The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-27
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1t takes sand to be a soldier,
Against the Huns to make a stand;
But though in other things there is
a shortage
Thank God, Kentuckians haven't
run out of sand.
49,
Lieut.. Fielding Rogers has return
ed to his duties at Camp Sherman.
near Chillecothe, Ohio, after a visit
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Rogers, near Cane Ridge, in this
county. -.
49,
1t is now First Lieutenant Nathan
Bayless, Jr., in Uncle Sans service,
If you please. The promotion was
awarded to this young Partisan last
week. Lieut.. Bayless is stationed at
Camp Lee, in Virginia, as a member
of the Veterinary Corps.
49,
Lieutenant Lawrence LAWN. who is
stationed at Camp Gordon, in Geor-
gia, is spending a furlough vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. J.
LAWN, in this city. Lieut. LAWN is
regulation bayonet instructor at the
Camp. He is in excellent health, and
makes one of the finest-looking
soldiers in Uncle Sans service.
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Arthur Zorne, of Paris, a member
of Co. G., Seventeenth U. s. In
fantry, stationed in the service at
Camp Meade, Md, writes to friends
in this city, that he is in fine health,
and we'll satisfied with the manner In
which Uncle Sam is treating him.
He says he hopes to get a furlough
very soon, in order to make a visit
to Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. F.. Brannon, of
Lexington, former Partisan, have re-
ceived letter from their son, Leo G..
Brannon. The letter Of his arrival
at HobOken, N. j., after an over
seas trip from France. This was his
initial overseas trip across, he hav-
ing been in training at the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station since
June. He is now in the transport
service.
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Mr.. George Fishback, son of Mrs.
Ada FiShback, of Paris, and a broth
er of Mrs. Clyde Huffman, has been
transferred from the U. s. Technolog-
ical Institute at Cambridge, Mass. to
the aerial field service at Akron, O.,
as member of the United States
Naval Aviation Corps Some time
time ago he was in the service at
Akron, and has now been sent back
there for special service. -
A telegram was received here Sat-
urday by relatives stating that First
Lieut.. Milton j. Stern, of Paris, had
undergone a successful operation at
the Base Hospital, at Camp Wads-
worth, Spartansburg, S. c., where he
is station. Lieut.. Stern is member
of the Medical Corps. detailed on
special duty. The telegram did not
state the nature of the operation,
but it was inferred that it was of a
minor nature.
49,
Six hundred limited service men
will be sent to Camp Wheeler, near
Macon, Georgia, between September |
3-6. OF this number Bourbon |
county will furnish three. Other |
quotas are as follows: Bath, 1;
Clark, 4; Fayette, 4; Franklin. s; |
Harrison. 4; Mason, 4; Woodford, 1;
%. A call for 100 draft !
ed men to go to Camp Taylor on Sep
TENDER has also been made. Bour- |
bon does not figure in this call.
49,
Week by week the roll of Bour-
bon county boys who have crossed
or are crossing the Atlantic to bat
tie in France, and perhaps Germany,
with the armies of freedom, grows
larger. 1t Is the inevitable result Of |
war conditions. Let us at home who |
are to profit by their sacrifices keep
the home fires BURNING" and erect
in our own hearts an altar whereon |
will be always placed a silent ap-
peal to the Highest Power to give |
them success, honor and glory!
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After an interval of silence the |
Bourbon County Mishts," so styled
by Ireland "Bit" Davis, one of their |
have been heard from. 1t
was the presumption that they were
saving wood and saying nothing"
THE NEWS has received a post card
from VIM. Mitchell, at Seattle, Wash
ington, as follows: 1--WE have just !
started for the far Northwest to-
tonight august 49,. Arrived here
at $3.50 p. m. Leave on the boat at
1900 p. m. for the woods across
Puget Sound"
Sundays Lexington. Leader has the
following complimentary reference
70 one of the staff, Mr.. Wayne Cot
.ingham, a Paris boy, who will go
in the service tomorrow:
1.-THE Leader is this week losing
three more of its boys to Uncle
Sans mighty army-Martin Quinn,
Isola Dunn and Wayne Cottingham.
They the listed here not in the order
n which they occupy places in the
affections of the shop, but according
20 seniority of service. These fellows
nave made good with The Leader and