The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-09-17
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Albert Wachs and Harry Barlow
Paris boys in the service, have been
transferred from the 326th Field Ar
tillery at West Point, KY, to the big
army camp at Camp Mills, near Long
Island, New York.
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Lieut.. John Harris Clay, who has
been a guest of his mother, Mrs. c..
M. Clay, at "Auvergne," near Paris,
returned Sunday to the army post in
Canada, where he is stationed.
Lieut.. Clay was recently commission
ed Lieutenant in the British Royal
Air Forces. He is a member of the
Canadian Royal Flying Corps at the
aviation camp near Toronto, Canada.
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Sergt. Allie Clay Detwiller, of
North Middletown, who has been a
member of the Artillery Corps at
West Point, KY, in the 326th Field
Artillery Saith Division, has been
transferred to Camp Mills, near Long
Island, New York. In letter to
relatives Sergt. Detwiller intimated
that the transfer meant a journey
overseas" in Uncle Sans service.
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First Lieut.. Chester e. Wood, who
has been guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. Wood, near Hutchinson,
has returned to New York City, in
response to orders received from the
army authorities. Lieut.. Wood sailed
for the Canal Zone, where he will re-
port for duty at an army post in Pan
anna. Lieut.. Wood recently COM
pleted a course of training in the Vet
Urinary Corps at Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga.
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Private Charles Hall, Of Paris, who
enlisted in the service in May, 1917,
and has been since stationed at Camp
Shelby, near Hattiesburg, Miss, was
married there on Sept z, to Miss Ada
Rankin, daughter of M. G.. Rankin,
of Georgetown. Mrs. Hall has return
ed to the home of her father to re-
main during her husbands absence.
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Calls were issued yesterday for L.
900 negro registrants under the pre-
vious registration to report to Camp
Zachary Taylor, near Louisville, be-
tween September Is and 81, and 500
negroes to report to Camp Greene,
near Charlotte, North Carolina, on
the same dates. The official quota
for this county had not been decided
On yesterday. -
Mr.. Vance Huffman, who was in
jured about five months ago by be-
ing kicked in the stomach by mule
at Camp Sheridan, Ala, is now study
ing stenography and typewriting in
camp. He was recently examined
for overseas service, but was inform
ed that he would be retained in the
domestic service. Mr.. Huffman is al
most entirely recovered.
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Mr., Fred G.. Erd, formerly manager
Of the Paris Grand Opera House and
the Alamo, writes from Camp Bowie,
near FIT. Worth, Texas, to thank THE
NEWS for favors shown. He states
that he has been promoted to the
rank of Corporal in Battery A., of
the 51st Field Artillery, at Camp
Bowie. Corporal Erd inquired of
Paris friends, and expressed wish
10 be remembered to all of them.
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Sergeant r. o. Moore, head of the
Lexington recruiting station, has re-
,eived orders from Col. A. S. NIGEL
more, in charge of the Marine re-
service in the United States,
on1iofnonfo thio
branch of the service will be resumed
within the next few days. Sergeant
Moore said that he expected his sta
ton would be open to volunteers by
today, and that all branches, ex-
,epting the aviation section, would
be open for enlistment.
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Mrs. Jesse Turney received a card
from her son, Mr.. Andrew
Jackson Turney, stating that he had
anded safely in France. Mr.. Turney
after leaving Camp Zachary Taylor
'or FIT. Benz. Harrison, was transfer
-ed to an Eastern camp, from where
ne went overseas. The hundreds of
friends of this genial Partisan will
be glad to hear of his safe arrival
Ind will be equally glad, those who |
will be here, to welcome him back
% "Old Kentucky and the good old
y. S. A."
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w. o. Pennington, formerly of
Paris, writes THE NEWS that he |
Ind Edward c. Doty, also a Paris |
BOY, have gone overseas, and are
both we'll and satisfied They like |
heir new stations immensely. Pen
lington said he had lost track of the
,ther Paris boys, and did not know
where they were. In his letter was
enclosed a French cartoon showing |
he Kaiser perplexed, surveying a |
huge globe, and exclaiming, Nov,
vunder how dose Americans got |
In the background Uncle |
Sam, British, American, French and |
Italian officers are grinning and ex-t
claiming, Poor Bill, don't he know!"
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T; From Mukileto, Washington, In |
he heart of the big timber country, |
Takie Saloshin, formerly Of Paris, |
writes THE NEWS as follows, under |