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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
Gold Hidden Among Pork.

The customs authorities at one OF
the ports of Texas keep an eagle eye
upon the incoming and outgoing ships
of that part. and their vigilance has
been rewarded by a happy find OF gold,
hidden away among a cargo OF pork'
in the hold of vessel chartered Tor
Barcelona, Spain. but strongly sas-
pected as intended for Berlin.
An investigation conducted by the
district attorney resulted in the arrest
OF three members of the crew, charged
with violating the presidents procia-
nation of September (.
While officials declined to make de-
tails public, It is understood that g
draft on Havana bank for the 1uii
amount was presented by the ships
cook and was cashed by local bank.
The sacks Of gold were taken on boafo
by the cook, the ships storekeeper' ano
one of the stewards, all three OF whom
were put in jail.
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TELLING TINE As you RUN
Nashville (Tenn.) Has Installed Clock
for Those Who Wait Till Last
Minute to Get Anywhere.

II. you are in the habit Of being late
for work, or arc In the habit of watt
ing for the last minute In which to
catch your train, you know how you
scan tie corner clocks s,s YOU fly by.
Nashville, Tenn, appreciated the
need of, ar efficient timepiece that
could be seen ut considerable distance,
so that instead of having the usual
circular dial with revolving hands, the
time is shown by white figures, D
inches high, mounted on endless fiex-
ible bands, which move across the face
Of the clock, changing every 60 seconds.
These figures show at greater dis
tance and are read much quicker than
the hands Of an ordinary clock. Al
night the figures are Illuminated.
It is operated by system o.
weights, agsrcgating several hundred
pounds, which are automatically wound
up by electrical power. There wer'
many mechanical difficulties to con
front and to be solved on Origina
lines, for this clock as it is has had q
predecessor.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
Americas Four Armies.

If this war is to be won, we shall
have to put several armies in the field:
The army Of soldiers in the trenches,
making rampant for free men; the
army OF food producers In the furrows;
the women's army Of food conservers,
beating back the flank attacks and the
rear attacks Of the wOrld-Old camp fol-
lower OF war-famine; and the patriot
army OF civilians iii the business and
political worlds, fighting against dis
loyal greed, unpatriotic partisanship,
perverted personal ambition, and eco
nomic treason to the Republic. Cam.
yRooMAN, Assistant Secretary OF Agri-
culture, before the American Bankers
Association.
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Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union.)
Don't take it SO to heart, dear!"
pleaded the soft, persuasive tones of
Helen Porter.
Il can't help it, declared Ray Bor-
den. Il feel that could endure any
privation, face any peril, to know that
my promised wife is thinking of me,
praying for me, waiting for me back
here in Paris"
"But have pro- papa not to
PROMISE" said Hele. cssly. "Why,
my brave knight erra.,,, i'll olden times
chivalry boosted only lady's bowknot
or tress of her hair, and here you
have my miniature. my letters, my
ring, and-my love. and my very
heart!" and then the poor little soul
broke down and wept on the shoulder
of the handsome young fellow who
might never come back to her.
And then they sat together in the
great, magnificent old French draw.
ing room like two innocent children
consoling one another as would a
pair of cooling doves, and his brave
eyes, too, were dewy as there was last
fond embrace, q clinging kiss, ant
Helen buried her face in a cushion, sob
bins as though her heart would break
General Porter was pacing thu
broad hall. as though utterly innocen
of any purpose. He walked by Rays
side to the vestibule door. He places
kindly hand on the young man'
| shoulder.
"MaKe me proud of you, my boy,
| he said in tone not a little strained
| "Your father is my oldest friend, AM
| you arc worthy son. Win the ste
/ up the ladder that. gives you promo
ton and fame, and we shall appre
ciate your worthiness."
Ray murmured his thanks, NEAR
while glancing about, wondering
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
Two Men Approached the Ruins.

TWO Men ApProacneo tne NUNS.
Mrs. Porter would condescend to send
him away with comforting word.
She did not appear. Gilded epaulets
marked her Crude Of excellence, and
young Borden had not even shoulder
straps. The general shook his hand in
genial and encouraging adieu.
II say" hailed Roy, as he reached
the street and braced to face rainy
night, stlon't think Helen will look at
even brigadier general while you are
gone. She's true blue, and we all like
you. It's the mater who is dazzled
with the braided uniform. Beat the
best Of them with real action, and the
governor will bring the engagement
around all right. And I'll help
pledged the shallow, but honest
hearted brother of Helen Porter.
And so Ray Borden went to the
front, with his spurs to win. He was
one Of the many lost in the maze OF
carthworks and trenches, at times In
the midst of shot and shell, twice sur
rounded by the enemy and fighting his
way with the others back to shelter
and safety.
Then one afternoon there came the
test of courage and endurance. Il
was somewhere in France," but q
somewhere surrounded on three sides
by the foe. His division was ordered
to hold the triangle space at all haz'
arlis, to beat back retreat another
division aimed to scatter In flight
through a sudden and unexpected at
tack.
/ AT one point beyond : maze Of
barbed wire was a hill that intervenet
between the opposing camps. In thu
center Of an open space on the othel
SIDE were the ruins of an o.d building
and orders were given to group o
80 to stca;tllily gain its shelte
amid the gathering gloom and mist
Of dusk and make sallies to where tn
/ telephone lines Of the enemy ran, ant
cut them, If possible.
4 Ray was one Of the venturesom
contingent. He vas in the lead whel
4 the word was given md the ascent Q
the friendly SAINT WAS made. Then
"Gysr I!ic tup..'' ran the whisper
Ing, re:,estes! artisr and the descen
Yas MI Il. The shelter OF the ca
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How - cad an unruIy Horse,

rIOW 80 EC1O uss - -
Il viii describe Il plan have found
to be excellent fer leading unruly
horses. says writer In Farm and Fire
side. Tie ring In halter Of horse to
be led. Then take half-fncll rope
about 20 feet long, ard having tied one
end OF the rope to the halter, run the
other around rear axle. then back
through the ring In halter, and then
to the wagon seat or to anyone In the
wagon.
with this you can draw the horse
In or let him ont without danger OF
upsetting the rig. In an emergency
you can let 60 Of the rope and free
the animal entirely.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
canteens in France.

The Red Cross in France is doing
commen(lable work in establishing can
vecna near the second line OF troops.
II is stated that by means OF these can
tcem; refreshing drinks can be given
to soldiers fighting In the first-hne
trenches, AS many as four thousand
I,ort;ens of coffee, tea, cocoa. bouil-
Ion. lemonade and mint are sometimes
served from one place in single day:
Every station can keep 125 galle-,s OF
these drinks st the boiling point Whlie
therlnos containers, each holding sew
erll gallons, are used to convey the
hc. drinks direct to the front-iine
trenches Ostcopathic Magazine.
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hslilttins vas nearly gained when q
great gun doomed. There was q
frigl-ful explosion, and what was left
OF the tottering structure was sent
flying in every direction, and rain
OF bullets came from the dugout with
insthe enemy's lines. There was moth
ing left but retreat for the gallant, inn
periled coterie.s A second fusiIlade
followed. There was a scramble to
regain the apex of the rise. Out Of
the thirty OILY eight returned-and
Ray Borden was not among the NUM-
Der.
From Il strange covert Ray peered
forth, at first half-stunned and blind
ed The exploding shell had driven a
great timber, wedge-shaped, deep into
the earth, showering him with sand
and completely enveloping him. Only
where the timber ran up out of the
ground was there free space. Ray could
breathe freely and see. With sorrow
and grief he noted the motionless
forms of the heroes of the little group,
more than decimateti through the dead
~ fire Of the enc Wreaths of mist
were floating ov. lie landscape and
dusk was fading into night, but he
dared not yet venture to attempt to re-
| gain the camp.
He lay perfectly still, as he caught
the sound of voices. Two men ap-
preached the ruins. They halted not
20 feet away from him. He made out
one to be a general. the other colo.
4 mel. The latter held rolled-up
4 chart in his hand.
'They will not try second sortie,
spoke the commanding officer. "You
are sure of the cut in the hills to thu
s0uth?"
'.It is here on the chart" replied the
other
aVery well, we will venture that fal
to make sure of our ground. TheI
post half of your men at the cut. Th'
orders to the north are to get into th'
ravine at midnight. A fire balloon
will give the signal. Our friends owe
yonder will be netted in an impossible
triangle. We shall cut them to piece
and"
i The voices died out as the me
passed south. Stealthily, silently. Ra
'. crep. from his covert. He followe
them at distance. They reached tn
cut and stood surveying it. Frol
either holster Ray drew revolver. II
faced the two surprised men so SUI
denly and boldly that they were petr
. fed.
..About face, hands locked behin'
! or I'll fret" he said. Unto the Gu
climb to the north"
Ill Silently, sullenly, the captives obe
i Cd. Five feet to their rear Re
s,turdily followed them. Once upt
j tie plateau a sentry challenged.
dI "Who goes there?"
Ill "Friend."
d "Advance-the countersignY
Il Prisoners and the whispered pas
4 word, and into the camp In trump
s RAY Borden conducted his famo
III catch.
4h He was one of the appointed leade
q in the SOrtfe that anticipated the cle
aWng in of the enemy at the north
Il vine, utterly routing the foe, th'
/ scheme to surround the division set
i naught.
III He was the idol of the loyal co
Il rades with whom he shared the sigr
Il victory, and q week later received Q
Il cial orders to report for regimen
command.
81 A slight wound won MIN wee
furlough. Again at Paris, Col. 4
i Borden was sufficiently magnified
to military Importance in the estin
ton of Mrs. General Porter to
nounce his engagement to pretty, To-
Helen.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

wish to make public notice Of the fact
that ON November %, 1916. entered the
IA. ~ acre tract OF land described ~ fol-
lowK: The south half Of southwest quarter
flots l., and i4) of section ! =, township ~.
north. range II. west. Louisiana meridian.
and situated in Bossier Parish. ! have had
the slime surveyed lsy the Parish Surveyor.
i receipt hold from the Register at Baton
Rouge shows my serial number to l,c %. ls9.
am strictly complying with the Homestead q
Law, and expect to reside on the claim untiI
the date 70. make final proof, and trust !
will not b. further disturbed The ORIGINAL
h0,se on INV clearing was destroyed by fire
* some one during my temporary abscrcr,
is,lt Il has bsen refllscd NJ cuotter, " hirh
now ocups LIZZIE Ian e. d
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-12-27
For Rent

2S acres, rent free for one year;
800 acres. rent free for three
years; 100 agrees ut - per acre,
one to five years.
All good rlyer land, with plenty Of
COED ceiled cabius, with brick
cliinneyys and go.d cisterlls.
WILL MERcER, Shreveport.
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Offered For Rent

| wish to rent all Of my land . portion
Of my residence. Those applying must
have team. The place is located half
way between Hughes Spur and Rocky
Mount. For further particulars ad-
dress llie at Hughes Spur, Ia.
52-2 Mrs. ". Il. GOULD. i
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Cotton Seed

/ now have at my home, near Ivan.
about 100 bushels Of HALF AND HALF
Cotton Seed for planting for sale. This
seed Is not from frost-bitten b0lls.
Price. at residence, $40 per bushel
5a2-p ]. B. BOokER.
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Cotton Quotations.

Yesterdays Shreveport cotton quOta
tiOns were as follows:
Ordinary. 25A cents.
Good ordinary, 26A cents.
Low middling. 27N cents.
Middling, 2SK cents.
Good lniddling. 29A cents.
Receipts for the day, 30 bales.
Receipts to date, 49, ,2S7 bales-
shipments to date, los. AZ bales.
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Oysters and Fish

| have opened in Benton market
for the benefit of those who ike
good things to eat on their tables.
will constantly keep in stock
when in season Oysters, Fish and
choice grain-fed Meats, and VIII
continue to handle ice. It shall be
my effort ut all times to furnish to
my patrons only the best the mar
ket affords. Your orders will be
appreciated.
Open six days in the week and Tor
short time on Sunday mornings
for the benefit Of my ice patrons.
Come in and see HE.
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One Rule For All

m The publisher of country be successful st
for all, and particularly R this true
CARDS his subscribers This has been the Banners
policy years. and recognize that other
would best interests Of the That's
why this standone why treat
just alike there's other equitable to
m you subscriber the Banner you may state
you little the time subscription
expires Should you make prompt remittance need not
surprised your paper discontinued for that is what will
follow. In other words let that date November
1917 will mailed about October 18th to
2Oh you fail remit your will be dropped from
the Banners mailing That's the way the rule
When carried the letter
depend upon being that Office force has been
busy get around that Of subscription accounts
One rule for alI-aII the time-wlth the Banner
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j. w. HOSIER

Old Drug Store building, next to
Bank Of Benton.
The evening world., 1917-10-04

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300 RAINBOW MEN ARE
GUESTS OF |. |. CITIZENS

Three hundred men Of the Rainbow
Division were entertained last eve
ming by residents OF Jackson Heights,
L. l. Automobiles conveyed the sol
d'ers from their camp at MIneola'
Each family had from two 10 four
men at dinner, Afterward all con-
gregated at the Jackson Heights Ca
sino. where the uniform was all that
was necessary as an Introduction to
the young women guests. Matrons
provided roses and refreshm ents and
the men cigars and cigarettes. When
each soldier returned 10 camp he took
with him a comfort kit.
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THIS GAME WILL MAKE WORLDS
SERIES LOOK SMALL.

Saturday afternoon will be Rain
bow Division" day at the Polo
Grounds In New York. A baseball
game will be played between the
Sixty-ninth and the One Hundred and
Sixty-sixth Ohio, Hank Gowdy's team.
Y Yesterday. Capt. James McKenna and
Chaplain Duffy of the Sixty-ninth,
accompanied by the lnimitable Hank,
went to New York and fixed the thing
all up.
The receipts OF the game will go to
the Sixty-nlnth Regiments rand for
dependent families OF soldiers. Besides
the worthy object OF the match, there
viii be IA fine exhibition. Every fan
knows Hank Gowdy. IL was he who
broke up the World Series two years
ago, when he was with the Boston
Braves, and won for them at least two
games. lie will be Ohlo's backstop,
while Capt. Jim McKenna will wear
the mask for the Sixty'ninth. The
Ohio band will give a concert
Some OF the boys who will be in
Saturdays game played here yester-
day a rafting fine game. The Ohio
had "A corking infield and the Sixty
ninth had no slouches on the bases,
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$50 Harvard students Enrolled for
Officers TraininR Corps.

CAMbRlDGE' Mass. Oct. 4.-The
new Harvard University registration OF
the Reserve onicers' Training Corps has
tAliopS are planned
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SOCIAL AFFaiee Foe casP
stLlAa lAeT nANa

TOE u.fs,-t throuf of uIssa aas
tIs.|Hfn ffUs fHr camps rGiaIsncs
rfUrdsd she uatrh yesterday aftsf.
nanH ~ oaufas, ths nlalufffy -
mem wsff in the hiEti hinth gr1unas
Thsfs vsfs Fardsbs ~ pretty girls
au1 zoo prNatsa Hs.usa 20 have
pIurkrd fhs prstuest rosss Ths
naiubsw Division ssesnea never -
fasrlnsfiHF psrhap= ~ was thai ths
houf - departure was - near
There vas music "a wou tfs faif
wsho could BE- von from the company
ftrrffa there vas baa ball and foot.
ball fur the lovers % apoTta n wAs
a scene ~ ths soldiers lifs az its fair.
sst TIE silver oornet band % the
Indiana Afilllery regiment gave
concert lu the big tent Of the \. ~
&. A, near tbs entrance 20 camp irs
. wonderful band. made Np ~ college
men, and - selections Wefe classical
A. all times a crowd vas In and about
the tent and Leader Lee ~ Powers
was generous with ale faushins
music
Then ~ 4 o'clock a battalion OF the
18Th tOhiol marched out of camp 20
\ FAR on held Tor its afternoon parade
The band VAS playing the Rainbow
Division march," composed by SerEt.
Ray Hinckley. who plays the double
- bass. There 10 always for the fair
ser fascination about marching
men. whether they be In blue and
gold braid or In simple olive drab,
and the man who doesn't thrill as
they go by hasn't any red blood.
Brig. Gen. Michael J. LenihAn IN
tho proud pOssessor OF a Kentucky
thoroughbred horse. tho gift OF J. v.
Grace Of Manhattan and hanhasset.
The blue grass beauty NJ known az
jam Stringer and his value 10 esti-
mated In the neighborhood Of $4,000
Gen. Lenihan. who heads the Eighty
third Brigade, OF which the SIXTY
ninth ls a part. has been envied by
horse lovers whenever ne rode on
his fino mount. Black Horse, an old
pal OF tho Philippines, Hawaii and
nearly all over the world. Now Black
Horse is going "over there" and so
IN Jim Strlnger.
Gen. Lenihan and his stan were
entertained at dinner last night by
Mr.. Grace at the home of tho latter
on Willetts Road, in Manhasset.
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lover THERE" DAY
NEARER FOR
CAMP MILLS MEN
Etcf solder 900 Rainbow
Division sure iI8tc ~
Departure j. Neaf

$3.50 F-- 50 So s.s1-'- '--f'a' - -
CAMP hitIA 4 OF s-Tbs
over Thsfs fselinF o. in ,hs tissus
and rbre - ths RAM end fils - ,hs
Iiainh1H Division Thsi ths o..
sanitation s soou 90 depart for
France 10 oommon tnoe edge. but
svoFy buck private "snovs the very
date vhsn be is Foing on the trans.
port u depends upon ths particular
buck private for the particular date
Ne can hFirs u out 90 his own sat
isfaction. n not 20 that % the Cap
tain. the Major and the Colonel. any
one ~ vhom would be delighted 90
have the Information. but would pre-
for the word of the secretary Of War
90 the opinion OF the buck private
Meantime. the oficcrs are fndinE
plenty of WORK for the men "over
here" There's not tho slightest let
up IN the drilling. hiking and eH-
ercislnE for eight hours OF the day.
barring tho afternoons of wednes-
day, Saturday and sunday. Bach
battalion Of each regiment Is marched
TO It's own particular field every
morning at o'clock and put through
It's PAGES. at the dictation OF ats
Major. In tho afternoon. the dose IL
repeated.
Major w. J. Donovan Of the initial
battalion Of the One Hundred and
slIty-hfth (Sixty-ninth) Regiment
had his men out this morning on tho
gridiron, putting tnem through foot
ball stunts. lie has staked on four
football holds, and each platoon Of
the battalion has n team of its own.
lie has now with him the headquar-
ters company. and tomorrow morn
Ing he is going to give them all a
cross-country run. lie is setting oIt
the course to-day and there will be
not less than a thousand men In the
race. II vail require all the AdJutants
in the regiment for judges. and II they
can't participate other judges will bo
found to take their places. The men
are all keen for the run.