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The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

Just few lines to let you know
that I'm still alive, although l am in
the hospital. am feeling good
though, and if was any better !
would be up and around. Ed Flahive
is also in a hospital but do not know
where. I suppose you have heard
from him by this time.
i expect 1t will be a couple of
months before get out of here, for
| have wound that will take long
time to heal A piece of shrapnel
about an inch square went in the top
of my left foot and came out at the
bottom, so you can imagine what kind
of hole have in my foot.
We have American nurses and they
sure, give us the best of care. Stay
ing in bed is what I hate worst, bus
/ can't help it. There is lot of news
to write, but we are not allowed to
write everything we know, which
makes it hard. The French are har-
vesting their crops now and they have
good crops this year. q, .l, s
The Americans have proven that
they can fight a little and they are
not afraid of the huns. -.Htf /
Well, the nurse is dressing the
wound OF the fellow next to me, and
! am next so will close. Tell every
body hello for me.
.@a.g .g Your friend,
E, corp. Leo j. Miller,
Co. B, l6Sth U. s. Inf :,
@ Base Hospital No. 9,
American Elk. F.
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Miss Pearl Gary, France.

Miss Pearl Gary Of this city serving
as a Red Cross nurse in France, writes
Mrs. Andy DANIELS that Ed Flahive.
her brother, is in the same hospital
she is working, suffering from wounds
received in battle. The letter follows:
July q, 1918.
My dear Mrs. Daniels:
Just to let you know how Ed is. He
is in very good spirits and has slight
wound in the right shoulder. so can't
use his hand very we'll. We are proud
of all our boys and they are surely
giving, the huns merry chase.
l am glad / saw Ed and am going
to visit him every opportunity until
he leaves which will probably be in a
few days. Will try to make him COM
Portable as he can be made in an army
hospital am enjoying my work here
and hope you are all we'll at home.
Don't worry about Ed as he will
come out all right. Give my regards to
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

Dear Friends:
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METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Preaching next Sunday. both morn
ing and evening, by the pastor. Sun
day school and Epworth League SER
vices at the usual hours.
On Thursday evening Of this week,
DR.. J. j. bingham, missionary for
nine years in India, will give an illus
trated lecture. He has fine .collec-
ton Of views and Is a most interesting
and entertaining speaker. Our people
were delighted with his address Sun
day morning. A cordial invitation is
extended to the entire community to
hear and see this fine address Thurs
day evening.
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Martin Runqe, Camp Gordon

We recently received an interesting
letter from Martin Runge, Of Camp
Forrest, Ca, which we print below
for the benefit of his many friends
who will no doubt be interested.
Editor Of the Review: "
Dear Sir:
1t is really too warm here at the
"Y" to write but will try and write
a little anyway.
Our life here is beginning to be
more regular. Our drill period starts
at $3.50 a. m. and ends at 1880 q. m.
Then our time is our own until p.
M, at which time we start on a one
hour drill. After that time we can go
to several "Y" buildings, two moving
picture places and one canteen, but
must, be in bed by 10 p. m. If any Of
us are on the kitchen police we work
from S a. m. until about 8 p. m. l
have not been on that force yet but
we will all get chance to show our
skill at that profession.
Everybody has to keep clean here.
If anybody does not take at least two
baths week, q bunch of men will use
a little force together with a scrub
brush and soap and out comes clean
man. We are examined at least once
Ia day by a doctor,
There are no mosquitoes here at all,
nor flies.
We have bathing house equipped
with ten or twelve shower baths, that
accommodates about $50 of the men.
Orders state that we change under
wear every night. This is to prevent
the men from catching cold from
sleeping in sweaty clothing. Believe
me, person sure sweats in this
country. When we drill five hours in
the forenoon we are wringing wet.
The meals are getting to be really
good and sure eat about three times
as much as used to at home. Sever
|al days ago ate three suppers! The
drinking water is always luke warm
and a person can never really satisfy
his thirst. r3ET7@.
There are about 265 men in Co. S.
ut is some company, believe me.
can hardly wait until the 18th, as
that is the day we are out of deten-
ton. I am going right over to Chat
|tanooga and fill up on watermelon
the first Sunday off.
l haven't received much mail yet,
but had a letter from H. Cummings
and from Frank Wilkin in France
Well, it is getting dark and seems
to be getting warmer in here all the
time, so will close.
Yours sincerely, ah
Martin Runge,
-. 9Th Co, list Eng. Recruit Bn.,
Camp Forest, Ca,
Barracks No. 1404.
Aug. II, 1918.
Editor Review:
Have moved again. Believe we will
stay now for a while. My address now
is Company B, 212th Engineers. The
boys all want to read the Review at
once when it comes.
|. Martin Runge.
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Miss Pearl Gary, France.

The following letter was received
by A. j. Gary from his daughter,
Pearl, in which she says that she is
where she wants to be now, where she
is busy all the time.
rs T July %, 1918.
Dear Father and All: we
At last am where want to be,
where we are busy all the time. We
are working unusually hard, but we
don't mind If the boys can 60 "over
the top" and kill the boche. guess
we can stand hard work here, and
quite we'll at that. We don't get
enough sleep sometimes and it is a
little hard on our dispositions, but we
have plenty to eat and our food Is
we'll cooked H..
How do things look to you now?
You had better have good Christmas
dinner planned as may be home to
eat 1t with you. You know the boche
are on the run at present.
wish / would hear from Floyd. I
dreamed of him the other night and
have been sort of worried since, as it
has been so long since he wrote me.
l would not be surprised to hear from
him in France. I have not had any
letters from home for a couple of
weeks and am anxious to get one. The
mails are quite irregular and so Of
course the letters from home are too.
Guess it makes difference to have
them arrive at the different ports.
have seen lots Of people knew
in Chicago, and also people that know
my friends. Seems so strange for us
to come over here and meet when
we would not have done so in the
states in years. .st
We are having quite nice weather
here, warm during the day and cool
at night with occasional showers. y.
Tell all my inquiring friends hello
for me, and give them my best re-
CARDS. l wrote to 'Life" Stock, but
have never received an answer.
Everyone write soon.
81. Love to all, .a
,4sfh "s. ~, ...!. Pearl
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RED CROSS ,NoIEs.

"A Red Cross course in home dietet-
les will be commenced on Monday,
August 26th, from a. m. to II a. M,
at McKim hall. All those intending
to enroll, especially those who are
working for the nurses aid, please
phone, Miss Mariana Sims. Phone ATS.
The members Of the home nursing
class assisted the doctors last week
during the weighing and measuring
of the babies. ~
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-08-21

Miss Hilda Rohwer received the fol-
lowing letter Monday from Miss Pearl
Gary who is serving with the Mobile
Unit No. in France:
... July rs, 1918.
Dear 'Hilda:
Your nice letter reached me couple
of months ago, but have been quite
busy and when not busy am too tired
to write. ....
suppose you are living in your new
house by this time and quite happy.
No doubt you are now located in the
new store building too. ...,. ....
am caring for our wounded boys
now and 1t just makes me heartsick
sometimes. Well, Hilda, can't tell
you the things you would like to know,
so will stop. We are clicking" the
kaiser, you may be sure. Write to ME
often-I love to get mail. ia
Z, .-.& II. .. With love,
A .-t. Pearl.
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am still well and happy, and hope this
finds YOU all the same. 1t is raining
here tonight, ard has done so for the
past three nights. The big guns make
a lot of noise now that we are up at
the big front, and when get home 1t
will take brass band to play me to
sleep. After the noise Of these guns
we can stand most any kind Of noise,
but such is life in France. s.-s
We did not have very good Fourth
as we were on the move. We will
have another one tomorrow though as
the French celebrate the 14th. I see
the United States are going to help
them celebrate, but the French de-
serve all the credit you can give them.
Mother, dear, it was very kind Of
you to send me the present, and l
still have the ring that sister gave me
last year. My how the time does fly,
but l will be home before another year
is over. Some of the German people
don't know that the United States is
in the war yet, but they will before
another six months is gone. You may
be proud to have a son in the AID d.
vision. 1 am proud of it myself. There
are lots of United States troops in
France, and more coming every day.
Tell all my friends hello, and that
we are coming back when we finish
the Huns, and that will not be long l
hope.
l think this is all for the present.
Do not worry about me for lam 0. X.
Love to all, Your son.
Eliphalet.
81 AZ. July 20, 1918.
p. S.: Didn't get to finish this the
other, day as we have had some excit-
ing times since started it. received
your letter written June 23d. We have
taken a hike to the big front again,
but you will probably know all about
it before you get this. The French
are doing a great work, if they can
just keep it up. We helped to stop
the big German drive as 1 suppose
you know. have no more time at
present, but will write again as soon
as possible.
Love to you all,
Private Eliphalet Stock,
Hdq. Co. 16Sth Inf. U. S.,
.... American E. F.
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,EliphaIet Stock, France.

Eliphalet Stock, who has, recently
been in the thickest of the fight, with
the 42d division, writes his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Stock, Of this
city, and they have kindly handed us
the letter for publication.
. France, July ID, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
Just a word to let you know that /
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Leo (Rizl Miller. France,

Leo (8iz) Miller, France.
Friends of Leo Miller are in re-
ceipt of letter from him from Base
Hospital No. 8, where he is recover
ing from serious wound in his left
foot. VI =,
tG Aug. 2, 1918.
Dear Friends:' ~ f,F r
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Harold Berastedt, France.

Harold Bergstedt, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Bergstedt Of Denison, who
enlisted in the Marine Corps was
gassed several weeks ago and is in
one of the base hospitals in France.
His eyes were badly affected and for
some time has been unable to use
them. His parents received a letter
from him Sunday in which he states
he is rapidly improving. The letter
follows:
July 81, 1918.
Dear Folks: tt
How are you? All o. X. / hope. Well
am getting along fine as can see to
write now though things look rather
dim vet, so you must overlook my poor
writing.
expect that you have received the
other letters that were written for me
by some Of the boys that could see.
Have not received any mail yet but
expect that when do, I'll get bushel
OF it, lost practically all Of my be-
longings with the exception of a few
photographs when my pack was left
on the field at the time was wounded.
Hope that this drive will finish the
kaiser so we. all can come home again.
Best regards to all, from your loving
son,
Harold Bergstedt.
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my inquiring friends and tell them
that l am fine.
Sincerely yours,
Pearl e. Gary,
g. Mobile Hosp. No. l..
Am. Elk. +.
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eiand Acklex, Fra nee.

LELAND sAckley,. member Of Com
many "A, 10th Field Signal Brigade,
writes J. v. Barborka under date OF
July 9, 1918, most interesting letter
which has been given to the Review
for publication:
France, Where ., July 8, 1913.
Dear Friend Barborka: XXI
Thought I would write you a few
lines to let you know that am getting
along fine and can't find thing to
complain Of. That's the way all of us
feel over here though Like my work,
get good eats, plenty Of excitement.
What more could fellow ask for? .
Has Clifford entered the service yet!
I knew Of his enlistment and suppose
he has been called by this time.
can't hardly see to write as the breeze
keeps blowing the candle out Am
living in pup tent. They are some
better than the barns these French
people have. OF course the barn and
house are all one. They all have oxen
which are kept in the barn Ga part of
the house) which is not the most pleas
ant thing in the world.
am now operating in wireless
station and like the work fine-very
interesting.
Did Denison celebrate the 4th this
year? Believe me, France sure did
nut on big celebration and we Amer
leans appreciated the feeling they
have for us. | have found they are
about the same Temperament as the
Americans. Taking it all in all, we
hitch very we'll together.
We had one Of the old American pas
times this evening. We tin canned a
cur dog and did he ramble, Right to-
ward the lines. Don't know what kind
of rumpus he will get into before he
gets through. Wish you could have
seen the Frenchmen laugh. h
Il Well, must close for now, Write me
real soon. .
Your Friend,
Leland A. Ackley.
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Luman seweIl, Camp Pike, Ark.
D. A..r mo

81 Aug. ~, 1918.
Dear Conner: f.
am going to start letter to you
this evening but doubt very much if I
finish it because it is $3.50 now and the
lights 60 out at 900 o'clock. .e,es
Have been here now over two weeks
although must confess it seems some
longer. 1t is rather hard for county
agent to get used to army life but be-
lieve me, am whipping into line and
will be able to do my share in this
war before long.
We have been having little drill
but not more than two or three hours
a day. Here is the usual days routine
get up at Sis a. M, roll call at $50,
wash and have breakfast over by 6
O'Clock. After breakfast, clean up the
barracks and grounds, Next in order
is little drilling, dinner at 1880.
After dinner we usually sit around for
an hour or two then start in to drill,
hospital for vaccination or incubation
for typhoid. Supper at $500, roll call
again about 600 or $50, to bed at
$500 or sometimes $3.50.
We have all kinds of men in our
company, fat, thin, old, young, loafers,
up to dentists, county agents, teachers,
etc.
The work thus far has not been
hard. All the special duty / have had
has been corporal of the guard, corpor-
al Of the kitchen police and in charge
of the barracks. These are all boss
ing jobs, all had to do was to see
that the work was done.
All the water that we drink has to
be boiled first for fear that typhoid
fever may break out / haven't had a
real good drink OF cold water since
have been here 1t has been pretty
hot, but the nights are fine to sleep.
The hottest think has been 112 or
ia in the shade and about 1913 in the
sun. understand there are several
thousand men encamped here but as
have not had time to get around the
camp, have been unable to count them
all.
My induction into the service came
very sudden. had just returned from
Chicago to Bedford and found the no.
tice to appear for duty on the Goth Of
July. 1t kept me busy the next four
days to close up my duties as county
agent of Taylor county.
Well, will close for this time. Give
my regards to all my Denison friends.
Hoping to hear from you soon, re-
main, as ever,
Your friend,
Luman P. Sewell, =,
162nd Depot. Brigade, Camp Pike, Ark.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
CONCISE STATEMENT AS TO
COURT OF APPEALS DECISION

The following statement in connec-
ton with the case of George Clay's
Committee VS.. S. Brooks Clay, sent
up from the Bourbon Circuit Court,
and decided recently in the Court of
Appeals, is furnished by one of the
attorneys in the case.
"Since our last issue, we have seen
the opinion in the case of George
Clay's Committee VS.. S. Brooks Clay.
This is the second court to de-
eide that George Clay was a man Of
unsound mind when he made the
deed to S. Brooks Clay, but the opin-
ion decides that because the price
paid was not so grossly inadequate
as to shock the conscience the deed
will be allowed to stand.
''The opinion shows that George
Clay refused to consider $50 an
acre from Mr. Thomas Henry Clay,
ST., and Mr.. F. w. Wallis. and that
he at once sold it to Mr.. S. Brooks
Clay at something over 500 per
acre, on eleven yearly payments.
"a bargain that makes nearly $50
an acre for three hundred acres may
not legally Shock the conscience
but it JARS the layman. 1t seems
also that the fifty-acre tract, with
the improvements, go to S. Brooks
Clay at George Clay's death, at
500 per acre."
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
FIRST OF SECOND DRAFT CAL.
IN APRIL. PERHAPS.

Announcement of the date of the
next draft is imminent. The Provost
Marshal Generals office has prepared
an important announcement. /"
which is believed to deal with the
time and method of summoning the
second levy. The best opinion is that
the first of the men will move to
camp in April.
Publication of the announcement is
held up for action by Congress on
pending amendments to the selective
service act. The most important OF
the proposed changes, in the opinion
of Provost Marshal General Crowder,
is that which will give him authority
to base State quotas on the total
number of men in class Al instead
of the total registered
Preparations have been made for
summoning the remaining negroes.
certified under the first draft. Be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 of these
were called, but only half of them
have been sent to the training
camps. The inadvisability of central
izing these troops in Southern camps.
and the fact that the army medical
authorities do not believe it safe to
transfer them to colder Northern
camps during the winter, are given
as the principal reasons for the delay
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE co
HONORS VALUED EMPL0YE

After an honorable business con-
nection of thirty-five years with the
Louisville & Nashville, in various ca
pacities, and in more recent years
Supervisor of Bridges and Buildings,
Mr.. Harry Stamler, of Paris, has
been retired by the company with
honor and praise, and an appropri-
ate remuneration.
Mr.. Stamler is succeeded as Super
visor by Mr.. S. E. McClanahan, OF
Paris who has been his chief assist
ant for about twenty years. Mr..
McClanahan has been promoted sew
eral times, coming up from the
ranks. The change was made
known in an official order by Super
intendent j. A. Morrison, dated
March 1.
Another addition to the personnel
of the L. & Ms forces at Paris was
made recently when Mr.. R. D. Smith,
of Louisville, became Assistant Mas
ter of Trains on this division in the
office of Master of Trains JOS. j.
Grosche. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith have
gone to Housekeeping in apartments
at 1903 Main street.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
PARIS WOMAN SLIGHTLY INJUR
ED IN ACCIDENT,

While en- route to st. Joseph Hos
p1tal, in Lexington, Wednesday af-
ternoon in an automobile, accompa
MED by Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc.
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. John MeCar-
thy and Mr.. George Toohey, Miss
Mary Mccarthy, of Paris, was slight
ly injured when a party of joy rid
ers ran into their machine near the
Elmendorf Dairy.
Mr.. Toohey was driving the ma
chine for the Paris party, taking Miss
Mccarthy, who has been quite ill for
some time, to st. Joseph Hospital.
AS they neared the Elmendorf Dairy
a machine, in which four young men,
all intoxicated, were riding, dashed
up behind them, and, in endavoring
to pass them, crashed into the Paris
auto. The machine was thrown
agains a telephone pole by the force
of the collision. All the occupants es-
capped injury except Miss Mccarthy.
who was thrown against the side
of the car, sustaining bruises and
slight cuts. The machine was con-
siderably damaged, and after being g
rlghted, the party proceeded to Lex
lngton on the interurban car. The
identity of the joy riders was not
learned. They were going so fast
that the Paris party could not get
the number of the machine. After
leaving Miss Mccarthy at the hos
pital the Paris party returned home
Their machine was brought back to
Paris yesterday for repairs.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
DELEGATION GOES TO FRANK.
FORT TO PROTEST.

In an endeavor to secure an equit-
able adjustment of taxes on farming
iandS and other urban property
threatened with heavy raise by the
tax assessment for 1918, large del
egation of Bourbon county farmers
and business men went to Frankfort,
Tuesday, and appeared before the
State Board of Valuation, to protest
against the threatened increase.
Advices had been received here
from Frankfort by County Judge Geo.
Batterton to the effect that the raise
was in contemplation. A meeting of
the farmers was called Monday, at
which Judge Batterton made known
the information he had received. He
stated that raise of approximately
th1rty-eight per cent. had been in
dicated. Mr.. Arthur B. Hancock pre-
sided at the meeting, and Judge
Batterton as secretary A resolution
was adopted favoring sending the
delegation to Frankfort to show the
State authorities that Bourbon coun-
ty land was the highest taxed
soil in the State. The State Board
of Valuation, according to the infor-
nation received by Judge Batterton
proposed to raise the valuation of
lands in this. county $4,35O,O00.
town lots 100000, and tangible
personal property 100000.
The delegation which appeared
before the Board was headed by
County Judge Batterton, and COM
posed of the following Former AS
SCISSOR R. M. Gilkey, Arthur B. Han
cock, Frank M. Clay, ]. Frank Clay,
Samuel Clay, Roger Burris, Henry S.
Caywood, Warren Rogers, JAS H.
Thompson, JOS. Leach, Volney Fer
guson, Jos. M. Hall, Jas. Caldwell,
Ben Woodford, Allie Jones, John
Woodford. Jas. Mcclure and Judge
Denis Dundon.
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-03-08
A PROLIFIC EVE.

Kentucky is a State of wonderful
doings, and Bourbon county general
ly manages to contribute its share.
One of the latest bids for fame in
the county is the possession by MT.
Jesse Leach, of the Jacksonville vi
cinity Of q eve which has added
eight lambs to the county's food sup
DIV stock in twelve months.
Three lambs were born early In
March, 1917, and later in the sum-
mer of the same year two lambs
made their appearance in the ewes
household. Three more were born
this month, making total OF eight
lambs in about one year.