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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-06-03
SheriH'S Sale,

J. M McClanahan VS.. E. E. Simpson. No $751;
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
DY virtue of writ of fieri facias.
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to me directed, | have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, to
the last and highest bidder, at the front
door OF the Court House, in the town of
Benton, La, on Saturday, July 3, 1915,
the following described property, to-wit:
One hundred and two acres of land in
the north half Of south half of sectirn IA,
township Is, range t2- beginning at the
northwest corner OF south half OF said
section thence run east 1850 yards to the
northeast corner of south half, thence
run south $50 yards, thence run west
1850 yards, thence run north $50 yards
to the place of beginning, being the
same property acquired from Marion
Hall, less acres sold to s. S. Hunter,
as shown by deed OF record in the
Clerks Office Of Bossier Parish. Louis
lana, and containing, after said deduc-
ton OF s acres, 81 acres, situated in
Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Terms of Sale-Cash, without the BEN
eft Of appraisement, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $500, debt, with 5 per cent
per annum interest thereon from April
10, 1915, until paid, and all costs Of suit,
including 10 per cent on said sum and
interest as attorneys fees.
J. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, May 81, 1915. uly1
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entitled to vote, and all women who are
property taxpayers shall be entitled to
vote, either in person or by written
proxy.
6. That the returns of said election
shall be made to the Parish School
Board within three days after the date
of election.
7. The following commissioners and
clerk are hereby appointed to hold said
election: l.. F. Wilmington, W. NJ.
Mccall and 7. J. Fullilove, commissions
ers; w. T. Ratcliff, clerk.
AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in School District
No. IL of Bossier Parish to take the
sense Of the property taxpayers in
said district on the question of contin-
uing the special school tax OF % mills
for ten years.
Be it ordained, That there be, and it
is hereby ordered, that special election
be held in School District No. u for the
purpose OF taking the sense of the quail
fed voters and taxpayers on the aues-
ton of continuing the special tax of
q. mills on the dollar for a period of
ten years, said tax to be used for general
school purposes.
2. That said election be held under
the general election laws of the State
of Louisiana, except as hereinafter spec
flied.
8. That said election be held at the
Alden Bridge and Caney school houses
On Tuesday, June go, 1915.
4. That the ballots used shall be
written or printed and shall read. aTo
continue tax of 21s mills for ten years.
or against tax of 211a mills for ten
years."
5. That all legal voters who are prop
erty taxpayers shall be entitled to vote,
and that women who are property tax
payers shall be entitled to vote, either
in person or by written proxy.
3. That the returns o. said election.
shall be made to the Parish School
Board within three days after holding
said election.
7. The following commissioners and
clerks are hereby appointed to hold said
election:
Alden Bridge i. F. Elder, J. B.
Campbell and F.. r. Strayhan, commits
sioners; W. G. Hughes, clerk.
Caney-A. Hoffpauir, M. Smith and
T. P. Larkin, commissioners; B. S..
Hoffpauir, clerk.
There being no other business, the
board adjourned to meet in regular ses-
sion on July 10, 1915.
N. w. SENTELL, President.
W. A. FoRTsoN, Secretary.
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Sheriff. Sale.

Snyder Wagon Company, Limited, versus A. A.
Firestone No. 6l60 In Second District
Court, Bossier Parish, Louisians.
DY virtue of a writ of fieri facias,
- issued in the above entitled suit,
and to HE directed, l have seized, and
will proceed to sell at public auction, TO
the last and highest bidder, at the 'front.'
door Of the Court House, in the town q
Benton, La, on Saturday, June ~, 1919,
the following described property, to-Wit;
One i5-horse power |. H. G. traction
engine, one 6-bottom engine gang pioW,
one engine tandem disc harrow, one sec
ton harrow, two Plano moving ma
chimes, one sweep rake, one |. Il. {. L
horse hay press and one 8-fork nay
tedder.
Terms OF Sale-Cash, subject 70 the
benefit Of appraisement, to pay and SAT-
isfy the sum of S7S4.60, debt, with y pei
cent per annum interest thereon from
December /, 1914, until paid, aud all
costs of suit, including 10 per cent on
said sum and interest as attorney s lees.
]. F. EDWARDS,
Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton, La, June 8, 1915. jun
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Washington, June 2.-The cotton crop is
in splendid condition throughout practical
ly the entire belt. Rain sufficient for pres
ent needs fell in practically all portions of
the cotton belt, says an official report, and
the crop is now making satisfactory growth.
The late planted in Texas is coming up, and
a good stand is now reported. Cultivation
is proceeding satisfactorily, except in por-
tons of Oklahoma, Arkansas and some of
the more eastern sections, where the soil
continues too wet, and the fields are be-
coming grassy. Corn in the South has
been greatly benefited by warm weather
and rains, and good yields winter wheat in
Texas with improved prospects in other
sections of the South are reported.
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Rain Breaking Drought, Worth $4,000, 900

hain breaking Drought, Worth 81 500 900.
New Orleans Times Picayune, Saturday, May goth.
Two million and half dollars is the
value placed by crop experts on the rainfall
in Louisiana and Mississippi Thursday af-
ternoon and Friday morning. This figure
is the average and in many cases the esti-
mates run far in excess of this amount
Tangipahoa's bean crop practically bor-
dered on total loss when the precipitation
started Thursday and this crop was valued
at S15O. 900. The sugar growing section of
Louisiana estimates that the breaking of the
extended drought could not be valued at
less than ST, 100000 as far as the sugar crop
is concerned and in the rice growing dis
trict plentiful yield is now looked for from
late planted rice. Small grains, cotton and
truck have derived an advantage proper
tionate to that recorded in the cane and
rice sections.
In some districts of the two States the rain
broke drought that has prevailed for three
and half months. This is particularly
true for Southwest Louisiana. Farmers in
the southern section of the State were be-
ginning to despair Of producing even half
crops and the outlook generally before
Thursday s relief was decidedly discourage
ing. In other sections the last soaking rain
was recorded about March 4th with a light
shower, practically of no benefit to growing
crops, during the latter part of April.
The heaviest rainfall during the last
forty EIGHT hours was recorded at Cheney
vile, Rapides Parish, where precipitation
of $50 inches was recorded and this almost
in the heart of the district where moisture
was most needed. Lake Charles reported
5 inches, Jennings 4.56 inches, Opelousas 4
inches and Shreveport 1.52 inches.
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Isaiah.

AS beast goeth down into the valley,
the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest
so didst thou lead thy people, to make thy
self a glorious name.-63, IA.
And it shall come to pass, that from one
new moon to another, and from one sab
bath to another, shall all flesh come to
worship before me, saith the Lord.-65, %
And there is none that called upon thy
name, that stirreth himself to take hold of
thee: for thou hast hid thy face from US,
and hast consumed US, because of our in .
iquities.-64, 7.
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock
and dust shall be the serpent's meat. They
mountain, saith the Lord.-65, %.
There shall be no more thence an infant
of days, nor an old man that hath not filled
his days: for the child shall die an hundred
years old; but the sinner being an hundred
years old shall be accursed.-65, 20.
Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and
worketh righteousness, those that remem-
Der thee in thy ways: behold, thou art
wroth; for we have sinned: in those is
continuance, and we shall be saved.-64, g.
Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken
neither shall thy land any more be termed
Desolate: but thou shalt be called Hephzi-
bah, and thy land Beulah: for the Lord
deIighteth in thee, and thy land shall be
married. For as young man marrieth a
virgin, SO shall thy sons marry thee.-62,
%.
On that thou wouldest rend the heavens
hat -
mountains might flow down at thy pres
ence, as when the melting fire burneth, the
fire causeth the waters to boil, to make thy
name known to thy adversaries, that the
nations may tremole at thy presence! When
thou didst terrible things which we looked
not for, thou earnest down, the mountains
flowed down at thy presence.-64, 1-3.
But we are they that forsake the Lord,
that forget my holy mountain, that prepare
table for that troop, and that furnish the
drink offering unto that number. There
fore will | number you to the sword, and
We shall all bow down to the slaughter
because when called, we did not answer
when spake, ye did not hear; but did evil
before mine eyes, and did choose that
wherein delighted not. Therefore thus
saith the Lord God, Behold, my servants
shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold,
my servants shall drink, but We shall be
thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice,
but ye shall be ashamed: Behold, my
servants shall sing for joy of heart, but We
shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall
howl for vexation Of spirit. And we shall
leave your name for a curse unto my chos-
en-: for the Lord God shall STAY thee, and
call his servants by another name.-65,
Ills.
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Devotional.

Services will be held at different
churches in this parish Sunday as re-
ported below by those authorized to care
for the several charges:
BENTON, La, June /, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, City.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Benton Baptist Church.
Both morning and evening services will be held.
Subject at eleven am, 1.-THE Seven Churches
of Asia Minor" The hour for the evening SER
vice, Sis o'clock. Everybody invited
JAMES EVANS.
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Richmond, Va, June 2.-Gen. Bennett
H. Young of Louisville, KY, was to-day
ro-elected Commander-in Chief of the
United Confederate Veterans in annual re-
union here. Birmingham, Ala, was Sc
lected as the reunion city for 1916.
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Mr.. M. F. Leeds, for some time past
one of the Banners Bossier City sub
scribers, has ordered his paper forward
ed to Shreveport.
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Bolinger.

BoIlnger.
Monday, May 31.-Rain is needed badly
in this neighborhood. Only shower fell
yesterday.
The river is falling rapidly at Miller's
Bluff.
Quite a lot of potato plants are being
shipped to this place.
The logging has been completed at the
mill and all teams are in pasture.
J. R. Arnold was business visitor here
Friday, and T. Gardner Saturday.
j. Il. Goodman spent one week in Ala
bama, returning home last Tuesday,
Planting is following the water as fast as
it recedes in the Phelps Lake district
M. S. Bolinger returned home last Tues
day after three weeks visit in Alabama.
Some of the Bolinger people attended the
W. 0. W. unwilling at Chalybeate Springs
yesterday afternoon.
Brother Wilbanks of Texarkana, Ark.
preached for us Saturday night and yes
terday. We are always glad to hear him
John Carter, colored, became insane yes
terday and made considerable trouble be-
fore he was overpowered and tied. He was
then roughly handled. M.s.B.
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BENTON, La, June |. f9l
JAMES EVANS.

PLAIN DEALING, La, June 2, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Cottage Grove Church.
Services will be held at lis am. and Sis pm.
Geo. G.. WOODBRIDGE.
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There are in the United States 1851 BOZ
farms, totaling 878, 798, 1926 acres.
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j. M. McClanahan VS.. E. E. Simpson. No. sie7.
In Second District Court, Bossier Parish,
Louisiana.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15
LA BATAILLE DE L'YsER

-Savez-vous, a-t-il dit, CO quill
y a de plus frappant dams notre ex-
traordinaire ct tragique aventure? ?
C'est la reconstruction de parm6e
beige en- terre d'asile.
"Quelle 6tait son importance nu-
m6rique reelle au moment Oh SEN
gageait la guerre mondiale? Dams
leur ensemble, les efectifs combat
tants de l'armee de campagne
6taient de $4,000 fusils, 5000 sa-
bres, 1924 canons ct 1O2 mitrailleu-
ses. Dams ces chiffres ne sont pas
comprises les troupes de forteres-
Sc.
"Deax mois ct demi de campa-
gde, des combats nombreux, des
manmuvres incessantes, une retrai-
te p6nible, la chute du rebuilt natl
nal d'Anvers, considers jusqu'alors
CONNIE inexpugnable, avaient re-
duit l'arm6e a 10000 hommes,
don't $4,000 fusils. lis avaient aus
81 abattu la vigueur ct diminue le
moral des hommes,
Lies larmes me viennent encore
aux yeux, quand je revois par III
Imagination ces pauvres troupes
meurtries, harass6es, aux unifor-
mes converts de boue ct de poussi-
ere, aux chaussures sans talons ct
presque sans semelles. La Belgi-
que couverte de ruines ct presque
tout entiere occupee par Pennemi,
remplissait leurs coeur dune atroce
douleur.
EFT dependant, il fallait codte
que conte, tenir sur pYser, en- at
tendant parriv6e des allies; il fall
lait a tout prix empecher lennemi
de franchir lie petit fleuve. C'6tait
pordre du g6n6ralissime Joffre:
c'6tait peut-etre une question de
vie ou de mort pour les allies.
"Ici, je me permets de recti6er
une erreur populaire. De meme
que l'on confond la bataille de la
Marne avec cells de pOurcq, qui la
pr6para, de meme, sous le nom de
bataille de lYser, pon confond la
bataille de PYser proprement dite
ct la grande bataille autour d'Y pres
qui en- fut lie prolongement. II est
bon que l'opinion publique francai-
Sc sache que, du Is au % octobre,
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15
A. II. DEMEULES, GERANT
lie Miracle Beige

Les Allemands doivent renonce1
a leur reve de prend-e Calais. Les
Anglais ne loccupent point en- for
ce, CONNIE on pourrait le supposer
d'apres la situation g6ographique;
Ce sont les Belges qul FONT con-
quis-pacl6quement d'ailleurs. Les
soldats du roi Albert y sont plus
nombreux que ceux des autres ma
tions r6unies. LIE plus bel homma-
ge qu'on puisse leur rendre, c'est
de constater que les habitants sont
unanimes a louer leur bonne tenue.
Presqu'a tous les coins de rue,
d'ailleurs, on rencontre des gendar-
mes belges avec la carabine,. ct les
pandores belges ont une reputation
m6rit6e d'infexible discipline.
Les AngIais aussi, d'ailleurs,
maintiennent une rigoureuse dis
cipline parmi leurs troupes. LIE
gouverneur de Calais est un hon.
me heureux. On ne rencontre
presque jamais de militaires ell
6tat f&bri6t6 dams la cite conf6e q
sa vigilance. C'est un appr6ciable
r6sultat. II est ]uste d'ajouter que
Francais, Anglais ct Belges, a for
ce de Sc fr6quenter. ont appris a
Sc mieux conna1tre. LIE contact
quotidien a dissip6 de vieux pr6ju-
g6s, ct les militaires des trois ma
tions donnent partout le spectacle
dune bonne camaraderie-mieux
que celia, le plus souvent, de l'6
troite amiti6 de fr4res d'armes.
Un officer sup6rieur beige fait
les declarations suivantes a un
journal parisien.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15
WASHINGTON. IL oct. =

Washington. IL oct. = lie con-
tre-amiral Caperton fait savoir
que la chambre des deputies hal
tienne rattle le nouveau trait6
conclu avec les Etats- Unis par un
vote de Is voix contre 9 ct attend
la decision du s6nat.
D'apres les informations recues
an d6partement de la marine, le
calme regne en- Haiti ct le d6sar-
mement continue.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15

hollandaise au peril de leur vie.
ssNous avons dams nos camps
d'instruction des hommes en- NOM
bre sufhsant pour 4maintenir lar.
NEE de campagne sur un pied de
plus de 100000 hommes jusqu'a la
fin des hostilit6s. Nous avons des
6coles d'omciers, des usines de
guerre, des magasins, des hopitaux
ct une attendance qui fonctionne
dams la perfection.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15
Une Affreuse Tra9edie dams
l'lndiana

Peru, Ind, IL oct - Auguste
Bion tue a coups de feu Bert
Sears, blessant aussi Nine Sears
ct ses trois enfants, parce que ces
derniers cueillaient des pommes
sur une ferme que Sears await
lou6e a Bion.
On croft que Nine Sears ct deux
de ses enfants succomberont d
leurs pleasures.
La cadavre de Bion fut trouv4
dams un champ psu apres lie dra-
me.
II s'6tait brnl6 la cervelle.
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Bureaux: 305 Avenue Centrale

avaient donn6 les pertes anglaises
aux diverses dates que voici:
Au 25 aodt 1914, 1000 hommes;
au 25 octobre 1914, $1,000 hon.
mes, au 4 f6vrier 1915, 100000
hommes; au IL avril 1915, l39,347
hommes, au 81 mai 1915. 27], ,616
hommes: au .N juliet 1915, $780,
995 hommes.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1915-10-15
LIE POINT DE VUE
PR 5SIDENrIEL

Parmi les hommes, beaucoup de
"vieux chaussons' aussi bien que
de jeunes tetes chaudes, Sc plai-
sent a dire que les partisans dn
suffrage ne sly connaissent pas en-
politique. Voyons un peu,
Ces messieurs affirmeront-ils
qu'ils en- savent plus long sur ce:
sujet que lie president de la R6pu-
olique? Ont-ils une connaissance
plus 6tendue de la politique, de
ses causes ct de ses etfets, que nos
deux ex-pr6sidents?
Eh bien! M. Wilson Went de Sc
d6clarer envertement en- favour
du suffrage ct M Roosevelt est
depuls longtemps un chaud parti-
san de cette mesure. QUAINT q lex-
president Taft, bien quill veuille
retarder 'heure du suffrage uni
versel, il admet que cette reforme
approche, ct il avoue ing6nument
que les arguments des anti-suffra-
gistes ne Sc tiennent pas debout,
ct quill y a une legion de femmes
qui pourraient devenir pour r6lec-
torat une tres pr6cieuse acquisi-
tioD.
II va meme jusqu'a admettre
que Ia Oh les femmes votent, elles
ne commettent pas de gates, du
moins, pas plus que leurs seigneurs
ct ma1tres; ct que le simple fait
de voter ne les transforme pas en-
gendarmes du jour au lendemain,
mais que ces danes restent bien
f6minines, CONNIE ci-devant.
C'est soulageant d'avoir une pa
reille autorit6 pour appuyer-
combien solidement!-les afrma-.
tions des femmes elles-memes!
D'ailleurs, ce nest pas une re-
volution qui Sc prepare. En- som
me, les femmes voteront pour les
memes measures ct les memes can
didats que les hommes, puisque
leurs int6rets civiques sont pratt
quement les memes. Mais il ne
faut PAS oublier que CONNIE FEM
mes, elles ont des interets particu-
liers. Et il nest pas juste que les
hommes persistent d s'arroger le
droit de juger eux m6mes de ces
int6rets. Et d'appliquer a ces int6~
rets, bon gre, NAL gre, telles m esu-
res qui leur semblent bonnes, sans
consulter les personnes qu'elles
touchent le plus pres.
Que la majorit6 des femmes
veuillent voter ou non, peu jmpor-
te. L'esssntiel c'est qu'un nombre:
immense de femmes demandent
qu'on leur accorde ce droit.
La statistique, argument pref6r6
de la gente masculine, est Ia pour
prouver qu'aux dernieres 6lectio MS
pr6sidentielles, la proportion de-
P6lectorat masculln qui s'est abste-
nu ne voter est dun tiers. Se>trou-
ve-t-il quelqu' un assez brave pour
avancer que c'est Ia une rails ON
sufisante pour limiter lie suffrage
masculin?
L'heure est a Punion. Union de
tous les groupes, de toutes les
classes, de toutes les int6rets, pour
lie bien public, ct pour Revolution
des individus ct de la race.
Tissue reste claire CONNIE le
jour: le suffrage nest nj plus nj
moins que l'egalite devant la loi,
privilege dune part, nj impuissan-
ce de l'autre.
Nous lie r6petons: c'est clair.
Mais Oh la lumi4re est intense, il
Sc trouve toujours de bonnes gems
pour arborer des lunettes enfu-
mees.
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Un calme relatif regne dams la
partie sud de la zone de guerre.
Londres, IL oct. Au cours
dune des dernieres seances des
communes, M. Hogge a demand6
au sous-s6cr6taire d'Etat d la
guerre sill 6tait a meme de lui
donner le total des pertes de Far
NEE anglaise pour la premiere an
nee complete de la guerre ct 81 le
minist6re de la guerre await arret6
les measures n6cessaires pour qua
l'avenir les pertes qui survien,
drcnt fussent publi6es a interval
les r6guliers.
M. Tenant a r6pondu que le
gouvernement d6sirait Sc r6server
le droit de faire connaltre les chif-
fres des pertes autant que lie per-
mettraient les exigences de ia ST.
tuation militaire.
Quand aux pertes totales britain
niques pour la premiere aimee de
guerrre elles ont 6t6 les suivantes
Tues lou morris de suites de
Ienrs blessures): 1851, don't H.
965 officers, ct 7O,992 soldats;
Bless6s: 25l,C58 don't 1872 Off
ciers ct 241 ,O86 soldats.
Manquants: 54,967, don't l,50l
officers ct 53,466 soldats.
Pertes totales: 38l 1892 hommes.
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