The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-05-03
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.
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Lieut.. and Mrs. T. H. Nelson, of
F't. Thomas, and Capt. Cook, of Camp
Zachary Taylor, have returned to
their commands after a visit to Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Cleveland, near Paris.
Sir. Coleman Renick, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Renick, of this city,
is now a member of the Canadian
Corps, having enlisted in that branch
Of the Canadian service some days
ago, after a successful examination.
Corporal Jos. Mitchell, formerly Of
Paris, who is now somewhere in
France" in the army service, writes
his father, Mr.. Newton Mitchell, Of
this city, that he is in the very best
of health and spirits. Corp. Mitch
ell is in the railroad transportation
work, and say he likes it very much.
Reports from Mr.. Vance Huffman,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Huffman,
formerly of Paris, state that there
has been a slight change for the bet
ter, and that his condition appears
more encouraging. Mr.. Huffman is
stationed at Camp Sheridan, near
Montgomery, Ala, instead of being at
Camp Shelby, as first stated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert S. Thomp-
son, of near Paris, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. /. c. Haley, of Paris,
were at Camp Zachary Taylor the
first part of the week, visiting Mr..
Alvin Thompson, who is a member of
tie DR.. Barrow Base Hospital Unit
No. 40, now in the Camp.
Mr.. Maurice Burnaugh, formerly
a resident of Paris, and son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Burnaugh, was
member of the detachment of draftees
from Lexington, who went to Fort
Thomas, Wednesday. Mr.. Burnaugh
was for some time a member of the
reportorial staff of the Lexington
Leader. He has also been prominent
in theatrical matters.
Kenneth d. Alexander, who recent
IL returned from France where he
had been a member of the American
Ambulance Corps for two years, has
received orders to report to the Bos-
ton Aviation School for instruction
In aviation. Mr.. Alexander volnn-
teered in the aviation corps soon af-
ter his return from the battle front
and has been resting at his farm in
Woodford county while awaiting the
call. He. is the owner of Escoba, a
kentucky Derby entrant.
With the enlistment in the naval
service of the United States of Mr..
Jesse Galloway, of Paris, three mem
hers of the family of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Galloway, of near this city,
are now in the service. Mr.. Gallo
way passed his final examination at
Louisville, and was sent to the Great
Lakes Naval Training Station. The
others in the service are Lieut.. En-
e-son Galloway, now in the Phil
lipines, and Lieut.. Finnelf Galloway,
an officer in the 334th Infantry at
Camp Zachary Taylor.
Paris and Bourbon county people
who contemplate sending mail to
members of their families who are
now in the service in France are
herewith advised that all such mail
should have the word American"
written or spelled out in full. Under
q recent ruling of the War and Post
office departments it was ordered
that all mail addressed to members
Of American Expeditionary Force in
France should have the word Amer
lean" written or spelled out in full
SO that in the address it will appear
American E. F." The new order is
deemed necessary in order to distin-
guish American. soldiers mail from
that addressed to the soldiers of ex-
Evolutionary forces from other coun-
tries.