The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-20
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Private Robert Dotson, who is
stationed at Camp Zachary Taylor,
is spending a short furlough at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. r. Dotson, near Clintonville.
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Mr.. Clark Crouch, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac Crouch, of near Little
Rock, and brother of Mrs. VIM.
Bryan, of Paris, is now in the train
ing camp at Camp Pike, near Little
Rock, Arkansas.
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DR.. M. H. Daley, of Paris, re-
ceived card from his nephew, Mr..
w. e. Salisbury, of Jackson, KY,
announcing his safe arrival at
French port. Young Salisbury is
member of one of the Kentucky in
fantry regiments recently sent over
seas.
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Mrs. w. H. Renick, of Paris, re-
ceived a postcard from her grandson,
Mr.. William Renfck Smith, stating
he had arrived safely at French
port. Mr.. Smith is a member of a
company in one of the crack Texas
regiments. He enlisted at Dallas,
Texas.
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Three more volunteers from Paris,
Leo Keller, James Templin and Dor
sey Allison, left Friday for the Naval
Training Station at Great Lakes, ILL.,,
where they will begin intensive
training in different branches of the
service. All three are young men of
excellent character, and will make
Uncle Sam proud of them when
their finishing touches have been &C
quired.
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Mr.. Blair Warden writes to his
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Geo. S. Var
den, in Paris, that he has been trans
ferred from the Rose Polytechnic
School at Terre Haute, Ind, to the
instruction camp at Camp Zachary
Taylor. Mr.. Warden was one of the
four young men from Paris who was
assigned to the vocational school at
Terre Haute. At Camp Zachary
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Replacement Depot service.
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Mr.. Kirtley Gregg, formerly of
Paris, has been admitted to the Ma
val Academy at Annapolis, Maryland,
after passing successful examina-
ton. Despite the fact that he was
suffering from a broken leg sustain
ed in drilling exercises preceding the
examination, young Gregg studied
and in the competitive examination
received the highest honors of his
class. He is the youngest successful
candidate ever applying for entrance
to Annapolis.
Supply Sergt. Paul Brannon, Sergt.
Harry Barlow, Merritt j. Slicer and
Henry Blythe were at home from the
artillery practice range at West
Point, KY, from Saturday to Mon
day. Several colored soldiers from
Camp Zachary Taylor were also at
home for the same length of time.
Homer Nutter, who captained one OF
the colored contingents, declares
there isn't a happier or more con-
tented lot in the world than the col |
ored boys at Camp Zachary Taylor. |
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In a recent letter to his parents, !
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Dempsey, OF |
Paris, Mr.. Albert Dempsey, tells Of |
his experiences with squad of sub
marine chasers patroling the waters |
of the Gulf Coast. Mr.. Dempsey has
been on trips with the squadron in
the radio service as wireless opera
tor. The last trip he made was from |
Key West, Fla, to Honduras, In Gen.
trail America. The trip was unevent- |
full, but the boats were prepared to
cope with anything looking like a
Hun submarine.
A post card to THE NEWS from
B. Clark Wilson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Wilson, of Paris, states
that the ship on which he had sail
ed from an American port had arriv-
ed safely overseas. Mr.. Wilson ad-
ded: 81 had fine trip overseas and
am now ready to give the Huns a
chase for their lives. l am feeling
6ne England, and especially Lon
don are fine. Give my regards to
ALL" Mr.. Wilson is in the aviation
branch of the service and was at one
time a member of the Royal Flying
Corps of the Canadian army.
Four brothers Of Mrs. James E.
Craven, Of Paris, are now in the ser
vice of the United States in the
army. OF these two are now
overseas, Private John Moran, with
the DR.. Barrow Base Hospital Unit
No. 40, in England, and James Mo-
ran, in France, with the 149th In
.antry. The other two are await
ing calls for overseas duty, and are
even now probably en- route to
France. Joseph Moran is a private
in Base Hospital No. lis, stationed
1T Camp Upton, Long Island, New
York, and VIM. Clement Moran is a
of the 18th Field Signal
Battalion, Wire Co. r, stationed at
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.
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