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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24

Don't lend ready ear to all the war
those that reflect upon the military au-
thorities Of this nation and belittle
their efforts. The truth remains that
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24
TUTORS SALE.

e HaF =
THt0rship Of the Minor Noble Bdr.er.
Second District Court, Bossfer fs1s1
Louisiana.
BY virtue OF an order of sale to me 4
rccted from the Honorable District Coz
in and for the Parish Of Bossier, Louisian!
| will, on Saturday, January 20, 1918,
the Court House, in the town of Beufc
La. within the legal hours for sales. ~
coed TO sell ut public auction. to the -
and highest bidders the following dcser'0o
property, tO-wit: y
All the merchantablc pine timber on ~
2, 1 and ; Of section 80, In township
north Of range H., west, Louisiana meiss I
an, containing 10S.S4 acres. and loeatcd
Eossicr Parish, Louisiana.
Terms of Sale-Cash, for not less tnA'
$500. !. +. EDWARDS,
Sheriff and er-o1eio .,uetioncer.
Benton. L;i., Dec. 20. 1917. Jan -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24

New Orleans, June 10. 1889.
Chattanooga, Tenn. July ,, 1890.
Jackson. Miss, June .. 1891.
New Orleans, April 80, 1892.
Birmingham. Ala. April 1926. 1894.
Houston, Texas. May 22-24. 1895.
Richmond Va. June :;Oth. July II. 1896.
Nashville. Tenn, June 22-24, 1897.
Atlanta. Ga. June 22-24. 1898.
Charleston, $. c.. May 1913. 1899.
Louisville. Ky. May 3Oth, June 1-:;, 1900.
Memphis, Tenn. May 1870, 1901.
Dallas. Texas, April 22-225, 1902.
New Orleans, May 1922. 1903.
Nashville, Tenn. June 14-16, 1904.
Louisville, KY, June 14-16, 1905.
New Orleans, April 23-27, 1905.
Richmond. Va. June :, 1907.
Birmingham. Ala, June OIL, 19OS.
Memphis. Tenn, June $40. 1909.
Mobile. Ala. April 26-2S, 1910,
Little Rock. Ark, May 15-17, 1911.
Macon, GA. May 70. 1912.
Chattanooga, Tenn, May :7-:9, 1913.
Jacksonville, Fla. May 6-S. 1914.
Richmond, Va. June ID, 1918.
birmingham. Ala, May 1918. 1916.
Washington, ID. c., June AZ, 1917.
Printed at the bottom of the card is
this: Compliments of Camp Beaure-
gard No. 100. L. c. "" and the General
has written below: The 1918 Reunion
will he held i'll Tulsa Okla
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24
cONsTABLE's SALE.

W. c. Shockley rs. r.. r. Jerseg, N0HrsR
dent, Edrdrd Barnett, CHfGtor ad H.
IN Second Ward Justices Court, PanM
of B0ssier, Louisiana.
BY virtue of writ of fieri facias u =
above entitled cause, issued by the H@
L. w. Hutchings. Justice of said Cou!
and to me directed, have seized and "
proceed to sell ut the residence OF 4. ,
Pierce, about three miles northeast q r.
sier City. La, on the $. j. Harmon planu
tion, FOTR HEIFERS, about two ycsh
old. three being red with white faces g
one IA solid red. same being for the purpc
of satisfying debt of plaintiff and asiiaI
the defendant. and in the sum Of $1OO,
per Judgment rendered by said Court
the 9th day of December, 1917.
Said sale shall he without the benent
appraisement, and shall begin ut II otio1
am. on Saturday January 20, 1918, -
shall be for cash In hand.
CHAs. SMITH, Constable.
January 10, 1918. liam 241
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24

she took ten days off that she might
give birth to her baby, which she
brought to the Red Cross Childrens
Home ut Toul and asked them to care
for it. saying she must return to her
farm because France needed her wheat
more than her baby needed her.
And yet" says the Wall Street
Journal, 1T is reported that there are
United States farmers who say they
are not going to plant any wheat this
year because they are only guaranteed
50 Iushel for it,!
This comparison applies with as
much force to the cotton farmer who
is Elindly looking to the high price
which cotton is bringing and who is
Strongl: tempted to grow cotton to the
exclusion of everything else. What
will it profit any man if he produces
as many as 800 bales of cotton and if
the gross proceeds are $4,000, if 1t
should turn out that he could not buy
the feedstuffs required to sustain his
| cattle and stock and the foOdstuffs nee
eSsary for his own support: And yet
| there is Il real danger the will-o'the-
wisp of 30-cent cotton will blind the
| farmers of this section. and of the
| South generally, to the urgent need OF
producing the feedstuffs and foodstuffs
required for their own support and tC
help sustain our allies.
None Of us can afford to be any less
unselfish or any less devoted to the
'rjro1
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Ordering an election in School District No.
IS, BOssier Parish, Louisiana, to take
the sense of the qualified voters and tax
payers in said district on the question of
voting Il special tax Of 10 mills on the
dollar for ten years. said tax to be used
for building and equipping Il new school
house at Rocky Mount.
Section 1. Re it ordained by the Bossier
Parish Schoo, Board, That special cleo
ton be held in School District No. Is. Bos-
sier Parish. on March 2, 1918, to take the
sense of the qualified voters and taxpayers
on the question of voting a special tax Of
10 mills on the dollar for ten years, be-
ginning with the year 1918 and ending with
the year 1927, said tax to be used for
erecting and cquipping school building ut
Rocky Mount.
Sec. ,. That said election shall be held
under the general election laws of the State
Of Louisiana, except as hereinafter specified
Sec ,, That said election shall be held
ut Rocky Mount on Saturday. March ,. 1918.
Sec. 4. That the ballots used shall be
either written or printed. and shall read ::
A proposition to vote 1O-mill tax for ten
years, said tax to be used for building and
cquipping n school house at Rocky Mount.
For the tax j.:
Against the tax [ j:
Amount of property, S..
Name,
Sec. ). All qualified voters and taxpayers
shall be entitled to vote, and provided also,
that women owning property in their own
names shall be entitled to vote. either in
person by written proxy.
Sec. &. That the returns of said election
shall be made to the Office of the Rossier
Parish School Board within three days after
said election.
See.T. The following nanI.tf comfniss1Hn-
| ers and clerk are hereby appointed to con-
| duct the election: CommissiOners-A. Il.
| House, W. Ii. Reamcs and n. l.. Mckinney
Clerk-T. Ii. Ford.
l.. c. BIGGS, Vicepresident
Bossipc Parish School Board.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24
Confederate Reunion Dates.

Here is something the older readers
of the Banner will appreciate seeing III
print and some will perhaps clip it
and paste it in teir scrap Looks. 1t has
been contributed Ivy Gen. A. b. Booth.
Il New Orleans friend and reader. and
we wish to take occasion to thank him
for it. The information is given Oh a
printed card, and is headed, The
Twenty Eight Reunion Conventions of
the United Confederate Veterans 1t
gives the following data:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24

The Calcasieu National Bank Of Lake
Charles, which operates a branch ut
Oakdale, is taking practical steps to
stimulate food-raising on the cut-Oyer
lands in the vicinity of Oakdale. In a
letter to Food Administrator John NJ.
Parker. the bank states that it is going
to distribute among the OakdaIe farm
erS, January 3Orh, Il full carload of
blooded Holstein cattle, for the pur-
pose of stimulating live stock raising
and the dairying industry. All ex-
pense is to be borne by the hank
NdtcHitOchcs Times.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-01-24

The frying pan must co. say some
of the culinary authorities. Well. all
right, if it must. hut it is going to go
hard with the old-time cOlOred cooks
in the great frying belt" For many
years they have fried (fairly SWAN in
fat about everything that came to
hand. and the haiti is now fixed. Ii
they can be inclined to another course
10 doubt the stoniachs of many thou
sands Of we SouthernerS will he the
better off for it, to say nothing about
the saving of high-price lard. etc. AS
Il war measure land Il stomach res
torer) lei Us learn how to bake and
hroil more things. And what's the
matter with the old-faShioned EOiled
dinner?
\ news paragraph going the rounds
of the press says that many of the
farmers around Iota. Acadia Parish.
will reduce their acreage to be planted
to rice so that more cotton may lie put
i'll. The present high price of that
staple Is, Of course. what is prompting
the change. We'll. let them do it, and
as they Increase their cotton acreage
YOU reduce yours and increase that to
which you will devote corn and other
foodstutfs for nilil-and beasts. Re
member. that 30 cents per pound for
cotton il not i, fixed price. and that
before tiic world war closes fOOd is
gOiHg 10 Le King.
For the first time i'll at least il hall
century The Eougherty County, Geor
gia. Jail is ein!ity, says news para
graph This fact is made the more re
markalie when it is cited that this jai
is used TO house the criminals of that
county. the city Of Albany and those OF
the Albany District of the United
States Court The news paragraph re
ferred to closes thus: The Officers
agree that prohibition is very largel!
res,,onsil ie for the empty Jail" Ant
what's more. in our weekend readin:
we see iii print many parallel stories
\ dry nation seems to be in store fol
the future.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
GENERAL Is SCARED.
Appeals to People to Save Fatherland
From Disruption.

Amsterdam, Feb. THE Rhenische
Westfalische Zeitung published a
Munster dispatch, dated Feb. /, repro
ducing a proclamation issued by the
deputy commanding general, in which
he says:
Germany is face to face with her
hour of destiny Her enemies have
abandoned hope of victory by arms, and
now are trying to SOW dissension in
our ranks. Propaganda on a large scale.
supplied by ideas of the Russian revo
luton, has resulted in violence by some
sections of the population following the
enticoments Of irresponsible agitators.
They do not realize that they are com
hitting shameful treason against the
fatherland.
Il raise my warning voice and ask
YOU to consider what will happen if
our front begins to totter. Foreign
countries are already rejoicing at their
success, observing with malicious glee
our German Michael again walking into
a trap. That must not continue.
Political resistance must and will In
all circumstances be smashed. Ger
many must not experience such condi
tions as the Russian revolution pro
duced. Let every one help to terminate
the shameful spectacle Of n strike, de
nounce the mischievous agitators and
bring them to their deserved punish
ment."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
BAKER TO FACE
CROSS QUESTIONS
HITCHCOCK or NEBRASKA AND
OTHER SENATOR'S PLAN TO
SHARPLY QUIZ SECRETARY.

Washington, Feb. 2.--While senators
prepared speeches for delivery next
week in support Of measures to estap.
lish a war cabinet, and create mu-
nitions director, the senate military
committee today arranged to recall
Secretary Baker next Tuesday for
cross-eXamination regarding his state
ment before the committee last Mon
day on achievements of the war De.
partment
Senator Hitchcock Of Nebraska,
Democratic member of the military
committee, plans to address the senate
Monday in support of the bills. and
is expected to reply to Mr. Baker. He
and other senators supporting the legfs.
lation which President Wilson Is nc.
lively opposing, are preparing for sharp
cross-eXaminator Of the secretary Tues.
day.
Another speech in support Of war
legislation is planned by Senator Wads-
worth of New York, Republican
member of the military committee. Ad-
ministration spokesmen in the senate
Hitchcock and WadswOrth, and also are
confident Of preventing consideration OF
the measures in the senate by holding
them in the committee. with a WI
cancy in the committee, due to the
death OF Senator Brady of Idaho, the
members are said TO be evenly divided
on the bills.
With the dispute over the war bills
reaching the senate floor, the military
committee plans to close its inquiry a.
quickly as possible. After Secretary
Baker is examined Tuesday, it will have
to consider only cantonments and a
few minor details Of the work of the
war department.
Howard Coffin, chairman Of the air.
craft board, testfying before the com
mittee in executive session urged a
centralized war control.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
MORE AMERICANS
DEAD IN FRANCE
PERSHING'S REPORT SHOWS THE
NAMES FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN
AND NORTH TO SOUTH.

Washington Feb Two American
soldiers were killed in action and four
others wounded Jan. 30. the war de.
partment was @dvisod today by Cen
eral Pcrshing.
Although no details were given, it Is
assumed that these were the men who
fell when the Germans raided a sector
Of the American trenches under cover
of a barrage fire early last Wednes
day morning.
The dead are: Corporal Erwin March,
infantry, Slayton, Mimi, and Private
George A. Rauh infantry, 7l3 Fourth
avenue, New York City.
The wounded are: Private Joiln
Theron Parks, infantry, Obion, Tenn;
Raymond Gnett, infantry, Minot, n.
d.; Clarence King, infantry, 2S47 Ambla
Annex, Toledo, Ohio. and Clarence A.
Larson, infantry, Turnbridge, N. d.
Wounded in Action.
General Pershiug also reported tina,
Private Herbert c. Minniear, medical
detachment Of infantry, was slightly
wounded in action Jan. IS. and Harvey
Dilley, infantry, slightly wounded, Jan
81. Minniear's home is in Button
Ind, and Diley's in Cole Harbor, N. D
General Pershing reported that Pr:
vate James Kolar infantry Of Chicago
committed suicide Jan. %.
Privates John Thomas, infantry
Reading, Pa, and Peter TroGan, Phila
delpha, have died from gunshot wounds
accidentally inflicted
Deaths From Natural Causes
These deaths from natural causes
also were reported: Private ALFRED
| West infantry, pneumonia, Barron
Wis; Corporal Elmer II. Van Fleer
signal battalion, scarlet fcver, Ciucn
nau Private John Proctor, infantry
pcritonitis, jamaica, n Y: Privat,
Emil A. Engsuom, cngineres, pneu
monia McCloud, Cal Private Harve,
Nagols. infantry, measles, Orland Cal
Private William Hastie, engineers
pneumonia, Philadelphia, and Privat
| Manuel Monese, machine gun battalion
pneumonia, Esho, Ore
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
Flowing Well in NeuO
District Stirs the Oil Men

Intense interest has been created by the coming in of the
Kabo well the G. W. Mckay farm offsetng the townste
OF Headton Whether this extension of the field
whether pool has been struck at this point has not yet
been determined but the fact that is much lighter than the
other oil produced in the field being of 35 gravity ard that
was at greater depth than the average productions
significant.
Yesterday the well flowing within thirty feet OF the
top of the derrick and gave every evidence of becoming
strong producer There question but that this we'll will
enven things greatly and start drilling the part many
who have acreage in this district.
The Kabro well is in the southwest of the north
west quarter of the northwest quarter of section
than half mile from producing well.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03

italian Army Headquarters, Feb o
Exchanged Italian prisoners, who have
Just arrived from Austrian concentra.
} ton camps, tell Of almost unbelievable
'cruelties practiced against prisoners.
particularly Serbans, who are confined
animals. An authoritative summary Of
in cages and fed through bars like
the statements Of these returned prison
ers says:
Treatment of Serbians is even worse
than that of Italians, indicating that
Austria intends to destroy the Serbians
as race. As result Of these condi-
tions, there are now not less than 10000
to 10000 dead from starvation. They
are permitted to receive no parcels and
are unable to work because Of weak
ness. They are put like animals in
cages with wooden bars. Through
these bars, the keepers throw them
scraps of uneatable bread, carrots and
turnips. The mortality, already great
is increasing, as they are given no care
and there are no doctors and no sani
tation"
Many Italians Starve.
ConcerGlng Italians the statement
says they return in rags after suffer
ing i'll treatment and exposure TO cold
while compelled to work on enemy
trenches under guard of Umemmns
who are declared to be particularly nos
tile 10 the Italians They received q
small loaf Of bread daily for diylsior
among eight men. Conditions are Sc
terrible, the report says, that they vii
result in not more than one-third o
the Italian prisoners coming back alive
The extent Of the enemy losses il
the fighting early this week now /.
known to be larger than the first &C
counts indicated. An observer, who haC
arrived from the field of the fighting
reports having seen and talked with ;
number of the captured officers an,
men. They were a miserable looking
lot, he said, many of them wearing
Italian uniforms taken during the in
vasion Of the Friuli region.
Trenches Were Leveled
All the prisoners agreed as to tn
furious nature Of the fighting and th
' exceptionally heavy losses caused b.
the concentration of fire of the Italian
French and British batteries. Tn
trenches leveled and the links betweef,
the forward and rear lines swept away
thus stopping all communications AM
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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
RAILROAD BILL
Up THIS WEEK
IN NBOT<>1USES
UPPER AND :. NER CHAMBER
WILL IT. TUSSLE AT AID
MINIS & ION MEASURE.
COMM TEEMEN AMEND
Some Members Want Government to
Surrender Control of Systems in One
Year, Some Eighteen Months, Some
Two Years, and Some Three Years.


W,sbipqtop Feb The administra.
t,n r,rrond him limiting the period Of
.,yorn,,,ant control of railroads and
nroyidina. for compensation TO the stock
bo,Jars win be ranortod to both houses
~ cor,ress navt week AT the urgent
roorest of Director General McAdoo. ad-
,,,irist-,ti,r leaders will make every
aaort IN cvnodito massage of the meas.
,,ro
rbc seroto Interstate commerce com.
,,ittso ,,ctod toda,, to roport the meas
m,o r,vorahr,, Monday with amendments
it,,,,ti... ,.,.,,,,.,,,o,,t cortrol to eipbteen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
ECHO OF GEORGIA TRAGEDY.

Athons, Ca, FEB. 2.-AIva Pendegrass
Toward Dadisman and Thomas Holiday,
three students at the University Of
Georgia, in whose room, it is alleged,
James Johnson of jefferson, Ca, shot
and killed Belle Hill and then committed
suicide last Wednesday, were dismissed
rom the institution late today by the
faculty acting upon a recommendation
If the prudential committee of the board
If trustees. All three students are
GpOrriaDS
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
ALLEGED ENEMY is HELD.

New York, Feb. THE naval in.
telligence bureau today caused the ar
rest Of Hyman Lubarsky, known by
the name of Harold Barr" at the ship
telegraph and signal apparatus manu-
featuring plant of Charles Cory & Son
on the charge of disposing Of important
blue prints Of government work TO per
sons not entitled to receive them. He
was held in $4,000 bail by a United
states commissioner accused of vioia,.
ing the espionage law.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
BERLIN Is OPTIMISTIC.
Reports That the Revolt Has Reached
High Water Mark.

Stockholm, Feb. 2.-Reoprts received
from Berlin indicate that the strike
has reached its high water mark ana
now is beginning to recede.
The majority Socialists appear to have
been half.hearted in the movement from
the beginning, and the strike has been
strongly opposed by the Catholic trades
unions and by the Hirsch Duncker
union, which is the largest non-Soclal-
list trades union in Germany.
Another factor against the success
of the strike has been the opposition
from the non.Socialist parties in the
reichstag majority bloc The Freisinnige
Zeitung, speaking with authority, de-
clares that the progressive party will
have nothing to do with this new
tendency in the Socialist party, and
that the Socialists alone must accept
the consequences of their actions.
A notice Of the same import has been
given by the national Liberals and the
Clericals, and the Socialists today
Coptinupd On Page AZ
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
SEDITION NOW TO
ABUSE Y. NJ {. A., IS
NEBRASKA RULING

Omaha Neb, Feb. 2.-The use of
abusive language against the Red Cross.
Young Mems Christian Association,
knights of Columbus Catholic and
similar organizations doing war work
under direction Of the government, Is
seditlon, in the opinion of the Nebraska
Council of Defense.
At the request Of this organization
the city prosecutor Of Omaha has drawn
an ordinance, which is to be urged for
adoption by every city in the state, pre-
scribing heavy penalties for this Of.
fense.
Other seditious utterances are also
included.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
WORK OF EXEMPTION
BOARD HALTED

The local exemption board received a
telegram late yesterday stating that no
more registrants would be called for
examination at present. The
new regulations from the provost mar
snal general have been mailed from
Washington and should reach Oklahoma
city Monday and Ardmore Tuesday
SHOULD these come by Tuesday it may
be possible to go on with the eXami
nations and again they may be calle.
of by the local board Tuesday evening
but in no case will more cards be sent
out for examinations other than those
Wednesday and Thursday which have
gone forward to the registrants. $50 for
each day.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03

Petrograd are assured Of $50 rubles per
person a week, according to informa.
tion which has reached the state de-
partment. The ruble is now valued at
approximately 10 cents.
Ambassador Francis reported to the
state department at the time the banks
We're closed in Petrograd, the difficulty
he was having in drawing money that
had been placed to his credit, and that
he was attempting to establish a credit
at Vladivostok. No report of any new
order by the bolshevist government
closing credits to Ambassador Francis
at the local banks has been reported.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-03
ia ALIENS ARE
PUT OUT OF ARMY

Deming, ~ NJ, Feb. 2.-One hundred
and twenty-four alien soldiers Of the
Thirty-fourth National Guard division,
comprising former national guardsmen
of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and
Nebraska were ordered discharged
from the army today "for the good Of
the service"