The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-12-20

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A telegram has been received here
from the War Department at Wash
ington, announcing that Gilbert Lee
Stone is reported officially as missing
in action in France since August z3.
Young Stone is a grandson of the
late Mrs. Martha Jones, of Paris, and
nephew of former Partisan James
Jones, Mrs. M. T. Sosby and Mrs.
Childers Jones.
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Mr.. George w. Dawson, of Gin
tonville, received telegram from
Mrs. Dawson, stating that her neph-
ew, Garner Estes, formerly of Clin-
tonville, was one of the thirty sol
diers injured in a train wreck in
France. Young Estes was a member
of the American Expeditionary
Forces. Nothing further has been
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ai Mrs. VIM aKincaid, of North Mid
dletown, received a telegram from
the War Department, stating that her
brother, Private Strother Prewitt,
had been killed on the battlefield in
France in the last big drive, Young
Prewitt had resided in the North
Middletown vicinity near all his lite.
At the time he enlistein in the SER
vice he was residing with his broth
er, Mr.. Clay Prewitt, on he Paris and
Winchester pike, near Paris.
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Private Richard English has re-
turned to Paris from Camp Beaure-
gard, near New Orleans, where he
was a member of the Veterinary
Corps. He has received an honorable
discharge. The camp had been an
active place for influenza germs, as,
according to Private English, over
500 cases had been reported at the
hospital headquarters. . ,a
English stated that he had the influ-
enza, but did his own prescribing,
drinking only lemon juice. He said
his chief regret in having to leave
the camp was that the watermeicns
we're just beginning to ripen. He said
Louisiana is composed mostly Of
sand, fees, mosquitoes, negroes and
pine trees. - tsa
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Mr.. Ira G.. Taylor, of Shelby City,
formerly Of Paris, has received a let
ter from his son, Ira G. Taylor Jr.,
with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France, stating that he re-
Gently escaped death in train wreck
in which thirty soldiers were killed.
Young Taylor is grandson of Capt.
Ed. Taylor, former Partisan and we'll
known travelling man for years in the
dry goods trade. He volunteered and
was for several months stationed at
Camp Zachary Taylor before being
sent to Camp Shelby, at Hattiesburg,
Miss, where he remained until he
was sent overseas. He had been IN
the service a year in this country be-
fore being sent across and arrived too
late to get into the fight, as the arm
istice was signed before his division
reached the front.
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A letter from B. Clark Wilson. of
Paris, who recently arrived from
France at the Base Hospital, at Rich
mond, Va, states: II am still in
Richmond, Va, but expect to leave
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Paris. Up to the present time l have
not heard just where 1 am to go. We
have been expecting 20 hear every
day since 1 landed, but have had to
await orders from Washington. 1 am
still in bed but am able to sit up.
We are at present having fine wealth
er. 1t has not been very cold out
here. People come out from Rich
mond every day and bring us fruit,
cigarettes, candy and cakes, so you
see we are not suffering very much.
I am enclosing a clipping from the
Richmond News-Leader, which tells
about us leaving. We are we'll taken
care of out here, just as we were
elsewhere, but l want to say that the
grandest organization in the world
is the Red Cross. Well, may yet get
a chance to write again soon"
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