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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-06-13

Join the army behind the Army be
a war saver
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-06-13

He also serves who stays and saves
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How Do You Do?
w. /. GAYLE
DruRRist Benton
Wanted to Buy

\ good, gentle BUGGY HORSE not afraid
of automobiles Must be il mare not over
eight years old. Phone, Rocky Mount line,
four rings on No. ), or address Mrs. Elliott
Hoffpaufr. Hughes Spur, La. I24-tfl
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Estrayed

4 dark bay mare COLT. three years old.
no brands: weight about 500 pounds. A
reward will be paid for Information lead
ing to her recovery. Address J. l.. GREEN.
Spring Hill, La. [24-3-pl
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that all present will live to meet OF
many such occasions in the future.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-06-13
STRAY SALE.

Benton. La, June IL. 1918. July 1871
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Mrs. Heidi Kendall. of Shreveport.
spent the weekend in Benton as Il
guest of Mrs. J. II. Belcher, her aunt,
and Mrs J. +. Burt.
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Miss Matte Gray Logan and her
brother. Mr.. Adger Logan. spent the
weekend at Vanceville at the home of
their uncle. Mr.. J. e. Logan.
The daily morning oasis., 1918-02-24
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Governing the Contest

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ing the of the contest.
w. E. HUMMEL
Contest Manager.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Sympathy
Extended To Belgium
Through New Minister

Montevideo, Uruguay. April 81
President Viera's reception Of the new
Belgian minister was made the occa-
sion for a new demonstration Of
Uruguay's sentiments toward the
entente allies. and more especially
toward Belgium President Viera. in
receiving the minister, said:
Belgium, the martyr country. with
her smoking cities. her wealth de-
stroyed, and her men and women en-
shaved, constitutes the greatest anront
which has ever been offered TO the
world Her cause is the cause of
justice and OF humanity. To honor
her and to love her. therefore. ought
to be imperative duties for all good
men and for all noble peoples Hence,
10 is that Uruguay has received the
Belgian deputies who have recently
visited us on a mission from your gov
eminent. with spontaneous mauifes-
tations Of sympathy. Hence it is that
Uruguay has taken the side OF your
country. Hence it Is that her fate
interests US so deeply and that we
have such faith in it. Therefore. YOU
may be absolutely assured that every
thing here is propitious-sentiments
and interests-for the ever more
fraternal relations between the two
peoples"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Is
In Good Shape
Financially
Confidence IN Bank Back by
Government Increasing
During War Period.

DUENOS AIRES. Argentina, April %.
u Argentina's financial and economic
condition apparently is being strength
ened as the war drags on. The republic
recently signed a convention for fl
nancing the sale Of several million tons
Of cereals to the entente allies, which
really amounted to luge loan. and
there have been other events in fl
naucial circles which show thar Ar
gentine credit ABROAD and confidence
at home are progressing hand in hand
The fact that is being most widely
commented upon by the Argentine
newspapers is that confidence at
home has become so strong that
stocks Of the National Mortgage bank,
known as "credulas hipotecarias." are
being quoted at par for the first time
in their history. These credulas are
looked upon in financial circles as
barOmeters Of the nations condition,
for they are shares in a bank which
is backed by the government ard they
fluctuate with the Improvement OF
weakening Of government credit
Usually they are quoted around "a to
Sc and they have never gone to par,
even during the boom seasons, when
everything else was being sought by
investors.
Now there is an animated COMPETE
ton on the Ock exchange for these
credulas and large blocks of them are
changing hands daily. which the
newspapers take as an indication that
the public's confidence in the Irigoyen
government has become so strength
ened that il, at last, is willing to in
vest in government shares the large
surplus Of money which has been
lying idle in savings banks ever since
the war began.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

ner There was a telescope sight for
sniDing. one tool" used for eliminat-
ing the flash on the end Of a splitting
machine gun, another for silencing
the report from a rifle.
Added to all this. there were hang
ing around the wall on various nails
big American automatic pistols on
belts-the property OF officers and
men in the office, hung up in a place
within easy reach
Captured by Americans.
All the weapons except these last
had been the property Of the German
government until American soldiers
on line captured them. Some of the
articles had tied TO them little. tags
upon which was written the name and
organization of the American who Sc
cured them. Each tag signified that
some "dOughbOy" wanted his trophy
returned TO him. provided it was Il
no use to the army. But, as a SOL
der in the line has no place to keep
such things, which would simply add
to his already heavy load. all that in
telligence officers did not desire for
their own official purposes were Fut
away for the men who wanted them.
If American troops yet TO take their
places in the line. obtain as many
trophies as their predecessors. many
home in the United States Will have
in IL after the war a weapon made
in Germany" And every weapon viii
have attached to il a personal story
Of how it was captured on our front
in France
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Looping the Loop Easy,
Says Royal Corps Filler

London, Eng. April 27.-'Looping
the loop is quite easy" explained an
officer Of the royal flying corps. IN
fact. you can't help doing IL.
You simply press a lever which
Tits the plane to its fullest extent and
the machine climbs at its sJeepest an
gle. At such an angle, however. the
force of gravity is too great for the
strength Of the engine, and the ma
chine slides tail first towards the
ground In a few seconds II is in the
vertical. and then it Immediately falls
over on its back from which posi-
ton il quickly rights itself As a
preventive to air sickness the pilots
take a small dose Of a certain table
sauce"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
New System Forces Coal
Dealers in Berlin To Let
Ticket Holders Get Coal

Amsterdam. Holland, april 2I.-Dis-
satisfaction with the system OF coal
distribution which was employed in
Berlin during the past winter has led
10 the adoption Of an entirely new
system which goes into effect during
Nay. The hief feature Of the scheme
is the establishment Of customer
lists" which means that a retailer Is
bound TO supply those customers who
register with him with the amount Of
coal 10 which their tickets legally en-
title them The plan is intended to
operate over full year so that con-
sumers can utilize their SLOTTED fuel
supply as they see fit
There viii be two coal tickets. one
for coal for cooking purposes and the
other for heating coal The cooking
coal ticket is graded into three kinds.
according TO the number OF persons in
the household A family Of one or two
persons viii receive 1900 pounds;
three 10 six, 1900; seven TO ten. 5000
Coal for heating purposes is allotted
according 10 the number Of rooms in
a house one room is allowed 500
pounds; two rooms 1000, and so on
up to 5000 pounds. Persons who used
more than six tons for heating pur-
poses last winter viii be allowed Just
half the amount they consumed then.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
wake JOAN Of
iAG H SAINT IS
P-Eb1FFRENGH
Renewed to have
Maid of Orleans Canon
lied by Church.
STATUE is BURIED
BENEATH FLOWERS

DARIS France, April 2z-The pro-
1 posed canonization Of Joan Of Arc
which is now being discussed by the
College Of Cardinals. at Rome has
aroused intense interest throughout
France among the peasantry. For the
last 100 years and more efforts have
been made in France to make the
Maid OF Orleans a saint Of the church.
But for political or other reasons her
canonization has not taken place.
statue Covered With Flowers.
Each spring. since the war started,
the statue of Joan OF Arc in the Rue
de Rivou has been buried IN flowers
and France seems not to wish for an
other Napoleon but FOR a second Joan
Of Arc At the battle of the Marine
the poilus called upon Joan Of Arc
for victory and there are hairy
day who swear thar they saw her in
shining armOr the night before the
battle.
American soldiers since late last
summer have been familiar with the
Joan OF Arc country. thousands or
them have visited the little church
at Domremy where she was baptized
and the house where she was born
They have traTersed the same fields
where she tended sheep at the time
she was Inspired to place herself at
the head Of the troops Of France.
If Joan Of Arc is made saint the
statue which Mrs Clarence Mackay
has placed in St Joseph's church for
English spea king Catholics IN the
Avenue HOche. Paris will be removed
from its present pedestal and placed
on a special altar At present it
stands in an alcove awaiting transfer.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

well to do town. It has more than once
fallen TO the lot OF your correspond
ent TO take up from the streets people
stripped bare. who from exhaustion
have been unable TO move Mothers
sell their daughters. still mere chill
dren, in order to secure crust OF
bread. wives Of poor men are given 70
the rich that their families may be
maintained
In Hamadan. a Few days ago.
sparks Of a hunger riot broke out
and it was only the presence OF Rus
sian troops that stopped the move
ment- that was ready TO embrace the
whole country. with flames.
Ready for Revolt.
There is a report that Kuchik
Khan, that freebOoters' chief. who
lives in the forests near Resht. and
has. under arms about 10000 mounted
men, is only waiting TO raise a revolt
till the Russian troops leave
While trying 10 organize among
the Persians public aid for the starT-
ing. I am brought Up against either
the Persians' Indifference OF their
government that IS made impotent by
bribery and corruption, Of a truly ORR
entail character.
The misery is almost irremediable-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
British Queen Pays
Compliment to Women
OF Ambulance Corps

London. Eng April .27.-The queen
recently inspected a parade Of the
women's reserve ambulance organized
by the Green Cross society
The women. looking very smart in
their khaki uniform. brown leather
belts and SLOUGH hats. We're drawn up
in line formation. The total parade
accounted for II officers. so noncom-
missioned officers and SIS privates
The queen told Mrs Beatty she con-
sidered the work Of the corps very
useful and eminently practical. and
was glad to hear that IL was the in
tention Of the organization to continue
to do some form Of national service
after the war had ended.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Full Boards Or
Clean ShaUe Is
German Order
Those IN First Line Must
Make Boards Long or Go
Without Any Whiskers

A AISTERDA8L Holland. April 81
n To be clean shaver or bearded
like the pard IS the alternative pre-
scented to the German first line troops.
The reason is to be sought in the gas
mask. Some authorities hold that the
mask cannot be relied upon TO pro-
tect any but clean shaver faces; 9TH
ers, again, hold that a dense hirsute
growth within the mask acts as an
additional air filter. But il must be
a real patriarcha1 beard-nO mere
seven or Il days bristles. says an
article in the Deutsche TagesZeitung.
The writer holds that the full
beard is a peculiarly Teutonic attri-
butte and should be cultivated as such.
Besides. according TO ancient tradi-
ton, it adds to "frightful aspect" he
naively adds.
Gas tests at the front in alright
cubicles are carried nut every Tort
night. and full bear5el men testify to
the additional security afforded by
their boards.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Houses Outside Raid
Area in London Bring
Fancy Rental Prices

London, Eng April 2T.-Remark-
able prices are now being obtained for
furnished houses and apartments near
London outside the raid area Five
guineas is now the minimum rent for
very small houses that would not have
got more than so shillings 90 two
guineas in normal times. House
agents are refusing every day all
manner OF tempting offers. There are
practically no houses TO be obtained
for love or money in most districts.
The river resorts En- the Upper
Thames are all crowded
In Surrey. in the Hayward's Heath
district. a favorite resort for raid
refugees. no accommodation is TO be
had
West l1iddleseU has long been "fuu
up" The rents are six TO seven
guineas-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

DETROGRAD. Russia. April IL
I Correspondence OF The Associated
Press. People are dying OF hunger
in the streets Of the large towns Of
Persia. notably in Hamadan and
senne. says a dispatch from KazTin to
the Rostovskaya Rech.
'The specter Of famine has become
a fearful reality" the correspondent
wrote. TO pass through two or three
streets in Hamadan OF Seune is
enough TO come upon two or three
dead bodies Here and there may pc
groups OF women mourning over their
dead Here is a beggar woman
mother with two children; one OF
them. a baby in arms. is dead, and
near the mother, on the ground IS an
other child dying The mother her
self is already mOtionless. with FRO
zen. uninteIligent stare The Persians.
seeing that a human being is really
dying. shove some bread into the dy-
ing Woman's mouth, but the oelated
help, of course. does not save her he
The poor villagers throng from the
villages TO the towns hoping in vain
to be fed there.
Even I'm Kazvin. this more or less
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
KING BIHHI5
UNHAPPY; MUST
REMAIN BEHIND
Sixty Picked Men Eager to
Go to Front, Can Get No
Thrill of War.
CHARTERED IN
KINGS PALACE

DONE. Italy. April 27.-CCorrespond-
N ence OF The Associated Press-)-
Among the most unhappy men IN Italy
are said TO be the 60 soldiers OF the
Kings Guard, who are not permitted
TO go 10 the front and fight like their
brothers. The reason for this re-
striction is that these 60 men could
probably not be replaced II killed. IN
jured or taken prisoners They are
chosen with the utmost care not only
as regards their habits and training.
hut for their height. the minimum OF
which is six feet
They begin where other men stop
growing" according to a popular say
ing. Many OF them are even seven
feet in height They are chosen from
the carabinieri or military police and
must have absolutely unstained rec
Ords- Each newly enrolled man. II he
accepts the appointment must agrees
TO remain for a term Of five years in
the guard. after which he may OF may
not reenlist- During that period, also,
he may not marry
The guards and their horses are
CHARTERED inside the grounds OF the
royal palace on the Quirinal hill The
guard does sentinel duty inside these
grounds when king Victor Emmanuel
is in Rome. and also accompany him
on state occasions. as on that OF
March IL. 1912. when, as the king was
going along the Corso to visit the
tomb Of his father IN the Pantheon.
the anarchist d'Alba fired twice and
wounded Capt. Lang, OF the guard. in
stead Of the king.
Since the war began. although the
king lives at the front and underEOes
all its dangers, members OF the guard
are 20 be seen now and then walking
through the streets Of Rome. attract
ing attention and admiration because
Of their immense figures and shining
helmets, but. for all that. Jealous OF
the stained and despatched gray
green uniforms Of soldiers on leave
from the front trenches
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Public Dinners
Must End at 10, Theaters
Must Be Closed BIZ 1880

London. Eng. April 27.-Dining in
public places in England must stop
at 10 D. m and theatrical perform
ances must end at 1880 p. m. under
the curfew order which became ef-
fective this month. The regulation is
sued under the defence g the realms
act is intended to save the use Of coal
and gas for lights and fires.
Dora" as the defence Of the realms
act Is popularity known his now been
responsible for something like 2I2
orders since its birth in November.
1914. Its powers range over a wide
and varied area and deal with reEula-
lions for the destruction of stray dogs
to the control Of mines. canals. high
ways and shipping. The civilian pop
ulatiOn is controlled by II in a way
not even dreamt Of before the war.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Sightless Soldiers
To Be Fitted With
Eues Made of Rubber

ingenious kind Of artificial eve may
be adapted for blinded soldiers in
England shortly. It is the invention OF
a Frenchman whom Sir Arthur Pear
son. the founder Of St Dunstans
hotel. met in Paris recently.
ut Is made with rubber and has an
enamel front" Sir Arthur explained.
The war has brought some advance
in opthalmic Surgery, but more in the
direction Of adapting the sockets for
artificial eyes than in the saving Of
the sight, although surgical skill has
p-7served the sight of some men who
otherwise would be blind.
The reason is that IN two thirds Of
the cases of eye wounds the men have
had their sight destroyed and Moth
ing more could be done"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Yankee Fighters Capture
Museum Full Of Trophies
From Germans In Attacks

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY N
w FRANCE. April 27.-CCorrespon-
dence Of the Associated Press.
American divisional Intelligence office
in the rear Of our Toul front. one day
recently. resembled a museum in an
American police headquarters. The
only difference was that in the intel
Iigence office there were a wider va
riety Of more deadly weapons than
any police department ever gathered
In one corner there was a captured
German machine gun on its tripod. a
rolled belt Of cartridges was near it,
In another corner there were a num-
Der Of flame prOJectOrs-the German
werfers-which had been
brought in from No Mans Land On
one table there was a small automatic
pistol taken from a German killed in
our trenches during raid on an
other table laid out in an orderly row
was a collection of other automatic
pistols. large and small One had a
stock that could be fitted to the pistol
handle. forming q weapon that might
be fired from the shoulder like a
rifle.
Germany's Finest Weapons.
Another was packed away in a
leather holster so constructed that
three spare loaded magazines could
be carried in it, Both were Of makes
well known throughout the world
and both were. from the German point
Of view. the last words in the pistol
makers art. There were still other
pictOls. a club a wicked looking trench
knife equally good for chOpping fire
wood or slashing a throat
There was a short bayOnet with a
blade as sharp as a razor and a point
as sharp as a needle. The blade was
hardly more than six inches long and
the weapon. fitted on the end OF a
rifle was designed for close work
Bunches Of grenades were sprinlzled
here and there BY q table leg stood
German "dud" shell. Nearby part
enemy cartridges both for rifles and
pistols were everywhere. A German
.--------- 10 - ------- NJ IN CO..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Al Public Kitchens
In Germany Managed
Nom BIZ the Women

Amsterdam, Holland. April 27.-Au
Germauy's public kitchens are now
managed and stated entirely by wo-
men, They buy and regulate all sup
plies. including fuel. and handle an
the work Of supervision and account
ing The only male attendants are
men appointed by the trade unions
TO keep order. No woman is employed
who is not prepared 90 devote all her
time 10 the work. Many are volun-
tary workers. but others are paid as
much as $50 TO S35 month.
Most Of the kitchens are selr sup
porting, but few require help from
the local government The larger
kitchens have a staff Of over 100
workers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27
Prague Professor Finds
Remedy for HemonhageS

Stockholm, Sweden, April 27.-Dis-
covery by Prof Rudolf Fischl, Of
Prague, Of a new remedy for combat
ting hemorrhage is announced by the
Journal Of the Austrian Apothecaries'
association The remedy is made from
a hitherto unknown element in the
lung tissue OF certain animals It is
a reddish brown powder which dis
solves in water into a foaming, Shiny
substance.
animals. il has been employed on hui
man beings It is reported to stop
quickly the most dangerous hem
orrhage, such as those from the liver.
kidneys and brain substance. and to
be especially valuable in the case Of
the so called haemophiles. persons
whose blood is deficient in cOagulable
elements and for whom the slightest
cut means serious and possibly fatal
hemOrrhage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-27

ing their sortie from the Dardenelles,
compelling them to steer a zigZag
course which eventually brought the
Breslau into British minefield,
where she struck a mine. Shortly af-
terward she was hit by an aircraft
bomb and sank
GOeben bombed for Seven Days.
The GOebeu, headed for home also
struck a mine and developed a serious
list Aircraft continued TO bomb her
while she entered the straits and ran
aground at Niagara Point. For seven
days she remained there, subjected TO
continual attacks from the British
aircraft
On January %. a British scout ma
chine sighted the Goeben in the A7sen-
al dry docks at COnstantinople.