The Topeka Daily State Journal Wednesday May 8, 1918 Topekan Is Hit. Sidney C. Harris Wounded in Trenches in France. He has Father, Mother and Sisters Living Here. J.F. HARRIS, 400 East Fourth street, today received a telegram from the war department announcing that his son, Sidney C. HARRIS, had been slightly wounded in the trenches in France. Sidney Harris is 19 years of age and enlisted in the regular army at Topeka, April 18, 1917. he went to Jefferson Barracks right after his enlistment and traveled across the sea with General Pershing. When a lad he was a messenger boy and at the time war was declared he was working in a packing house at St. Joseph and came to Topeka to enlist. Harris has two brothers and two sisters living in Topeka. They are: Mrs. Frank PARKINSON and Mrs. L.R. SUMMERS, 406 Market street; John Harris, 425 Cedar street and Irwin Harris who lives at 400 East Fourth street. His mother also lives here.