Luke, Jr. He died as he lived—scorning surrender; fighting to a finish, with all his dauntless courage. Lieut. Luke was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, with palm. The highest gift this nation can bestow upon a soldier—the Congressional Medal of Honor—was his—and the only American airman to receive this supreme award. Aces Up Begins Next Wednesday in | .. anmg Star. [ .and WIll continue every evemng and Sunday—to the fmlsh of this absorbmg Fact-Story EnicEFREE g o, e UCHE S i 3 % i X oo S e S ST yor Sarad 07 i A G R gk = You'll read breathleuly of the You “ be proud °f thc record of A E.F. Air Forcess | | 0“" Naval Air Force . H —Whe share the honors of heroic deeds with |l their brothers of the army+*-including the bril- liant exploit of Lieut. Hammaan in the Adri- | ahlc Sea off Italy—and cthers, in triumphs of valor. You'll thrill at the narrative of 1 \ i | The Lafayette Escadrille | ¥ ; I —And the daring deeds of Lieut. Luke, Rick- { | | ~That group of valiant American flyers who | enbacker Lufberry, Hall, Coolidge, Meissner, | | volunteered for service with the French. I j Sprmp, Kmley and the others. ’ Tlm story is a FACT-STORY—gleaned from the secret archives of the War Departments of the United States, Great Bntam, France, ’ Italy and Germany—incidents and details hitherto unpublished—and now woven into a narrative that is absorbing in its interest. L Begin With the Opening Chapters—Next Wednesday—January 4th i i Call Main 5000—Circulation Department—and arrange to have The Star—Evening and Sunday—delivered regularly direct to your home by Star carrier.