The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-08-22
Joined with the Red Guard and other
elements Of the Bolsheyiki against the
Czecho-Slovaks in the Trans Baikai
-fegiCn.
MiscclIanya

The authorities at Eau Claire. Wis.,,
have compelled the teachers to quit
teaching the German language in the
public schools there.
1t is reported that there are five Hun
submarines operating Off .the Atlantic
coast, from Halifax to Hatteras. Naval
vessels have been sent out to run them
down.
The commander at Camp Shelby.
Miss, has issued an order prohibiting
the men from having their hair cut
IA la Ponpadour." and ordering them
TO adopt a decent style.
Senator james X. Vafdaman was
defeated for renonlinationsatt the recent
primary in Mississippi. Representa-
tive Pat Harrison was Nominated by
majority of about $1,000 sptes.
The city council Of Texarkana, Ark,
has passed an ordinance prohibiting
billiard and pool-roems in that city.
The ordinance also make3 it unlawful
to keep Il pool or billiard table by pri-
vate individuals.
In an attempt to ESCAPE at the camp
at Salt Lake City, Utah, seven interned
aliens were shot and seriously wound
ed Ey the guards They liad started to
dig tunnel, and when This was dis
covered they attacked the guards.
james f. Blakely. G. C.'Blakely. Lee
ID. Martin and John W. ,Penrod. who
resisted registration in the " Cleburne
County War;" in Arkansas. have each
been given tve-year sentence in the
penitentiary ut Leayenworth, Kans. -
About 6OO0 Germans were killed in
an explosion that occurred last June
at the Krupp munition plant ut Essen,
Germany The authorities prohibited
publication of the fact. hut it was
learned last week from letters taken
from Hun prisoners.
Information. furnished by officers Of
vessels attacked by German subma-
rines along the American coast has
strengthened the belief held by several
experienced officials that the enemy
raiders have had communication with
persons on shore, and may even have
landed members of their crews in an
effort to obtain reliable Information.
The Navy Departnlentsha sotticially re
fused to indOrSe this belief. though ad-
mitting the possibility.
A dispatch from Toxic. Japan. dated
the 18th. states that there are food dis
turbances at Osaka and other places.
At Kobe a number of rice warehouses,
were burned. and at Osaka telephone
wires were cut and several tramways
were forced to suspend service after
several passengers had been wounded.
Troops, including cavalry, were called
out to suppress the rioting, and twenty
five policemen and many rioters were
hurt. Five hundred persons were ar
rested. In outlying towns the people
attacked the police with bamboo
spears.
Friday of last week German sub.
marine was sunk in running battle
with Il British tank steamer, about SOC
miles northeast of Nantucket, accord
ing to members of the tanker's crew
When first sighted the boat was two
miles away, according to the captain
of the tanker, who said he Immediately
| opened fire. Two shets from the sub
marine struck the British ship. one OF
them passing through the boiler room
and the other through tank. Neither
of the shells exploded, and did no ma.
terial damage, the captain reported
Twenty-seven shots were fired by the
tank ship, one or mere of which. hel
master declared, scored clean hits. as
flames We're seen bursting from the
Port side of tue submarine, which il
! said to have sank few minutes later