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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-22

General AIIenby. in command Of
the allied army in Syria. has left
Damascus far behind in his pursuit
of the Turks. He is following the
railway from Damascus to AlepDo%
By capturing the latter city he win
cut the railroad running from Con-
stantinople TO Mesopotamia and thus
isolate the Turkish Mesopotamian
army,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-22
NEGLECT A
RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after it with SIoan's
Liniment before il gets
dangerous

Apply a iIle. don't rn5. let it pezs-
syGse, and-good-by twingel Same foE
external aches. pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lameness. bruises
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiIed clothing. Reliablc-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason Of enormou sales.
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sioan's Liniment.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
SUGAR SHOWED
OUR BACKBONE
American Willingness to Give Up
Luxury Demonstrated Ma
tons War Conscience.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.
BY Reducing Consumption People OF
the United States Averted .
Famine at Home In Spite
Of Low Supplies.
STAND WITH THE ALLIES.

The fact that the people OF the
United States were able to reduce by
more than one-lialf million tons their
July, August, September and October
consumption of sugar proves cOnclu-
sively that their war conscience WIS
thoroughly awakened and that the
country as whole stood ready to fol-
low the injunctions of the Government.
Our normal consumption of sugar iE
the fOur-month period beginning with
July has been 4OO.OOO tons per month.
a total of l,GOO,OOO for the quarter
year.
In July, when our sugar stringency
began to reach Its height. consumption
was reduced to 100000 TONS In Au-
gust only 325, 900 tons went into dis
lribution and in September only 279,-
600 tons. In October the distribution
fell to 10000 tons.
II the general public had failed to
observe the injunctions Of the Food
Administration this country would
have been In the thrOes of sugar
famine before the end Of August Our
visible supplies were so low as to bring
great anxiety to those familiar with
the sugar situation. They feared that
It would be absolutely impossible to
|. reduce consumption to point where
sugar would no longer be mere lux
ury in the American diet.
Few accomplishments of the Food
Administration will stand forth SO pre-.
dominantly as this reduced cOnsunp-
ton Of sugar. By II we have been able
to bridge over the period of stringency
until the new beet and Louisiana cane
sugar crops were in sight.
Now the nation Is in a position so
that II we choose we may return to
our normal home use of sugar. and
Europe, with the release of ships to go
far aficld, can maintain its recent re-
stricted rations If, however. those
nations are to Increase their use of
sugar very considerably II must be BY
our continued sharing with them
through limiting our own cDlslmp
ton.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
LEGAL ADvERTlsEMn
AN ORDINANCE

To declare fence of four strings a
wire stretched on posts not MES
eight feet apart. which posts III
not less than six feet long, nj
planted not less than eighteen ~
the ground legal fence in tsps1 s
Bossier Lcvcc District, in Ward r.
Rossicr Parish, Louisiana, 81
against the running mt large Of f7s
said North Bossicr Levce DIsfrf
Ward Three, BOssier Parish, -
and prescribing the manner IN NM
hogs shall be taken up and dIspG
section 1. BE- it ordained BY u
Jury of Dossier Parish, Louisiana. II
lar session convened, That 1t shalt &
lawful for any hog. or hogs. to run III
in the. North Bossier Levee DistfI6f
Ward Three. Bossicr Parish, LOufsinnS Z;
any hog. or hogs, so found running q
in said North Bossicr Lcyee District
be taken up by any person. or by The 4
stable of said Ward Three, said North
sicr I.evce District. When taken d III
Constable 1t shall be his duty to mako e
written notices describing the hog. O. +
taken up, and post same in three b
places for five days. After the rxpIiS
OF the said five days, no one appcarIS'
claim said property, the Constable I
sell same ut public auction to the laxfs
highest bidder. onc-half Of tie sum nd
from said sale to go to the Constable
the other half to the School Hoard. Il
owcner shall appear within the Ave
and prove property, the Constable shGl
liver same to the claimant upon rec
80 cents for taking up said hog, or
and 1914 cents for each day for eac1|
or hogs, there are in the constables1}
session. When any person other th&
Constable shall take up said hog, ord
it shall be- his, or her, duty to repol
same to the Constable, who shall ma
written notices and post as prescri1
case the property is taken up by til
stable. If the owner shall not appeal
the five days, the Constable shall n
to sell the property on the sixth d4|
public aut elton. to the last and hlghcl
der, onc-fourth Of the sum realized fr11
sale to 20 to the party making the
and taking up the hog, or hogs, oncs1
to the Constable, and one.half to the r.
Board; but when the owner appears 4
the five days and proves l-operty, fhej
shall be delivered to him. or her. upai
mcnt of such damages us the &C.
may asscss. When any hog, or hoel5
be found depredating upon the pr0pe1
any person. the damages so assexsS1
go to the snid party who Is the SUR
said depredations. less so cents, wh1c1
be paid to the Constable. When %
ycs shall be caused by depredati0as
penalty Is assessed, one-fourth Of sal
20 to the person who takes UP said
hogs. onc-fourth 10 the Constable. a1l
half TO the School Beard.
j. &. LOGAN, i'reside
Police Jury Of Bossicr Parish, Loqf
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
THE GIVING or GIFTS.

The giving of Christmas presents Is
as old Il custom as Christianity. lhe
wise men from the East came with
gifts for the Child just Lorn and wOr-
shipped Him as they found him III the
manager that first Christmas Day nine
teen hundred and nineteen years ago.
The giving of presents on Christmas
Day is beautiful custom that Will en-
dare as long as the world stands re-
deemed. As it originated in celebration
of the Lirtll Of Child it is still most
delightful to little children. Little
things will make Il child very happy
and there is no rule that is necessary
to the giving of gifts to the children at
Christmas. Their parents and frlendS
give them all that they cali afford ana
it will he hard to find child III
Bossier Parish uncontented with MS
Christmas gifts this year of grace. for
the Master has visited peace ana I'M
usual prosperity upon the people.
Expensive presents. especially when
the givers strain their resources to
make them. are not appropriate 10
Christmas and are them as always. III
bad taste Such gifts are sometimes
made with the expectation of greater
benefits to come, and the proper
Christmas spirit does not accompany
them. Little presents given with good
will and received in Il joyful spirit are
mere in keeping with the occasion. for
,A.,x with
will toward all mankind that gives and
receives with the true impulse in cele-
bration of the birth Of a Savior Of the
world
Let people of good taste and good
hearts. therefore, cease to worry over
the selection of Christmas gifts fol-
their friends and relatives who are moi
children. Anything given with the
spirit of the season is valued for the
love with which it Is bestowed II the
receiver is worthy.
Costly gifts from well-to-do gift
sivers to people eff limited means are
embarrassing. An exchange of cost!
presents by people of ample means /:
often a source of worry and anxiety II
their selection and disappointing t,
both parties There is neither merit o.
pleasure in such custom. And, gentle
reader. if you have money to spend a
Christmas and wish the giving of pres
ents to make you happy select man.
little things for many little children
They will give you nothing in return
but bright smiles, and if the smiles o
children do not give you more s;atisfat
ton than the prim thanks OF grown
ups receiving presents they do no
need. then Christmas is all wrong an
He who loved little children SO we
that all of lis must become as littl
children to claim Him as Il friend ll;l
taught the people of the earth to II
purpose. =. N. !.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
MORE SHOP TALK.
Guess who's coming back?

Guess who's coming back!
Well. YOU perhaps could not do SO
in two guesses so l am going to tell
you. Mr. John \. Thornton formerly
connected with the Banner for about
two years, has written from Florida
that as scnll as he can Seyer his con-
nection with the newspaper on. which
he is now employed he will be on his
way to Benton. and hack to his old job
witt, the Banner.
Mr. Thornton will he remembered ny
many of the readers of the BANNER
and as Il good man and a forceful
and convincing writer. Those are two
of the reasons why am glad that lie
is coming hack-and there are others.
He has a nose for news, and isn't
afraid of work. SO he will be given the
relortorial and editorial end of the job.
while | give almost my exclusive at
tention to machine composition. Il thing
he knows nothing IL all about. We
should make good working force for
Il country weekly. and the readers Of
the Banner may confidently expect to
note in it Il considerable improvement
At hest one-man newspaper is never
what it should be--n0t much to make
Il fuss over, as | long ago noted II
seems physical impossibility for one
man to get around to. all departments
Of even Il country weekly. but | believe
the two of us can and will do that t.
the satisfaction of the Banners grow
ing circle of readers.
And, bear in mind that In our labor'
we will have the help of a machine
The tiresome task of picking up typt
one by one. hour upon hour. and weel
in aud week out-the old, old way
has passed in this Office, just rs the ar
1uous and time-killing. practices q
other callings are passing FROM year t
year. Case work. it wars called, ant
well named, indeed. for it was Il cas-
of sticking everlastingiy at tor, III
paper at ALL SO it is to be seen thai
we are to have the chance we have no.
before had. You will like the Banner
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

T Land owners of the state whe
have lands for sale may have tue same
listed free Of charge in the Land for
Sale Bulletin Of the immigration III
vision OF the State Department Of Ag-
riculture and Immigration. If any
reader of this paragraph has land lie
wishes listed he should address the
Secretary for the immigration Divis-
ion. Mr.. Justin f. Denechaud, State
Museum Building, Charities and st
Ann Streets, New Orleans. A blank
QUESTIONABLE on which the tract may
he easily and intelligently described
will be mailed the applicant.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

NEW ORLEs.NS.-"RedC Cross dur
ing the Civil war? Why, bless you,
there was no such thing-nor any 9th
er organization to relieve the suffering
and distress of the wounded soldiers"
And Rev. Gordon Blackwell sighed
deeply and there was ii break in his
voice as he reviewed those days of
warfare in which he took SO active
part.
with due respect to our boys, they
will never see war as we have seen it,
continued Reverend 1,akewell, thanks
to the noble work Of the Red Cross.
In those days there were more who
died through ignorance. lack of proper
attention, and avoidable disease than
from the Yankees bullets. As for those
that were killed, their lot was fOrtu-
nate compared to that of the poor,
wounded wretches.
ITO be sure, we chaplainS did our
bit in the line of doctoring and nursing.
During O big battle we were at the
front ameng the soldiers, cheering on
| the fighting. rendering what assistance
we could to the wounded and praying
| with the dying.
Training? Why, two days on the
| battlefield was all the training we re-
luired. tell you we were experts on
all the first aid problems" boosted the
old veteran.
| No canteens in 1861.
"And after many days of ceaseless
| fghting-what then? No sniling-faced
young women believe you call them
canteen wOrkers-tO serve hot chOcO-
late and coffee to the WORKOUT fighters
often not even Il little water to
luench their fevered thirst. AS for
food, that was pretty often out of the
question. When we wanted food we
had to fight for it"
Reverend Blackwell has had the
thrilling experiences of a soldier as
well as the somewhat tanner expert
ences of chaplain. He first enlisted
as an orderly sergeant, and, after the
battle of Shiloh, received an honorable
discharge on account Of i'll health.
Upon his recovery he re-enlisted as a
chaplain.
One of the stories he delights tell
Ing is how he escaped being shot as a
spy. He was on the train when he met
two young Virginians ''who had never
>melt gunpowder" and Boosting how
they would "do the Yankees up" 81
remarked" said Reverend Bakewell
that though our enemies, they had
made us respect their fighting even al
the lannon's mouth" When the train
stopped at Atlanta, two detectives i'm.
mediately arrested the young soldier
He knew What was in store for him
he would be tarred AID feathered and
hung without judge or jury. Fortunate
~, Judah F. Benjamin, then secretar,
IT state to the Confederacy, was pass
ing through Atlanta. The suspected
young soldier was well known to tht
secretary, who vouched for his loyalt,
and begged him to excuse the disagree
able mistake. The soldier was iMma
tliately released.
"When went back on the trair
everybody wanted to hear about III,
exciting experience. Tired Of tellin.
and retei,ine the story. stood up II
one Of TIL. c.rs and told tho l,assen
gers all alb u. t.
Praises Red t,sss.
Reverend Eakew.:; 4 uilsats-si;
+ wears old and has bee,, :. chsrca O
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Trinity chapel in New Orleans since
work of the Red Cross and in all war
activities. He regards membership in
the Red Cross a sacred privilege.
But to go on with the story of war
without the Red Cross. Reverend
Blackwell can tell only = little part of
the horrors of such warfare. One of
the things that the soldiers suffered
most from was monOtony-yes, and
the 'blues." The soldier of today does
not know what that word means with
the Red Cross and canteen workers
and the Y. NJ. G. A.. to entertain him
when he is well and to care for him
when he is i'll or wounded. Read the
following extract from the diary of N.
NJ. Baker, chaplain of the One Hun
dred and Sixteenth Illinois regiment,
to get an idea of the camp life in the
days of eighteen sixty-semething.
"Bang, bars. bang! The constant
firing for SO long time becomes mo-
notonous, one longs for something new,
something that will cause excitement
| and shake off the ennui induced by
this hot weather. Excitement ut last
"a woman in camp. Mrs. Hoge Of the
sanitary commission.
Reminded Of Mothers.
ut is amusing to see as she passes
how the boys leave off their rude
pranks and settle down as demure as
kittens. She stops and talks kindly
to every group and the boys all fee
better after it. They are as polite and
| other for full FIVE minutes after she il
gone as if they had suddenly beer
transported to civilization and to the
drawing room. Oh, what a refining ant
! restraining influence even this WON
! an cain exert. She is an old lady
and not handsome, but to use the ex
preston of the boys, She has soul a.
large as wagon wheel and somehow
reminds them all of their mothers"
Here is another typical day in CAM
described in the same diary:
'Rained today. Oh, how tedious I
rainy day is In camp! We eat break
fast. then lie down. then get up, ca
dinner, and lie down again, etc. etc
Nothing to read, nobody to talk to
/ nothing to do but to dream Of hOm'
and loved ones"
Even these few stories cannot hal
describe war without the Red Cross
What about the food the soldiers had
] What about the conditions in the hos
pitfalls? These questions can be an
swered from the diary Of another Civi
war veteran, Frank L. Richardson, ,
well-known New Orleans attorney, VIII
entered the war when q lad of seven
teen, and unfortunately spent most o
the time between those years of 1851
1865 in army hospitals.
/ mo one can appreciate the work o
the Red Cross as well as we Civil wa
veterans" says Mr.. Richardson
''That is why am proud to have m
own daughter go to France and do he
part"
His daughter, Miss Caroline Ricf
ardson. for many years identified Wit
the English department at Newc9m
college here, will leave for Franc
. with the Newcomb canteeR unit,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Since the war began and up to the
present month, the Red Cross Society
will have appropriated for use among
the Belgians the sum of $3,379,GD, ac-
cOrdfng to the current report of the
War Council on the use being made of
the Red Cross war fund
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.

HOMESTEAD APPLICATION.
Department of the Interior,
U. s. Land Office mt Baton. Rouge. La,
November :. 1913:
Notice is hereby given that sam G. Gopd
win, Ct Plaip Dealing, Lii, who. on Aay as,
1917, made Homestead Application, Ne:
0s:G,. fer the south half Of southwest quar-
ter Of section 80, township e3. north, raase
Il, west Louisiana Meridian, has filed mo-
ticc Of intention to make Communication
Proof. to establish cnim 10 the land above
described, before jus. NJ. Henderson Clerk
OF Court, at Benton, La, on the 21st day of
December. 1918.
Claimant names AS witnesses u. e.
Dodson, Il. \. King, u. ]. Johnson and
j. Ii. keoun, all Of Plain Dealing. L.,
Il. f. ID. No. =.
Il. ID. GIANELIoNI, Register.
November IA. 1918. tdcc 19I
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Your Red Cross membership makes
YOU one Of the American Red Cross
Commission working for the relief OF
the Holy Land, the home Of Christmas
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

In every Christmas stocking. a Red
Cross membership for the little folks
Start them OH their way toward a
mercifuI manhood and wonanhood.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

All State, Parish and Foil Taxes for the
year 1918, as SIT forth on the rolls on file.
are now dine and will become delinquent on
movable property October list. and on I'M
movable property December :'1st
j. +. EDwARDS,
t46J sheriff and Parish Tax Collector.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. osse1.

Department Of the Interior.
US. Land Office Mt BATON Rouge. Ii,..
Decemher 4, 1918.
Noricc Is hereby given thai Lee PoekrHs,
of Plain Dealing. ill.,, who. on May -,
1917. made Homestead Entry. No. aSattl,
fer the southwest quarter Of southwest
quarter Of scttien Is and west hHlf Ut
northwest quarter Of section I'D. township
-. ncrth. range II, west. Louisiana Merit
dian. has filed notice Of intention to make
.cmmutation proof, to cstabinh clntm to
the land above described. before the Clerk
of Court, ut Benton La, on the 18th day
of January. 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses j. r.
Johnston. q. g.. Allen, j. ]. chamicc and
j. W. Malone. all Of Plain Dealing, Ia.
Il. +. u. No. 2.
J.. ID. CHAMELEON, Register.
December II, 1918. Ijan9I
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19
Office SuppIl<
and Stationery 3

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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Best wishes and merry Christina
to all of You. Goodnight "A. d..
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

By the first OF January the Red
Cross will have working in France
upwards of 5000 Americans vivid
contrast to the little group of Is men
and women which, as the first Red
Cross commission to France, sailed
about June l, 1917, to initiate their
first efforts in Europe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

IT want all you people to do all you
can to help the Red Cross, for it is
surely doing wonderful work over
here" wrote an appreciative COving-
ton ua.) boy, Randolph Ray, who is
now on active service in France.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

The American Red Cross has become
not so much an organization as q
great movement, seeking to embody in
organized form the spirit of service,
the spirit of sacrifice-in short, all
that is best and highest in the ideals
and aspirations Of our country.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Reverend Eakew.:; 4 uil.sts-st1
wears old and has bcen :. chsrca al
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

What the Red Cross may be called
upon to do in the further course OF
the war, or with the coming of vic.
tory. peace and reconstruction, il
Mould be idle to attempt ~ prophesy,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

Red Cross dollars play no favorites
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-19

The American Red Cross Is to as.
sist the SANTA Militaire in its study
of infectious jaundice malaria, the In
fections Of the typhoid group, the
lssions resulting from refrigeration
and asphyxiating gases and certain
other wound infections.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-09
BOOSTERS AS ALARM CLOCKS.
Many Men Rely on Chanticier to Awak.,
en- Them at the Right Time In
the Morning.

DO you know that ROSTERS are put
ting crimp In the sales of alarm,
clocks?" said the owner of watch.
store to customer. Strange as 1t
may sound. II is true.
In certain districts there are men
who rely upon ROSTERS to awaken them
at specified time in the morning.
The ROSTERS have not been trained but
they begin growing at about the same
early hour every day.
II have to admit that rooster Is.
better than an alarm clock In some
ways. The noise of the clock can be,
stopped If a man rebels at getting up,
but the rooster keeps on growing Ere
quently people neglect to wind up the.
clock. And sometimes we set the clock
wrong and consequently get up too,
early or late.
I'm Wyoming Valley, Pa, the 65.
steam sirens which heretofore awak-
ened the workers in the mines AND
factories have been silenced by the
fuel administrator in order to save
coal. Instead the miners and indus
trial workers are now depending on
the cocks shrill crow to awaken.
them"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-02-09

tenant said contemporary. And their
interest ceased for the time being. But
soon the alert ear of the sergeant heard
something that startled him.
1T is from one of our men, he de-
clared. as the tapping continued. HE
has the password"
"Then open the door, quicklyi' Baum
commanded.
The sergeant obeyed, and, looking
down into the cellar he cried:
Cot in Himmel! II is Herr Captain
Strassman, bound and gaggedr'
In few moments they had released
Streetman.
Il was taken at great disadvan-
tage and Unexpectedly attacked by an
Englishman,' Streetman told them, in
response to their anxious questioning.
Have either Of you seen Captain
KarIT'
He is with Major Won Brenig,"
Lieutenant Baum replied.