The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-24

| ROBERT Burnett, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. F. Burnett, of Paris, who
joined the Marines last month is
now stationed at Paris Island, South
carolina. In writing to friends here
ne says: This is some place be-
lieve me. We get up about Sis a.
m, and after taking exercise we go
10 CHOW, or better known as break
Iast. we then drill until 1880 with
nve-minutes rest between each.
making fifteen minutes rest for the
morning. Next comes several in
spectlons and then chow again. We
orlll twice in the afternoon or at
night, go swimming every other at
ternoon and in all we have a great
deal of hard work to do. But / am
used to it now and am a dark tan
color and as hard as a brick. I eat
beans and sand most of the time. hut
every now and them a few pieces of
candy which we buy at the canteen
ana whlch is not much good. A box
OF Holladay's would sure look good to
me. They told us that we would
not be here but five weeks and then
we would go to Quanoca, Virginia,
and from there on across . When
does school start? Sure would like
to be here and go, that is, if this war
was ended. I am in it to the end,
an, believe me, if they don't get me
am going to get one for everyone I
know in old Paris, and the rest be-
sides. All you see here is sand.
marines and ocean water. Must
close as they are calling me to drill.
"Yours forever,
PRIVATE ROBT. BURNETT,
1858 Company, Marine Barracks.
Paris Island, South Carolina"
Rene Clark, of Paris, a recent ad-
dltion to Uncle Sans naval students
at the Great Lakes Training Station,
writes THE NEWS as follows:
Great Lakes, ILL.,,
Sept. IS, 1918.
Il am still in training at Great
Lakes, but expect to be shipped out
soon. We are now stationed at our
last camp before entering school for
ieremen at Norfolk, Va, or Seattle,
Wash. l came on the station four
weeks ago to-day and like it better
every day.
THE first two of three weeks are
discouraging to a rookie because he
expects to be right on Lake Michigan
as soon as he hits the station. He is
fortunate to even see the Lake dur
ing his first three weeks of detention. |
During his first twenty-one days he
gets three shots of serum in the arm,
and also vaccination. That nearly |
breaks a fellows heart, but they
soon cheer up when they remember
the slogan of the station, You'll like
it,
at is true all rigt. You'll like it
because you have to. 1t isn't the /
doctors fault that you like, because
when he shoots that serum into
that right arm you begin to wish you
had never stepped off the farm.
But twenty-eight days makes a
difference. Your shots are over with
and there is plenty to eat. Cold
showers are mighty refreshing at
o'clock in the morning. l was trans
ferred from Camp Decatur to Camp
Dewey, and now l am at Camp Luce
awaiting a draft to be sent to our
fieremen's school and then to sea.
"Our papers this morning reminds
us that to-day is Gen. Pershing's
birthday. Tomorrow may bring in
the news that he has celebrated by
making a visit to Berlin. We can't
tell what he will do.
Il have seen few Paris huskies
since have been here. Among the
prominent citizens of Paris that 1
have seen are Leo Keller, Jim Tenn
plin and Ray Link, an honorable res
ident of the Hutchinson district, and
former P. HIS. student. They all
are doing nicely in the way of wear
ing a gold stripe in the future.
Il haven't seen THE NEWS for a
week on account of being transferred
so much, but they will get here some
time 1 hope.
We'll, / must say goodbye until
next time, because my time is short.
/ have a date with the Crown Prince
in Berlin for January 1, so must
pack my grip and get ready to full
fill the same. t-..
"Yours,
IRENE H. CLARK,
Camp Luce, Great Lakes, ILL.,"
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