The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-13

Mrs. Oliver Hazelrigg, of Paris, re-
ceived information from her husband,
to the effect that he was at the time
his letter was written, in an army
hospital in France, but that he was
not seriouly ill, with the prospect of
being soon able to return to the
front.
A letter received recently by Mil
lersurg relatives from Miss Alma
Duke Jones written from Washing
ton, D. c., stated that she had enlist
ed in the U. s. Navy for four years
term, for special service. Miss Jones'
duties will be of a clerical nature in
the navy yards or in departmental
work.
Mrs. R. G.. Breeze, of near Paris,
has received postcard from her son,
Private Stanley L. Breeze, announc-
ing his safe arrival in France, as a
member of the American Expedition
airy Force. She also received word
that Corp. Madison Breeze had been
transferred from the West Point, KY,
artillery camp to an Eastern camp.
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The ranks of the army and navy
have since the beginning of the war
claimed, to date, total of fifty-four
young men who were at some time,
pupils of Prof. E. M. Costello. One of
the number, Bishop Batterton, of
Paris, has made the supreme sacrifice
by giving up his life in the defense
of his country.
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Private Claude Wagner, of Paris,
who has been here for several days on
a furlough, will return tomorrow to
Camp Meade, Maryland, where he is
a member of Co. NJ, Seventeenth In
fantry, U. S. A. Private Wagner
says the boys in the camp are all in
fine health and good spirits, and hop
ing for a chance to Ego over yonder"
as soon as possible.
Private Embry Kimball, who is
near Indianapolis, Ind, has BEEN a:
guest for several days of relatives in
this city and county, on furlough.
Private Kimball says, as do all others
who have gone into Uncle Sans ser
vice, that cit is the life, and the
means of making men out of crude
boys"
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Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Hayden, of
Paris, have received information to
the effect that their son, Sergt. Leo
Hayden, had made the overseas trip
safely and was in good health. Sergt.
had been in intensive train
ing at Camp Grain, near Philadel-
phia. He has been twice promoted,
first to the rank of Corporal, and then
to Sergeant. He. is in the Army Med
ical Division.
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Mrs. John T. Hinton has received
a letter from Mrs. Wheat, of Louis
vile, stating that she had just heard
from her daughter, Mrs. Burnley,
formerly Miss Emily May Wheat, of
Louisville, from overseas. Mrs. Burk-
ley said that she was now in active
service as bactereoligist with the DR..
Goodwin Base Hospital Unit from
Virginia. Mrs. Burnley will be we'll
remembered here where she fire.
quently visited.
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The casualty lists in the dailies
tell OF another Central Kentucky
boy, well-known in Paris, Lieut.. JOS.
e. Terrence, of Cynthiana, as having
been severely wounded in action on
July II. Lieut.. Terrence is still I'm a
French hospital. He went overseas
about the same time as did Lieut..
Reuben Hutchcraft, of Paris Lieut..
and Terrence both at
tended the University of Kentucky at
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Midshipman Oliver w. Grimes, of
Georgetown, who is frst-class man
at the Annapolis Naval Academy. was
a recent guest of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Dale, in this city, and of relatives
In Cynthiana. Mr.. Gaines has TWEEN
ty days leave of absence, which he is
dividing between the home of his
mother, Mrs. Lille Gaines, in Gov
ington, and his former homes in
Georgetown and Cynthiana. Mr..
Gaines during the summer was
aboard the battleships Nevada and
Mississippi, on which two Paris boys
were stationed He will return to
Annapolis next week and will COM
plete his course, graduate and re-
ceive his commission. He is a nephew
Of Mr.. Dale.
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In letter from France to his
Mrs. George Parker, James
L. Parker, of Paris, tells encouraging
news from the front. He says in
part:
Il guess you know that the Amer
leans are driving the Huns back
every day, SO expect to be back
home before long. The Germans try
10 get us every way, but we are too
quick for them. They sneak over us
at night in airplanes- and drop bombs
and try to get us that way. A Ger
man plane seldom ever gets back to
Germany when they try that, be-
cause an Allied plane gets them.
Germany will have to stop soon. or
there won't be any Germans in the
world -. i am going to send Bob