The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1917-05-17
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

The deadlock between the Senate
and the House over the Army Bill was
broken Tuesday Of last week and an
agreement on compromise as to the
are limits to be made use of In rails
mp a great army by selective COM
scription was agreed upon. AS an
nounced, those over twenty-one years
of age and up to thirty years OF age,
inclusive, will be made eligible tor
service.
Two more British hospital ships
were sunk the latter part Of last
week.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Vrooman has charged that lobby
of food spectators in Washington is
irving to defeat the administration
food bills.
It is said that financial London
holds to the view that the war is to be
prolonged for some time.
It was announced Sunday that the
Germans hare deported all Belgian
men from the province of Luxem-
bourg, leaving the women to a more
pathetic fate.
A Los Angeles ship building COM
pany has been awarded the first Gov
eminent order for merchant ships.
Food legislation will perhaps be the
next subject taken up by Congress,
it has been announced.
The American steamship Mongolia.
which week or so ago fired upon
and sank a German submarine, has
reported another submarine en-:
counter Though fired upon several
times, the fate of the underwater
craft is not known.
The Louisiana troops, including the
National Guard, have received orders
to at once recruit to war strength
Also, the War Department has issued
orders to raise the regular army tt
its full strength-293.0 900 men.
The revenue tax bill proposal tx
Increase postal rates on newspaper
end magazines has developed opposi
ton all over the Union. 1t is claimed
that with the prevailing prices Of pro
ducts entering into the making of thu
ncwspapcrs, unfriend,y legislation a
this time will put many of them gu
Of business.
Congress has left the Roosevelt
scheme in the War Army Bill and i
is now an optional matter with Presi
the Colonel will be authorized to TAX
~ American army regiment t
France.
Tt was stated yesterday by Chan
cellor Bonar Law, speaking before tn
House Of Comm cns. that the war
now costing Great Britain more tina
s27.cGo.aG0 daily.
The Var Tax Bill was introduce
in the House yesterday. It's coming
and its passaec viii effect tax upo
every American home.
The Germans have greatly reir
forced their Hindenburg lines,
Eastern France, and for several day
the daily press reports stated thu
the great opposinc forces on tn;
battle front were fighting to a draw
but now again are beginning to cor
in reports Of rains by the Allies. II
fighting crows even more fercclou
and thouch the Germans have pile
high their dead before their lines, Il
c1eroachm EMS of the ENGLISH fore
are rot stopped. According to 9
Official re9ort, not less than S
attacks by the Germans on the lin
Of the French we're repulsed to-da
and I'll with heavy losses to Il
erenv. also. the ground which WI
captured by the Germans in the v!
larc Of Roeux yesterday morning w
later lest foloWing strong Britt.
counter-attack, and 'the most furio1
and sustained counter-attacks ha'
withered before the blast of tt
English artillery and the sapping
the Hindenburg lines goes slowly on
Two Associated Press dispatches
this afternoons Shreveport Journ
read as follows:
San Antonio, Texas, May 17.-R
servists in all branches of the servi
of the Army have been called to t
ceived at the office of Colonel ON
Bundy, Adjutant General of t
Southern Department. All men w
have not yet reported are advised
at once communicate with the Adj
tant Generals Department. Al
former soldiers held under the rsser
clause who fail to report will
posted IS dcsertcrs and dealt wi
accordingly.
WASHINGTON, May 17.-Democrat
Leader Kitchin announced in t
House to-day that the Treasury L
partment had notified him that
world be necessary to raise 1924
100000. instead Of S1.S0G,000 ,0(
by the War Revenue Bill, now und
debate. He urged support of the M
proposals to raise the income sur t
incraa on sums above $4,000
now contained in the bill by OF
fourth.