The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-12-05
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

LIE EUNOFSAN WAX.
1t has been announced that of 240
American pilots in the Lafayette
Squadron sixty lost their lives.
1t has been officially announced that
during the war the forces Of Great
Britain actually lost nearly one mil
lion men killed or dead through vari-
Gus causes.
According to estimates based upon
reports received by the American
Third Army. more than million and
Il half prisoners of various nationali-
ties have been released by the Germans.
Gen. Allenby. who commanded the
vistQriOus Allied troops in Palestine
and Syria in the operations against the
Turks. made his formal entrance into
Cairo Egypt. the latter part of last
week.
1t was announced last Thursday that
several generals had ordered counter
revolutionary proclamatiens. The OBJ
ject of the new revolution will be to
dissolve the Soldiers and WOrkmen's
Councils.
A London dispatch Of last Thursday
says: The Entente Allies have de
cided to demand that Holland surrell-
der the former German Emperor to
justice, according to the Daily Erprcss.
4 dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Amongen. Holland. says the stories re
garding the former German Emperer's
princely surroundings and big dinner
parties and similar functions are not
altogether true"
Thursday Of last week Munich dis
patch stated that Bavaria had severed
relations with the German: government
mt Berlin. The break inirelations, nc
cording to the Bavarian premier, re
suited from 1.-The efforts of Berlin to de
| ceive the people by withholding tht
truth about conditions Bavaria ha.
| population of perhaps 7,O0O,OOO peO
| pie and is the second largest state II
| the German Empire.
| The Berlin government, according tt
dispatch received in London las
1 Friday from Copenhagen. had sent !;
telegram to the former German En-
peror, now in Holland, demanding til,
formal abdicati0n of himself and til,
former Crown Prince.
Friday of last week 1t was an
nounced from Washington that the rep
resentatives of the United States a
the Peace Conference would he Presi
dent Wilson, Robert lansing, Secretar.
/ of State: Henry White. former Am
bassadOr to France and Italy; Col
+. NJ. House. and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
representative of the Aemrican Arm,
.M:ithethe .&aapEeue- Mar. asssnea at Ns.a
sailles.
Madame prieur. widow of one of til
victims of the tOrpedOing Of the Sus
sex by a German submarine, ha
lodged a complaint of murder In til
courts against the former German En-
peror. says Paris dispatch dated las
Saturday.
i \ Behrlin dispatch of last Saturtla
says: The German government ha
proposed to the Entente nations that
neutral commission he established
examine the question AZ to who wi
lie responsible for the war. The prOpt
sal is contained in note sent to Swift;
, erland for transmission to France
Great Britain and the United State
1t asks that all the belligerents plac
| their secret documents at the dispOss
of the commission"
German soldiers are reported to /
returning to civil life as fast as the
get back to their old homes.
1t was reported Sunday. that peasal
revclts had broken out lin all parts I
Roumania Bucharest, the capital, Wa
said to he in flames.
Nearly 800 newspaper correspondent
were aboard the transport OrizOl
. when it left HohOken. n. j., Sunda
for Brest. France. Their mission
Europe is to report the Peace COME
ence. Several newspaper women. PHI
tographers und motion picture make
We're also included In the party.
1t was suggested In Paris Sunds
that the belated announcement Of Il
Euisers ahdicati0n may be part OF
: German trick. The editor of the TEN
said In his paper. In part: More til;
ever 1t IL possible Germany Is prepa
ing Il surprise for us. More than ev
must France remain in close uni'
: with her companions. In arms
The kingdom Of Silesia sent an ul
nnltum to Berlin Sunday threateni
separation within fOrty-eight houl
). The message comes from the people
council at Breslau. and the demand
for All immediate meeting Of the CO
! stituent assembly. Silesia forms t
( southeast portion Of Prussia, and h
! a population of perhaps six million.
VI The Allied armies nlassed along t
! German frontier began their mar
! into enemy territory specified In t
Fl armistice Sunday. Gen. Iershing Is
! the immediate vicinity to observe
onerations. and his advance headqu;
I tiers will be established ut Treves.
!: most important city yet occupied
; is thcught to be the oldest town
Germany.
Four American soldiers dispersed
- mol, Of thousands ut Escll after 1t b
wrecked twenty-eight shops In revel
for the overcharging of Americans.
v greater number OF the establishniel
were conducted by Germans. The /
is estimated at between 4,OOO.NO a
7.OcO.OOO francs. This was an al
German outbreak. and the mob acce
Ell WltuOut pIOteSt tHC uAu3A ~
Americans to disiand. ESch Is in IL
emburg, near the border Of France.
The clearing of mines from the Il
s tic Sea was begun the first OF the we
Monday the American troops cont
If ued to advance steadily into Germ
territory. delayed only by the hmi
number OF bridges.
Tho RritisI, Attorney General Y