The Bourbon news., 1918-10-11
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.
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I Lieut.. Frank L. Mccarthy, of the
i u. S., Army, a son of the late Banker
P /. Mccarthy, of Paris, who was the
guest of his aunt, Miss Julia Nc
! Carthy, and other Paris relatives Sun
/ day, has returned to Camp at Leon
, Springs, Texas.
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Mrs. J. A. Lenox, of this city, has
heard from her son, Corporal Carl
LenOx. in a letter from Camp Gordon,
near Atlanta, Ga. The letter stated
THAT he had arrived there safely, and
was well pleased with the situation
and with his quarters.
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In the list of Lexington and Fay
cite county men whose names appear
in the drawing for the next draft are
those of former Bourbon County
men: Walker Muir Nelson, Allie
Shindlebower, Robert C. Frakes, Pres
ton H. White and Sherman Parker.
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Henry Tucker, former Paris boy,
grandson of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Gideon Tucker, wrote to relatives
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lseas: Young Tucker is in the u. S.
Signal Corps. He was, before enlist
ing in the service, employed in the
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"Well, safe and happy" was the
icontents of a cablegram received
Tuesday by Mrs. c.. M. Clay from
her son, John Harris Clay, now over
Iseas. Mr.. Clay embarked from an
Eastern port ten days ago for France.
His brother, Lieut.. Cassius M. Clay,
lis at home on furlough.
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Mrs. ]. F. Hill, of this city, re-
lceived letter from her son, Smith
lHill, in France, stating that he was
iconfned to the Base Hospital, but
that he would soon be out again. Hill
has been in France six months. He
took part in the big drive that has
been going on against the Huns re-
lcently.
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Among the reported cases of in
lfuenza sufferers at Camp. Meade
Md, is Private Elmer Cravens, OF
near Little Rock, this county, Upon
receiving telegraphic information Oh
young Craven's illness, his father
Mr.. Lee R. Cravens, telegraphed his
daughter, Miss Stella Cravens, ther
visiting in Danville, Va.,, to go te
her brothers bedside. So -ss
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| DR.. A. n. Keller, former CITY
Health Officer, who recently volun
lteered for medical duty at the Nitro
Nv. Va, munition plant writes of his
larrival there and of his induction in.
to active service. The Spanish influ
enza has appeared there in epidemic
form, and all available physicians and
nurses are being used to combat the
lplague.
A message was received Wednes.
lday by relatives stating that Private
Robert Rice, of North Middletown
was i'll with influenza at Camp
MEADE, Md. His mother, Mrs. J. T.
Rice, and brother, Mr.. Luther Rice,
accompanied by DIR. L. R. Henry, of
North Middletown, left Wednesday,
for the camp.
A cablegram to Mrs. Henry Judy,
of near Paris, from her brother,
Lieut.. J. w. Waller, formerly of this
city, Wednesday announced his safe
Iarrival overseas and that he was well
and feeling fine. Before his intro
lduction into the army, Lieut.. Waller
WAS in the employ of big concern
in Chattanooga, Tenn, in the capacity
of Civil Engineer.
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i The name of Caleb Feeback, Mil
lersburg, KY, appeared in the
casualty list in the daily papers of
Tuesday, as having been severely
wounded in action overseas. A tele-
lgram to his mother at Millersburg,
confrmed the report as authentic.
Young Feeback was slightly wounded
in a previous engagement with the
Huns.
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i Mrs. Kate Clark, of Paris, received
a letter Tuesday from a hospital
nurse at Camp Lee, Va, stating that
Major Richard Clark, of the Army
Dental Corps, was under her care as
an influenza sufferer at the Base Hos
Ipital. The letter stated that Maj
Clark had the disease in mild form
and was already improving, and that
Cnere was no cause Tor alarm IN MS
condition.
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| An advance along the line of pro-
motion has come to Robert Jones, son
lof Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s. Jones, OF
North Middletown. From Lieutenant
he has been promoted to the rank OF
Captain. Capt. Jones saw eight
!: months service with the Allied armies
in France as member of the Ameri.
can Expeditionary Force, but was re-
lcalled to America to become an lin.
structor at Camp Hancock, neal
Augusta, Ga. .:..i- ......
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II Corporal Sherman R. Snapp, OF
Camp Lewis, Washington State, ar
rived in Paris Monday for a five
days visit with his mother, Mrs
Alyce Snapp, and his brothers. DIR