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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-08-02
Sllerif's Sale.

Crawford, jenkins d Booth, Limited, rersus
Bishop d Bybee. No. 72IS. In Second
District Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
BY virtue of Il writ of seizure and SALE
issued in the above entitled suit. and to me
directed, have seized. andn will proceed to
sell ut public auction. to the last and high
est bidder, at the front door of the Court
House. in the town of Benton, La on Sat
urday, August II, 1917, the following de-
scribcd property, tO-wit:
One black horse. weight about 1900
pounds: enc black mare, weight about 14OO
pounds: one gray horse, weight about
100 pounds; one bay horse, weight about
100 pounds: one pair black mare mules,
weight about 400 pounds each: one pair
bay mare mules, weight about 200 pounds
each: one pair black horse mules, weight
about 100 pounds each; one pair black
mare mules. weight about 100 pounds
each: one pair bay horse mules, weight
about 400 pounds each: one pair sorrel
horse mules. weight about 100 pounds
each: one black horse mule, weight about
400 pounds: one bay mare mule. weight
about 400 pounds: one pair gray mules.
mare and horse, weight about 1900 pounds
each: one black mare mule. weight about
100 pounds: one mouse eolored mare
mule, weight about 1000 pounds: one
black horse mule, weight about 1000
pounds one black mare mule, weight about
1000 pounds: one pair bay horses, weight
about 100 pounds each; one black horse,
weight about 1900 pounds: one bay mare
mule, weight about 1900 pounds: one black
horse mule. weight about 200 pounds
one blue horse mule, weight about 1900
pounds; one bay mare mule, weight about
1000 pounds: one yellow mare mule,
weight about 1900 pounds; one red horse
mule, weight about 1000 pounds: one
black horse mule weight about 1000 pounds
Terms of Sale-For cash, without the
benefit of appraisement. to pay and satisfy
the sum of $4,000, with 8 per cent per an.
| mum interest thereon from December l.
1916. until paid, and all costs of suit, in.
| Guiding 10 per cent on said sum and in
| terest as attorneys fees.
| J. +. EDWARDS
| Sheriff, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Benton. La, July rs, 1917. [aug9]
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Application to Select.
U. $. Land Office. Baton Rouge.

U. $. Land Office. Baton Rouge. La.
July %, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that Alfred c.
Glassell. of Gillian. Ia, has filed in this
Office his application to select under the
provisions of Section .:.O6-2307. Revised
Statutes. and subject to the provisions and
reservations of the Act Of July II. 1914
It's stat. 5rgD. the following described
land. viz: The east half of southeast quar-
ter of section 9, township II. north. range
-, west. Louisiana Meridian. containing
SOL, acres.
Any and all persons claimin: adversely
the lands described, or desiring to object,
because of the mineral character of the
land. or for any other reason to the dis
pos:ll to applicant. should file their af1ida-
Wits ef protest in this Office on or before
the Sti day Of September, 1917.
+. u. CHAMELEON, Register.
August ,. 1917. [scpt 81
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Public Notice.

The public II hereby warned not to nego-
tiate for one special mortgage and vendors
Hen note Of date December Is. 1911, given
by Matt Dubose, In faver Of W. l.. Allen.
for $4,000, due December Is, 1912, bear
Ing per cent per annum interest from its
date. together with > per cent attorneys
fees. and il now the property Of the under
signed. the same having been lost.
SID L. J. GRADY.
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a minimum. it will last two years
unless we can throw Il tremendously
greater force into the contest than
there il any indication Of now. More
over. Germany is making such trench
dous Roadway in sinking ships that the
mendOus power not now in evidence.
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Department Of the Interior,
[. s. Land Office ut Baton Rouge, La.

Department of the Interior,
{. $. Land Office ut Baton Rouge, La.
July y. 1917
Notice is hereby given that Isom Harris,
OF I'iain Dealing, L., who. on January T.
lW., made Homestead Application. No.
%. lS.', for the northwest quarter of north
west quarter OF section IL, township -.
north, range "A, west. Louisiana Meridian,
has filed notice Of intention to make 1--WE
year proof to establish clai INTO the land
above described, before Jas. NJ, Henderson,
Clerk Of Court, mt Benton, La., on the 18th
day of August, 1917.
Claimant names as Witnesses; X, 3.
Dolcs. Jake Smith, Jim Johnson and Lee
Butler all of Plain Dealing, La, H. +. D.
j.. u. CHAMELEON, Regtster,
July u, 1917. tnug 23l
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Homestead Application.
L. $. Land Office, Baton Rouge, l

{. 5. Land Office, isaton Rouge, La.
July IL, 1917.
Notice is hereby given that John Henry
Baker, whose postoffice address is Hort
man. La. X. L. u. No. I, has, the 9th day
of July, 1917, filed in this office, Homestead
Application No. OS,391, Additional, under
act April %, 1914. for the following de-
scribcd land, to-wit: The fractional east
half of east half of section II, township
20, north, range II, west Louisiana Me-
ridian, containing 54.O4 acres
ANY and all persons elaiming adverse
~ the lands desc ribed. or desiring to OBJ
ject because of the mineral character of
the land, or for any other reason, to the
disposal to applicant, should file their af-
fidavits OF protest In this office, on or be-
fore the 18th day Of August. 1917.
Il. ID. GIANELLONI, Reyister.
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Trespass Notice.

The general public is hereby notified that
trespassing will not BIZ allowed on the fol-
lowing described land. located In BOssier
Parish. Louisiana, and owned in fee simple
by me, the undersigned The east half Of
southeast quarter of section 20. west half
OF southwest quarter southeast quarter Of
southwest quarter, south half of northeast
quarter Of southwest quarter, southwest
quarter Of southeast quarter and south half
Of northwest quarter Of southeast quarter
of section u. all in township %, north.
range Il. west. containing $50 acres. more
or less. Trespasscrs will be prosecuted.
BIB j. s. RODGERS
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declared to be and constitute the first
Board of Directors and officers for period
of enc ~ year. or until their successors
ars duly elected and qualified: :. W. Smith.
j. [. Trichcl. NJ. \. McCutchen. IL. II. Mont
geometry. DIR. T. y. Keoun, g. 4. Mays. 3. J.
Caldwell, Il. Il. Wyche, jr., q. $. Ford. j. :.
Rodgers, j. 4. Lowe, with DIR. +. n. Keoun,
President: S. W. Smith, yicepresident, and
NJ \. McCutchen. Cashier.
Thus done and read and passed in the
town of Plain Dealing. Parish of Bossicr.
State of Louisiana. on this, 25th day of
July. \. u. 1917, in the presence of Harry
b. CrOxson and q. W. robertson, competent
witnesses, who have signed these presents
with the parties hereto and me. Notary,
after due reading of the whole.
Name Address. No Shares.
NJ. A, McCuTcHEN. Shreveport. la. 10
G. T. MAYS, Plain Dealing. La. ------
G. l.. DEMoss, Plain Stealing. La - .
r. n KEorN, Plain Dealing. La $500 5
g. s. FORD, Plain Dealing. la. -------1O
!. :. RODGERS. Plain Dealing, La. - )
WALKER BROTHERS, Plain Dealing. LII. ,
J. A. LOWE, Plain Dealing. La. ------
c. NJ. LOWE, Plain Dealing, La. ------
(pcr J. A. Lowe.y
/. \. GLEASON. Plain Dealing, La. - ]
n n. New. Plain Dealing. La. ------ .
Il. f. WYcHE. jr.. Plain Dealing, LII. -
Mrs. NJ. ]. CLARK, Plain Dealing. La. - .
Thy r. +. Wyche. jr.)
W. +. BELL. Plain Dealing. La. ------ 1
(by Il. +. Wyche, ir.,
&. {. Lyons. Plain Dealing, La. ------ l
Thy II. +. Wyche, jr.)
Mrs. NJ. Il. KIDD, Plain Dealing. La. - l
Thy II. +. Wychc. jr.)
J. NJ. HENDERSON, Benton, la. -------
Thy NJ. \. Mccutchen.p
S. J. CALDWELL, Plain Dealing. La. -
MATTE l.. HARRISON, Plain Dealing, La. >
H. H. MONTGOMERY. Shreveport, Ia 9
(by S. W. Smith,
J. {. TRIcHEL, Shreveport. La. ------ )
tby $. W. Smith,,
i. X. MADIN':, Shreveport, la. -------1O
Thy S. W. Smith,
Z. {. BURTON. Arkana, La. --------- I
Thy s. J. CaldweIl.)
ALTON kEoUN, l'lain Dealing, La l
S. W. SMITH. Shreveport. La. -------59
Attest:
HARRY Il. CRoNsoN.
q. W. ROBERTSON.
W. Il. BoGGs, Notary Public.
Endorscd-Filcd for record July 81, 1917.
ut six o'clock pm.
JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk and er-O1io Recorder.
Recorded August ,, 1917. in Charter
Book of Mortgages. Volume w, pages :,:I
e' "e4' JAS. NJ. HENDERSON,
Clerk and er-01fO Recorder.
state Of Louisiana. Parish Of BOssier.
hereby. certify that the above and fore
going Is true and correct copy Of the
original act as the same now appears on
file in this Office, duly recorded August 9.
1917, in Charter Book of Mortgages. Vol
umc W. pages ,s ct sea
Given under my hand and seal, officially,
this, August =, 1917.
Jas. NJ HENDERSON,
31-5 Clerk and er-Owci0 Recorder.
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Stray Sale.

Estrayed before Z. ". Hutchings Justice
of the Peace, Ward Two, Bossier Parish.
Louisiana, by Tom Hickman. Red and
White Spotted Cow, about eight or nine
years old long horns: with crop in right
ear and undercrop In left ear: branded with
4 semicircle or crescent on left side, with
points downward
The owner il requested to come forward,
prove property and pay costs, or said AMI
mai will be sold according to law, on SAT-
urday, the LIST day Of September, 1917, at
II O'Clock Nm, 1t .Allentlale Store, La.
D. 4. H0kkEII, deputy Constable.
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Homestead Entry No. O6, 1914.

Department of the Interior
L. s. Land Office ut Baton Rouge, La
July II. 1917.
Notice Is hereby given that Ed Cody. of
Plain Dealing, La, who on July IA, 1913
made Homestead Entry, No. O6.564, for the
cast half of northwest quarter and north
east quarter of southwest quarter of sec
ton 80. township %. north, range IL,
west. Louisiana Meridian. has filed notice
of intention TO make thrce-year proof to
establish claim to the land above described.
before Jas. NJ. Henderson, Clerk of
Court. at Benton, La. on the 2Sth DAT Of
August. 1917
Claimant names as witnesses: H. NJ j
Wise, X. \. King, W. II. Crouch and Jim
Rodgers, all of Plain Dealing, La
r. ID. GIASELLoNI, Register.
July % 1917. [auy 81
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Charter
First State Bank of Plain
Dealing. Louisiana
OF THE

United states Of imerica-state Of Louis
iSiana-Parfsh Of Bossier.
BE it knOrH, That on the 10Th day OF
July, ~ ID. 1917, before me, W. II. Boggs,
a duly qualified Notary Public in and for
the Parish of BOssicr. State of Louisiana.
in the presence Of the witnesses whose
names are here and after subscribed. per-
sonally came and appeared $. W. Smith.
NJ. H. Mct'utchcn. Hr. T. n. Keoun, &. L.
Nays, s. j. Caldwell, II. T.. Wychc, jr., q. $.
Ford, j. s. Rodgers. J. \. Lowe, Z. l.. De-
moss and the following named parties
whose names are hereinafter subscribed to
this instrument. who declared that, avail
ing themselves Of the provisions of the laws
of this state relative to the formation of
corporations for the purpose of banking,
they do by these presents covenant. agree
and bind themselves. their representatives
and those WHO may hereafter become asso-
ciHted with them. to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law for the
purpose and under the agreement and stip-
ulations in the following articles. to-wit:
ARTICLE L.
The name and title of this corporation
shall be the FIRST STATE BANK OF PLAIN
DEALING, LOUISIANA. it's domicile and place
of business shall be in the town of Plain
Dealing Parish of Bossicr. State of Louis
iana with authority to establish, run and
operate such branch or branches lit any
place or places as shall hereinafter be
agreed upon by majority of the stock
holders. Uudcr its said name and style 1t
shall have and enjoy succession of nifty
t10) years from the date of this act. and
during it's said existence it may sue and be
sued under it's corporate name, have and
adopt corporate seal, change or abolish
same at will or pleasure, and may have and
possess all the powers and privileges allow
ed to corporations by and under the laws
governing same.
ARTICLE II.
The authorized capital stock of the above
named bank. and this corporation, shall be
Fifty Thousand Dollars t$5OOOOOO), di-
vided into Five Hundred t5OO) shares at
One Hundred Dollars (S1OO.00) each. The
said bank shall commence business when
one hundred and fifty 150) shares of it's
capital stock has been subscribed and paid
for. and the stock of this corporation not
subscribed at the date of its organization
shall not be issued, except by a twO-thirds
vote of the entire BOARD of Directors, on
terms and conditions to be fixed by said
board. The appearers being stockholders,
their residence and number of shares of
stock, owned and hereby subscribed to by
each as follows:
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NJ. \. Mccutchcn. Shreveport, La. ------1O
6. T. Mays. Plain Dealing, La. -------- 8
C.. l.. Dcmoss. Plain Dealing, La. ------ 5
T. n. Kcoun. Plain Dealing, La. ----.--- ;
G. s. Ford, Plain Dealing. La. --------1O
!. S. Rodgers, Plain Dealing. La. 1899
Walker BROTHERS. Plain Dealing, La. 49,
]. \. Lowe, Plain Dealing, La. --------
{. NJ. Lowe, Plain Dea,:ng, La. -------- l
I. \. Gleason. Plain Dealing, La. ------ !
\. n. New. Plain Dealing. LII.
Il. +. Wychc, jr.. Plain Dealing, La. 80
Mrs NJ. !. Clark. Plain Dealing, La. - )
w. f. Bell. Plain Dealing. Ia. -------- l
&. {. Lyons, plain Dealing, La.-------- 1
Mrs. NJ. Il. Kidd. Plain Dealing. La. 80
j. NJ Henderson. Benton. La. --------
:. ]. Caldwell. Plain Dealing, La.----- .
Matte j.. Harrison, Plain Dealing. La
ii. II. Montgomery, Shreveport, La. -
j. {. Trichcl. Shreveport La. --------
f. Il. Mading, Shrcacport, La. --------1O
&. &. Burton, .Arkana. La. ------------ /
Alton Keoun. Plain Dealing Ia. -------
$. w. Smith. Shreveport. La. ---------59
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Homestead Entry No. %, 1s:s.

July 20, 1917. Iaus 23l
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The following named persons are hereby
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At all meetings of stockholders each
stoekhelder shall be entitled to vote one
vote for each share Of stock owned by him.
stockholders may vote in person or by
proxy. \ majority Of the paid up capital
shall constitute quorum to transact
business.
ARTICLE NJ.
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Total

All of said stock subscribed shall be paid
for in cash before the LIST day of September.
\. u. 1917, and the above and foregoing
shall constitute the original subscription
list for the stock in this corporation and
said bank
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Sworn to and subscribed before me
July II, 1917.
ass r. H. ALLEN, Notary Public.
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Jenkins d Booth, Limited, rersus
Bishop 4 Bybee. No. 1918. In Second
District Court, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
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This corporation is organized for the
purpose of doing general banking business
under the laws Of this state. 1t shall have
power to do all things necessary to carry on
Il general banking business not against the
lawS of this Stafi.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
100000 FIRE LOSS
AT LONG BEACH, L. l..
Four Buildings and Part of
Board Walk Destroyed.

Fire destroyed 100000 WORTH Of
property on the boardwalk at Long
Beach early to-day, burning up four
buildings and part of the boardwalk.
The Trouvillc Hotel and Restaurant mar
rowly escaped destruction. and was
saved only by supreme effort OF the
tiremen.
The buildings destroyed included a
motion picture theatre. the Hammond
apartment house, the Schlon building
and the Fuller building. &,csides about
four hundred feet of the boardwalk
The blaze started in tho s,hloff Euild-
ing and spread to the Ful'"r Buifiing
Then the motion picture theatre caught
fire. tie flames later spreading 10 tho
apartment house. All the occupants o.
the apartment ho-isc escaped safely
The flames were gotten lInder control
by use of tho high pressure water sys-
tenn which was recently installed along
the board walk \ fact which aided the
firemen greatly was the direction OF the
wind. which was blowing out to sea.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
CHICAGO HALFBACk
FIRST "OVER THE TOP"
Lieut.. Schafer So Informs
Fraternity Brothers.

Cu.CAGo. Dec 2S.--I.icut Walter B
Schafer, former halthrck on the Cniver-
.ity of Chicago football team. claims to
have been the first American officer to
go over the top into No Mans Land ,m-
der the harrage OF French gunners. ac-
cording 10 Il letter exhibited to-day hy
Schafrr's fraternity brothers at the Mid
way school
Schafe- in his letter told OF the man
ncr In which the small body of American
troops crept ont in tho night under "A
peppering of bullets to cut away the
harbed wire entanglements in order that
heavy assault mteht be made the fol-
lowing day.
1T was a dark night when wc were
told in the trenches that II was time for
our start said Schsfer. lust as We
were making final preparations IA French
officer came running from an outpost
yelling Guess guess
"r;uess what? We asked h,nN
"piues>. guess WAS his only repiy.
"Ill bite I'll guess your righ, hand
said one Of my men. who looked at his
clcrched fst
"'Non. non. Guess masks, shouted
the Frenchman rs he seized his safety
helmet
I'VE had just time TO put on our gas
masks before the danger came. and ~
we had kidded him much longer there
might have been sad results We went
out into NO Mans Land and ! know
that | was the nrst American officer
to 90 over III" 'or fnr In'le sam"
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CARDINAL SEES
A WAY T0PEACE
Gibbons Says Central Powers
Must Make Definite
Proposition.
ADVICE FOR AMERICANS
Z. S. Should Be in Receptive
Mood. He Asserts. to Con-
slider Any Offer.
ADVICE FOR AMERICANS

BALri MORE, Dec. o5.--Cardinal Glib
bons. r. spending to an inquiry az to what
he believed the most essential thing to
be done TO win the war. issued a state
ment that will attract nationwide atten-
ton.
The Cardinal said Il believe that the
best way to end the war early in the
coming year Is for the Central Powers
70 make a definite proposition and one
that will embrace all their aims and
demands
"On the part OF the United states I
believe that the best governmental ac-
ton would he for the officials to pu,
themselves in receptive mood for the
generous consideration OF any peace Of
fer that might come from the Central
Powers.
II think that all Americans should
put themselves in a position to sympa-
thetically receive and consider any offer
embodying fundamental concessions that
would commend themselves to the Allies
and to ponder over these propositions in
a Iispas sionate and broad minded way
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-12-26
u. S. TROOPS FIGHT
MEXICAN BANDITS
Overtoke Raiders Who Killed
Three Americans.

VALENTINE. Tex, Dec. 25.--Men who
brought the body of Michey Welch.
a United States mail carrier, who was
hanged by Mexican bandits at Cande-
iaria, Tex, cary da:. -cpo-:e ed
that American troops and the rear
guard Of the Mexican bandits were fight
ing tonight in the vicinity OF Can
delaria.
The men who arrived in an automobile
from the river front at Candelaria also
reported that two American MeXicans
who were riding with Welch in the stage
were killed. They had been reported
missing all day. An American employed
in the L. q, Brite store, which was
looted at Candelaria by the bandits, was
shot. but will recover they said.
EI PAso, Tex. Dec. 25.--Michey
WEIGH, an American driver OF mail
stage. was hanged and his throat cut
early to-day by Mexicans who crossed
the line. raided the border town Can
dclaria and held up the mail stage.
After killing the driver the raiders
looted the mail sacks. The body of
Wclch was taken to Valentine. Ten.
according 20 II telegram received here
tonight Two Mexican passengers in
the mail stage were reported to have
been shot.
United States cavalry. Texas rangers
and United States Post Office inspectors
are on the trail OF the bandits who were
believed to have doubled back TO Mexico,
Cavalry detachinents were despatched
from Valentine. Maria and other out
post points
The raiders believed to be a part OF
Chico Canoq's band of cattle thieves,
crossed the Rio Grande at Surprise. near
Candeiaria, eighteen miles southeast Of
Valentine, Tex. They raided the store
OF l.. c. Brite. a wealthy merchant and
rancher, In tho Big Bend district. taking
supplies and driving on valuable saddle
stock.
The raiders. all mounted. then swept
in q semi-circle northwest from Cam
deIaria, overtaking the automobile mail
stare which was leaving Candelaria for
Valentine to bring back the Christmas
mail.
Welch was fred upon ~ he attempted
&c escape. He was overtaken. ordered
from the stage and hanged. according to
the report received here.
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II" Austrian official settlement OF
MoniaN supplements the German state
'n' NJ "t tNa' dat" rcga. ding the CAPTURE
pl col dtl R"sSo 10y reporting the rat,-
t'r' ais" IF Monte Na!bciia. /. states
l'k'w.N' IN Colonel ana several Ital-
ian I'll" on!r - w'rr caf,turcd
10 IT'S; statement - til. British War
''''" ""ai'ts "; ;h tu. Italian front VA.
IS H"d last uisht. II says tHorc has beeu
81" 'hh!fe in the situation on the Britis.,
mont some SNOW has fallen and the
'"Id Is s'feit. especially in tie noun
i'.'s, The health ana spirits OF The
GounS arc 'Nrell.ut
III" Asr'ritt-d i'I.ss corrcspnuncn, a,
IA" front says that. having dcNo,ed olj
th"ir effort last week to irving 70 pct
do" II the san Lorenzo Valley leading 10
~" p!in. tn" enemy suddenly has turned
a|ottuii IN tn" last twcniy-four hour
u the l'rauZc'i Valley. which ciyas
a'"'Her In" "' approach . tho lower
lcN"i
N"'Sc VALLEY. lie on opposite sides -.
~" lir"n'a Rive. with German div,-
Sioh' operating east of ll" RIVER in m,
cf"ri to push through tho valley of Sa,
l"r"n2" nud tie Aust' ans ilgr'ms we,,
~ N" rb'' 'V IH tttriup' ~ ,Ifec, ,
penetration hf g." rrau2cll Valley
route
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ITALIANS REGAIN ASLAGO .
TRENCHES IN HARD FIGHT;
LOST CANNON RECOVERED
GERMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
u. S. TROOPS ARE REPORTED
Throat of One American Sentry Cut After Foes Raid
One of Our Trenches in France-Belgian
Women and Children Again Suffer.

After a raid by the Germans on
trenches held by American troops a
lone sentry Of - Infantry was found
with his throat cut from ear to ear. He
had been surprised by an overwhelming
force Of Germans and must have been
80 killed after capture.
Such brutality is familiar to old SOL
diers who served against savages In the
Philippine campaign"
Another bulletin tells the men how the
Germans In occupied sections of France
and Belgium arc turning women and
children out Of their homes into the
snow, the buildings being then given
over to soldiers. horses and material.