The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-09-16
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.
About $500, 100000 year is being spent
on education in the United States.

on education in the United States.
OF the recognized epoch making inven-
tons the United States has produced %,
England II, France 10, Germany 5, Italy2.
London, Sept. 14-The total of British
war casualties up to August 81, was 381, 1888
officers and men killed, wounded or missing.
CONSUMPTION of coffee in the United
States has increased from 2.9S pounds per
capita year in 1880 to 1921 pounds in
1914.
Paris, Sept. 14.-During the last quarter
of the year the expenditures Of the French
Government will run in excess Of S13, 1000,
900 a day.
Four persons were killed and three were
seriously injured when passenger train
struck an automobile bus near Flint, Mich,
last Saturday.
The Secretary of State of New York last
Friday furnished figures showing that the
State has nearly 100000 population and
New York City over 100000.
Northern Illinois and Southern Michigan
were swept last Friday by a terrific electri-
cal and hailstorm, which killed two persons
and did great damage to property.
Gustav Stahl, the German reservst who
confessed at New York he committed per-
jury in swearing that he saw guns on the
steamship Lusitania, was sentenced to Is
months imprisonment.
1t was some railroad job to move the
| 1915 Georgia peach crop northward. The
Southern Railway ran 1877 special trains
| from Atlanta, each composed Of thirty six
| cars, and sent thirty five special trains
| from Atlanta to Chattanooga to supply the
Western markets.
Fifty-n nine of the former members of the
Gen. John Hunt Morgan's famous cavalry
command met at Olympian Springs, KY,
3n the 7th. Among the prominent veterans
present was Brigadier General Basil W.
Duke, of Louisville, KY, author of ''Mor-
gan and His Men"
Bloomington, Ind, Sept. 10.-After run
ming along for two years, during which
time debt of more than S14, 900 was piled
up, the Bloomington Daily Journal, which
was started as a Progressive paper, an
nounced in its issue this afternoon that it
would suspend publication to morrow.
When posse attempted Sunday to ar
rest Jack Bowers, a negro, who had MUIR
lered his wife at Carlisle, Ark, Bowers
and his three brothers opened fire on the
posse. killing Constable johnson and DR..
Crawford. Later, one hundred men rushed
TO the scene and killed Jack Bowers and
arrested his brothers.
Columbia, S. c., Sept. 14.-South Caro-
lima to-day adopted Statewide prohibition,
to take effect January 1st next, in place of
the present local option system, according
TO unofficial returns here late to-day from
throughout the State. The vote withou;
almost complete returns from majority OF
the forty-four counties stood 80, 1O4 foi
prohibition, to 14,457 against. 1t was de-
clared by those who have followed the
referendum election that the total vote
would not exceed 10000.
i President Wilson's request for the reaal
OF the Austro- Hungarian Ambassador, DR.
/ Dumba, has broadened into situation in
lvolviag Capt. Franz Won Papen, military
attache of the German Embassy; Alexan-
der Nuber Won Pereked, the Austrian Con
sui General in New York, and possibly
Count Won Bernstorff, the German Ambas.
sador. 1t is understood that the first two
named will be recalled or dismissed from
the country. 1t is also stated that some
action will be taken against a Hungarian
editor. Germany's disappointing explana.
ton of the sinking of the Arabic has caus.
ed official Washington to view the relations
), with Germany as being more strained thar
| ever before.
London, Sept. 12.-The Archdeacon O
London, preaching in St. Paul's to-day
referred to the recent Zeppelin raid or
London as follows: g need not 60 farthe
back than last Wednesday to tell you tina
battle has changed into murder. Speaking
with all the restraint that is due from every
preacher, as we'll as from the press, ane
, with the knowledge and consent of the cen
sor, tell you that to one hospital alon,
: were taken the dead bodies of little children
of fifteen, ten, seven and five years and 0
one little baby, SO that the nursery becam
a slaughter house. Of the imperial mur
derer who allowed it, if he did not order it
all we can say is in the words Of the Psalm
t ist-the most awful punishment given to
: mani will set before thee the things tina
4 thou hast DONE
, WHAT THE PAPERS ARE SAYING.
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