The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-06-21
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR I
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Corporal Allen Huddleston has re-
turned to army duties at Camp Zach
airy Taylor, near Louisville, after a
visit to his mother, Mrs. Mozelle Hud-
dleston, of Stoner avenue. Corp. Hud-
dleston makes a ine-looking soldier
and graces the khaki uniform with a
soldierly bearing.
Mr.. Thos. Higgins, formerly of
Paris, who is connected with the con-
struction work of the Wright Aero
plane Co., at Dayton, O., was a guest
this week of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles V. Higgins, near Paris.
Mr.. Higgins is an expert in wood
work, and has been engaged with the
Wright concern for several months.
Messrs. Leo Keller and John ].
Mccarthy were at Camp Zachary
Taylor, Sunday, as guests of Mr.
Chas. Mccarthy, formerly of Paris,
who is a member of the Kentucky
contingent in training there. Char
lie says he is going to do everything
he can to help rid the earth Of the
Huns. He is in excellent health and
likes camp life.
Joe Talbot, son of tie late Mr..
Richard Talbot, of Paris, and a
well-known railroad man, enlisted in
Uncle Sans service at the Lexington
recruiting station this week. Joe tri-
ed the marine and navy service, but
the recruiting officers, finding he had
spent many years in railroad work,
persuaded him to enlist in that
branch of the service. He will be
transferred to one of the army camps
this week for special training.
Frank Haskins and Jas. O'Connell,
members OF the Bourbon county draft
row in the shipbuilding camp at
Chester, Pa, write to County Clerk
Pearce Patton, thanking for the dona-
lions of tobacco and cigarettes for the
men. At the recent flag-raising held
in Chester camp, seven of the men
selected to participate in the cere-
monies, were from Bourbon county.
All the boys are in excellent health
and working hard getting ready to
do their bit toward suppressing the
Huns.
Sergt. Roger D. Thomson, formerly
of Paris, is now member of the
American Expeditionary Force in
France, having safely landed on
French soil recently. He wrote an
interesting letter to his mother, Mrs.
Roger @. Thomson, who is at present
a guest of her aunt, Mrs. John T.
Hinton, in Paris, detailing his expe-
riences and Impressions. Among
other things he stated that the ship
just in advance of them brought in
prize crew of thirty men taken from
a German submarine in mid-ocean,
but didn't say what became of the
submarine.
MIR. Marion Douglas, who is with
the American EXpeditionary Force in
France, writes a most interesting let
ter to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Douglas, of Paris, mostly descriptive
of scenes and impressions of La Belle
France. Mr.. Douglas is or was at
the time the letter was written, dri-
yer of one of the big 3s ton army
motor trucks, engaged in transport
ing supplies to the front. Mr.. Doug
las is very optimistic as to the out
come of the war and basing his
prophecies on the wonderful successes
of the Americans and the Allies, IL
of the Arm opinion that Germany will
lose the fight
Lieut.. Thos. G.. Holt, son of Mr.. j.
Cal Holt, of Grand Rapids, Mich,
who formerly resided in Bourbon
county, is with the American Expe-
dictionary Force in France. With
other Americans on the Toul front
he received the Croix de CURE (Cross
of War; from the French Govern
ment in recognition of bravery and
fidelity to duty. According to re-
port in the New York Times, Lieut..
Holt, who is a member of the 101st
Field Artillery, displayed great
courage and GOODNESS while under fire
on the battlefield He is nephew of
Mr.. ]. Harry Holt and Mrs. H. c.
Buckner, of this county, and is a
graduate of Yale.
Corp. John NJ. Stuart, of Paris, to
Miss Bobbie Morris, at Indianapolis,
Ind, the Indianapolis Times says:
indianapolis Times says:
"A midnight marriage took place
last night at the Metropole barracks,
when John NJ. Stuart, of Paris, KY,
one of the men in the vocational gun
smith class in the local training de-
tachment, and Miss Bob Morris, of
this city, formerly of Paris, KY,
were made man and wife.
Stuart was transferred to another
camp this morning, and the marri-
age was performed in order to permit
him to make train connections and
report for duty.
It's got to be a honeymoonless
trip this time said Stuart, as his
friends inquired about the details or
his marriage plans"
w. O. Pennington. formerly of