The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-04-18
Louisiana.

One day last week stray carrier
pigeon was captured at Hornheck with
Il bard on its left leg marked, :" No.
.a3. L. $. A., Is"
The Confederate veterans of Mans
field and vicinity celebrated the 9th |
Of the battle of Mansfield
the Sth.
Percy ROSSi whose name appeared
in the War Department casualty list
among those dangerously wounded. is
Il native of Lockrort. this state.
Mrs. Mary Emily HyamS. aged 1Gs
years. pioneer resident Of Natclli-
tocheS. and widow of Mexican War
soldier. died last Saturday evening.
John Nj. Parker. Food Administrator
for Louisiana, has fixed Monday and
Wednesday Of each week as absolutely
wheatleSS days throughout the state.
Or. Leonidas Barkdull Faulk. of
Monroe. First Lieutenant. Medical Of
ficers' Reserve Corps. has been reported
as severely wounded in action March
o4th.
Thursday morning of last week the
thermometer at st Martinville regis
tered 81 degrees. This will greatly re-
tard the truck farmers. but will not i'll
jure the corn crop.
The Chess, Checkers and Whist Club
Of New Orleans has adopted Il resolu
ton which automatically eXpels all
German and pro-Gernlan members and
discharges such employees.
\ thief entered the high school build
ing at Mansfield and robbed the school
hank. getting away with about S41.aO
in thrift Stamps and Il small amount of
change. making the total loss about so.
Governor Pleasant will appoint Il
successor to Senator BrouSSard to fill
in the interim until some one is elected
at the November Congressional cleo
ton for the uneXpired term of nearly
three years.
The Acadia Parish Council of De
| fellse. at Il meeting held last week, i'll
structed the police officials of that par
| ish to make it plain that work. OF
| enlist will be required Of every able
| bodied man.
| In the District Court at Mindell
| three negroes were held guilty by
Judge Sandlin of bringing whiSkey into
Webster Parish. not marked. and were
fined 500 each. or to serve six months
on the public roads.
Governor Pleasant. upon returning t
Baton Rouge yesterday from attendin:
the funeral of Senator Broussard. s;ii(
that he would make the appointment
to the vacancy in the United State:
Senate within the specified ten days.
| Among those suggested to Governor
Pleasant as Il successor to the seat o.
Senator Rroussard in the United State
Senate are Congressman }. X. ASwel'
Congressman Jared Y. Sanders. Rober
Ewing. John NJ Parker. eX-ioverno
T.. f. Hall and ArSene Pujo.
Provost General crowder has appeal
ed to Governor Pleasant to provide al
; local draft boards in Louisiana wit
adeuuate assistance for Transcription
and transmission of occuDational card:
: School teachers are already assisting
hut have not proved adequate.
The State Convention of the Unite
Daughters of the Confederacy will b
held in New Orleans May 9th to It'll
i'm the Convention Hall Of the Grun'
valid Hotel. Elaborate preparation
are being made for the reception an
entertainment of visiting delegates.
Assistant Secretary, DIR. K. \. Pea
son, of the Department Of Agriculture
has written to ~ &. L. Moore. of til
Southern Pine -.s>Gci;' .iOn. at New u
leans. that az investigation by the Il
nartment of the forage on SOuthel
pine lands will he begun in the ne;
= future.
The Planters Association Of Natcll
toclles has adopted Il resolution til;
forces river planters to plant one ac
of corn to each two acres of cotto
and those whose places will not gi'
L. them this proportion will check the
cotton with corn. Corn. this yea
: cotton with corn.
|
living near Minden. was arrested Su
day afternoon by Sheriff \. H. Philli
on Il warrant charging obstruction
the Governments war program. 1t
. alleged that he attempted to discoura
; the purchase of Liberty Bonds.
:! WAS released under $500 bond.
G. f.. Hester, of the North 1ouiSi;l1
: Agricultural Station. Calhoun. has Il
nounced that Oh the morning OF t
e 18th lie saw Il thin coatins of ice on
II watering trough Others have report
Is that on that morning they saw il lit
- ice. The latest frost last year. accol
III ing to Mr.. Hester was April 10th.
commercial travellers are doing
triotic work. as was told i'll NJ
Orleans lately Of instances OF TIL
r. achievements in this direction i'll SW
ting lies heard along the road
Louisiana and Mississippi. Follow
stories travelling men heard of ia
- and unknown disease i'll triinl
=: camps. a lie absolutely without fo'
!: tlation. prosecutions may come unt
/; the espionage act.
I Congressman ASwell. speaking abb
the Sedition Bill. said: : Men in III
position who talk diSlOyalty and sc
ton should be impeached and imp
!: oned: spies should be shot and trait
! hanged. Any man i'll America who
courages the war spirit, or interfe
with the prosecution Of the war, sho
: be punished Immediately and with
mercy. The time is passed to toier
this sort of sedition. The Eill l.; not
II sfrnu.- ~ | shtNlld like to see 1t.