The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-27

pany, the only company where the
boys don't have to take their turns
at washing, hopping up the floors,
ETC., better known in the army as *.
p. (Kitchen Police.) This work is
usually done by the Conscientious OBJ
jectors, or the fellows who profess
religion which will not permit them
to even indulge in thoughts of war.
But their religion vanishes when they
get down to hard work The meals
served in the Camp are good, so,
taken all in all, Uncle Sam is good
provider, and certainly the best fell
low on earth to work for. :. The
longer / stay here the better 1 like
it. Am trying to get transfer to
the Thirteenth Division, SO that
will soon get chance to go over to
France. AS l have been pronounced
physically fit in every way 1 do not
see any reason why / should be turn
ed down for overseas duty. Don't
forget that letters are mighty well
come visitors to the boys in the ser
vice, and /, for one, am certainly glad
to get them. Let yours come at once.
With my best regards to all the force,
! am,
your Friend,
SHERMAN R. SNAPP,
Headquarters Co., 766th Depot
Brigade, Camp Lewis, Wash.
"P. 81 am enclosing an excel
lent likeness of the future ruler OF
the Internal Regions, alias Emperor
Bill. the Butcher, of Berlin. Do JUS
tice to it"
The following is a letter from
Corp. Ralph Huffman, formerly OF
Paris, who is now in France with the
American Expeditionary Force:
Dear Mother and All: Received
letter from you few weeks ago, and
was awfully glad to hear from you
Dear mother, l hope you will forgive
me for not writing sooner, as have
not had time for such writing.
have been busy with what little leis-
lure time / have in trying to ge,
enough sleep and eating. Believe
me, we surely have been on the &C
for a good many days, and some OF
the boys are still on the go, giving
those retreating Germans hell.
have been helping for quite a while
but am now in a base hospital some
where in France. Do not worry
mother, dear, as / am not in great
danger. only put out of commission
by getting knocked down by two Oh
three German high explosives. wa:
feeling bad for a while, but am pull
ing through all right now. VIII sooI
be in good shape again, and certain
ly hope to be by the time you re
ceive this. Give my love to all.
will write longer letter next Time
Your loving son,
RALPH HUFFMAN,
Go. A., 151st NJ. 9 Bn.. American
Expeditionary Force.
James L. Parker, a former Parl
boy. writes to his friend, Mr.. Robt
6. Porter, of Paris, as follows, unde
recent date:
Somewhere In France.
Dear Mr.. Porter: Il have nov
!, been in France for some time, ou
have not had time to write, for WI
have been very busy the last wv
, months. The American are KEEP
ing the Germans going fast, and
, think it will not be very long befor
: we can cross the Rhine. -. Il nav
, heen in the Marine River about fou
times. and at present the river is be
tween me and Paris, France, and
} will certainly stay that way. Franc
: and England, or what 1 have seen Q
{ tbase countries, are surely very pref
ty. very much like our Bluegrass sec
{ tim Everybody so nice to u
: over here, even the Germans whe
: we get them in tight place, are GU
= kamerades. That kamerade stu
! doesn't go with the Allies any Longer
{ II doesn't get into the prints, ou
e those kamrades are filling up lots
, snace under the ground. Tell a.
t the boys we are having some time
4 and that they ought to come over
: time for the big wind-up for Gel