The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-11-22
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.
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Sergeant S. N. Hudnall and Pri-
Yates William HudnalT and James
Wells have returned to their duties
at Camp Buell., after visiting rela-
tives near Spears Mill. They are en-
gagged in auto-mechanical work at
the camp.
The Stars and Stripes, the organ
of the beditionary Forces
in France, has arranged for Novem-
Der "a as the day upon which all the
American troops shall write home to
father. Special delivery arrange
ments are under way in order that
Fathers Day" shall be as successful
as Mothers Day." May II last. 1t
is hoped that the fathers will write to
their sons on the same day.
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Notice came from Washington to
Camp Taylor this week that when the
men are discharged from service they
will be discharged in groups, accord
ing to their home towns, so that all
may return home m a body. This
will afford opportunity for home-com-
ings by the different cities and towns.
/ Orders were received to discharge 1872
civilians who had entered the Artil-
lery Officers Training School since
November IL.
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Director-General McAdoo has an
nounced his intention of establishing
a reduced passenger rate of two cents
mile, instead of the usual three
cents, for soldiers returning to their
homes after discharged from the
army. By law soldiers are allowed
3A cents mile for transportation
and meals, and the special fare, Mr..
McAdoo believes, will enable them to
buy meals and pay for sleeping car
reservations out of the allowance.
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| Major Henry Rhodes, Chief Of the
Selective Service Department has no
titled all local draft boards to discon-
ltinue further classification of all
claims coming under their jurisdic-
ton. He called upon them to COM
plete the records of all men already
classified and to return all other rec
ords to the district board without ac-
ton.
The attention. OF the local draft
boards has been called to the care
and preservation of all records in
their possession. Heavy fines and i'm.
Iprisonment will be imposed by the
Federal government on persons mutt.
lating, destroying or removing these
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| At a monster mass meeting held
in the Ryman Auditorium, in Nash
vile, Tenn, on the night of Novem
Der 10, in the interest of the United
War Work campaign, one of the prin
lcipal speakers was Rev. Carey E
Morgan, formerly pastor of the Pari!
Christian church, who had lately re
turned from France. Rev. Morgan!
laddress, printed in full in the Nash
vile Banner of Nov. IL, paid a mas
lterful and eloquent tribute to tn,
American soldiers and their Allies
and told of the great work the Arm!
lY. M. C. A. had done in the war-tor1
countries. He told many interesting
incidents of the great war, and wa!
|. received with an outburst of applaus,
that lasted for several minutes.
49,
The Dallas, Texas, Evening Jour
nal of recent date, prints an unusu
,, ally lengthy letter from William
. Renick Smith, member of tn
American Expeditionary Force, IL
France. The letter, dated Oct. 6, wa
! written to his father, Judge Curti
P. Smith, of Dallas. Young Smith /
! a grandson of Mrs. VIM. Renick, an,
|. a nphew of Mr.. B. M. Renick AM
Mrs. Duncan Bell, of Paris. He i
|: with the 133rd Field Artillery, which
n went overseas in August, and ha'
\ not, at the time the letter was writ
|: ten, been on the firing line. Smith
M letter was, in the main, descriptive o
camp life in France, and his impres
!: sions of the French people and La
U Belle France.
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: After a separation of over THU
teen years father and son were re
! united when G.. A. Lawson, of nea
;: Paris, met his sailor son, Seama
/ Virgil Lawson, in this city. While
D / resident of Lincoln county Mr.. Law
!. son placed his three children in tn
H Baptist Orphans Home in Louisville
!, He later moved to Bourbon county t
!. reside. Virgil Lawson, now seven
II teen, Joined the u. s. Navy and wa
|. assigned to service on the battleshi
|. Kansas. Another son is in France i
HI the infantry service of the army. MI
=, Lawson recently heard of his boy
n whereabouts and wrote them to com
N to Paris to meet him. Father and so
J: met here in happy reunion. Youn
!: Lawson will remain with his fathe
N for several days, after which he wi
III return to his ship, the Kansas.
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m Mr.. Clifton King, of Paris, II
III ceived a few days ago a letter frol
!: his brother, Private Herbert Kin,
N who is in France. The letter cover