The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-04-19

duVeHtufeSOme young men OF BOSSler
Parish, not to be outdone by those
OF other sections of the South, have
responded to the call to arms. The
list shown below is perhaps not full
one, and those knowing of others who
have answered the call will please
send their names in for publication.
The Banner on no occasion land GER
tainly not on one such as is this) de-
sires to slight any one.
AS to what experiences these young
men will reap, as to what hardships
may possibly be in store for them, as
to what may be their length of serv-
ice under the flag they have voiun-
teered to protect, no one can fore
tell. France and England have just
joined forces in the greatest often
sive movement of the European War.
The German legions are being driven
before them out toward the frontier
of France. Thousands upon thous-
ands of prisoners are being taken,
many field guns and small arms are
being captured, and the Germans in
their retreat are sacrificing their
mines of powder by blowing them up.
In a word, the forces Of the Kaiser
on the western battle front, and
everywhere else for that matter, are
keenly. feeling the "pinch" of their
war; and, worse still for the Germans,
riots are becoming more frequent in
their capital city. So it would seem
that the Allies are at present waging
more effective war with their land
forces than at any other time since
the beginning Of hostilities. AS for
Germany's submarine warfare, it is
no doubt not proving as effective as
that nation hoped. The allies have
learned how to make war on the
under-sea craft and, with the help
of the United States and the several
nations that have joined in with her,
it is speculative only as to the date
when this instrument in Germany's
hands will be rendered ineffective.
To the young men from Bossier
Parish who have volunteered for serv-
ice the Banner would say, God speed
YOU in your worthy ambitions and
laudable cause. After all, this is only
struggle for unhampered liberties
for this and other nations with whom
YOU now join forces. You have
chosen well. You have demonstrated
70 the outside world that there are
those in old Bossier who will unhesi-
tatirgiy fight under the stars and
stripes whenever occasion prompts
our President to issue call to arms.
In your choice Of to-day you bespeak
that the red blood of your forefather
patriots courses through your veins
md it is gratifying to contemplate
that there is in the parish silent
force of your own stripe-many
many more like you. So again, here
is wishing you well, and may Goo
speed and keep you.
| Below is the list of those on Bos.
sier's honor roll:
| The following five joined Company
L of the Louisiana National GuarC
last summer and saw service on the
Mexican border:
Elston Allen of Haughton.
| Beverly Kelly of Benton.
HAYWOOD Gully of Elm Grove.
Hoffman Fuller of Bossier City.
Robert Young of Adner.
/ Hugh Alison of near Benton alst
saw service on the Mexican bordel
last summer and fall. but was mem
Der of Company H, Louisiana Nation
al Guards. He has asked to be trans
ferred to the Navy. When last hear'
from he was in Kokomo, Ind.
Elmer Rryan of Bossier City.
Grady Gi'christ Of Bossier City.
Willie Wilkinson of Bossier City.
Joe Gold of Bossier City.
Louis Young of Bossier City.
Thorn Abney Of Bossier City.
These five bows, the last tire
named being pupils from Haughto
High School, have recently joine
; Company L, Louisiana Nations
Guards:
Robert Tomlinson Of Haughton.
Frank Tucker Of Haughton.
Willie Watson of Haughton.
Durwood Johnson of Haughton.
Raines Bledsoe of Haughton.
: Lyles Wyche, who had positio
: with North & Stroud of Dixie, bu
whose parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. {
, Wyche, reside in Plain Dealing, hs
i joined the Navy.
9 His brother, Harry Wyche, VIII
i had employment with the Belche
Mercantile Company of Belcher, hs
Joined some branch of the Army, Z
. have the following named, but tt
k reporter is not informed as to the
: Classification:
4 C. w. Biggs of Bellevue.
Q Will Many of Plain Dealing.