The Bourbon news., 1918-10-15
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M. B. Lowell, of near Paris.
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Raymond and Thornton Connell,
j. Stuart Wallingford, G.. Landen
Templin and Hiram Adair, members
OF the A. s. T. c., at Kentucky Uni
vers1ty, have returned home owing
to the prevalence of influenza and
the closing of the school during the
present "flu" scare.
Capt. Morton G. Colliver, formerly
of Paris, who has been stationed at
Camp Mills, Long Island, N. Y, for
some time. writes to his mother, Mrs.
j.. II. Colliver, stating that he was
leaving an Eastern port of embark
alton to join the American Expedi-
tionary Forces overseas.
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Luke Gordon, of Lexington, we'll
known in Paris as a former motor
man on the Paris-Lexington interur-
ban line, is one of the influenza vic
Tins at Camp Zachary Taylor. His
death occurred in the Base Hospital at
the Camp last week. The body was
brought to Lexington for interment.
Private S. c. Buchanan. one of the
Bourbon county draftees, who had
been transferred to an Eastern camp
some time ago, is recovering from an
attack of the Spanish influenza at
an army camp hospital in New Jer-
sey. He will soon be able to rejoin
his company in a South Carolina
camp. .
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A letter to Mrs. Kate Clark, of
Paris. from her son, Maj. Richard T..
Clark, states that, he is able to be
out -agafn after serious satracK of
influenza at Camp Lee, Va. Mai.
Clark, who is member of the Den
tai Corps of the Army Medical De-
partment at Camp Lee, will apply
for leave of absence to visit Paris as
soon as he is able to travel.
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Mrs. Jos. Terrence, of Cynthiana,
has received word from her husband,
Lieut.. JOS. Terrence, who arrived in
America last week from overseas SER
vice, that he had been sent to a hos
pital at Cape May, New Jersey.
Lieut.. Terrence, who is well-known in
this city, went to France at the same
time as did Lieut.. Reuben Hutch
craft, of Paris. He was severely
wounded at the battle of scissors on
July II and has been sent back to
America to recuperate. Mrs. Tor
renee will leave this week to join
him. ~
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Maj. Henry Rhodes, State Selective
Draft Officer, has notified all the
draft boards that large service flag
is going to be made in Frankfort for
the boys who have given their lives
for the country, either on the battle
fields in France or in the camps here.
The relatives Of all boys who have
made this sacrifice are urged to get
in touch with the draft board of their
district and report any information
they may have that will help the
State with this large service flag.
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In a letter to THE NEWS from Jos.
w. Davis, Jr., who is at the Great
Lakes Training Camp, he states that
he is in fine health, that the "fiu"
epidemic has abated there, and is
completely under control. Says THE
and that he and all the Bourbon boys
simply "eat it up" He is eft" and
ready to fight and restless to be NOV
ing, which he hopes will be soon
Joe sends his best regards to all his
friends, and says that peace will be
declared shortly after the Kaiser
hears he has orders for overseas du-
ties.
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Another name has been added to
the casualty list of the boys from
Bourbon county who have laid down
their lives for their country. A mes
sage was received here announcing
that Private John w. Sergeant, SON
Of Mr.. w. r. Sergeant, of near Lit
lie Rock, had been killed in action in
)ne of the battles in France. No par
,iculars were given. Private Sar-
seant went to Camp Taylor with a
from this county last Oc-;
.ober, and had been in the service
about one year. He was one of the
1rst Bourbon county boys to go over
seas, and had taken part in several
battles.
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The call to the colors is likely to
,lay havoc with the clerical forces
If the First National Bank of this !
,ity. The bank is now already rep
resented in the service by Lieut.. Jas. |
Vim Mcclure, son of Cashier James
Mcclure, who is stationed on the
border; Bernard j.
,anten, now overseas, former Assist
int Cashier Hord Mann. who. is to
20 into Army Y. NJ. G. A. work in /
France. OF the force left at present
D. c.. Lisle, ,S:bookkeeper. is in the
lraft call, Miss Henrietta Dotson,