The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-02-26
IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.

a letter from his son, Sergt. Arthur
n. Keller, who is in Co. B., 18th
U. S. Signal Corps, at Camp Shelby
Hattiesburg, Miss, in which he gave
a very careful view of the soldiers
life there. Sergt. Keller expressed
himself as being perfectly well
pleased with the camp life, stating
that he and his comrades were well
taken care of, and in good physical
condition. ALI the Bourbon county
boys at Camp Shelby are anxious to
get into action. The boys in the
Signal Corps are now seasoned vet
Grams, having had over two years
training on the border service and
in the various training camps. The
boys have invested largely in Lib
erty Bonds and have taken out
Soldier insurance" Sergt. Keller
and Lawrence Hill are in the Signal
Corps.
Capt. William Collins has returned
to Camp Zachary Taylor, near Louis
Vile, after a visit to friends and rel
atives in Paris and North Middle
town.
Herbert Sledd, of North Middle
town, who enlisted in the naval ser
vice and was sent to the training
camp at Norfolk, Va, has returned
home. Young Sledd SUCCESSFULLY pass
ed the physical examination at the
Lexington recruiting station, but at
the final examination at the train
ing camp, was rejected because of
some minor physical defect.
Mr.. Jesse Snuff, of Georgetown,
formerly turf writer on the Lexing-
ton Herald and Lexington Leader,
left Saturday for Camp Zachary Tay-
lor, having enlisted in the service.
Lieut.. and Mrs. James w. Miller,
formerly of Millersburg, are visiting
Mrs. Millers parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Oney, in Mentelle Park, Lexington
While on his furlough from Camp
Zachary Taylor, Lieut.. Miller visited
relatives and friends at his old home.
Corporal Max Margolen, who has
been in the service at Camp Shelby,
Hattiesburg, Miss, as member OF
the Medical Department of the 149tn
Infantry, has received an honorable
discharge on account of physical dis
ability, and is at present in Paris
Nargolen enlisted in the service at
Lexington on July 6, 1917, and has
an honorable record in the service.
He praises the army Y. M. c. A. work
at Camp Shelby, saying that 1T is the
greatest blessing the soldier boys In
the camp have. He has gained twen-
ty-five pounds in weight and many
years in experience in the time he
has been at Camp Shelby.
Spurred by desire to avenge his
brother, Roger Baker, who was one
of the Tuscania victims, Perry Baker,
CT Levee, Montgomery county, ap-
pealed to the Faytette Exemption
Board to send him to Camp Zachary
Taylor. His plea was granted, and
after passing a satisfactory physical
examination, he accompanied the
Lexington contingent to Camp Zach
ary Taylor, yesterday.
Mr.. Dennis Snapp, of the Ken
tuckian-C Citizen, received a letter
Sunday from his brother, Mr.. Sher-
man Snapp, at Los Angeles, CAL,
stated that he had passed perfect
physically fit" examination before
the Board of Examiners at Santa
Barbara, Cali, and was ready to
go" Mr.. Snapp attained a high
mark according to the copy of the
examining physicians certificate
He has been in the West for several
years as manager of the Royal Bak-
ing Powder Co.'S soliciting and ad-
yertising forces. Mr.. Snapp stated
that he was willing to do all he could
to advance the cause of freedom
and to help down the Hohenzollerns.
The Catholic Young Mems Club, a
social auxiliary Of the Paris Catholic
church, has placed a service flag con :
tanning fifteen stars in the glass
door leading to their rooms over
Shire & Fithian's. The fifteen boys
who are now in the service are as
follows: Albert Dempsey, Martin
DOYLE. VIM. Fitzgerald, Ed. Fitzpat
rick. Jas. E. Cain, John Fitzgerald.
John Fisher, Leo Grosche, Thomas
Guilfoyle, Leo Hutson, Lawrence
LAWN, John Monson, Teddy Shannon,
Sam Monson and VIM. Linehan. A
service flag was also hung In the
church last Saturday as silent re-
hinder of the boys who are serving