The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-03-07
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Camp Zachary Taylor, where he has
been stationed, having received his
final discharge papers. He will take |
UP his old work, that Of automobile
machinist. Mr. Schrote is a son of /
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Schrote, of Paris. |
John Scott, former porter at the
Windsor Hotel, who enlisted in
Uncle Sans service, and was sent
overseas, returned Tuesday, having
received his honorable discharge pa
pers at Camp Zachary Taylor. Scott
was slightly wounded in a battle
with the Huns near Alsace-Lorraine.
So that every man and woman
who has served the Navy honorably
during the war may have an official
testimonial. Secretary Daniels has
approved a war service certificate to
be issued by commanding officers to
members of the enlisted personnel of
| both the regular force and the naval
reserve.
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near Hutchinson, have received let,
ter from their son, Stephen T. Ar
mold. who is at present in the Cas-
ualty Company of the Eightieth Di-
vision, in France. This Is the first
news the parents have received from
son since November, and he writes
that he has received no letters at all
from home.
All men who are discharged from
the national army for the purpose Of
lre-enlisting in the regular army will
be granted furloughs for 80 days, &C
cording to a War Department circu-
lar
If soldiers desire the furlough,
commanding officers are authorized
to grant them, which must begin to
take effect within 80 days Of the date
!. of re-enlistment Recruiting officers
are INSTRUCTED to refuse re-enl1st-
, ment of men suffering from venereal
|, diseases.
Thomas r. Elder, son Of Mr.. F. S.
!. Elder, of Paris. writes post caro-
{ from Contains, where he is stationed
r as a member of the American Expedi-
r tionary Forces, to a member OF The
NEWS staff, as follows: Hello
e partner. how Is every little. thing IL
1.-THE city OF Paris, Kentucky, U. s. A.
: Lively as ever, suppose? We have
a lively Paris over here. they say
, but haven't had chance to see tn
u city as yet. Wallace Hibler, Stick
Corey and myself are all well, AM
are as fat as hogs. l don't know
when we will be home, but some tim
in the summer, / sincerely hope.
The reverse side of the postal carr
shows an excellent photo view OF tn
3Cathedral at Metz, which was badl
damaged by the Germans.
/ Relatives in this city of PriVat
Martin Glenn, formerly Of Paris
have received copies of the follow
ing letter, which was sent to Mrs
Martin Glenn, of Lockland, o., b
the War Department.
"Headouarters Thirty-Second DiVis
ion. American Expedftionar
s. Forces
m "Rengsdorf, Germany.
o January 26, 1919.
10 your letter of December IL
be Major General Dicllman, has bee
ba given to me for investigation.
1.-THE records Of the 32d Divisio
show that Private Martin Glenl
n company x, 127th Infantry, VIZ
70 wounded in the shoulder by a M
os chine gun bullet, near Bantheviil
N north of Verdun, on or about Octop'
ht l1s. 1918. Private Glenn's compan
&c was attacking at the time. Priva
%, Glenn was carried to a she'll no
or where his wound was dressed; SUI
m lseouently his company was forced
IF retire from the position to whle
or they had advanced. Three men Vo
- unteered to carry Glenn back
safety. but all three were themselV
wounded by machine guns in. a
tempting to do so.
Later in the day when Compal
X again advanced and regatned u
-, ground where Private Glenn n;
M fallen. no trace of this soldier cou
- he found. 1t is believed, that he mi
- have been taken prisoner by the u
lmans. If he died he was taken pa
Us and buried by the Germans. as
, trace of his, grave could be found
nu the vicinity of the she'll hole Whe
h0 he was last seen. No member OF
- his company has heard from MIN !
"a Ito the present time, and ne is ST
-, being carried on the records as ml'
70 ing in action. -" =.
.ne enquiry has been made OF
UP Graves Registration Service as 10 a
ms record they may have in this ca
They have the means of recording
formation in reply to this inquiry
I'M received, you will be promptly no
fled.
inquiry also has been made OF
ion central Records Office which wo'
of have record of Private Glenn II ne
-. vo,, will be notified