The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-16


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Humble reported the contingent as
being in excellent health, and en-
joying camp life to the fullest.
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Miss Shade Shanks, Of near Gen.
terville, has received a card from her
brother, Mr.. Clyde Shanks. stating
that he has arrived safely at a
French port" and would soon be on
the firing line or in an instruction
camp.
Mr.. Dan W. Peed, Jr., of the
Farmers and Traders Bank, who re-
Gently volunteered for service in the
U. s. Marines. received official notf-
fication from the Lexington naval
recruiting Office, to report at that
station to-day for preliminary exam
nation.
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Relatives in Paris received a tel
egram from Capt. J. A. Orr, recently
of Paris, from Fl. BENZ. Harrison,
stating that he had been called for
duty on the medical staff overseas
and was leaving for the East at the
same moment the telegram was being
sent. Before being commissioned
Captain Orr was DR.. Jas. A. Orr, OF
Paris.
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Mr.. Roy Wetherall, son of Mr..
James F. Wetherall, of near Cane
Ridge, has been accepted for service
in the U. s. Marines. Mr.. Wetherall
will probably be assigned to the
training station at Paris Island,
South Carolina Mr.. Wetherall pass
ed a highly creditable examination
and will make good man for the
Marines.
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Mr.. Floyd Lanter, of Paris, who Is
a member of the 33Sth Motor Truck
Co., at Camp Beauregard, La, is con-
fined to the Base Hospital, at the
camp, suffering with a broken arm.
His father, Mr.. Robert Lanter, OF
Paris, received a message from the
hospital authorities, telling of Mr..
Lanter's condition, which they re-
ported as being satisfactory.
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Mr.. Maurice Shanks, a Bourbon
county boy. stationed at Great Lakes,
recently sustained painful injuries
by the accidental discharge of his
rifle. Two fingers were torn from
his left hand, and the hand mangled
by the bullet. Young Shanks
who had been confiened to
the Camp Hospital for a period Of
nine weeks, wrote his father, Mr.
Frank Shanks, of near Paris, that his
wound had healed up nicely. -
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Private Ellie Mitchell, of Flem-
ing county. en- route to resume his
army duties at the Field Artillery
practice <ange at West Point, KY.
stopped over in Paris as guest OF
his relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Farrow, on Vine street. Mr.. Mitch
ell is slated for duty in France, and
will leave this week with detach-
ment for some Eastern port Of en-
barkation. N
Mr.. Leo Keller, SON of Mrs. Ed
ward Keller, of South Main street,
will leave to-day for the Great Lakes
Naval Training Station, to report for
service in the U. s. Navy. Person
ally Mr.. Keller is one of the most
popular of the younger employees OF
the Louisville & Nashville, in this
city and the good wishes of scores Of
friends will follow him to his new
duties In life.
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Mr.. Fred Burgin, who left Paris
two weeks ago with "the Bourbon
county misfits" for Vancouver Cam
torment, Vancouver, Washington, re-
turned yesterday. Mr.. Burgin did
not measure up to the physical re-
quirements Of the service on account
of a lame arm, and was marked ND
as physically disqualified" Fred
says the Bourbon county contingent
may soon be Saving wood and
saying a whole heap" They were
all in good health and good spirits
when he left the cantonment.
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A letter was received Wednesday
by Mrs. Thos. Taul from her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary X. Stone, detailing in
cidents in crossing the Atlantic to
French port. Miss Stone is trained
nurse with the DR.. Barrow Base
Hospital Unit No. 40. She stated
IudI everyone was III SXCSueuL
health. Miss Taul also received
letter from her daughter, Mrs. Ter
willegar, formerly Miss Olive Taul.
stating that her husband, Lieut.
Terwilleger, who has ben stationed
at Camp Lee, Va, has been transfer
red to the Base Hospital No. SO. at
Camp Meade, Md. Mrs. Ter wlliger
accompanied her husband to the new
post.
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Mr.. James II. Thompson, Of near
Paris. returned yesterday from Wash
ington, D. c., where he had been ae-
cepted by the recruiting oficer as
an apprentice seaman in the Naval
Reserve, after spending several days
trying to get in the service. Mr.
Thompson first made application for
with the I.exfngto ro-