The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-30

IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR .
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| Among soldier visitors in Paris,
Wednesday, was Sergt. Clarence
Paynter, who is on detached service
with the Aircraft Production Board
in Washington, D. C. Sergt. Paynter,
who has an extensive family connec-
ton in Central Kentucky, is on a
furlough visit to relatives in Paris,
Winchester and Carlisle.
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Mr.. Ben B. Kenney, formerly of
Paris, where he will be remembered,
and now of Lexington, although past
the draft age, enlisted some months
ago in the army service. Mr.. Ken
ney was greatly gratified Wednes-
day to receive orders to report at the
training camp at Camp Jackson,
Jacksonville, Fla, for duty in the Re-
mount Corps at that place. Mr.. Ken
ney is cousin of DR.. VIM. Kenney,
of Paris.
Having been pronounced "physi-
cally disqualified" by the army med
ical examiners at Camp Zachary
Taylor, three Bourbon county colored
men, Walter Mack, Charles Berry
and Russell Allen returned to Paris,
Tuesday. The three men left Paris
last Saturday with the twenty-three
draftees from the county. The final
examination at the Camp resulted in
their being sent home.
THE NEWS has received a post
card from Jack Turney, formerly of
Paris, written from Buffalo, N. Y,
stating that he and many others
were there for time. They were
enroute to Hoboken, N. j., from FIT.
BENZ. Harrison, Ind, where they had
been stationed since being transfer
red from Camp Zachary Taylor
Jack was under the impression that
their transfer to an Eastern port
meant trip soon on overseas duty.
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Miss Martha Darnaby, of Win
chester, former community nurse for
Clark county, who went to England
with Barrow's Unit, is temporarily
nursing in another hospital. In a
letter to friends in Winchester, she
states that she is nursing a Paris,
KY, boy, who seems very pleased to
have a kentucky nurse. His name
was not given in the letter. Miss
Alpha Nash is in the same hospital
with Miss Darnaby.
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Mr.. Andy Caywood, brother of
County Superintendent of Schools j.
B. Caywood, will leave tomorrow
for Camp Gordon, Ca, where he will
enter the Central Officers Training
School. Mr.. Caywood volunteered in
the service some weeks ago, but re-
manned at home in order to assist in
harvest work. He has two brothers
in the service, DR.. E. S. CaywoOd in |
the Medical Corps, now in England,
and Robt. L. Caywood, now at Camp |
Sherman, near 'Chillecothe, Ohio.
A total of 440 men from Bourbon |
county have been sent to date by the |
local Draft Board. Two hundred
and twelve of the number were
white, and 228 colored. These figures
do not include those who have vol
unteered in the service. There now
SO registrants in Glass 1 Of
both the 1917 and 1913 classes. In
the 1918 registration ninety-six
white and nine negroes remain un-
called. Of the 1917 registration but
eight whites, and nine colored, re-
main.
Mrs. Jos. w. Cornell, Of East Paris,
a letter Wednesday from her
brother, Mr.. William J.. Corey, OF
Paris, who is a member of the 21st
at Fl. Benz. Harrison.
Mr.. Corey stated that his company
and three others were being prepared
tor transfer to an Eastern camp.
From the talk he had heard Corey
Judged that they were to be sent to
Siberia for service with the Ameri- s
engineers in railroad I
work. He said that Wallace Hibler
and Thos. Elder, of Paris, were MEM S
oers of his company.
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A prominent colored man who
went to the L. & N. passenger sta
,lOfl Will IAC OOhIihSOhI VI NOAOANN 4
men that left Paris recently for 1
Camp Taylor, tells the following
which he says happened shortly be-
'ore the train pulled out:
when the men were seated in the |
coach ready to leave the station, [
With the women on the platform cry ]
ng, one of the men leaned out the i
window, and said to one of the weep
ng women: Now, honey, you hush
I'D. Don't you cry any more, I'm ]
going to Germany to get the Kaiser's {
kull and bring it back to you for !
vou to make you soup gourd out !
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Mrs. F. S.. Elder, of Paris, re- I
eived a telegram Wednesday morn i
ng from her son, Private Eugene 6
cider. at Leon Springs, Tex, stating t
hat he had received his commission
n the army. The telegram read:
San Antonio, Tex, Aug. 81. r