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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28

Italy. Belgium. RuSSia-and are look
ing toward AMERICA. The Kaiser hopes
to dominate the world. All-conquering
is the principle of the German people.
do we want to fight the Germans
on Americas shores! or have them
enter the states by way of the Next
can frontier? Without superhuman
effort France may he whipped. Eng
land can be conquered. Then England
would he made to give UP Canada
both England and France would lose
their navies to the enemy-and Ger
come up through Central America. and
Mexico would join her. As YOU know.
the MeXicanS have an abiding hatred
for the United States. They want
their lost territory hack. In the event
of Germany being SO successful in this
war as | cite you might come to pass.
then she would dominate all the pow
erS of the world. We would become a
shut-in. isolated nation - and Texas
and Louisiana the Belgium and East
crn France NJ Americd. 1t is time to
wake up,-to back up our boys and
our allies"
The address as Il whole was Splen-
did. and during its delivery there was
Il noticeable absence Of those theatre
cal pauses sometimes INDUCED in by a
speaker by way of inviting applause.
The Governor wished to lie taken Sc
riOuSly. and so he was: and the start
ling truths of the PAST and the ampli-
fed comment on current events, re-
fiecting that he was well read as to
10th came too fast for the audience to
both digest and pause to applaud him
to greater effort. In fact. this would
have seemed out of place on this Occa-
sion. The silence and intense atten-
ton of all was the larger compliment,
though as the gifted speaker turned to
seat himself there WAS continued and
enthusiastic cheering.
1t is we'll that the Governor and Mr..
Wilson have come into our midst. The
people have, through their coming, be-
come more aroused to the imperative
demands of the day. Through the me-
| dunn of the spoken word they have
had Il highly important message. more
T, direct and appealing than if merely i'll
| printed form.
W
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28
Plain Dealing Department

all food and feed crops, calling atten
ton to the great need. both for fer
tility and feed, of the velvet bean. He
showed. by comparison, the purchasing
value of a (XGO) bale of cotton before
the war to be:
Corn-1O5 bushels.
OatS-1:O bushels.
Hay-4 tons.
Bran-3 TONS
Cotton seed meal-2H tons.
Flour-121@ barrels.
Sugar-15OO pounds.
Ham-4OO pounds.
Dry salt neat-oOO pounds.
Lard-G66 pounds.
Corn meal--16 barrels.
Irish potatOes-t3 bushels.
Sweet pOtatOeS-12O bushels.
of cotton will buy at the prices of to-
day. as follows:
Corn-7O bushels.
Oats-13O bushels.
Hay-3H tons.
Rran-3 tens.
Cotton seed meal-2a tons.
Flour-1l3 barrels.
Sugar-114O pounds.
Ham-4OO pounds.
Dry salt meat-431 pounds.
Lard-46:1 pounds.
Corn meal-14 barrels.
Irish pOtatoeS-.D bushels.
Sweet pOtatOeS-1O bushels.
While Mr. Wilson does not claim to
lie an orator, he presented his argu-
nlent in Il most convincing manner. as
did Mr.. Mcdonald. All i'll all. the
meeting was decided success. the
closest attention being given 10y every
one present.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28

One of the Banners most valued
state exchanges came to hand last
week in the form of Il half-slfeet. the
publisher explaining that his paper
was reduced in size for the time being
because of the illness of his chief as
sistant. We happen to know that this
good brother has large family. but
some months ago one of his printer
sons joined the colorS. and no doubt
by this time more than one of them is
i'll the service. The entrance Of the
United States into the world war has
been Il severe tax upon the country
publishers. and they may console them
selves i'll the thought that the worst
is yet to come" The burdens of eN-
EenSe, cares and responsibilities are all
now greater. to say nothing about the
Shrinka2e in income that will surely
follow. Brother Goodwin will please
lead in prayer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28

owned by the Antrims. and noted as
one of the finest residences in Rossier
Parish, was another. This home was
destroyed by fire several years ago,
but is recalled for its great natural
beauty and artistic style.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-02-28

1t is strange that the United States
Senate does not expel the renegade,
I.aFOllette. Men who have uttered
similar disloyal remarks are now in
the penitentiary. Perhaps IaFollette
lnows too much about senatorial
graft -EadoJa fIrk.J Hsraid.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Things That Have Passed.

Here are some things not of the
present generation, yet within the
memory of the oldest inhabltant. They
are enumerated by George Constant
in the Louisville Cuurier-Journal.
Little girls and boys who could cor
rectly name in sequence the books of
the Bible, recite the beatitudes and
give the personnel of the twelve dis
ciples, and to whom the names and
antecedents of movie stars were as
yelled mysteries.
Mothers whose delight was to set
a sustaining table of good food to
their growing children, at which well
cooked steak and brown gravy, big fat
biscuits and fresh milk in unlimited
measure predominated, the whole
flanked by homemade preserves and
iellies, and whose pet abomination was
food eaten from paper bag.
Memory cards, affected by loving
couples in their middle teens, sent
through the mails and conveying
ardent sentiments of personal regard
in rustic gothic type, and cmblazoned
With cooling doves, hearts pierced with
arrows and wreaths of forget-me-nOts.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
EASY TO WRITE WITH TOES
Assertion Made That Accomplish
ment" Can Be Acquired in a Corn
parativeIy Short Time.

When next you 60 to the zoo, watch
the monkeys use, their hands, suggests
the Popular Science Monthly. Notice
how they seize things with their fists.
They do not use their finger-ends as
we do. While the higher monkeys,
such as gorillas and chimpanzees, may
be taught TO use their fingers, they
do human beings.
The monkey is primarily n tree
dweller. II lives in forests and swings
from tree to tree. using its hands as
hooks with which it grasps the
branches. The thumb is not brought
into play. Some South American mon
keys have lost the thumb through dis
use; all that is left Of it is indicated
by little lump under the skin.
In the higher monkeys the wrist is
built like yours. II has the same num-
her of bones. But the monkey has
never used his wrist, and so It has lost
the flcxibility. The monkey can use
his fist to better advantage than his
hands.
Man, on the other hand, has used his
feet so long simply for the purpose of
walking, that ne would experience con-
siderable difficulty in using them as
he uses his hands. Yet 1t is amazing
how quickly a man can learn to use
his toes as he does his fingers. If you
don't believe this, just try to write
with your toes, At first the letters
viii be very large and awkward. But
with a very little practice you will
find that you can write with your foot
more easily than with your left hand,
If you are naturally right-handed. II
is an attractive exercise with which
to while away an hour. We know you
will try the experiment.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
GREAT BIRDS OF OTHER DAYS
Bones Discovered Prove That In the
Miocene Period They Were Truly
Of Enormous Size.

In so far as birds are concerned.
some of the oldest fossils. In the mat
ter of time (Miocene), which have
fallen into the hands of science are
those representing the great, hight
less, fossil avian giants of Patagonia in
South America. They belong to the
phororhacidac. Il. W. Shufeldt writes
in the Scientific American.
Judging from such parts Of their fo8-
sill bones as have been found, they
were evidently great terrestrial birds
Of prey. Some Of the species were
small, but inis Is made up for by the
others; and inthe case of one of them
(brontorn') it had thigh bone con-
sdcrably larger and longer than that
of an OK.
OF all The remarkable dightlcss birds
Of this group. however, was the giant
phorurhucGs IL must have been over
eight feet in height, with Il skull big
ger than thar of a full grown horse,
and much deeper from above down
ward. We know little or nothing of
these birds or what led 10 their OK
tinction. With its great hooked beak
and powerful claws of great size,
phororhacos must have been Il terror
70 the animals upon which it prcyed.
Skulls and some other bones Of this
bird have been discovered.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
How to Read.

AT best the printed words of an au-
thor represent but poor fraction of
what is in his thought and feeling, of
what he would express If he could.
Therefore, II is well TO follow Ruskin's
advice on "reading for the thought"
and 'get into the habit of looking In
tensely at words and assure yourself
of their meaning syllable by syllable
nay, letter by letter." Not only does
this help you TO understand the au-
thor's meaning by comprehending his
words, but the act of concentration
fertilizes and awakens your own mind
and tends to bring you into such sym
patty with the idea expressed, and
with the author, that you are illumlned
by far more of the subject than the
printed words alone contain.-Williaw
10. Towne In Nautilus.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
CHANGED TO HEAD OF LIST
Refusing ticnccforth 60 BE
Known as Zeno.

A story is told Of m old negro who
had accumulated his savings in bank
in one of the Southern towns, says the
Columbus Dispatch. One day the bank
failed.
Zeno was the name of the old man,
and when told the bank had failed he
spent hours around the door, as If ne
hoped in that way TO get his money.
one day the receiver said To him:
Don't You know that the bank has to
be examined before any depositors can
get their money? This is not the first
bank that has failed"
ashore Al knows dat" Zeno an
swered. "Ah's heered tell of banks bus
tin before dis, but dis heah am de fust
time dat bank eyah busted right
squah in nah face
At last the examinations were over
and the receiver announced that the
depOsitors would be paid in alphabet
zeal order Some mistake had been
made in figuring, and when they got
down to VS. the money gave out and
Zcno lost his savings.
But he didn't lose all his courage. He
saved for a few months and had a lit
tie to put in another bank. He went
to the cashier, who said:
'All right, ZenO. we will be glad to
open an account for you."
"Zeno nuthin," he said. "NIah
name amt Zeno 10 mob, nah names
Aaron"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Whist.

The number of al possible distribu'
tons of pack of cards in the game
of whist, is 53,6l4 quadrilllons and
1877 65 trillions and 477,792 billions
and S39,237 millions and 10000. The
following illustration may give an idea
OF the immensely Of this number: II
ON the entire surface of our globe,
inclusive of all mountains and oceans,
whist tables could be so placed that
each table together with the four play
ers should occupy no more space than
one square meter (39.37 square
inches), and If they should play whist
necessarily, each game consuming only
five minutes, it would require more
than thousand million years before
every possible distribution of the 81
cards could be realized.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Worms That Thrive on Ice.

f. II. Matthes of the United States
geological survey described some
strange worms that abound on the low
or parts of the Mount Rainier glaciers.
They are dark brown, slender and
about an inch in length. On favorable
days in July and August millions and
Iaillions of them may be found writh-
ing on the surface of the ice, evidently
breeding there and feeding on organic
matter blown upon the glacier In the
form of dust. $50 essential to their
existence" says Mr.. Matthes, sis the
chill of the ice that they enter several
inches, and sometimes many feet, be-
low the surface on days when the sun
is particularly hot, reappearlng late
in the afternoon"
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Training Little Children.

Children are so open-hearted and
ready and respond so sweetly and
quickly to faith and trust that we often
miss great happiness by not sharing
our hopes and joys more freely with
them.
If we keep the bond very close, our
home will become the great meeting
place of all children, and this love and
companionship between parents and
children will be like powerful mag
net whose attraction the children can
not resist.
So, from these beginnings the home
tie will be so strengthened that we
need never fear that the allurements
of the world can draw our children
from us, but can rest assured that they
will always return to the "center Of
deep repose."
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Real Purpose of the State.

The ultimate purpose of the state
Is not to rule men, to keep them In
fear, to subject them to the will of
others. but, on the contrary, TO allow
each as far as possible to live In Sc
curity, that is, to preserve for each
his natural right to live without harm
to himself or to his neighbor. No, re-
peat, the object of the state Is not TO
transform reasonable beings into ami
mails or automata its object is to en-
able the citizens to develop In security
their bodies and their minds. freely to
employ their reason. The true end Of
the state, therefore. is liberty
Spinoza.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22

Dublin, May 2O.-The Irish Times
says the government has not acted n
moment too soon. as ull the signs
pointed TO another outbreak of armed
violence possibly IA connection with
the landing OF German troops on irish
shores.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
LESSON WAS TOO REALISTIC
Glass in First-Aid Work Promptly
Proved That "Nerve" Was a Thing
They Lacked.

A doctor OF a small town of central
Missouri was instructing a class Of 80
enthusiastic young women in first
aid work.
The lesson for the evening was on
nerve. and he was cndeavoring to en-
tighten them as to just what was
meant by nerve" and how it was es-
pecially necessary in the case of acct
dents.
The Instructor continued by saying
4 distinguished physician had said that
Nerve means you must be cool, you
must be very cool, you must be -
cool"
Just rs he finished this explanation,
a scream was heard outside, followed
by several pistol shots. The outer door
into the basement of the town library,
where the class was being held, was
flung open. Two men, struggling to-
gcther, their clothes drenched in blood,
relied down the steps into the room.
There We're means from the writhing
forms on the floor, but the class did
not hear them. They had flown, not
only to the outer door, but to friend
~ shelter across the street.
Nor, when the doctor went across to
them, and explained that the shooting
ARRAY was only sham one between
two college boys, which he was using
to illustrate his lecture, would they re-
turn.
They had completely lost their
nerve" they explained, and their
nerves were so shaken they must go
home at once, ana 90 they did.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
Two NEGROES Lynched.

Ks yaldosta. Ga. May 2O.-Will Head
ana Win Thompson, negroes implicat-
ed IN the murder of Hampton Smith
and shooting of Mrs. Smith at Barney,
were lyr.ned last night Head Is said
to have confessed plot against the
Smithk
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-05-22
nuns increase
ARTILLERY FIRE
Violent Big Gun Battle Reported
as in Progress South
OF AmienS.
GERMAN LOSSES ARE Heavy
Authentic Reports Show Reserve Gen.
ters Are Exhaustcd-Kaiscr Finds
Difficulty in Filling Depicted
Ranks for New Drive.

Washington, May 2O.-Tho American
cypcdiflouary force has become such
a military factor on the western bat
tie front. members OF the senate Mill
tnry committee were advised ~ their
weekly conference with Secretary la
ker and the war council. that they now
rank third IN the mileagr held. The
French hold the most mileage. the
British rank second. and the Nmrri-
cans third. exceeding the mileage held
by the Bolgiuns
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-11-01

Total: $500, less application
of C. P. Wade, which has
been forwarded to Bank of
Powder Springs -----$
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-15
LOCOMOTIVES ARE
PARAMOUNT NEED
Of THE RAILWAYS
lsy monA,na JOURNAL sr.e,.L lsAs.n w,~s,


Washington. July l4--In the light
OF experience with transportation
difficulties during the winter Of
1917-lS, chiefs of the United States
railroad administration consider that
additional locomotives are more nee
essary now than additional freight
cars
Discussing the decision recently an
nounced to build 100000 new cars
for American railroads during the
present year. railroad administration
officials say the number was fixed
only after every locomotive that exist
ing facilities could turn out during
the next year had been ordered.
1T was not a shortage of cars
that brought about congestion in the
past" it is said at the railroad ad-
ministration I'm fact. so many cars
got jammed up in terminals that
they nearly blocked transportation
themselves. The shortage was in
motive power. SO in considering the
matter this year, when the war in
dustries board fixed the amount of
steel which it would allot to rail-
road use, we assigned to the engine
shops every pound that there was a
reasonable chance of getting into a
new locomotive this year. Any en-
gine builder who can increase his
capacity can still get orders.
AFTER that, an estimate of the
amount of steel available was. made.
and as many cars as can come out of
1t were ordered. That happened to
be 100000. They are of a composite
steel and wood design, adopted be-
cause 1t will get more cars out Of
the steel supply Only the event it.
self will show, but we consider that
the construction ordered will be suf-
ficient to meet the strains, though all
of our calculations are based upon
an increased traffic burden for rail-
roads next year
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-15
SHIP YARDS NOT
PAYING SCALE Of
WAGES, IS CHARGE
t.v aop.,ao ,ousn.l srrs,.l l...so war,

ldN hOPflk0 JOURNAL hFhtttAl LEASED VfNpl
Oakland, Calf. July 14.--Approxi'
mately $500 boilermakers employed
in ship yards on this side of San
Francisco bay, engaged in filling gov
ernment contracts. We're ordered to-
night not to return to work tomorrow
because of the alleged failure of. the
ship building companies to adhere to
the scale of wages established by the
Macy Wage Adjusting commission.
The boiermakers' representatives
announced their decision at the con-
clusion of mass meeting attended
by more than 2.200 workers who
voted not to return to work until the
wage question with their employers
had been adjusted satisfactorily.
Virtually every shipyard in the
East Bay Section, filling government
contracts will be affected by the or
der, including the Alameda plant of
the Bethlehem shipbuilding corpora
tion.
The scale, which the boilcrmakers
assert is not being adhered to, was
established by federal wage adjust
ment board of the United States ship
ping board last winter.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-15
FRANC0-|TAL|ANS
PUSH BACK ENEMY
IN ALBANIA ZONE

tsy MORNING JOURNAL spfc,AL LEASED wiRgJ
London. July 14.-Telegra phing
Thursday, Reuters correspondent on
the Macedonion front says.
THE allied operations in southern
Albania are resulting in one success
after another in spite Of the difficult
nature of the country There are no
roads in the battle zone and commun.
ications are being kept up over mule
paths.
while the Italians are pushing
along on the western wing and IN
tho center, the French are making
good progress in the Bosnia region b
overcoming enemy resistance and cap
turing the ridges of Kosnitza and the
descending slopes.
The French advance in the valley
of the Tomorica river threatens the
important town of Berat, which prob
nbly will be captured In few days.
Surrenders by the Austrians are more
frequent, especially among the Slavs,
who are dead tired Of campaigning
The Anstrians are burning depots and
villages which they abandon.
"All information obtainable is to
the effect that the enemy's positions
IN southern Albania is seriously COM
promised and that there probably will
be a further retreat in the north,
thus freeing our communications be-
tween western Macedonia and the
Adriatic coast"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-15
ECONOMIC PACT
EXISTS BETWEEN
a NATIONS NOW
Association is Formed to Care
for Trade Of World When
=. Peace Co11es; Gefn1any's
Status Undetermined,

-
LONDON Juiy An ecoiioi''e 40
sociatloh Oh t"eh'y-iour ha''ohS eoii
prising the entente aiiles a'reauy 10
IN existence ACCORDING 10 l'ord NV
ert CECIL BRUSH uhoery secretary ior
torelgh ailairs ana h'iiister oi pioeN
aue' IN statement Iesaiuiiis ing
world trade ai.er the war WHICH
was issueo To-Day
he'her uerhiahy eVeN'uaiiy eiia''
pe aoiilitteu 10 tnis ecoiioinic assooia
tioh' ne saia, WIN We ue'ei i''ii'eu ~
tne test estao'isiieu pS rreS'eehe WIZ
son. :,
Inc presiueh' saiu peeehiper :, II
the uerniah peopie snou,u' ai'er .ne
war, continue 10 De ooneeu 70 iiVe
uhuer aihpitious ana ntlisoihs mas
ters' IL iiilsht ne ihiposs'pie 10 AUNT
ticii 70 the partnership oi the ma
tohs OF 10 iree economic intercourse
IefiHahy ls an oostacie.
uerihany is the one opslacle 10 tnis
economic partnership said Lord hoD-
ert--the Germany described by Pres
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-15
Allies Are Giving Enemy No
Rest, Pressing Him Back
Mile After Mile and Captur-
ing Strategic Positions.
BIG GUNS HAMMER AWAY
ALONG WESTERN FRONT
Artillery on Both Sides Active
in Several Sectors Long Ex-
pected German Drive Fails
to Materialize.
Undated War lead by the Associated
preSs.)

Bad weather prevails in France and
Flanders and operations are far be-
low normal Nowhere have, there
been engagements except trench raids
and patrol encounters.
Big guns are constantly hammering
away at opposing positions In several
sectors. particularly on the American
front, on the Marne. in the sectors
held by the British near Albert Kem-
nell hill and Ypres ana near Corey,
where the French face the enemy.
There Sis no indication that the date
is at hand for the expected offensive
by the Germans. Military observers,
however, believe that with a cessation
Of the rains and the drifting away OF
the low-lying clouds an attempt at o
big drive will be made. Apparently all
Is ready in the entente camps.
British Strike i'm Macedonia.
British troops in Macedonia SEEM
lngly have started operations against
the Teutons which may develop west
along the battle front and eventually
conform with the successful drive
that is being carried out by the
French and Italians in Albania. West
Of the town of Doiran. which lies on
the railroad north of Saloniki. the
British have delivered blow against
the Bulgarians Details of the oper-
ations are lacking. but 1t is not un-
reasonable to assume that 1t had in
view the ultimate capture Of the rnil-
road line running northward from
Uskub and the outflanking of the
enemy lines northeast of Monastir.
In Albania the French and Italians
are giving the enemy no rest. pressing
him back daily mile after mile over
the trackless country and capturing
strategic positions and villages. The
latest French official communication
shows that the French troops have
taken the villages of Marta and Gram
shi, which brings their flank much
nearer Lake Ochrida.
The morale of the Austrians is said
to be extremely bad and surrenders
of war-worn soldiers are reported con-
stantly to be taking place.