The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-06-20
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IN THE SERVICE OF THEIR
COUNTRY.


Lieut.. Ogden, just returned from
overseas duty in France, was a guest
this week of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L.
Terrill, in this city. Lieut.. Ogden
will resume his former position with
the Louisville & Nashville.
Robert Scobee Hartman, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Hartman, of Aus
terlitz, who has been in France for
the past twelve months in the avia-
ton branch of the service has re-
turned TO his home, having received
his final discharge papers.
A message was received here We'd
nesday by relatives stating that
Ernest Jones, of Paris, who volun-
teered for service in the u. S. Navy
at the beginning of the wOrld-war,
had been given an honorable dis
charge, and would return to Paris in
a few days.
DR.. Avonia Kiser, who has
been in the hospital service as speci-
alst in nervous troubles, is guest OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Kiser,
| in Paris. DR.. KiSer was enlisted by
the Government as specialist in the
treatment of cases of shell-ShOck and
other forms of nervous disorders in
cident to service in the world-war.
Mr.. w. F. Turner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. F. Turner, of Paris, mem
Der of the crew of the U. S. S.
Salem sent his parents a beauti-
full electric lamp made from three
inch German shell. The unique gift
weighs thirty-six pounds and is val
ued at about 500 Mr. Turner eX-
poets to be in Paris in a few days tC
spend his furlOugh with his parents
Lieut. Ray Ogden, who before his
enlistment in the Signal Corps Of
the regular army, over year ago
was an operator in the employ of the
Louisville e Nashville, at Paris, ha!
returned from overseas, where ht
was engaged in field telephone anC
telegraph work with the Signal Corp
of the American Expeditionar!
Forces. He will resume his old pc
sition.
Private Alpheus Moore, bette
known as Soup" and well-known t.
Paris people, is guest of Pari
friends. Private Moore is a residen
of Georgetown, where he enlisted il
the service. He was gassed AM
wounded three times in action, blu
managed to come back alive and abb
to tell all about it. Private Moor
took part in many of the big battle
overseas. Despite his physical in
firmities, Private Moore is cheerful
and happy, and says to be on Ameri
can soil again is almost compensate,
. for privations and sufferings.
Members of the cOlored detachmen
who went from Paris and the count
to the country's call to arms are com
, ing home every day. One of the lat
: est to return is Ben Leer, who ha
been in France about eleven months
, Leer was a member of the infantry
, and saw considerable active service
He said that when the transpor
+ locked at Newport News and tn
, boys touched American soil again
the cheers they sent up ought t
I He added that he was surely glad t
get back again to the land Of "cor
; bread and fat meat"
Suffering from wounds received i
: the battle of scissors, in France
|, year ago, Sergt. Russell Rankin, q
. near Riddles Mills, is patient i
an army hospital in New York City
! Sergt.- Rankin, who was member @
> the Marines, received severe facia
! injuries, being struck in the face an
: neck by five bullets from Germa'
f machine guns. Since reaching NeN
York three months ago he has I'm
dergone three surgical operations
One of the patients shin bones wa
removed and substituted for sectio
of his jaw bone, which had been sha1
tered by a bullet. Sergt. Rankin
mother, Mrs. Emma Rankin, an
Mrs. Logan Maffett and Mrs. Johl
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