The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-11
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It is reported that the city of Mon
roe has agreed to contribute 500 per
month for the benefit of the Monroe
Chapter of the Red cross.
Contracts were let last week for the
erection of Il three-stOry brick hotel in
Arcadia. \ new Baptist Church is also
contemplated by the Arcadia people.
State Food Administrator Parker
has announced that although meatlesS
days have heen suspended for thirty
days. wheatleSs days are still in effect.
Governor Pleasant, of Louisiana. and
Governor Rilbo. of Mississippi. with
their staffs. guests of Gen. Hodges at
Camp I'eauregard. reviewed the troops
there.
Ex-Governor Hall. candidate for
United States Senator. is expected to
open his campaign in May. His friends
are very busy working, up Hall senti-
meBt. -
Increased appropriations have been
recommended for practically all state
institutions in the budget Of the State
Board of Affairs, just prepared for the
Legislature.
The tomIs of the Confederate dead
i'll New Orleans We're decorated by sur
viving veterans and Daughters of the
Confederacy on the 9TH, the anniver-
Sary Of the battle of Shiloh.
The heirs of the late Jay Gould have
sold 100000 acres of virgin timber land
situated in the parishes of Rapides.
Vernon and Winn to the Forest I.um-
her Company for $9.OO0,OOO.
Leopold Il. Wertheinler. a registered
| alien enemy. proprietor of a shoe store
in Alexandria,. was arrested and jailed
last week when he tore down Liberty
Bond poster and trampled it under his
feet.
The citizens of Royce fully demon
strated their patriotism last Friday by
tarring and feathering. whipping and
ordering out of town an alleged pro-
German who had been making often
sive utterances in that place.
State Superintendent Public Edu-
cation Harris addressed the State
Teachers Association III convention iii
Baton Rouge last week, and advocated
an increase of salary for the teachers
in the public schools of the state.
The Caddo Parish School Board. to
| further evidence its approval in the
| movement for an increase in the sala-
ries of public school teachers. will sign
| contracts for next session, beginning
May 18th. at substantially larger sala-
| ries for the teachers.
Capt. Lewis Guion. Louisiana men,
ber of the Vicksburg Military Park AS
sociatiOn. called OH Governor Pleasant
recently regarding an appropriation, ut
the coming session of the Legislature.
for the erection of Louisiana mOn,l-
ment ut the Vicksburg Military Park
The Governor gave every encourage
ment he could in favor of the project.
and suggested that the members of the
hject.
The return of John NJ. Parker. Food
Administrator for Louisiana. to the
Democratic party. has had the effect
to start Il movement to bring pressure
on him to enter the race for United
States Senator. Mr.. Parker said that
he had 10 thought of being candi-
date. us lie was too busy with the Food
Administration to think about politics.
and that he was doing all he could to
| holm win tho war
The honor flag from the Treasury
Department in Washington, sent to the
Liberty Loan Committee in East Car
roll Parish. has been received. the en-
tire quota of $107 600 assigned to that
parish having been subscribed in forty
four minutes. and four days ahead Of
time. President Wilson also sent the
citizens of the parish personal letter
congratulating them upon the record
made. The flag will he raised with
great ceremony, with Governor Pleas
ant and other prominent men present.
WASHINGTON
| The crop forecast of the Department
of Agriculture places this years wheat
crop at 2OO.MO.O6O bushels over that OF
last year
Fifty million dollars will be asked of
Congress by Chairman Hurley. of the
Shipping Board for the development
of concrete shipbuilding.
Brig. Gen. f.. c. Resche, Of Mime
sofa. Il national guard officer. born III
Germany. has Eeen discharged from
the Federal service for uttering unpa
tIiotic expressions.
State governors attending the Amer
icanization meeting at Washington
demanded suppression of the foreign
language press and the German Ian
guage in public schools.
Secretary Daniels has revealed the
fact that American submarines prima
rily designed for operations off tht
home coasts have crossed the Atlantic
to engage in the common fight against
German U-hoats.
The Department of Agriculture re
ports that sheep owners in fifteel
states east of the Rocky Mountain.
have lost 3i,G>3 sheep. killed by dog
in one year. At the same rate OF lOS
in other farming states. the annual de
struction of sheep by dogs would b.
101. 100 head.
By proclamation of President Will
son. the National War Labor Board ha
been created. and will convene nex
week for organization. The hoard vii
meet only when labor disputes com
up for consideration. Controversies
will lie referred to it only after Othe