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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30
APPLICATION TO PURCHASE.
Department Of the In1esior,
U. 8. Land Office Mt Baton Rouge, La.
AuraI % 4o46

department OF the fn1e5t1|
U. s. Land Office at Baton Rouee, u.
April 70, isl1'
Notice is hereby given that Chstain
friedrich ScheeI. whose postoffice adileu y
Lake Charles, La, did, on the 3D. DIR {
July, 1917, file in this Office SWORN Gtnk
ment and Application. No. OS,388, to ~
chase the south half OF south half u ~
tion 20, township 10. north, range II. V>4
Louisiana Meridian. and the timber ~
on, under the provisions Of the net u III
,. 1873. and acts amaQdatory. known u
the Timber and St1Ae Law at -
value nv might be fixed by appraiscaguL
and that, pursuant to such applicAtioal e.
land and timber thereon have been &C.
ed. $500. the timber estimated 1000 to IN
board feet, at 5000. and the land $1Dot|
that said applicant will offer final pxu1f u
support Of his application and sworn a1ie|
ment on the 10th day OF July, 1918, belssl
the Clerk Of Court ut Benton, La.
Any person is at liberty to profess u
purchase before entry. or initiate 4 Co.,
Mt any time before patent issues. BY 6lt1e I
cOrroborated affidavit in this Office, alIeS1f
facts which would defeat the entry.
r. u. GIANELLONI, Registes
May ., 1918. tjuly Al
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Some OF the most enthusiastic and
patriotic citizens of the United states
to-day are the children of German par
ents. who left Germany in order to es-
cape the tyranny and oppression of an
autocratic overnment.-Nonr0c Nc,rs-
Star.
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You need a Hay Press to bale your
crop. Come to Texarkana and see the
best press made We will refund your
railread fare. Williams Mill Manu-
featuring Co, Texarkana, Ark.
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LEGAL ADvERTISEMrnl,'
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
Ordering n special election in "a. M
trict No. Is. Bossier Parish. T1~s- ~
to take the sense of the ana ~
and taxpayers in said school -
the question of voting a specisf - go
mills on the dollar for ten 49, T. h
tax to be used for building ~
ping new school building 3 ~ -
Mount. i
Section 1. Be it ordained h =. .
sier Parish School Board. That -
election be held ut Rocky Mount i. S.
District No. Is. Bossier Parish. ri y!
on Saturday, June Is. 1918 e. ~. y
sense Of the qualified voters ana go =
on the question of voting spee,.l 81 !
tax of : mills on the dollar for 3. 81
beginning with the year 1915 a. 8
with the year 1927. said tax to he - ~
building and equipping new schosl -
Mt Rocky Mount. a
Sec. 2. Be it further orflatr.a
said election shall be held under the 20.
election laws Of the State OF Inasssssras H.
cept as hereinafter specified.
See. 3. That said election sh.,, I. 9 a Il:
1918. q.
9HaGf.
either written or printed. and sh,li = L.
- proposition to vote a 5-mill tax ~ I'll
| years, said tax to be used ID lr.ass III
equip school house at Rocky M0,e
" For the tax, J.: s
Against the tax. /:
amount Of property, So:
| Name, --------------- wss
Sec. ). All qualified voters ana -,
| ers shall be entitled to vote, and pFr,isR
also. that women owning property shsss n
entitled to vote. either In persos I. :
| written proxy.
| See. 6. That the returns Of saia =,
tion shall be made to the office Of IL y.
sier Parish School Board within three =.
| after said election. Z
| See. Z. The following named eu-.s
sioners and clerk are hereby named +, p.
duet the election: W. Fl. Reames i +
Jockey and T. II. Ford. commits =.
| N. l.. Mckinney, clerk.
| W. Il. Coxxrlis Il
| President Bossier Parish School -
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1918-05-30

Leather is one of the greatest needs
Of the government in the prosecution
OF the war Tick eradication will re-
suit in more and a better grade Of
leather throughout the entire South.
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D. II. HAYES, General Manaeer
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
KAISER fACIN' IT? WALK OUT IN K. C.
No Stampede, However, Appar-
ent to Quit Union Jobs
Street Car Men and Others Dis
regard Sympathetic Strike.

Kansas City, March PA general
sympathy strike which union leaders
claimed would bring out upwards of
$4,000 persons and cause a virtual
tieup of all industry. began here at 8
o'clock this morning Unofficial re-
ports were that several hundred per-
sons including brewery workers. bar
bers and members of building trades
unions had obeyed the strike call be-
fore noon. Strike leaders said that as
the final call was not issued until
early today many workers had not
been apprised of it and had gone to
work as usual. These were being
reached as rapidly as possible, it was
declared. $3.50.
The sympathy strike, which was
called to support strike of laundry
workers and drivers who have. been
out several weeks. was originally set
poned forty eight hours to allow fur
ther mediation attempts
The strike call urged every possessor
of union card in the city to suspend
work. Only hospital workers were ex-
empted- Members of the street car
mems unions had not obeyed the call
late this forenoon, and their officials
said the call would not be obeyed. to-
day at least. The strike order also
provided that employees of the munich
pal waterworks should quit work
forty eight hours after the strike be-
came effective.
The strike will not spread to include
the seven thousand employees of the
local packing plants, it was announced
this afternoon by T. A. McCreash, or
ganizer of the Packing House EN-
ployes unions, who said he had in
structed his men to ignore the call.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27

ONLY ONE 75-MI. GUN!
Dual Explosion Indicated More Than
One Gun-Shells Still Failing.

Paris. March 27.-The caliber of the
shells that are being fired into Paris
by the German long range gun is
s8 inches and the length of the shell
is twenty inches. LHomme Libre Pre-
mier ClemeRceau's newspaper. states
The shell weighs 200 pounds and con-
tains less than twenty pounds of ex-
p1osives-
The shell is provided with a fuse
protected by threaded stopper and
has a diaphragm inside which divides
the shell into two compartments of
unequal size. Two holes in the dia-
phragm afford communication be-
tween the two pockets These facts
are accepted as an explanation of the
two explosions which. on occasions have
followed in quick succession and
which led to the belief that two guns
were firing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
new SPANIEL TRIAL
Texas Supreme Court Reyrrses Con
viction of Dual Slayer.

Austin. Tex. March 27.-The court
of criminal appeals today reversed and
remanded for a new trial the case of
Harry ]. Spaniel. hotel proprietor,
who was found guilty by a Coleman
county jury and sentenced to serve
five years in the penitentiary for the
murder of Lieut.. Col. NJ. c. Butler.
Z. S. A, at Alpine, Tex, July 20, 1916.
The higher court reversed the trial
court on plea of former jeopardy''
The appeal of the defense contended
that Spaniel. having been acquitted of
a charge of killing his own wife. could
not legally be tried for killing Butler
since the double killing was a con-
tinuouS affair"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
HAIG, ExHORTS ARMY
Encmy's Aim to Destroy British Army
Must Be Frustrated.

London. March 27.-Field Marshal
Haig issued the following general or
der Saturday to all troops in France
and Flanders. it was announced here
today:
ITO all ranks of the British army in
France and Flanders:
I'VE are again at a crisis in the
war. The enemy has collected on this
front every available division, aiming
at the destruction of the British army.
I'VE have already inflicted on the
enemy in the course of the last two
days very heavy losses and the French
are sending troops as quickly as pos
sible to our support
Il feel that every one in the army
fully realizing how much depends on
the exertions and steadfastness of
each one of us. will do his utmost to
prevent the enemy from attaining hi,
object"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
HUNS GET ALBERT.
BRITISH REGAIN
M0RC0URT CITY
War Head Says "SituatiOn
Grows Less Critical"
ssBattIe Far From Over, but
Time Is on Our Side."
RESERVES ARE COMING UP
RESERVES ARE COMING UP
General Maurice Describes Two
Crises Overcome.
Declares Berlin Report of Pris-
Oners Is Exaggerated.

London, March 27.-"The situation
is less critical than at any time in the
last three days." declared General
Maurice, director of operations, at 3
O'Clock this afternoon. summing up
the reports received up to 1 O'Clock.
This morning, comparatively small
reinforcements arrived" Maurice said.
I'VE captured Morcourt, advancing
as far as Froyart. Elsewhere the line
is steady. One or two attacks were
repulsed. The enemy progressed
slightly in the outskirts of Coignau
and at Ersch, Lechelle and St Aurien.
Drop % Tons of Bombs.
"Our air men last night dropped %
tons of bombs on enemy reserves at
Bapaume and Peronne.
"Our total losses in guns have been
about 500.
German estimates of prisoners are
likewise exaggerated"
THE enemy has been definitely
checked north of the Somme." Maui
rice continued. Their troops show
exhaustion. Reserves however. are
coming up north of Albert.
south of the Somme, fresh enemy
attacks are expected. Their reserves
are approaching Roye and Noyon.
French reserves are also approaching
! those places.
Reserves Are Near at Hand.
The battle is far from over. 9th
er crises are possible, but time is on
our side. The enemy is further from
his rail heads. His lines are congest-
ing. creating difficulty in moving.
Our reserves, especially the
French. are coming nearer and nearer
, the battlefield.
THE situation is less critical than
at any time in three days.
THE enemy is in Albert" Maurice
said.
I'VE hold the railway embankment
on the western outskirts
Have Been Two Crises.
There have been two critical mo-
ments. Saturday, the enemy crossed
the Tortille, seriously endangering the
separation of our forces north of the
Somme- But the gap was filled.
Monday they broke thru and took
Martinpuich andd Courcelette. Again
the gap was filled.
Morcourt is on the south bank of
the Somme, three and a half miles
southwest of Bray. Mericourt is three
miles east of Morcourt Proyart is a
mile south of Mericourt.
Courcelette is midway between
Bapaume and Albert. Martinpuich is
about a mile south of Courcelette.
The Tortille river parallels the main
Cambrai-Peronne highway, flowing
| into the Somme a short distance west
of Peronne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
Emperor and General Have
Quarrel Over Big Drive.
Pounds Table and Says, "WhO's
Emperor, You or II"

Paris. March 27.-Emperor William
and General Won Ludendorff had
violent quarrel before the beginning of
the great attack on the western front
according to a prominent Swiss who
has just returned to Zurich after some
weeks in Germany and has been inter
viewed by the correspondent of the
Temps This man is quoted as say
ing:
There was much discreet talk in
Berlin before the present offensive
concerning extremely violent scenes
headquarters, General Won Ludendorff
spoke so violently and authoritatively
that the emperor becoming very pale,
arose from his chair, and pounding the
table demanded:
General, are you or l emperor of
Germany
General Won Ludendorff replied
that he was only a soldier and more
than any one else desired peace. He
said he was convinced that his plans
for an offensive were capa Bile of bring
ing it about"
Sees Terrible Devastation.
Amsterdam. March 27.-The Volks
Zeitung of Cologne says that, accord
ing to General Won Ludendorff. EN-
peror William has been deeply i'm
the battle area, remarking:
How glad We should be that our
country has been spared such terrible
things. Why did we succeed in keep
ing the fighting beyond our frontier?
Because before the war we always
urged the need of armaments. When
mankind changes. these things also
will change. but first mankind must
begin to change.
Lutiendorff Planned Drive.
London, March 27.-The German
war correspondents agree that Cen
era! won Ludendorff made the plans
for the German offensive. the Copen-
hagen correspondent of the Exchange
Telegraph company reports. The
general on Friday was present at the
scene of action in order personally to
control the attacks.
German great headquarters, the
correspondent continues, have been
established in an old castle near st.
Quentin. which is visited daily by the
emperor and crown prince.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
MORE YANKEES
WITH RESERVES
IN HUN ATTACK
Allies About Ready To Unleash
Fresh ReinfOrcements.
Expect Entente To Operate
Huge Pincer Movement.
CUT OFF WEDGE At BASE
LII This Succeeds Germans
Would Be Isolated.
Solving Kaiser Plenty of Rope
To Hang Himself"
CUT OFF WEDGE At BASE
BY CARL D. GROAT.


Washington, March 27.-The allies
are about to throw into the west front
death cauldron a mass of fresh. strong
troops.
This information was forthcoming
from reliable sources here today, as
the struggle appeared to be in a some
what slackened transition stage.
American forces are already taking
a valiant share in the Roye-Noyan
vortex and it is believed that even fur
ther American strength is included in
the fresh reserves to be hurled at the
Germans. The numbers of the allied
reserve cannot be revealed under the
censorship, .but it can be said that this
force is such that military men believe
the boche will be held and perhaps
hurled back.
May Be Few Days Until Counter.
Military strategy has prevented the
use of this reserve before now. Within
a day or a few davs. it's use will be far
more effective than if it has peen cast
into the struggle while the German
push was at its height. experts say.
There is some chance that the al
lies will develop a pincer movement
similar in many respects to that which
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
Once More Al G. Fields MinstrcIs viii
Be on Kansas Avenue.

The loyalty of Al G. Field to the
merits of a band as part of min
strel organization is a tradition in ev-
cry city visited annually by the Al G..
Field Greater Minstrels. and this sea-
son his band has become an attraction
in itself which challenges comparison
with notable musical occasions. IL is
again Billy Walters Gold Band but
so augmented and rehearsed that its
renditions have a verve and spirit in a
new vein perfectly adapted 10 the pub
lie concerts.
The selections it offers are of the
widest varieties. ranging from the
most impressive classic music to the
most pleasing of popular nature. ana
all interpreted in a way that appeals
both to the general public and the
special music lover.
The Al c. Field Greater MinstreIe
will be at the Grand Wednesday.
April g
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
TABLES SOON TO
BE TURNED SAYS
FRENCH PREMIER
Gives Optimistic Forecast After
Visiting Battle Lines.
Doesn't Conceal Seriousness,
but Outlook Is Favorable.
ENEMY is HELD EVERYWHERE
Allies Lines Still UnbrOken,
Says Paris Official Report.
Heavy Attack South of Somme
Repulsed by English.
HUNS LOSING THEIR PUNCH"
Heavy Losses Telling on Invad-
ers as Defense Stiffens.
Heavy Losses Telling on Invad-
erS as Defense Stiffens.
Valance of French, Defending
Homes, Beyond All Praise.
BULK FRENCH ARMY WAITING
Most Powerful British Reserves
Just Arrive at Front.
Berlin Paper Sounds Danger of
Flank Attack by Allies.

Paris. March 27.-"Within forty
eight hours the allies will be masters
of the situation" Premier Clemenceau
declared today upon his return from
the front.
Clemenceau made the statement in
a report to the ministerial council. At
the same time. he did not attempt to
conceal the seriousness of the situa-
ton.
The premier said Amiens is well de-
Tended and that it is improbable the
Germans will break thru.
The Berlin Lol>aI Anzeiger publishes
a dispatch from Lausanne declaring
the British saved their entire com
plement of heavy artillery.
Check Eneny's Advance.
Paris March 27.-Last night the
Germans advance was held up every
where, according to the official state
ment of the war office today. The
enemy, weakened by heavy losses, it
adds has been obliged to slow up his
efforts.
The statement follows:
Last evening and during the night
the Germans weakened by their
heavy losses, were compelled to retard
their efforts. The valance of the
French troops defending the ground
foot by foot is beyond all praise.
THE French are holding a line run
ming thru L'Echelle. st. Aurin and
Beuvraignes, north of Lassigny, in
front of the southern part of Noyon
and along the left bank of the Disc.
~During the night the French repulsed
strong accommodating parties which
attempted to approach their positions
northwest of Noyon.
"On the remainder of the front there
was an intermittent bombardment.'
Night Hun Attack Repulscd
London, March pa heavy alta elk
was made early in the night against
the new British lines south of the
Somme.
1t was repulsed after severe fight
ing, the war office announces.
In consequence of attacks yesterday
afternoon and evening astride the
Sonme the British troops on both
banks were forced back a short dis
tance in the neighborhood of Bray.
Allies Reserves Not in Yet.
Paris, March 27.-"Only few
I7reuch divisions are engaged" Sub
secretary of War Abrami, declared to-
dav. THE bulk of the French army
is awaiting events. while the most
powerful British reserves are just ar
riving on the field"
German EIanks Vulnerable.
Amsterdam, March 81. - The
enemy holds strong reserves south of
The penetrated front with which to at
tack our troops from the flank" de-
cIareG the Berlin Norwaerts, in copies
received here today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
ROOSEVELT TO MAINE
Colonel Leaves for Portland Where
He Will Speak Tomorrow Night.

Oyster Bay, n. Y. March 27.-Col.
Theodore Roosevelt having regained
his vigor following a recent operation.
will leave here today en- route to Port
land, Maine, where he will make an
address on Thursday evening before
the Republican organization of that
state.
The ex-president will be the guest of
DIR. Sturges Bigelow in Boston tomor-
row afternoon and after his address in
Portland, will return to Boston to see
Mrs. Archibald Roosevelt and his
eighth grandchild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
SURROUND KORNILOFF
Report Former Commander of Rus
slams Is in BoIshevik Trap

London March 27.@The forces of
General Korniloff have been sur
rounded by Bolshevik troops accord
ing to Reuter- dispatch from Petro-
grad.
General Korniloff, the former Rus
sian commander-in-chie allied him
self with the Don Cossacks against the
Bolsheviki and has been operating be-
tween Moscow and Rostov. Several
times he has been reported defeated
and near capture but always managed
to elude the government troops.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
WANT THE WORLD NOW
Gains Encourage Huns to Further En-
large Peace Demands.

man newspapers are already counting
the German gains. 1T is self-evi-
dent says the Cologne Volks lei
tung, that after what is now happen
ing we can no longer conclude peace
on the terms which we were ready to
accept a week ago
''The enemy must be brought to
submissive spirit and forced to grant
everything we need in the future es-
pecially in colonies and raw mater
ialS"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
WHAT! NO PRICE HIKE!
Producers Say They'll Not Increase
War Cost of Gasoline,

Chicago, March 27.-On and gaso-
line prices will not soar as a result
of government war orders and there
is little possibility of curtailing pleas
ure motoring. c. L. Mcguire of St.
Paul. told the Western Oil Jobbers'
association.
Opening of the convention made
history in the petroleum industry
when for the first time Standard oil
company officials gathered with in
dependents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
WITHIN 48 HRS.
ALLIES WILL Be
CHASING HUNS!
BULLETIN

London, March 27.-The Brit
ish delivered a counter attack
today between the angle of the
Ancre and the Somme and recap
tured Morlancourt and Chipilly,
the war office announced this
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
Governor Capper Makes New
Appointment Today.
Private Secretary Is Given Fat
$4,000 Position.
rs. JACKSON WAS MENTIONED
But Veteran Newspaper COrre-
spOndent Was HOnOred.
Sessions To Hold Place Until
New Administration.

Governor Capper today named
Charles H. Sessions. his private secre-
tary, as a member of the state public
utilities commission to succeed Joseph
L. Bristow, who left the commission
Monday. The appointment is effective
at once. Sessions will hold recess
appointment until successor is
named by the next governor and con-
firmed by the state senate next winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
HUNS WALK TO FRONT
Went Into Battle After Long ana
Weary CamoufIaged March.

Amsterdam. March 27-Gerr,an
troops going forTard to the attack on
the British front in France detrained
far behind the lines. even behind the
Belgian frontier according to the cor
respondent at the front of the Rhein-
ische Westfaelische Zeitung. These
forces marched for six consecutive
nights, no columns showing them
selves on the roads in the day time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27

London. March 27.-Viscount Cos
chen. a conservative has been ap-
pointed secretary to the board of ag-
rfculture- He succeeds the Duke of
Marlborough, who resigned on
March 20.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-27
WEATHER is NORMAL
Cooler Temperatures With Showers
Still on F1ora.s Schedule
ropAYs TEMPERATURES.

Temperatures for the day were 2
degrees above the normal for the date
The wind was blowing IL miles an
hour from the east at O'Clock this
afternoon
Spring fever seems to be a forgot
ten malady this year in America. In
fact there IS time for one to in
dulge in that iangourous sensation.
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