The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1919-05-13

IL
line of staff stationed at Norfork, Va,
Is IN Paris on a furlough, to visit
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. D.
Booth.
Charles Tackett, of Paris, who has
been in overseas service in France
for several months, returned to this
city Wednesday to remain. Tackett
received an honorable discharge from
the service, at Camp Dix, New Jer-
sey, where he has been for some
weeks, following his return from
France.
Privates ThOs. McVey and Grover
Goddard, have returned to their
homes near Clintonville, from an
Eastern camp, where they received
their final discharge papers. Both
recently landed at an Eastern port,
after having been in active service
for nine months In France.
According to an announcement re-
Gently made by the War Department
Capt. William Collins, of North Mid
dletown, has been promoted to the
rank of Major in the u. S. Army
Reserve Corps. Capt. Collins was re-
Gently transferred to the inactive
list, where he will remain for the
next five years, unless an emergency
arises.
A letter from Private Andrew
Jackson Turney, to his mother, Mrs.
Jesse Turney, of Paris, stated that
he was at the time of writing, locat-
ed at an embarkation camp in Mar
settles, France, awaiting transporta-
ton to the good old U. S. A. Jack
wrote that he hoped to be back in
June, at which time it was probable
the whole U. S. army would be back
in America. Several letters ad-
dressed to Genial Jack" have been
returned to the writer's, which would
indicate that he was either ION his
way" or in place inaccessible to
the mail carriers.
THE NEWS received the following
postcard yesterday from Ben Clark
Wilson, who was here recently on
furlough from West Baden Hospital,
David T. Wilson, of Houston avenue:
~. S. Gen. Hospital %,
eft. Sheridan, Ill.
Dear NEWS:
Il was moved up here last Mon
day from West Baden Hospital, and
had an operation performed on
Thursday. / am getting along very
nicely. This is great place, about
twenty miles from Chicago. The days
are dull in bed without THE NEWS.
There are about three thousand over
seas patients here, and we are just
on the lake Please have THE
NEWS sent here instead of to West
Baden. l think 1 will get along fine
from now on. Regards to all. My
new address is Ben G. Wilson, Ward
81, U. S. A. General Hospital %, FIT.
Sheridan, Illinois"
Carl Mitchell, stationed on the U
S. S. South Carolina, writes THE
NEWS the following note from sea,
while the vessel was blowing its way
through fog to it's destination, some
where on the coast of France:
AT Sea, April IL, 1919.
we dIc HOW SdllluS OfcI IOuSu,
deep blue sea to 'Parlezvou' and
that's France. We surely had some
rough trip this time as the sea was
very rough all the way over. We are
now in the Bay Of Biscay, and expect
to dock in the morning, which will
be Saturday. 1 have almost lost
track of the days. There are only
two days in the week l really know,
and they are Saturday and Wednes-
day, for then we have beans for
breakfast, and it is surely some chow,
if you like it.
1--WE have been running in a heavy
fog all day, and we have to go very
slow, as there is danger of collision
with some other ship. All 1 have
heard to-day has been the ships siren
blowing, which is a signal for the
other ships to steer clear. for if they
hit this battle wagon we will surely
leave our monogram there. We ex-
pect to be over here for about three
days, which is a short time, for there
is lots to see. We are due to arrive
in the United States on or about the
29th. 1 have seen several foreign
ports in my naval career, but, be-
lieve me, give me the good old Blue
grass State all the time. And when