The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1918-08-20

Bill being lowed to Coney Island In
a tub, original poems, and articles
telling in a general way of how q
battleship's crew is made up and Of
life in general on shipboard.
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| Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Collins and
family and Mr.. Frank w. Collins. Of
North Middletown, have returned
from visit to the formers son, Capt.
VIM. Collins, at Camp Sherman, near
Chillecothe, Ohio.
Mr.. Virgil Harvey, Of Paris, q
member Of one of the Bourbon county
draft contingents, is now on French
soil. Mr.. Harvey wrote to his wife
near Paris, that he and his comrades
in arms had made the trip overseas
in both safety and comfort, and that
they didn't see anything that looked
like danger.
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Mr.. George Wilson has returned to
his home near North Middletown, at
ter a visit to his son, Mr.. Sparks Will
son, who is stationed in the army
camp at Eagle Pass, in Texas. Young
Wilson is in active training in the
service, and says he will not be sat
isfied until he is after the Boches
with bayonet or machine gun.
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Mr.. and Mrs. amos Turney, Jr..
and Mr.. Clell Turney motored Sun
day to FIT. Benz. Harrison. at
Indianapolis, Ind. They spent the day
in camp with Private Andrew Jack
son Turney, who is a member Of the
22d Engineers at the camp. Mr.. and
Mrs. Jesse Turney and Mrs. Robert
Winn, were recent guests of Private
Turney.
Judge G. A. Mcmillan, chairman
Of the local Board of Exemption. re-
ceived a telegram yesterday from
Major Henry Rhodes, at Frankfort.
Chief of the Selective Draft Service,
directing him to issue call for
twenty-three colored : registrants.
These men are to report to the Board
on next Saturday, August "a, for ex-
animation. They will be sent to
Camp Zachary Taylor.
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David johnson, colored, who was
for many years porter at the Simon
Department store in this city, writes
to friends in Paris that he is in the
service in France, and that it Is GER
ta1nly wonder to see how quickly
the colored boys adapted themselves
to changed conditions and the GUS
toms Of the country. Johnson says
French people look upon the Ameri-
can soldiers as the saviors of the
world, and are ready to do almost
anything for them.
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Mr.. Willis Jacoby, of Paris, who
was one of the four sent from this
city to the Vocational Training
School at Indianapolis, Ind, some
months ago, is now in France. Mr..
Jacoby wrote to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Jacoby, near this city,
announcing his safe arrival at a
French port. Before leaving for
France, Mr.. Jacoby had been sta
toned at Camp Mills, Long Island,
New York, where he was visited by
his parents short time ago.
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Friends in this city have received
information to the effect that ENSIGN
William s.. Moore, SON of Mr.. Thomas
E. Moore, recently of. Paris, had been
wounded in action. The ship on
which he sailed for France was tor
pedoed by the Huns and in the mckee
he was wounded slightly. He is
rapidly recovering, and will soon be
on his station again He was COM
missioned soon after entering the
marine service, and was
transferred to the navy.
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After assisting in threshing "a
900 bushels of wheat and 5000 bush
els Of rye as his contribution to the
help the farmer" plan, Mr.. Robert
Adair, OF Paris, reported at the Lex
ington naval recruiting station for
Lakes Training Station with the en-
listed rank Of pilot. Mr.. Adair was
recalled from, a group of Bourbon
county men who were being sent to
Camp Zachary Taylor by the local
Board in order that he might help
in the work of harvesting the wheat
crop.
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Mrs. II. b. Barlow, of Tenth
street, has received a letter from her
son, Sergt.- Herman~Barlow, stating
that he had arrived safely at a
French port in company with many
other Kentucky boys. They were
transferred some time ago from
Camp Zachary Taylor to Camp Mills.
Sergt. Barlow states that nothing
worthy Of recording occurred on the
overseas trip, and that the boys
didn't even get seasick, although .
they had one little storm. Barlow
said the boys were all well and ready
TO do their best toward grinding the :
Huns from the face of the earth.
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Major Charles d. VIM, formerly
in business in this city, writes to
relatives announcing his safe arrival
at French port as member Of the
American Exepditionary Force. He
Is the seventh member Of the VIM
family to be commissioned of7lcers In