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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02

AND Good ROADS
Use Of Motors Has Resulted In
Improved Highways.
A lEHGTHEhIhG TRAIL.

A Number Of Auto Highways Now Un-s
der Construction Which Viii When
Completed Provide Special Facilities
For Transcontinental and interna.
tionai Travel by Automobile.
The almost universal use of automo-
biles as vehicles of utility and pleasure
in recent years has resulted in the gen.
eral Improvement of highways and the
construction of motor roads. especially
on the American continent where
scientific road building is q compare
lively recent accomplishment.
In addition to the development of
great Industries employing hundreds of
thousands of men. one Of the impor-
tant features Of the automobile bust
ness is the interest and activity 1t has
created in constructing and maintain
ing good roads. There is scarcely a
state in the Union that is not building
highways and improving roads already
constructed. while the counties, COM
munities and municipalities in the vari-
GUS commonwealth are spending large
sums annually for improving streets
and roads In which the activities are
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
Smoke BeIIeW.
Continued from Page One.

hear all of 1t. Her hand fumbled ana
CROPPED in the hood of her parka. and
she drew forth pouch that she placed
in his hand. "And now your lips, my
lover. Your lips ON my lips and yos.r
hand Oh my heart"
And in that long kiss darkness caus
upon him again. and when again he
was conscious he knew that he was to
dc. He was YEARLY glad that he was
to die.
He found his hand resting on the
pouch With an inward smile at the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
NOtiCes

4 LII hunting and trespassing is for
"A hidden, under the penalty of the
law, on any land belonging to me in
Bossier Parish, the same being occupied
by JEFF Reiston, NJ. L. Porter, Henry
Lyles, Henry Lewis and others, and, in
fact, all land owned by me in Bossier
Parish, which has been regularly posted
according to law. e. B. HERNDoN.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02

inspired by desire to compete with
other localities for the motor traffic
that comes with good roads
Among the more important motor
highways now in course of construc
ticn which. when completed. will pro
vide special facilities and great. in
Gncement for transc0ntinentai and in
ternational travel by motor, is the
Lincoln highway across the United
States. following for portion Of the
distance the old National road. and
furnishing continuous trail suitable
for automobile traffic across the con-
tinent. This is the first Of the great
motor road projects in America. not
only rs a special highway from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. but also as n
monument to the memory of one who
represents the nonsectional. continen
tai and unified idea Of American ia
tional. social and commercial life.
Other projects are the Pacific Coast
highway from San Diego. Cal. to Brit
ish Columbia, the Yukon and Alaska.
covering several thousand miles of
country that is unexceIled for beauty
and variety Of scenery; and the Cana
dian Motor highway. extending from
the Atlantic TO the Pacific. the several
sections of which are now being con
nected. Another important link in the
chain of automobile highways is one
extending from Florida to Canada.
According to United States Consul
General r. e. Mansfield, stationed ut
Vancouver. r. c.. the interest in mo.
tor highway construction that has CEN
tered in these several international
and transcontinental roads during the
past few years is now being focused
upon another project Of greater mag
nitude. one that contemplatcs the con
Meeting of the several important sec
tons into one great system encircling
the North American continent. the
Great Horseshoe highway. which will
be the longest motor trail in the world
1T will have an approximate length
of 5000 miles through the United
States and Canada" Mr. Mansfield
scenic beauties and attractions of the
sunny south. quaint New England. the
great lakes and streams Of Canada. the
broad prairies and agricultural dis
tricts of the middle west. the Rocky
mountains and the Cascade ranges. the
valleys and forests of the far ives,
and the panorama Of the Pacific coast
from Alaska to California. The Pacific
section of the road will pass through
| the coast cities Of Vancouver. Seattle
| Portland. Sacramento. San Francisco
| Los Angeles and the resorts Of south
ern California. giving to the trip 4 va
riety of scenery and climatic condf
lions sufficient TO satisfy the most ex
| acting motorist."
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
Harrow Good Road Implement.

For the newly graded earth road that
contains no sod an ordinary straigh!
steel toothel harrow is one Of the very
best machines that can be used to set.
tie the loose earth and level of the
bumps and fill up the holes. On roads
where sod and Jumps Of tough earth
have been graded up a disk harrow
should he used to thoroughly cut them
up. and it should be followed by road
drag or Il straight tooth harrow to level
and settle the loose material.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
Gef4inn "a a Busy Man.

"It's IL mistake TO call on busy man
at his Office If You can possibly avoid it. :
THAT'S right. Go out and ring him
up on the telephone. If You call and
send in your card he hasn't the slight
est curiosity to know who is trying to
talk to im.''-Washington Star
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
OF Course GEORGE Would.

Married Fricnd-My husband says
stock speculation is dangerous If you
get ON the wrcng side of the market.
The Fiancee-But George has prom
ised to be very careful not to get on
the wrong side of the market--Kan-
sas City Star.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
nLICeTlS eS.

A LII Parish and State Licenses are
N now due and should be paid during
January or February. If paid later than
February z9th penalty will be at
tached. Automobile licenses must be
secured (from the Secretary of State)
during January. Owners of automobiles
may secure blank applications for regis
try at the Sheriff IS Office.
j. F. EDWARDS,
90 Sheriff and Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
Another WAY.

STUDENT want some information
about the bronzes. | suppose 1 had
better write to the keeper? Attend
ant-Yes. miss. or you might see him
erhally!-London Punch
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
CuIvert of Cement.

The culvert made of cement is more
often seen now than in past years.
The good road with good drainage and
good cnlverts is JOY in every season.
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Homestead Entry No. O5,350.
Department Of the Interior, }
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
Fehruary 5. 19l6
[Proof under Acs Of June 6, 1912

{
February s. 1916.
[Proof under Acs Of June 6, 1912
NOTICE is hereby given that Van
~ Brazile, of Linton, La, who, on
January %, 1913, made Homestead
Entry No. $3.50, for lots 8, 8, ii and IL
and the southeast quarter of southwest
quarter of section 2, township 10, north,
range IL, west, Louisiana meridian, has
fled notice of intention to make three
year proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before the Clerk of
Court, at Benton, La, On the 18th day
of March, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses: L. R.
Bumgardner, W. G. Faircloth, Dave
Brooks and jim Ford, all of Benton,
La, r. F. d. No. 3.
E. D. CHAMELEON, Register.
February 10, 1916. mar IS
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Department Of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Baton Rouge, La,
February 49, 1867
Proof under law under which entry was made.l
NOTICE is hereby given that Lille
~ Taylor, widow Of Judge Taylor, of
Bellevue, La, who, on February 20,
1911, made Homestead Entry No. GA ,G64,
for lots s, 8 and Is and southwest quar-
ter of southeast quarter of section %,
township 10, north, range IL, west, Lou
isiana meridian, has filed notice OF in
tention to make five year proof, to es-
tablish claim to the land above describ-
ed, before the Clerk Of Court, at Benton,
La, or the 1st day of April, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses: P. L.
Davis, Lewis Garter, ]. w. Jackson and
Frank Vickers, all Of Bellevue, La.
E. D. GIANELLoN1, Register.
February q, 1916. MARIO
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
At Stud

A Swear Black Mammoth WI
Weight, about 500 pounds; aooM 4
hands in height. Fee, $40. Breeoo,s q
good mules and all Others Interest," = =
invited to call at Rocky Mount ana =
him. An T. A. McKNssl'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
Homestead lEntry No. o., OGA.

February 10, 1916. mar is
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1916-03-02
For Sale

Sold by vi. GAYLE, Benton. La.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

which many men lose their heads
Every time the bulky exPresident opens
his gentle mouth to give expression to
his ideas common-sense pours out. At
a recent meeting of the California Hotel
Men s association Mr.. Taft made a
characteristic speech in which he said:
Il believe in temperance, and what
| want to avoid is that the men who
do not believe in temperance and the
men who are moderate in their views
of everything should not be ground be-
tween the top and the neither millstones
OF the extremes ON both sides of the
question. Therefore, | am opposed to
either saloon keeper rule or to the ex-
IRENE of prohibition. Let us deal with
the matter in a common sense way. Let
us deal with human nature as it is. IN
derstand what the conditions are and
then adopt the laws to ameliorate them.
Do not put lot of laws on our statute
books that we know in our hearts we
can enforce-just an attempt to fool
the people. | am in favor of a system
of local option where in a community
they will support the enforcement OF
law -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
G. v. WOULD KEEP STEAMERS.
Testimony Shows Ships Necessary to
Complete Line to New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. IS. - Evidence in
support of the application of the Cen
trail Vermont railway for permission to
continue the operation of line of
steamships between New York and New
London under the Panama canal act was
presented here to Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Judson c. Clements BY
business men and shippers living in New
York and New England.
F. V. Chappen, chairman of the riv-
ers, harbors and bridges commission of
Connecticut, declared if the railway
company We're deprived of control of
the steamships of the Vermont Trans
portation company it would be a "busi-
ness crime. He joined with other wit
nesses in contending that the divorci1o
of the two corporations would be un-
fortunate because then unbroken shin.
ments could not be made from the Cen.
trail Vermont s territory
Testimony was given to show that
the service given by the Vermont Cen
trail had been uniformly good and that
so far as the witnesses knew no effort
had been made by the railroad to stifle
competition. 1t was maintained that i
steamships were operated independent
/ ~ freight rates would be higher.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
WEST GUILFORD.

Mrs. Austin Nichols and three chill
dren were guests Sunday Of her sister,
Mrs. Ernest White, in Brattleboro.
Walter Davis has taken the position
Of manager of the deer park farm in
Halifax, owned by Mr.. Ward OF New
York.
Miss Rachel Fisher, who had been in
Greenfield with her sister. Mrs. Ernest
Fairbank, a number Of weeks, returned
home Saturday.
Mrs. Emily Edwards of Brattleboro
Is spending few days with her uncle,
Henry Getting, and aunt, Mrs. Emily
Eastwood
Wilder Buffum and son, Wallace. went
Tuesday to East Dummerston to attend
the funeral of the former s sister, Mrs.
Myron Dutton.
The Rural Home club met "Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. II. L. Nichols The
men were invited to supper Next We'd
nesday, Feb. %, they will meet with
Mrs. Sumner Coleman
Baptist church. Rev William Robin.
son pastor. Morning worship at IL:
Sunday school at -; evening worship
at 80. All are invited to these services
The ladies of the West Guilford Bap
fist society will serve their aanua
sugar supper next Tuesday evening
Feb. %, from 6 to clock. There vii
be aprons on sale and a silkaline puff
also home made candy. All are invited
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

The high price of copper may mean
a revival of this branch of the min
ing industry in Vermont. The prod
uct is now selling for 20 odd cents a
pound with the prediction that the
rate may go to 40 cents. At one time
the copper mines in Vershire gave
employment to hundreds of hands, but
the mines there were abandoned years
ago and attempts to pump them out
and to start mining on a large scale
again have failed. There are copper
deposits in Corinth, STAFFORD and
other towns in Orange county, and at
the present time force of 100 men
are working in day and night shifts
at Corinth. With copper at the pres
ent price the metal can undoubtedly
be taken from Vermont mines profit
ably.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
FIRE IN ROCHESTER, N. H.
Proctor Bros. Barrel Factory Burned
with Loss of $4,000.

ROCHESTER, \. H., Feb 18.-Fire
last night destroyed the large barrel
factory on Orchard street owned by
Proctor Brothers of Nashua, and
threatened a large amount of other
property. The loss on buildings, stock
and machinery Will total more than
$4,000, partially covered by insurance.
Delay in ringing in the fire alarm
and the failure of hydrants to work
for several minutes gave the flames a
big start.
large number of hands are thrown
out of work. The factory consisted of
two-story wooden building, 40 feet
long and 60 feet wide Several sheds
and the boiler house We're saved. The
tire burned for five hours and sparks
flew in all directions.
The damage on machinery is esti-
mated at $4,000, on the building SIS.
600, stock $4,000.
The fire was discovered bv Joseph
Little, an employee, who heard a crack
ling noise in the dryroom and then
gave the alarm. In trying to fight
the fire alone until the arrival of the
department. Mr.. Little in breaking g
window seriously cut his hand. The
fire is believed to have been of in
cendiary origin.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
To The Voters
Of BrattIebOrO

Tuesday, March 7th, the citizens of
Vermont will vote ON the question of
substituting for our present effective
Local Option Law, the unjust and dras-
tic Perry Bill which if passed, ] be-
lieve, win operate to the disadvantage
of all the people in Vermont, and par
ticularlv the tourists who leave so much
money in our State.
l believe that this law is fostcred
~ a bigoted crowd, who would save
your soul, but would not give you a
crumb TO keep You from starving, and
/ sincerely hope the broad-minded men
of Vermont will turn down the most
niquitous measure that anyone has had
tho nerve heretofore to produce
Personally I am not afraid of the
eventual outcome for there is way 10
win out, the same as we did years ago,
but do not follow law that is inspired
by tax dodgers.
Yours truly,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
SOUTH HALIFAX

Ralph Cary of Grove is at work for
Lester Fairbanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Mitchell returned
from Colrain Sunday
A. A. Larrabee of East Dover is call
ing on relatives and friends this week.
Harry Clark, John Thompson and
Walter Streeter attended the automobile
show in Greenfield one day last week
The Universalist Ladies' aid will
meet at the church Wednesday. Feb. %
The women viii serve . dinner N noon
Fred May, ir.. has been working
to fill the orders he has On hand. Mr.
May has over 100000 feet OF logs IN
his mill yard ut present. His many
friends wish him success in his work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

The capture of Erzerum fortress is a
great success for the Russians 1t will
have marked effect upon the strug-
gle which the British are making to
break into Turkey by the back door If
this can be followed up, then Germany
viii be baked in its purpose to invade
Egypt and the net will close tighter
around Constantinople. 1t may be the
beginning of the constructing process
which has thus far failed to be very eff
fcctive, save for the humiliation OF
German commerce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
T UR e Y

Turkey is a jagged slice of explosive
purgatory which has been exploding
at the expense of the foreign mission
airy for the past 1000 years. 1t is a
restless, uneasy nation with a bar
barrie and unwashed population and is
four degrees farther removed from
the dawn of civilization than the res
ervation Indian of the present day.
Turkey is a rich agricultural coun~
try and has a fertile clay sub-soil.
which has been carefully fortified for
several centuries by strangers who
went there to set up a new form of
government. Every few years some
outside nation would decide that it
was time to reclaim Turkey and intro
duce it to the modern marriage license,
large expeditions being fitted out for
that purpose. Travellers tell US that all
over Turkey can be seen the silent,
reproachful mounds of crusaders who
landed with a sword in one hand and
the double ring service in the other,
+ only to be driven off the nearest
promontory by coarse Turkish sold ers
+ in red boomers and inferred in a state
of utter collapse.
4 If it were not for his $50 wives. the
Protected by The Ada
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

The new school law provides that
pupils cannot enter the public schools
before they reach the age Of six, IN
less they are to reach that age priot
to Jan. LIST, when they may enter at
the beginning of the fall term The
general law fixes SIX years as the be
ginning of the legal school age The
new act is somewhat indefinite, but
the Randolph Herald, whose editor is
a member of the state board of edu-
cation, says that body is of the opin-
ion that if pupil becomes six after
Jan. list he may be admitted to the
schools by permission of the superin-
tendent, who will. doubtless be ruled
largely by the convenience of forming
new entry classes in mid-year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
CONFESSED PoULTNEY BREAK.
Young Man Admitted He Stole $50
Worth of Provisions

RUTLAND, Feb. 1S.-Thomas Nc
Nierney of Poultney was arrested
Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Pascal
Ricci of this city on a warrant charg-
ing him with breaking into the home
of Miss Alice Gilmore ON the road
between Poultney and North Poultnev
last week and stealing about $50
worth of provisions. The young man.
who is p years old, admitted his guilt.
lie was later arraigned before Munic-
lpal Judge L. J. Pratt of Fair Haven.
who held him in $500 for county court.
Bail was furnished and the respond
ent released.
Miss Gilmore telephoned State AT,
torney G. Y. Poulin that she had q
definite clew and Deputy Ricci went
to Poultnev to investigate. He went
to McNierney's home and while the
officer was reading the warrant to the
people on the first floor McNiernev
jumped from a second story window
and escaped.
Deputy Ricci returned to Poultnev
Wednesday to continue the search and
he notified McNierney's father that
the young man had better surrender
himself as he would get him anyway.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

Sultan of Turkey would be a lone
bachelor. He is a moody monarch, and
IS subject to long, sustained attacks
of melancholy, varied with a high de-
gree of hook-worm fever The sultan s
wives are not conspicuous for intellect,
but are carefully weighed before the
ceremony on set of platform scales
IN front of the royal palace. They are
kept IN large, segregated coop called
a harem and are not allowed to look
upon the face of any other man except
the sultan, which shows to what ex-
tent the refnements of cruelty are
practised in that savage country.
The inhabitants of Turkey are q
simple, hospitable people with a re-
ligion which they never allow to in
terfere with business. In this respect.
they have a number of imitators in
our own land. Turkeys principal in
dustry is the noiseless assassination OF
strangers who have a substitute for
the Turkish religion, and as result
1T takes more courage to go into
Turkey and preach the Gospel than il
does to accept the passionate of a
church which is split in two from the
neck down.
ms Newspaper Servicel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18

The engineers of the country are
keenly alive to their responsibility il
the working out of the preparedness
program. Recently Major General
Wood arranged for seven lectures on
the engineering problems in moder..
warfare and the response was gratif7-
ing to say the least. Five thousand en-
9ineers applied for the chance to hear
the lectures. Captain Thomas M. Rob
ms in the opening talk made plain the
invaluable role of the engineer, not
merely in constructing fertilization
but in creating living conditions that
maintain the troops on the highest
plane of personal efficiency, in provid
ing facilities of transport for men and
supplies and the modes of prompt com
munication. If half million mer
should be called out for the first line
of our national defenses some 27,00(
engineers not now in service would bt
needed as officers and enlisted men.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-18
NAVAL CENSOR BOARD.
Secretary Daniels Names Three to
Pass on Radio Messages.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-To avoid
any complications in the proposed mod
ification of the censorship ON wireless
messages at Sayville, Secretary Daniels
yesterday appointed a board of naval
officers, headed by Capt. W. H. Billiard,
chief of the radio service, to consider
whether the revision should permit the
passage into the United States of radio
messages referring to naval vessels of
the countries at war. Under the pres
ent rigid censorship at Sayville such
messages arc suppressed, notable in
stance being that portion Of a recent
German official statement which an
nounced the sinking of the British
cruiser Arabic in the North sea. Sup
preston of the announcement caused
Count Won Bernstorff, the German EN-
bassador, to ask the state department
for an explanation.