The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-27

MT. EDWARD X. EaleS arrived FIJI
day night from Pensacola, Florida,
where he has been stationed for nine
months in the Government service.
He was made Supply Sergeant while
in the camp at Pensacola. His
brother, Frazier Eales, has been in
France for more than a year, and
nothing has been heard from him
since last August.
An interesting relic of the great
world war is on exhibition in the
show window of the John Merrineer
plumbing establishment. 1t is Ger
man three-inch shell, picked up on
the battlefield at Verdun by Private
Wilson Newha)l, son of Mr.. Joseph
Newhall, of this city, and sent to
him. The she'll shows evidences Of
having come in contact with some
thing, being considerably SCARED and
batter in places. 1t is most inter
esting and valuable souvenir and is
attracting a great deal of attention.
Sergt. Samuel Robertson, of near
Millersburg, who was recently 1e-
ported killed in action in France. and
who later wrote to his father. Mr.. A.
o. Robertson, that he was alive and
we'll, has been reported in the official
Government casualty lists as being
seriously wounded. Robertson was
the first Bourbon county boy to be
reported killed in action overseas.
the information to that effect being
sent to his father from the War De-
partment relative to the Government
insurance carried by his son. While
these papers were being prepared Mr..
Robertson received letter from his
son, dated October 20, in which he
stated that he was in the best of
health.
The family of the late Capt.
Reuben B. Hutchcraft, Jr., who died
in battle in the front line in France,
have sent out beautifully engraved
cards, acknowledging expressions OF
! sympathy from sorrowing and SYM
pathetic friends and acquaintance.
The cards bear the following mes
sage:
"The day has come when America
is privileged to spend her blood and
her might for the principles that gave
her birth and happiness.
: 1t is a great comfort
/ to the family of
Captain Reuben B. Hutchcraft
: to have had your
4 expression of sympathy"
Lucien Arnsparger, of Paris, who
went to France with the Ambulance
] Corps, from Camp Sherman, neal
Chillecothe, has received promoti On
\ to the rank of Lieutenant, and as.
J signed to duty in the 145th Infantry
: lover there Lieut.. Arnsparger':
i promotion was mentioned in the Off
: cial reports as having been conferred
because of distinguished courage
Y and bravery in the service while un
!: der fire." Lieut.. Arnsparger was II
\ the Thirty-hfth Division, and made
Y an enviable record while member o.
!; the Ambulance Corps. In letter tt
II THE NEWS some time ago from Pri
!! vate H. R. Whitridge, he mentioned
!; meeting Arnsparger, and that he hat
II been carried to the Base Hospital b!
. him and his wounds dressed b!
!. Arnsparger. THE NEWS congratu
Il lates and salutes Lieutenant Luciel
!: Arnsparger.
n Maj. Richard T. Clark arrived
|: Wednesday from Camp Lee, Virginia
n on a flve-days' furlough visit to hi
HI mother, Mrs.; Kate Clark, and family
!: Mai. Clark is member Of the Den
N tai Corps at Camp Lee. having beel
III transferred there after long servic
!: in the, environments at Texas. Ari
m iona, New Mexico and California
III also in the Philippines. TAI wa
:: a welcome caller at THE NEW
m office yesterday. He spoke NEST en-
vi Enthusiastically of the great work tn
:: Red Cross had done .: in the Philip
MI pines, and in the army camps. an
Jul termed it truly the greatest human
7: workers the world ever knew" Ma,
NIL Clark said that during the infiv
ll enza epidemic at Camp Lee the Re
J: Cross showed its superiority. Thei
nurses and attendants were angels !
p thurman form Nothing war too muC