The Bossier banner., 1918-04-25
NEWS NUBS FOR HASTY READING
The European War.

ten German trawlers by guntire. he
man crews We're saved by the British
ships. There We're no British casualties
At Il Liberty Loan rally held in
Washington last Saturday night. See
retary Baker delivered Il message from
the army III France to the American
people, which says: We will do our
part: you do yours
\ commander of an American unit
said that every man who. in company
with the French, fought in the .Apre-
mont wood sector last week acted like
hero. and it was extremely hard to
mention the most deserving cases.
SiNty-six steamers. with an agsre-
gate dead weight of J14.OU tons. will
be turned over to the United States hy
Japan for use in the war. Deliveries of
the vessels are to Sbe made EeSinnin.
this month and to continue until June
of next year.
Inc American steamship A. \. Ra-
ven, Il vessel of 24jS tons gross regis
ter, WAS sunk by Il submarine durin.
the second week of March. according
to word received in New York slipping
circles last Friday. No detailS We're
given with the report
nler Il hail of bullets from the Ger
man machine guns. and armed with
only one hand grenade, Sergt William
GrimbaldeSton. of the British Army.
captured thirty-SiX prisoners. together
with six machine guns and a trench
mortar. thereby winning the Victoria
Cross.
The State Department. in state
ment. made it clear that the landin. of
japanese and British forces at Vladi-
voStok WAS not in pursuance of any i'll
ternational agreement. but merely to
protect Japanese and British interests.
1t is said that no American forces have
been landed.
An official announcement from Rome
states that Italian troops are pouring
into France to help fight the Germans
there. French. Italian. British. Ameri-
can. Belgian, Portuguese and Russian
| units are being nlassed under Gen.
Foch and IA mighty blow will he struck
wnen the time comes.
The first prisoners of war to arrive
| in the United States, formerly mem
| bers Of the crew of Il German s,lbnla
| rine, were brought in last week on the
same vessel on which Secretary of War
Baker made his return trip from Eu-
rope. The number Of prisoners was
not given They were interned.
it is the opinion of military men that
| Gen. Foch has substantially preserved
his army Of maneuver intact, as OF
last Friday it was announced that Ital
ian divisions We're moving toward
the north, presumably to replace the
French army of maneuver. sent to sup
port the British ut ArmentiereS.
German newspaper received ii
| New York gives out the sensational
conditions prevailing in Germany. On.
statement made in the ReiclStag i.
that Germany is so hard pressed fol
man-pOwer that permanently disabled
soldiers are retained in the army ant
crippleS are being called to the cOlOrS
From Russia comes the news tina
because peasants i'll the village of Nov
oSelki resisted an exchange of none,
by German troops. and killed an officer
the Germans burned the village ant
from machine guns placed around i
fired upon the inhabitants, including
women and children who tried to es
cape. killing many.
Increased activity Of American trooD
is reported. and it is disclosed that ;
humber of Americans who had heel
captured recently and were being con
Quoted through mo mans rand to TIL
German lines. turned upon their CAP
tors. escaped and made their way bac!
to their own trenches. No further de
tails of the incident We're reported
Frenchmen who escaped from Il Gel
man prison camp recently positively as
serted that Germany is on the verge o
starvation. Guardians in prison camps
they said. have been so reduced, he
cause every German is needed i'm til
west. that escapes are becoming NOR
frequent daily. Even soap is no,
bringing Sc Il pound, which illustrate
the scarcity of necessities.
In this war the Germans have mad
frequent use of poisoned candy an
food. which they have scattered by an
convenient means in the interior G
countries with which they are ut wal
The last case of this kind was IL recel
raid on Calais by German aviator:
who dropped small packets bearing Il
: inscription in English. purporting thei
, Sour. However. an analysis revealc
that they contained Il VIOLENT poison.