The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-05-24
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Lieut.. Milton ]. Stern, who has
been in Paris on a ten-days' furlough
visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
A. Stern, returned yesterday to his
duties at Camp Wadsworth, South
Carolina.
That every man of draft age must
either work or fight is indicated by
the attitude of the United States to-
ward idlers. 1t is said the War De-
partment has announced that regard
less of deferred classification idlers
will be drafted into the army or war
work.
John NJ. Stuart and Owen Gibson,
members of the detachment which
was taken into special service at the
Vocational Training School of the
army in Indianapolis, have returned
to the School after visit to friends
and relatives in this city.
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Nr. Charles Spears, of Paris, who
left here with Mr.. 10. Davis, Jr.,
for the purpose of enlisting in the
naval branch of the service, changed
his mind, at the last moment, and
went on to Omaha, Neb., on bust
ness mission.
Lieut.. FinneH Galloway, who has
been here on a four-days' furlough
as a guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant. Galloway, has returned
to Camp Zachary Taylor. Lieut..
Galloway reports the Bourbon county
BOYS as being in good health and
pleased with the army service.
Frank L. Mccarthy, of Lexington,
nephew of Misses Mary and Julia
Mccarthy, of Paris, has been trans
ferred from Fit Thomas, where he
went as a member of the Fayette
county draftees, to Camp Jackson, in
South Carolina. Young Mccarthy
will be given an ultimate assignment
in the field artillery replacement
depot at Camp Jackson.
DIR. Frank L. Roche, formerly of
the Lexington Drug Co., and later a
member of the Medical Department
at Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss,
is a guest of his mother, Mrs. T. F.
Roche, in this city. Mr.. Roche is a
registrant from Lexington, and will
accompany the Fayette county draf-
tees in the next call when they leave
Lexington for Camp Taylor next
week.
Lieut.. Gus Welsh. of Lexington,
who was stationed here for several
weeks as a member of Co. B., Signal
Corps. and who was sent to France
some time ago from Camp Shelby, at
Hattiesburg, Miss, writes to friends
in this city that at the time of writ
ing his letter he was billeted behind
the firing line after having been lat
the front" for some time. Lieut..
Welsh has many warm friends here.
Sergt. Newsum Keller and Corp.
Lawrence Hill, of Paris, were mem
bers of the Signal Corps when Lieut..
Welsh was in command.
Sergt. Ernest Darnaby, formerly
IF Clintonyille. who is now in the
service as a member of the aviation
CORDS near Houston, Texas, Will De
the guest of honor at a social to be
given this evening in the Christian
church at Clintonville, by the mem
hers of the Bible School. An inter
egting program of musical numbers
has been arranged and refreshments
viii be served. The entertainment
will be in the nature of public re-
ception to Sergt. Darnaby, who is at
home on a furlough, and cordial IN
vitation is extended to all to attend.
Mr.. Fred Erd, until recently man
a9er of the Paris Grand Opera House
and the Alamo. local movie houses,
is a member of the selective draft
service from Fayette county. MI. Fro
is now in Lexington, awalntlng the
time to depart. He desires to get
into the aviation branch of the ser
vice. Paris people will always nave
tender regard for Fred Erd, Tor
there was never a more accommodate
ing. amiable manager connected with
any thatrical enterprise in this city.
They will regret his going, but nope
he will make a name for himself In
Uncle Sans service.
No mart of the $4,000 insurance
which was taken out in the war ser
vice by the late Elgin Dalzeli' Vi
this county, will ever be paid out 1or
interest. This was the statement
made at a mass-meeting held at the
opera house in this city Sunday al
ternoon by Mr.. James Mcclure, OF
the First National Bank. Wnen
Dalzell and his brother, Sherley, both
Of this county, volunteered in the
service they each took out war IN
surance policy to the amount OF Wv
600. After the death OF Elgin pai-
zell, which occurred in Philadeipnla,
while he was in the service, ms
brother Instructed Mr.. McClure W
invest the sum in Third Liberty
Loan bonds and to draw on MIN Iof
the difference in the interest.
Mr.. JOS W.. Davis, Jr., oil Paris
son of Mr.. and Mrs. JOS. w. JAWS
was accented by the recruiting ON