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

On the 18th President Wilson issued
Il proclamation which directs the TAX
ing over of four steamship lines for the
| moving of troops.
\ bill has heen introduced in the
House to coin 1l-cent pieces. to facili-
tate the handling of crowds at moving
picture theaterS Oh account of the war
tax.
Senator RaHSdell has announced that
he has obtained favorable statements
from authorities concerning the eStah-
iiSl,ment of pig iron plants in New Or
leans.
News received in Washington states
that Count cZernin. the AuStrO-Hun-
garian Foreign Minister, has been
forced to resign by the Austrian En-
peror.
1t has been announced in Washington
that American merchant vessels will
he equipped with double the number of
hulklleadS now carried for protection
against mines and tcrpedoes.
The big American naval collier Cy-
Atlantic port-Since March 18th. Three
LouiSianiarS and six Mississippi men.
| or boys. are said to be on board.
The State Food Administrator for
Montana stated that he had received
blanket authority from the President
to seize wheat crops. and had exercised
this authority in several instances
Thursday of last week France got
another credit from the United States
Treasury Of 1926 .OOO.OOO, making that
country's total $1.:G3. OOO. OGO. and the
total credits to the Allies $3.2S:I,.GOOO 900.
United States Senator William J.
Stone. of Missouri. for many years
prominent among Democratic leaders.
died in Washington Sunday. following
Il stroke of paralysis suffered Il few
days before
AS soon as President Wilson signs
the bill including women in the class of
enemy aliens man! German and Aus
TRAN women, now under surveillance
of government agents. will he arrested
and informed
The United States Fuel Administra-
ton expects every farmer to do his
share i'll helping win the war through
supplying himself during the summer
with wood cut from his lands. as has
been announced from Washington.
Due to the growing shortage of food
in Holland. the War Trade Board has
authorized the shipment of two shilb-
loads Of grain to that country and will
permit Il third steamship to proceed to
Argentina to load grain for Holland.
Draft registrants skilled in seventy
trades have been invited to appear he
fore their local boards between now
and the 9th and list their names for
service with the army. 1t is hoped by
this means to enroll Il great force of
skilled labor.
At the instance of President Wilson.
the heroic statue of Frederic the Great,
Which stood in front of the War Col
lege Building in Washington, was re-
moved in sections and packed away
Ihe statue was Il personal gift from
the kaiser to the American nation dur
ing President Roosevelts administra
ton.
Any attempts by the price fixing com
nittee of the War Industries Board in
its negotiations with the National Cot
ton Manufacturers Association to fix
the price of cotton would meet with
strong opposition. said Senator Smith. |
OF South Carolina. Saturday. Authori- |
ty for such action. he said would have
to come from Congress. and he added
that he anticipated no such action,
The Census Bureau at Washington
has announced that J71 ,2O2 running
bales of cotton. exclusive Of linters
were consumed during March. For the |
elght-month period it was 4,DO233
bales. Last year March CONSUMPTION |
was G3,919 bales and for the eight |
month period 4,jOS.916 bales. Cotton
on hand in consuming establishments |
March 31St was 1.721.311 bales, COM
pared with 2.Ol3.9O4 bales a year ago |
and i'll public storage and at compress
eS. 3,2oS,4 400 bales, compared with |
2,J14,9iG bales in 1917.