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The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

rear Tor aa.. ) instru ton practice
Having only slight iecl of what we
We're going TO fry to do we felt very
Jolly about tilr whole enterprise start
Ing off. We were camped in an old
barn. with several special instruction
officers in charge. We had oral in
struction the first day, while sappers
dug and built an exact duplicate Of the
section of the German trenches which
We were to raid---that is, it was exact
except for a few details. Certain
skeleton trenches in the practice Sec
ton were dug simply to fool the Ger
man aviators. Ii photograph taken
back to German headquarters had
shown an exact duplicate Of German
trench section suspicion might have
been aroused and our plans revealed.
We were constantly warned about the
skeleton trenches and told to remem-
Der that they did not exist In the Ger
man section where we were to operate.
Meanwhile our practice section was
changed little several times, because
aerial photographs showed that the
Germans had been renOvating and
making some additions to the trenches
in which we were to have our frolic
with them.
We had oral instruction, mostly dur
ing the day, because we didn't dare let
the German aviatOrs see us practicing
bomb raid. All night long, sometimes
until 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning, we
rehearsed that raid. just as carefully
hearse play. At first there was dis.
position to have sport out Of it.
WELL" some chap would say, roll
ing into the hay all tired out, II got
killed six times tonight. S'pose it'll
be eight times tomorrow night"
One man insisted that he had discov-
cred in one of our aerial photographs
German burying money, and he care
fully examined each new picture, SO
that he could be sure of finding the
dough and digging it up. The grave
and serious manner Of our officers,
however, the exhaustive care with
which we were drilled and, more than
all, the approach of the time when we
were to "gO over the top" drove all
sport out of our minds, and l can say
for myself that the very thought of
the undertaking as the fatal night
drew near sent shivers up and down
my spine.
A bombing raid, something original
ed in warfare by the Canadians, is not
intended for the purpose of holding
ground, but to gain information, to do
as much damage as possible and to
keep the enemy in state Of nervous
ness. In this particular raid the chief
object was to gain information. Our
high command wanted to know what
troops were opposite us and what
! troops had been there. We were ex-
pected to get this information from
prisoners and from buttons and papers
off of the Germans we might kill. 1t
was believed that troops were being
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
The Daylight Hour.

At a little before daybreak came
"stand-to," when everybody got but
toned up and ready for business be-
cause at that hour most attacks begin,
and also that was the regular time for
a dose of morning and evening hate"
otherwise a good, lively fifteen minutes
of shell fire. We had some casualties
every morning and evening, and the
stretcher bearers used to get ready for
them as regular matter OF course.
For fifteen minutes at dawn and dusk
the Germans used to send over "whiz-
bangs" local boxes and "minenwer-
fer Shells from trench mOrtars) in
such a generous way that it looked as
if they liked to shoot 'em off, whether
they hit anything or not. You could
always hear the ''heavy STUFF coming,
and we paid little attention to it, as it
was used in efforts to reach the bat
teries back of our lines. The poor old
town of Dinkiebusch got the full ben
eft of it. When a shell would Shrek
its way over, some one would say.
There goes the express for Dinkie-
BUSCH" and couple or SECONDS later,
when some prominent landmark OF
Dinkiebusch would disintegrate with
loud defamation. some one else would
remark:
Trains arrived J!
About the only amusement we had
during our long stay in the front
trenches was to sit with our backs
against the rear wall and shoot at the
rats running along the parapet. Poor
Macfarlane, with fash Of the old hui
nor which he had before the war, told
d rookie" that the trench rats were
So big that he saw one OF them trying
on his greateoat. They used to run
over our faces when we were sleeping
in our dugouts. and I've seen them in
-sren0Is swarms burrowing into the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

The Thrill and the He'll of
the Trenches, Described
by an American Boy.

Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lex
ington, KY and the Canadian Army Has
Gripping Tale That Every American Will
Read, For He Tells the Facts-Unadorn-
ed. Wounded, Distinguished Conduct
Medal Man, He Was Invalided Home,
but Is Going "0ut There" Again to Fight
For Uncle Sam and His Allies. An In
spring, Interesting, Personal Narrative,
Full of the Spirit and Atmosphere Of the
Trenches:
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

battalion offered. was lucky-or un-
lucky-enOugh to be among the sixty
who were chosen. l want to tell you
in detail about this bombing raid, so
that you can understand what thing
may really amount to that gets only
three lines or perhaps nothing at all
in the official dispatches. and, besides
that. it may help some of the young
men who read this to know something
little later about bombing.
The sixty ar IS chosen to execute the
raid were .'-'~--- miles to the
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
No.. The Bomb
Raid
By Sergeant Alexander McC!iutock.
D. c. NJ, 87th Overseas Bait.
Canadian Gren. Guards.
Copyright 1917. by the Bell Syn
dictate, Inc.

Sergeant AcClintock Is an American
bog of Lexington, Ky., tOho has seen
serUice in France, tcGs decorated for
bravery, soounded, inUalided home and
nOso is returning to accept q commits
sion. This is the second article in the
series. In the first article he descrJb-
ed his training up to the point Where
he reached the front line trenches.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
The Prince of Wales.

A few days after this a very young
officer passed me in a trench while l
was sitting on a fire step writing q
letter. 1 noticed that he had the red
tabs Of staff officer on his uniform,
but 1 paid no more attention to him
than that No compliments, such as
salutes to officers, are paid in the
trenches. After he had passed one of
the men asked me if I didn't know
who he was. I said 1 didn't.
why, you d fool" he said. that's
the Prince of WaleS!"
When the little prince came back
stood to salute him. He returned the
salute with a grave smile and passed
on. He was quite alone, and l was
told afterward that he made these
trips through the trenches just to show
the men that he did not consider him
self better than any other soldier. The
heir of England was certainly taking
nearly the same chance of losing his
Inheritance that we were.
After we had been on the front line
fifteen days we received orders to
make a bombing raid. Sixty volun-
teers were asked for, and the whole
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

the soldiers legs are SCARED to the
knees with bites.
The one thing of which we constant
ly lived in fear was a gas attack. l
used to wake in the middle Of the night
In cold sweat dreaming that l heard
the clatter and whistle blowing all
along the line which meant that the
gas was coming. And finally I really
did hear the terrifying sound, Just at
a moment when it couldn't have sound
ed worse. | was in charge of the daily
ration detail, sent back about ten miles
to the point of nearest approach of the
transport lorries to carry in ratiOns,
ammunition and sand bags to the front
trenches. We had lot of trouble re-
turning with our loads. Passing A
point which was called Shrapnel Cor
ner, because the Germans had precise
range of it, we were caught in ma
chine gun fire and had to lie on our
stOmachs for twenty minutes, during
which we lost one man, wounded.
sent him back and went on with my
party, only to run into another machine
gun shower a half mile farther Oh.
While we were lying down to escape
this concealed British battery of
five inch guns, about which we knew
nothing, opened up right over our
heads. 1t shook us up and scared us so
that some Of our party were now worse
off than the man who had been hit and
carried to the rear. We finally got to-
gether and went on. When we were
about mile behind the reserve trench,
stumbling in the dark through the last
aid most dangerous path overland, we
heard a lone siren whistle, followed by
a wave of metallic hammering and wild
footing which seemed to spread over
all Of Belgium mile ahead Of us. All
any Of us could say was:
"Gas!"
All you could see in the dark was q
collection of white and frightened
faces. Every trembling finger seemed
awkward as thumb as we got out our
gas masks and helmets and put them
on, following directions as nearly as
we could. l ordered the men to sit
still and sent two forward to notify
me from headquarters when the gas
alarm was over. They lost their way
and were not found for two days. We
sat there for an hour, and then ven.
tured to take my mask off. AS nothing
happened, | ordered the men to do the
same. When we got into the trenches
with orr D9okS we fOund that tho paS
alarm had been one of Fritz's jokes
The first sirens had been sounded in
the German lines, and there hadn't
been any gas.
Our men evened things up with the
Germans, however. the next night
Some Of our scouts crawled clear UP
to the German barbed wire, ten yards
in front of the enemy fire trench, tied
empty jam tins to the barricade and
then, after attaching small telephone
wires to the barbed strands, crawled
back to our trenches. When they start
| ed pulling the telephone wires the
empty tins made a clatter right under
Fritzs nose. Immediately the Germans
opened up with all their machine gun
and rifle fire, began bombing the spot
| from which the noise came and SEM
up IS 0 S" signals for artillery fire
along a mile Of their line. They fired
| a $4,000 salute and lost nights sleeT
over the noise made by the discarded
containers of shillings' worth of jam
! 1t was a good tonic for the TOmmieS.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
ANNOUNCEMENTS

We are authorized to announce II
good Democrats below as candidates
at the Democratic primary on AuguGg
4. 1917, to fill the offices to which
they aspire:
FOR STATE SENATOR
LEE WAINSCOTT,
Clark County.
GEORGE HON,
Clark County.
ADRIAN RENICK,
Clark County.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
C. M. THOMAS
FOR SHERIFF.
WILL G. McCLINTOCK.
~ .sS Doe Marshall and Bob Gi1key -
deputies.
L. A. SOPER,
With D. e. Clarke and L. c. Ashcraft
as deputies.
FOR COUNTY JUDGE.
GEORGE BATTERTON
c. A. MCMILLAN.
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
DAVID d. CLINE
VIM. GRAMMAR.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT or
SCHOOLS.
J.B. CAYWOOD.
MISS MABEL ROBBINS.
FOR JAILER
GEO. w. JUDY.
THOS. 'TAUL,
JOHN H. DOTY,
WALKER K1SER,
C.. T. MASTERSON.
w. o. BUTLER,
JOHN w. KING.
j. w. HART.
FOR ASSESSOR
WALTER CLARK,
Of Paris, with Jno. j. Redmon, Of North
Aiddletown, as deputy.
GEO. d. SPEAKES,
Of Paris, with Lee r. Craven, Of Little
Rock. at Deputy.
FOR MAGISTRATE.
w. ]. McWHORTER
Centerville Precinct.
JOHN s. VIRGINS
Hutchinson Precinct.
FOR MAYOR
w. o. HINTON
e. B. JANUARY
FOR POLICE JUDGE
CLAUDE F. REDMON,
]. w. BROWN, g. -
P. A. THOMPSON.
HARRY L. MITCHELL
ERNEST MARTIN
FOR CHIEF OF POLICE.
JAMES H. MORELAND.
w. FRED LINK.
FOR COUNCILMAN.
FIRST WARD.
T. ]. KISER.
JOHN CHRISTIAN
JOHN MERRINGER
w. T. BROOKS
THOS. G.. MORRIS.
SECOND WARD,
S. X. NICHOLS,
j. ]. VEACH
JOHN ARKLE.
FRANK BURTON.
THIRD WARD
GEO. DOYLE
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

OF at great rate while you're on your
way across. Remember that you'd bet
ter not stand cp straight, because our
shells will be going over just six and
half feet from the ground where it's
level. If you stand up straight you're
likely to be hit in the head, but don't
let that worry you, because If you do
get hit in the head you won't know it.
So why in h worry about it?' That
was his farewell. He jumped on his
horse and rode off.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
FOR COUNTY ATTORNEY
DAVID ID. CLINE
VIM. GRAMMAR.
FOR ASSESSOR

FOX ASSESSOR
WALTER CLARK,
Of Paris, with Jno. j. Redmon, Of North
Aiddletown, as deputy.
GEO. d. SPEAKES,
Of Paris, with Lee r. Craven, of Little
Rock. at Deputy.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

FOR MAGISTRATE.
w. ]. McWHORTER
Centerville Precinct.
JOHN s. VIRGINS
Hutchinson Precinct.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17
FOR MAYOR
w. o. HINTON
e. B. JANUARY

FOR POLICE JUDGE
CLAUDE F. REDMON,
]. w. BROWN,
p. A. THOMPSON
HARRY L. MITCHELL
ERNEST MARTIN
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1917-07-17

There are six articles in this remark
able series by Sergeant McClintock
Two have already been printed, an,
the third will appear soon. 1t is tn
most interesting one Of the series thu
far and is entitled:
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
GERMANHORSES
IN GRIP OF WAR
OATS ALLOWANCE Is REDUCED
BUT RACING WILL NOT
De STOPPED.

Amsterdam, June 14-Horses in
Germany will be put on oats rations.
varying from IL to pounds daily, be
ginning June l6, according to an or
dinance issued in Berlin. An agitation
has been going on for the abandon
ment OF horse racing in Germany dur
ing the war, but the authorities. the
papers say, have decided otherwise on
the ground that all the belligerents are
continuing racing or have resumed the
sport after brief interval.
For victorious Germany" says the
Kreuse zest,ng. there is certainly no
reason to refrain from racing, especi.
ally as It would create with the enemy
q wrong Impression. Germany will be-
entirely dependent on homo breeding.
There are $50 race horses In Germany
which consume 4 like number Of tons
Of oats, and about 500 tons Of coal arc
needed for special racing trains. Meth
er quantity Is worth clubbing about. !"
Vorwaerts, however, ansrtly protests
contending that ~ the Germans must
pinch, even on the necessares Of life.
and not alone on the Injuries. 1t should
first be shown that there Is not bet
ter use to which such oats and coal
could be put.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
CORN PARASITES;
HOW TO KILL THEM

Don't let the cutworms eat up your
young corn shoots, advises today's bull
letin from the National Emergency
Food Garden commission Of Washing
ton but externinate them before they
can do damage.
The cut worm chews of the plant At
the root. and after it cuts down stalk
it can usually be found imbedded in
the ground near by. 1t should be dug up
and killed to prevent attack on other
stalks Poisoned bran bait applied
about the roots Of the corn stalks will
kill these worms.
No satisfactory remedy has been
found for the corn ear worms. These
bore through the husk and feed on the
corn Is husked.
Bud or boil worms, seldom trouble
corn outside OF the cotton states. The
only remedy for 1t is hand picking.
Corn grown on low ground Is some
times attacked by the curlew or snOut
BEETLE. a grayish long shouted bug with
hard wings. A spray Of carbonized lime
AIR slaked lime thirty pounds to one
quart OF carbolio acid. mixed we'll
Hand pick the bug and remove thu
corn stalks when tho crop Is mature.
DO not allow trash to remain on the
ground as snout beetle breeds and
passes the winter in 1t.
Whom smut appears ON the corn
causing large. irregular swsntngs on
the ears or tops, the infected parts
should be cut of and burned. There is
no effective remedy for check for this
disease Rust, another common disease,
showing spotted powdery masses OF
browntsh spores. Is not dangerous to
the corn growth.
II your planted seeds failed to de-
velop this season and you look for the
cause, small white maggots may be dis
covered imbedded in the kernel. This
maggot is deposited by the bean fly, an
insect greatly resembling the house fly.
Sand soaked in kerosene, cupful to a
bucket Of dry sand-placed about the
roots of plants along the rows Will de-
ter the flies from depositing eggs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
GRINNELL HAS NEW
TRUSTEES ON BOARD

Grinnell. June 14.-Several changes
we're made in the personnel OF the
Grinnell college board of trustees at
the annual meeting OF that body here.
H. G. Lyman of Grinnell succeeds his
father, ]. P. Lyman, who becomes
trustee emeritus; Judge w. D. Evans
Of Hampton succeeds c. Mckeen Dur
en- of E1dora, G. H. Harlin OF Grinnell
was elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Rev. H. w.
futile of Grinnell, who has accepted
the presidency of Kingfisher college at
Kingfisher. Okla, and A. c. Lyon Of
Gfinner was elected to the place
which he resigned last spring, and to
which no successor had been elected.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
ELDON

F.. E. Sconce Of Co. B Railroad Re-
lief Of Chicago is visiting relatives and
friends in the city.
Mesdames r. R. Potts and John Diet
rick returned home from few days
visit in Chicago with Mr.. Detrick.
Mrs. VIM. Friend returned home
Monday evening from a few days visit
In Bonaparte with relatives.
Mrs. ]. M. Enyart has been on the
sick list this week.
Mrs. Ralph Hosrke and son Morris
spent few days in Bonaparte with
relatives.
Mrs. Alice Htnkle has been on the
siok list this week.
John Varnum assistant cashier or
the Eldon Savings bank has gone to
Des Moines to attend the Iowa stare
Bankers association which Is holding
a convention there this week.
Sheriff Campbell Of Fairfield was IN
the city Wednesday on business.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15

years ago, Francis being then but 8
years OF age but Industrious. made his
idle moments worth while. The sale OF
magazines was the method he took to
make himself useful and earn some
money All boys like to have spending
money and who is the lad that does
not like ice cream cones, movies and
the hundred and one other things that
are all a part of youngsters life?
SAVES HIS EARNINGS.
Francis is Just as much Of boy as
any lad and his chums know this. but
he has the right stuff in him, too and
his business genius is unusually devel-
oped for a lad OF II years. His fond
ness for ice cream and candy or any
of the other little items that take
spending money to buy is Just as
strongly developed in Francis as in the
average boy, but he has developed a
spirit of self control and thrift. He
values the money he earns on his
weekly trips about town after school,
Juggling a heavy bag Of papers and
magazines, too highly to squander 1t
FOR knick-knacks and has from the
start had a savings account.
BELIEVES HE CAN HELP.
Inc income ITOIn MS WORK OF rev
evenings each week Is necessarily
small but his trips to the bank have
been regular and he accumulated S105.
This is big sum to any lad Of IL
years and one who could resist the
can of the inner boy tor sweets and
amusements that cost money, has
some sturdy American love for country
In him when he will take practically
MI Of his three and one.half years saw
ings to help the government. He liz
too young to serve in the army and
navy, but he told his mother that he
believed that II the government would
cell him Liberty Bond, he could help
some, even for boy.
Mrs. Clark told him she too thought
he could help and with his mothers
sanction. Francis turned 500 Of his
3105 savings account, into a Liberty
Bond. He had previously taken 81
from the savings and joined the Red
Cross He has only 81 left but Is hap
py to know that he Is not too young to
help his country.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
WILD DRIVERS
VICTIM DIES
FAIRFIELD AND LiBERTYviLLE
AROUSED OVER KILLING OF
YOUNG ELMER BATES.

Fairfield, June 14-Fairfield and
Libertyville are thoroughly aroused
over the terrible accident which caus-
ed the death of Elmer Bates, a well
known young man OF Perlee. at the
Jefferson County hospital yesterday.
Mr. Bates was run over by an I'M
known automobile driver and party
Sunday night near Libertyvf1ie snd so
badly injured that his death was mo-
mentarily expected until the end
came.
Sheriff Shan Campbell and County
Attorney R. c. Lesgett have been
securing the country for the culprits
since young Bates was brought to the
Jefferson County hospital on Monday.
and his death will but make the crime
much more serious A number Of peo.
pie have been found who could identify
the car, It is said. and the fact that It
was followed to Ottumwa and then
lost leads the officers to believe that
they Will yet find the owner and bring
him to Justice.
As far as can be learned there was
but little excuse in the first place for
the accident for 1t is said that young
Bates, who was riding bicycle home
from church services in County Line,
was on his own side OF the road and
as far from the middle as he could pos.
sibly get The big automobile came
tearing along, struck and ran over him
and continued on its way without so
much as slackenlng its speed.
The Jefferson county board Of super.
visors will in all probability take an
interest in the matter to the extent OF
Offering a reward for the arrest Of the
guilty party. County Coroner l. D.
James will hold an inquest over tho
body as soon as witnesses can be
brought to Fairfield but no arrange
ments have yet been made for the
funeral.
The father of the boy, Fay Bates Of
Perlee, is nearly crazed with grief, as
is the sister. Miss Zua, and the broth
ers. NJ. L. and Roy. They are anxious
~ awaiting word from ofiieers that the
automobile party has been located.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
Cecilia Van Gent. Thomas Vaughn.
MISSOURI APPLIES
FOR FEDERAL. AID

Chililcothe, Mo-. June 1.-THE eoun-
ty court will make application to the
state highway board for 1875 miles Of
roads In Livingston county to be con-
sidered for hard surface or state roads
under the federal and state aid act.
This action by the county court puts
Livingston county in line for consider
alton of state roads in the $500 mile
project which must be submitted to
the secretary Of agriculture of the
United States for approval 1t was nee
essary for the county court to take this
step In order that this county would be
considered for tho first fiscal years
appropriation which would expire the
S0th of this month.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-06-15
HANNIBAL DOCTORS
TO MAKE BOYS "FTT''

Hannibal, Mo-, June IA. The doc
tors OF Hannibal are responding rapid
ly to the call Of the boys Of Hannibal,
through the Patriotic Service league
for their bit AS part Of the
leagues motto is to Get Fit" every
boy who joins is asked to have a ply
steal examination This Is done in or
der that boys and their parents may
know If they are not up to par in the
essentials of physical boyhood. The
doctors have agreed to test the boys
heart, lungs, skin, teeth. throat, hear
ing, vision and posture. II any OF
these are found defective. tho
boy agrees to follow the Doctors ad.
vice and try to get himself into condi-
ton.