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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-19


RlNDS WILL HELP US
r. WIN THE WAR!
BY Biddy Bye
Economy is impOrtantin peace, but
it is imperative in war. In any great
national emergency women are eager
to cut down all their big expenses.
The experience Of women in foreign
countries has proved the necessity Of
ecOnomiZing in small ways as well.
While there was still a comfortable
allowance of meat in Germany, the
thrifty Teutonic housewife invented
many curious but admirable ways of
making little meat go a very long
way. Making soup from the bones
of leftover roast and steaks is. a IA
miliaT method of saving pennies, but
when the bones must be collected
slowly, as in a small family, they US
Ually spoil and must be put in the
garbage can.
Baked Bones
German housewives bake the
bones in a hot oven for an hour,
scrape off and save every scrap of
tat and drop or juice and store the
bones in a cold place. If put in a re-
frigeratOr the bones should keep
sweet a week, and soup made from
them will have a delicious flavor, due
to the baking.
Soup Meat
Many women assume that the
mass of fiber which remains after
soup has been drained from the meat
is valueless for food. But one of
Uncle Sans experts, writing in
Farmers Bulletin No. "a, says, 'This
tasteless mass has been found to be
as easily and completely digested as
the same weight of ordinary meat. It
contains nearly all the protein of the
meat, and if it is properly combined
with vegetables, salt and fiavOring
materials, makes an agreeable as
we'll as nutritive food"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Alarm Over Submarine Situation.

A Washington dispatch in yester-
day afternoons Shreveport Journal
says:
Secretary Lane told the governors
comforting here today with the Coun-
Gil of National Defense on the part
state governments will take in the
war that the Federal Government had
heard 100000 tons Of shipping had
been sunk in the last week by Ger
man submarines.
The destruction, Secretary Lane
said, was not only threatening the
existence of England and France, but
was alarming the United States
Study of inventions to combat the
submarine menace is being diligently
pursued in the Interior Department
he said.
The United States must build ships
IS rapidly as possible he told the dele.
Gates.
off we don't FIGHT the war on thu
other side" he said, eve shall have
to fight it on this side of the At
lantic."
Secretary Lane declared he be.
icved the. war would last severa'
years and that every resource of the
country must be brought into play
to bring it to successful conclusion
"Many persons thought" said Sec.
rotary Lane, "that all we had to d.
was to issue bonds and Germany
would bow her head in submission
Northine could be further from tn:
ruth. We do not know when tn.
war will end. 1t may not be one
year war. Personally, believe it will
last several wears Herbert C. Honv
er has informed this Government thai
Germany has enough food to last two
years. perhaps longer.
Germany has put up the creates
fieht of history ard she has the ad
vantage of now fighting a defensiv,
warfare. Don't go hack home ant
inspire your people with the though
that immediate action can bring thi
war to an immediate end. Your PEG
pie must look to this years crop ant
next years crop and the next afte
| that"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03

In those days eff high and yet
higher prices for all foods what is
to become CT the working man with
large family? His wages have not
been proportionately increased, and
surely condition confronts him that
makes his position for the future not
to be envied. And what Of the poor
in the larger citios of the Union?
and there are thousands upon thous-
ands Of them-under clad and under
fed, and always will be. How will
all of these live now? There has
been too much speculation in food
stuffs. Many fortunes have thus
been made at the expense of the great
middle elias and the poor-and the
extremely poor-for all must eat.
Some of these days the American
people are going to go cunning for
these fellows who speculate in the
necessities Of life, and when they do
things are going to happen fast.
Many times before the note of warn
ing has been sounded.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
CORRESPONDENCE
Results In School Contests.

The following has been furnished
the Banner as the results in the many
contests comprising the program of
the school rally held at Bossier City
April 9th and 7th:
Athletics
Senior boys 50-yard dash
Haughton, first; Bossier City, second !;
Red Land, third. Point value:
Haughtcn, 8; Bossier City, 2; Red
Land, /.
Junior boys 50-yard dash-Bos-
sier City, first; Haughton, second;
Red Land, third. Point value: Bos-
sier City, 8; Haughton, 2; Red
Land, 1.
Junior girls SO yard dash-Ben-
ton, first; Plain Dealing, second;
Haughton, third. Point value: Ben
ton, 3; Plain Dealing, 2; Haugh-
ton,
Senior boys 10O-yard dash-Bos-
sier City, first; Haughton, second;
Red Land, third. Point value: Bos-
Sier City, 8; Haughton, 2; Red
Land, /.
Junior boys 100-yard dash-Bos-
sier City, first; Haughton, second;
Red Land, third. Point value: Bos-
SER City, 3; Haughton, 2; Red
Land, 1.
Senior boys 220-yard dash
Haughton, first; Bossier City, sec
ond; Red Land. third. Point value:
Haughton, 8; Bossier City, 2; Red
Land, l.
Junior boys relay-Bossier City,
first; Hauehton, second: Red Land.
third. Point value: Bossier City,
6; Haughton, 4: Red Land, 2.
Senior boys shot put-Benton,
first; Haughton, second: Red Land,
third. Point value: Benton, 8;
Haughton, 2; Red Land, 1.
Junior boys shot put-Bossier
City. first; Haurhton, second: Red
Lend, third. Point value: Bossier
CITY, 3: Haughton. 2: Red Land, 1.
Senior boys running broad jump
-Haughton. first; Red Land, second;
Booster City, third. Point value:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
judge Watkins to the People.

Desiring that his constituency may
become we'll familiar with his atti-
tude toward the CONSUMPTION meas
IRE. at that time up for debate and
action before Congress, under date
If Anril 26th. Congressman J. T.
Watkins has addressed the following
telegram to the press of the Fourth
Congressional District:
"Only two questions on conscrip-
ton are presented. One is. whether
Congress shall order a selective draft
now. The other is, shall Congress
enact law providing for volunteers,
'eaving it with the President t. is
sue an order for CONSUMPTION. which
he can and will do at once. While
am opposed to CONSUMPTION. and have
fought it to the last, as it has mar
rowed down to the question whether
the President shall assume the re-
snonsibilitv or whether Congress shall
do so. have decided that it is the
duty If Congress to shoulder the re-
eronsibi'ity and vote for the selec-
tive draft as requested by the Presi-
dent"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Benton High School Notes.

Mr.. E. S. Burt, Farm Demonstration
for Bossier Parish, visited our school
last Wednesday afternoon, and ad-
dressed the teachers and pupils along
the lines of food preparedness. He
pointed out very forcibly the nee
essity of all the boys and girls as
sisting in meeting the threatened
crisis caused by shortage of food
throughout the country. At the con-
ciusion of his address, a canning club
was formed, with the following mem
bers: Jeanette Hill, Pattie Ogilvie,
Jessie Evans, Matte Gray, Logan,
Lillian Denig, Ruth. Smith, Eula
May Denig, Calvin Vance, Mastin
Henderson, Alvin Fortson. Captain
II. Burt. Mary Sue Lcran, Oracle E.
Burt, Henry James, Alma Heifner,
Mary Pope Ogilvie, Eugene Wyche,
Cross Montgomery, Inez Heifner,
VIII Brooke Wilbourn, Lewis Ahney
Maggie Burt. John Spataro, William
G. Burt. Rachel Burt, Alvin Thomas,
John Ed Barker. James Burt, ir., Dan
Logan, Leon Fortson, Maxwell Hen
derson, Clarice Peddy and Matte Lu
Greer.
At chapel exercises Monday morn
ing, Rev. James Evans. pastor of the
Benton Baptist Church, and Rev. J.
I. King, pastor of the Baptist Church
at Arcadia, gave splendid talks to
the pupils along practical lines.
We expect to have cur flag-rais-
ing the latter part of this week, if
possible. A program has been
arranged for the occasion and we
hope to make the exercises a fitting
example of patriotism.
Our closing exercises are scheduled
for the nights of May 10Th and 18th.
The first nirht's program will be
recital bv Miss Crawford's piano
pupils, and Thursday will be devoted
to a general concert by pupils in all
the grades.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Tax Ordinances
As adopted by the Bossier Leuee Board
For the Year 1917.

An ordinance levying 1O-mfl tax on all
property in the Bossier Levee District sub
Ject - taxation for Ievee purposes for the
year 1917.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commits
sioncrs of the Bosser Levec District in reg
uiar session convened. That district levee
tax of 10 mills on the dollar of its assessed
valuation be and the same is hereby levied
on all property situated in the Booster Levee
District for the year 1917.
An ordinance levying local assessment of
d ~ cents per acre on every acre Of UNI
District for the year 1917.
Be it ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Bosser Levee District. in reg
ular session convened, That a local assess
ment of 10 cents per acre on every acre of
uncultivated land within the Bossier Levee
poses for the year 1917, be and the same is
hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment of
70 cents per acre on every acre of cleared
or cultivated land within the Bossier Leyce
District for the year 1917.
Be II ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners of the Bossier Levee District. in reg
ular session convened. That a local assess
cleared and cultivated land within the Bos-
sier Levee District for the year 1917 be and
the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment of
II ner head on all horses and mules within
1917.
BE it ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Rossier Leyee District in rey
ular session convened That local assess
meEt of 81 per head on all horses and
mules within the Bossier Levee District for
the year 1917, be and the same is hereby
levied.
An ordinance levying a local assessment of
800 per mile all railroads within The
Bossier Levee District for the year 1917
Be i. ordained by the Board of Commits
sioners Of the Bossier Levee District in reg
ular session convened. That local assess
ment of 900 per mile be and the same IS
hereby levied for the year 1917 on each
mile of railroad within the limits of the
Bossier Levee District.
A. CURTIS,
President Bossier Levee Board.
E. B. HERND.N, jr., Secretary. 1876
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Your Boy and My Boy.
BY W. B. LOCKWOOD


Your boy and my boy;
What would the old flag be
Without the boys to bear it
On land and rolling sea?
Without the boys to wave it,
The boys, young, brave and true,
70 keep it floating in the winds
The red, the white, the blue.
Icur flag and my flag;
In half world each day
Cannon roar saluting it
And men their homage pay.
But what a worthless piece Of silk
OF red and white and blue,
Would be the flag we cherish SO,
'Twere not for boys like you.
Your boy ard my boy;
To him all credits due
For the sheltering protection
Of the red, the white, the blue.
Enduring cold and hunger
And dangers dread and grim
lie keeps the flag a-floatin';
The honor's due to him.
-NeW Orleans Times Picayune.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Charter
The Farmers Gin Com.
pany, Incorporated.
OF

State of Louisiana, Before me, the I'M
Parish of Bossier. dersighed author
;ty, came and appeared, G. T. Mays,
u. P. Keith, S. H. Cochran, R. r.
Cheshire, C. G. Allen, S. L. Demoss
and R. B. Wise, al residents of Bcs-
sier Parish, louisiana, represented by
the said G. T. Mays, who declare,
That, availing themselves of the
laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
tive to corporations, they have cove
nanted and agreed, and by these pres
ents do covenant and agree, and bind
themselves, as well as other persons
as may hereafter becon.a associated
with them to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law,
for the object and purposes, and
under the stipulations and conditions
following:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corpo-
ration shall be "The Farmers Gin
Company, Incorporated" and its
domicile is hereby fixed at Plain Deal
ing, Bossier Parish, Louisiana, and
under it's corporate name said corpo-
ration shall have power and authority
to contract, sue and be sued, to make
and use corporate seal, and the
same to change at pleasure; to hold,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey,
borrow, buy, mortgage and hypothe-
cate, under its corporate name, prop
erty real, personal and mixed. and to
do all things and acts permitted by
law, and necessary to perform and
carry on the objects and purposes Of
said corporation.
The President, or in his absence,
the Vicepresident, shall be the proper
person upon whom legal process shall
be served. This corporation, unless
sooner dissolved, in accordance with
its charter. shall exist and endure for
period of twenty COY years, from
and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried
on by it are hereby declared to be,
for the construction and operation OF
la public ginery in the town of Plain
Dealing, La, and to operate grist
mill, to buy and sell cotton and cot
ton seed, and generally to do all such
acts and things as are necessary OF
incident to the purposes herein set
forth.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton is hereby declared to be, and is
fixed at the sum Of Fifteen Thousand
Dollars ($15. O00.00) divided into six
hundred shares Of twenty-five
(s25.0o) dollars each. The corpora.
ton shall be considered going con.
Germ whenever Seven Thousand Five
Hundred ($7,50O.0O) Dollars shall
have been subscribed for. and Three
Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty
I (s3,750.0O) Dollars shall have been
actually paid in. and the balance
shall be paid whenever the Board Of
Directors shall demand.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this cor.
poration shall be vested and exercised
by a board of seven directors. who
shall for the present be, G.. T. Mays
j. P. Keeth, S. H. Cochran, R. R
Cheshire. G.. G.. Allen, S. L. nemoss
and R. B. Wise, all residents of Bos.
sier Parish. Louisiana. Of which sale
board. G. T. Mays shall be President
J. P. Keeth, Vicepresident, and S. H
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03

whelming majorities both the Senate
and the House passed the administra-
ton bill to raise war army by
selective draft.
The Louisiana National Guard will
perhaps be raised to war strength
before the close of this year, it has
been announced, which would mean
that it will be necessary to enlist by
the volunteer system 500 additional
men.
Agreeable to the earnest solicita-
ton of France, and for its general
moral effect. official Washington has
agreed to place an armed force on
the firing line before the great wal
army has been raised and trained.
This will be done, it is said, as soon
as the Allies deem it wise to divert
the necessary ships from transporting
food to transport men.
The American steamer Rockingham
was sunk Yesterday by a German sub
marine. One of her boats, contain
ing thirteen men, is missing.
England's national debt is now
1854, 100000 pounds, less 142,OO0,-
900 pounds advanced to her dominions
and S22, 100000 pounds to her allies.
1t is stated in the daily press OF
the country that Germany's was loss
to date is 100000 dead.
Rcrorts from the frontier in
France continue encouraging. II
their big drives on the Germans both
the French and English have made
notable gains. Tcrs Of thousands Of
German prisoners have been taken by
the nlucky French, who have also
stormed and taken miles of the
enemy's trenches. Also. the Germans
have sacrificed thousands of lives in
their efforts to retake captured towns
from the British. In the far east
Gen. Maude continues to put to route
the terrible Turk.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03

"Cotton has not been high, but
has only increased in somewhat less
proportion than food and feed" says
Hon. Bradford Knapp, Chief Of the
Cooperative Extension Work in Ag-
riculture and Home Economics of the
Federal Department Of Agriculture.
To the we'll informed man there is a
lot Of truth in that enc little sentence
And to these who have not given the
matter thought, surely It should start
them to thinking.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

An event Of America Day, recently
observed in London, was luncheon
for American wounded men who were
guests OF one OF the American women
organizations. There were present
seventy privates and thirty officers
who are now convalescent patients at
hospitals near London. They were
accompanied by thirty American
nurses.
The declaration Of war by the
United States against Germany was
the thirty-sixth since the beginning
of the war, and that of Cuba the
thirty-ssventh. The United States
was the fifteenth nation to enter the
war.
Gen. Joffre, at the head of the
French Army during the first two
years of the European War, and who
is now in Washington, urges that the
United States send an army to
France.
The Federal Government has made
a special call for ship carpenters to
help build submarine chasers.
At recent great battle in the air
forty German airplanes were de-
stroyed by the British air men.
Because Of strikes in her industrial
communities, Germany now fears a
shortage in munitions of war.
The Federal Government will es-
tablish at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
one of the most powerful wireless
stations in the world. 1t will have a
sending radius CT approximate Y
three-f ourths of the distance around
the globe, making possible direct
communication with the Philippines,
Owing to the STATE of war now ex-
istir~ between Turkey and the United
States, which has heretofore protect
ed enemy nationals. Holland has as
sumed protection Of Russian, British
and French interests, and Spain will
look after Italian, Rumanian and
Montenegrin, and Sweden will pro-
tect American and Servian nationals.
The first gun fired on the part of
the United States in the war was
on Anil 10th, off the coast of Great
Britain. when the armed passenger
Mongolia, with American gunners
aboard, fired upon and sank a Ger
man submarine that had attacked the
vessel. Tho Mongolia escaped UNI
injured.
According to recent compilation,
there had been sunk by submarines
up to April 10th $50 neutral vessels,
nineteen of which were American.
Seventy-nine others had been at
tackled unsUecessfully.
1t is estipated by the warning
nations that one-tenth Of their armies
are used up each month.
There is a strong movement in
Norway toward the arming of Nor
weeian merchant ships. According
to reports. one-third of Norway's
merchant shes have been sunk, the
loss being 40 ships of $50, 900 tons.
For the neriod of the war no in
tcxieating LIQUORS viii be sold in New
York Citv after one o'clock at night.
This ruling became effective on
the 1st.
Already the United States has
agreed to loan France and Italy
hundreds of millions of dollars.
Belgium wants the United States to
advance her loan of $4,000. 900.
The American oil tank steamer
Vacuum was sunk last Saturday by a
German submarine.
Late Saturday night, by over
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Notice to Mortgage Creditors.
Office of STATE TAX COLLECTOR, I
Benton La Anril 3 1917

In conformity with Section GO or Act S.
Of the Acts Of 1883. and subsequent laws Of
Louisiana. notice Is hereby given that all
persons holding moTtga ges upon real estate
located in the Parish Of Bossicr, state Of
Louisiana, upon which taxes for tho year
1915 have not been paid. that VIII hegta
the sale of same at the front door Of the
Court House, in the town OF Benton. La
on Saturday, May II, 1917, and that a NUNS
her of pieces of property SO Delinquent are
row being advertised in the BossieF Banner
in conformity with the law, and preparatory
TO such. The attention of ncrtsaFe creditoss
Is especially called to this advert scment
OF tax sales, and they are warned 10 take
such steps prior to the sales as rnay be
necessary to protect their riftIts
J. F. EDWARDS.
Sheriff ard ex-effico Tax Collector f6r
Bossier Parish.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Final Account.

Succession of Wat Davis, deceased. In District
Court, Rossier Parish Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that Jas. M.
~ Henderson, administrator of the
succession of Wat Davis, deceased, has
this day filed in my Office his final ac-
count in said succession, and if opposi-
ton be not made thereto within the time
prescribed by law, the same will be ho-
mologated and made the judgment of
the Court.
Given under my official signature and
seal of office, at Benton, La, on this,
the 18th day of April, 1917.
A. D. SCANLAND,
Deputy Clerk Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03
Final Account.

Succession of D. H. Jones, deceased. In Dis
trict Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that Pink
IN ney D. Jones: administrator of the
succession of David H. Jones, deceased.
has this day filed in my Office his final
account in said succession, and if oppo-
sition be not made thereto within the
time prescribed by law, the same will be
homologated and made the Judgment OF
the Court.
Given under my official signature and
seal Of office, at Benton, La, on this,
the 26th day of April, 1917.
JAS. M. HENDERSON,
Clerk Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-03

Staggering Blow Dealt to Ger
MANS" British Renew Their Great
Offensive" COLLAPSE Threatens
Hard-Hit Germany" death Blow to
Turks Is Being Delivered" British
Expand Wedge Right and Left" say
the headlines in the daily newspapers
of the country, and all of them are
satisfying. But here is one that
brings the grin that fingers: Ger
man Guns Are Used on Germans"
That just suits US. How do you
like it?