The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-06-29
LATE NEWS PARAGRAPHS.

persons.
Joseph R. Jolsent, a n expert accountant,
of Houston, Texas, killed himself Sunday
by drinking carbolic acid.
Citizens of Boston, KY, recently sold to
a Boyd County purchaser eighty head OF
cattle for over 900.
James T. Pell, pilot on the Robert E. Lee,
in the famous race on the Mississippi in
1870, died Sunday in Cincinnati.
Most of the cost of government in Mon
tana is paid by royalties on oil and mining
development and leases Of the State land.
Washington, June 20.-Cotton is making
good progress in most sections Of the belt,
the national weather and crop bulletin to-
day announced.
The Austrians have definitely abandoned
their offensive in the Southern Tyrol and
Monday were falling back over sector of
about twenty miles in extent.
Corporal Victor Chapman, of New York,
an aviator in the service of France, brought
down three German aropanes before a
bullet from remaining enemy Broplane
killed him in midair last Friday.
Washington, June 27.-The Senate to-
day agreed on the conference report on the
SoOu iodbo olil dppioPtio'l''S poo,ooo'ooO
during the next five years for CO. cooperating
with the States in road building.
A building programme calling for four
uperdreadnoughts, four battle cruisers
and an increase of 20, 700 men in the per-
sonnet Of the navy was approved last Fri
day by the Senate Naval Subcommittee.
Rome, June 26-Italian warships enter
ed DurazzO roadstead last night and sank
two steamers laden with arms and NUM-
tons. The warships returned without loss
to their base, Notwithstanding the heavy
fire Of the enemy.
Kalamazoo, Mich, June 24.-As result
of the heavy rain storm here last night,
dams Of two paper mills burst early to-day.
Twenty six blocks in the residence district
were flooded. Damage is estimated at
81 900, 600. There were no casualties.
New York, June 24.-Dissoluton Of the
Corn Products Refining Company and its
allied concerns as an illegal combination
in restraint of trade was directed by Fed
eral Judge Hand in decision filed to-day
sustaining the complaint of the govern
ment.
London, June 25.-The Russians have
won possession of the entire Austrian
crownland of Buckowina. Russian armies
are now knocking at the gates of Hungary,
just as they knocked eighteen months ago.
They are swarming along the Rumainian
frontier.
Philadel phia, June PA small army of
workmen Tuesday began to ill rush or
der for 10000, 600 rounds of small arms
ammunition at one Of the Government ar
senels here. Cartridges will be shipped to
the Government arsenel at San Antonio in
two weeks.
Harrodsburg (Ky.) Herald: Last fall
Thomas Phillips bought thirty stock ewes
at s. each. From the thirty he has derived
1856 for lambs; $3.50 for wool and the
profit on ten sheep sold for $50. making
S393.50, and he still holds twenty head oil
the sheep.
by two men last Friday Of $4,000 in cur.
rency. The cashier and patron of the
bank were forced into the vaults. Leaving
the town, the robbers met farmer in ar
automobile. They took the machine, tieC
the farmer TO q tree and drove off.
The official statement issued by the Rus.
sian war office places the number of Aus
trian prisoners captured by Gen. Brusiloff'
army between June 4th and June 23d a
1872, 1877 officers and men. The number Of
heavy guns, machine guns and bomb.
throwers reached more than 1000.
Washington, June 27.-American ex.
ports for May reached o total of S472, OOO,.
900, exceeding by sci ,OCO, 900 the previou:
high record for May. The total exports
for the year ending with May were 81, 1856,
100000 Imports for May also made new
records, the total being S229, 100000.
Chicago, June 27.-By vote of 80 to 6
with nine members declining to vote, thu
national committee of the Progressive
party at the end Of a stormy session in.
dorsed Charles E. Hughes for president
and the Bull Moose party practically wen
out OF existence as national political or
ganization.
Washington, June 27.-The passage O
resolution by Congress declaring that ;
state Of war exists between the United
States and Mexico would be immediatel,
followed by a call from the President, a.
commander in chief of the United State
Army and Navy, for at least $4,000 vol
unteers. The plan of invasion may cal
for the recruiting of 100000 volunteers.
Washington, June 26.-The House pass
ed the army appropriation bill day by
unanimous vote after it had increased it
total to $50, 900 through the addition
OF S26,OOo,OOO for many separate items
While twas sitting amendments the HOUSE
Appropriations Committee agreed on
$50, 100000 deficiency bill to provide fand
for calling the National Guards into Fed
eral service.