The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-31
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

It was announced last Thursday
that the Italians on front of nearly
ten miles, on the Carso plateau,
smashed the Austrians' line, broke
through and took several important
positions, capturing 5000 prisoners,
800 of whom were officers. Their
drive is toward Triest, Austria's big
seaDort on the Adr;atic. In the re-
newal of their offensive the Italians
received much aid from some of the
nine British batteries that have hauled
their big guns down to the Isorzo
front. Saturday and again Sunday
| it was announced in the war dis
matches that the Italians made i'm
portant advances and each day cap
tured many prisoners.
The failure of German effort to
start a revolt in the Philippines was
announced the latter part Of last
week.
In his farewell address to the
American people Secretary Baifour
of the British War Commission to
America said one day last week that
what had been accomplished in the
United States during the forty days
since it had entered the great world
war was remarkable, and expressed
lie belief that with as little delay
AS human imperfections allawf the
full and decisive weight of America
would be thrown into the struggle for
democracy, which message he pro-
poses to carry back to the Allies.
Premier Lloyd George said in the
House of Commons last Friday that
during the past three weeks more eff
fective blows had been dealt the sub
marines than during any correspond.
ing period of the war.
/ It was announced the latter part
of last week that state of anarchy
prevailed in many sections of Russia
All kinds of lawless acts were de
clared to be common, but in some sec
lions the soldiers committees have
succeeded in anticipating the revolt'
and putting them down.
Fifty-three men, including twt
ish steamship Feltria, 5254-tol
freighter, was sunk May 9Th off tn
, Irish coast. This report was con
firmed the latter part of last week.
Premier Lloyd George has calle'
upon all parties in Ireland to TAX
part in the Forthcoming conferenc
. to settle Ireland's home rule problem
That German spies are still activ
in the United States and that the,
have a swift and sure means of com
munication with their native countr
was. made known the latter part o
last week through knowledge of tn
, coming and destination of the Ameri
. can destroyer flotilla and the layin
of many mines around the waters o
6 Queenstown by German submarines
However, the little vessels exper!
enced no disasters on their trip acros
the Atlantic.
Friday of last week members of tn
: National Cabinet and of the Counc
y of National Defense urged editors Q
trade publications to stress the mag
nitude of the task confronting tn
: American people.
It may be learned from a sem
4 official announcement made in Berli
!. that there is to be no abatement c
n Germany's ruthlessness at sea. Til
, Germans have declared their inter
:, ton to sink practically all hospit;
:. ships of the Allies.
q Saturday of last week the German
# effected an airplane raid on til
n southeast coast of England. Sevent.
:. six persons were killed, the create
d number being women and children.
$ Gen. Cocktails, under whose dire
a ton the fleet of 1000 30O0-tc
Y, wooden cargo ships were to be col
= structed for the Government, has il
:. formed the Shipping Board that Il
IS completion of that task within eig
it teen months is hopeless and advis
n that steel be used in the constructit