The Bossier banner., 1918-04-25
Miscellany.

and slackers will he invited to move |
out of that state.
According to the Cologne Gazette, Il
copy of which was recently received in |
New York. cermany's national debt is |
now 124.WO 100000 marks.
\ monument to commemorate the |
heroism of the Southern Confederacy
and of the Confederate mothers was
unveiled at Texarkana, Ark. Monday.
Two wireless plants, one of which is
said to have been powerful enough to
communicate with Germany. were re-
Gently diSmantled by Federal agents in
Chicago.
\ report from TeNafkana. Ark. says
that there was frost in that section
Sunday. when the thermometer dropped
to 10 degrees, hut it il thought that no
damage to crops will result.
Food shipments to tue civilian pepu-
ation Of the allied countries will be
suspended for ten days to move three
| million bushels of grain to the Belsi-
ans, who are declared to lie in desper-
ate straits.
Miss Jeanette Rankin, Representa-
tive in Congress from Montana. waS re-
| fused permission to speak last Friday
| night ut Deer Lodge, that state, where
| she had been scheduled to make Il Lib
erty Loan address.
\ dispatch from sDalhart. Texas,
states that SNOW fell in that section
| of the state last Friday. The mercury
| touched the freezing point that night,
! and it is feared caused considerable
| damage to the food crops.
The War Department has enough
chaplaills i'll the service and on its
| eligible list for all present needs it was
announced last Friday. and no more
applications will bessaccepted More
c!ergymcn have applied for service
than could be used.
In Il Liberty Loan speech at Globe.
Ariz.. Secretary MeAdoo declared:
We won't stop this war until the bat
tie line is bent far enough east to put
Berlin i'll the center of a circle formed
| hy American troops"
Sunday afternoon earthquake shocks
were felt throughout Southern Califor-
| mia. The trenlor was first reported ut
moved east and seutff ffbnf that point.
| Heavy damage was occasiOned over
wide area. but there was little loss Of
| life
\ commission of about sixty mem
hers has been sent by the Red Cross to
study the needs Of the people Of the
Holy Land and to assist in their relief.
These people have suffered under Turk
iSh rule for centuries. and were only
recently rescued through British con-
quest of Jerusalem.
The twelve Federal farm loan banks
in the United States have received al'-
ielicationS for over 10000 loans,
amounting to about $500, 100000. About
| $4,000 loans. amounting to over $780,
100000, have heen approved. and on
10000 of these over SSO.OOO,OOO has
Eeen paid to the farmers.
The New Orleans grocers. some of
whom are reported to have recently Vi
olated some of the food regulations.
will he obliged to observe Mondays and
Wednesdays as wheatless days. No
flour. crackers. cakes. macaroni spa
ghetti or any other wheat products
HAY be sold on those days.
Nearly four million pounds of sugar.
said to be Il record cargo from Cuba.
arrived ut an Atlantic port one day
last week. The vessels captain said
ports awaiting cargo space, and it is
understood some of the Dutch. vessels
recently reuuiSitioncd by the Govern
ment will be used for its transporta-
ton.
Marguerite Clark, the f;,yorite NOV
ing picture actress. is one of Uncle
SANS most effective allies. This ener-
setic little lady has sold more Liberty
Bonds than any other one person in
private life. and New Orleans citizens
were shown last week how she does it.
She is said to have sold S13.O3O.W
worth of bonds in the first Liberty
Loan drive.
The German language, newspapers
, and magazines published in the United
States are carrying headings saying
KaRft Ffieheit Bonds, meaning = Bu.
Liberty Bonds. This is an appeal made
to every reader of the German Ian
suase publications. These publications
are devotins a large amount of space
! to the necessity Of oyersubscribing the
loan as Il means of defeating Germany
: Turkish. bulgarian and Hungarian
| newspapers in this country are alst
active in behalf of the war loan.
There is patriotic fund in kenosha
Wis. which is conducted in d business
like manner On Wednesday mornings
t at half past eleven. all the factor,
1 whistles are sounded. Then, for hal
. an hour. every man. woman and chilt
:, in kenosia whe is at work is workin:
I for his country. The earnings of tha
half hour 20 to the patriotic fund.- GU
of which Red Cross, Y. NJ. {. \. AM
< other war funds receive Kenoslla'
share Professional men who can
j. give particular half hour turn in
per cent of their weekly earnings
f Mai Birkner. United States Army
: who it is said made disloyal remarks
such as. You can't heat the Dutch
: and The Germans will sink American
Y transports as fast as they are sen
g over" was tarred and feathered an
r led around with rope around his nee
!, by fcur hundred colyicts in the Ne,
Y Mexico State penitentiary. where he
e held. charged with violation Of the e