The Bossier banner., 1918-11-28
NEWS NUBS FOR HAsTY RElblNG
THE EUROPEAN WAR.
LAST SATURDAY,

THE EUROPEAN WAR.
LAST SATURDAY.
American soldiers headed the troops
which entered Brussels last Saturday
morning.
Saturday of last week the Allied
troops met with opposition from the
BOlsheviki In the Arcllangel district.
Russia. The anti ti-Bolsheviki are as
sisting the Allies.
4 dispatch from Berlin states that
the people, generally, oppose the rev0-
luton, and that Ebert. the new Pre-
mier, has been deprived Of much of his
power. A constitutional assembly il de-
sired by the opponents of the present
government.
1t was announced last Saturday that
American troops were on the French
side of the Moselle and in plain view
Of the Germans on the opposite side.
The Germans were leaving slowly, hut
the Allies are taking no chances and
are pushing them hack as rapidly AZ
the terms Of the arnlistice will permit.
All telegraph communication between
Switzerland. and Germany has been In
terrupted, according to u dispatch from
Geneva.
Military authorities point to the fact
that the armistice expires December
11th, and that 1t must be extended he
fore the Peace Conference can be held.
According to a Berlin dispatch the
Huns had laid plans to blow up the
Palace Of Justice in that city by plac.
ing four internal machines and gun.
powder In its cellar.
Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord OF the
Admiralty, received the surrender O1
twenty-four German U-boats ut Har.
wich, England. Sunday. 1t included
several very large submarines.
German newspapers state that re
public has been formed Of the states OF
Hamburg, Bremen and Schleswig- -HOl
stein. with the capital ut Hamburg
according to Sundays dispatches.
Col. House II at present the only
peace commissioner in ParfAH was an
nounced Sunday. He has e4SAged N
entire klock Of buildings fsf tie Amer
leans who will be present at the con
ference.
MONDAY.
According to Paris dispatch Mar
shal FOcl has stated that he will MOI
mitigate the terms imposed upon Ger
many by the arlnistice, and this vii
stop the appeals Of DR.. SOlf, former
minister, and other adIlerents of thu
ex-kaiser.
\ dispatch from Paris says there i.
littel dieposikion among I'D Eurapeaal,
| 10 nacce@ a. i tOtalffy tie AG1eWOfl
Of peace as expressed by President viii
son. They state that the points urget
by the President have served their pur
pose as a solvent ulUn Gefaiany, bu
! should not form the peincisai 1etnii
Of the settlement. 1t was p0intea on
that for two years and u half AMseric,
| remained neutral. and called the attell
tion Of both belligerents to violations
OF sea law; that America entered th'
| war when conditions became intolera
7, BILE to her. and did not have conmu
| nifty of interests with the European
Allies: the Allies being the greater SUI
| ferers should have a predOminating In
fiuence in shaping the terms Of tn
| Peace Conference.
TUESDAY.
A dispatch of Tuesday from Berlil
says the German Premier. Ebert, de
clares that preliminary peace alon
could save Germany, and unless the al
mistice is modified 1.-The worst conse
quences may result
4 dispatch from Vienna says prOml
nent Austrian officials favor the unio
of Austrian republics and the fedora
ton Of German republics. The hos
/ tility of the Czechs and Hungarians t.
ward the Austrians makes such unio
necessary, the Austrian leaders claim
The crew of the Ever, the last yictil
of the German U-boat warfare. arrive
Tuesday ut, Bergen, Norway. She wa
torpedOed on the evening Of the It'll
The men say that the commander Q
the U-lNat claimed to have sunk on til
same day British transport on th
way to Arcllangel with 5000 soldiers.
A fiotilla of mine sweepers left til
Firth Of Forth, Scotland, Tuesday I
clear a passage to the Kiel Canal f.
the British squadron, which will dil
arm the remnants Of the German nav
in those waters. WilliamShaven wi
also be visited by the squadron, whic
will receive the surrender of the &c
man warships at that place.
1t is authoritatively stated that Bri
ish vessels carried 1,OSO,417 America
troops to England and France duriI
the war. Last June 156945 soldier
We're transported; during July, 1SS, ,:IG
during August, $4,000, and during Sci
tember, 121,353. During the war onl
about 800 lives were lost through mi
hal,s on the vessels.
4 A dispatch from Vienna says u plo
to break up the republic and declal
the rule OF the Bolsheviki, beginnil
with general shooting Of the peop
!, Of that city, has been discovered. II
Minister Of War announces that e
trenie measures will be taken to pr
vent the transfer of gold into Swift
erland.
A dispatch from London states til;
there are three indictments again
William HOhenZOllern OH the charge
murder. The question of extraditil
the former kaiser il being considers
by the British law officers of Il
Crown. Holland evades the matter
surrendering the criminal under Il
excuse that it has not the power
surrender such persons without Il
consent of Germany.
A dispatch from the American Arm
Of Occupation il to the effect that bs
feeling exists between the Trussial
and Bavarians in the German arm
withdrawing before the AneEieaa
Responsibility for defeat h. one Of Il
causes Of dissenti0n. I'russian Office