The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-17
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policy: especially with the Russian ex-
ample Of army innovations before us.
resulting in Bolshevism.
The United States Government is III
veStigating the recent shooting of two
Americans at Tanlico. Mexico. and
the rohlins of paymasfer of an oil
company.
United States Senators Reed Slnoot
and w. II. King. speaking;lt Salt Lake
City Monday. gave their approval to
the League of Nations constitution. as |
amended.
The Navy Department has given out |
the information that. While seaplaneS |
are being prepared for the flight across
the Atlantic. elaborate tests will be
made and the delay i'll making the
start will not be avoided in arder to
lie first in making the attempt. Safety
will he the first consideration. and the
start will hardly lie made before
early in May.
Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst, wild
forllia. and mother Of William Ran
dolph Hearst the publisher, died Sun
day ut her home i'll pleasanton, Calf.
aged Seventy-Six years. Her son was
with her when the end came, having
hurried thither from New York when
it became apparent that she would not
recover. He was her only child.
At Crowley. this state the automo-
bile Of Alcede Adam was struck Tues
day by Southern Pacific train. He
was unhurt and his wife was only
bruised. hut the baby was thrown from
| it's mothers arms onto the coWcatcher.
where it lay and rode for several hun
dred yards. The little one was some
what bruised and one arm was crush
| ed. but the injuries were not fatal.
| Lieut.. Col. w. e. Everson. of Gin
cinnati. lately commanding Il regiment
in the American expetlitiOnary force
in Italy. landed in Washington Mon
day He was also Il soldier in the
SpaniSll-American War. but by trade"
is il preacher. He is pastor Of the Nor
wood Baptist Church of Cincinnati.
/ Rev. EverSOn won the Italian war
cross for conspicuous leadership at the
Battle of Tagliamento.
The American Fleet steamed into
New York harhor Monday to give
10000 sailors and marines shore leave
i in a home port. There We're 1o3 YES
sells in the fleet. the greatest assembly
of wafsisiiM eyer seen In iii american
port. admiral Mayo was in command.
The Victory Armada consisted OF
thirteen sul,er-dreadnoughts, besides
the supporting ships, and was preceded
l,y tiotilla of fifty destroyers.
Gen. March has given out at Wash
ington details Of the propaganda used
by the Russian Rolsheviki to induce
: the mutiny Of the American troops al
.Arclangel. which occurred recently
: The literature claimed that the Allie:
had sent the American and EngliSl
troops into Russia to secure the wealth
Of the country at the helest Of capital
istic influences The mutinied soldiers
in talking with their officers. used til,
language Of the Russian circulars.
, Dispatches from st. Johns. \. f
under date of Tuesday. say that Harr,
+ G. Hawker. the Australian aviator
and Capt Frederick L. Raylham. th
British flyer. are both ready to begi
: their long flights across the .Atlanti
and are only waiting for favorabl
: weather. The weather bureau reports
however. have forecasted unfavorabl
weather for sereval days to ccme. Tl
two aviators will toss coin to sc
= which shall try to carry the fir>
0 aerial mail across the ocean.
;. InaS,nuch as Congress failed to pas
: : an appropriation bill to enable til
;, Government to enforce the war-tin
:. prohibition bill. it has given rise
y considerable doubt i'll Washington q
: to the feasibility Of enforcing prohih
+! ton until the constitutional amen'
II ment goes into effect January l. 1872
u The President may avoid the emb;,
II rasSment of trying to enforce the a.
IL without funds by proclaiminy the col
IL pletion Of rehabilitation according
T revenue officers quoted III the press di
ratches from Washington.
;. Gen. Luis TerazaS. the octogeneri;
: exile. may he permitted to return
Mexico, according to an FL piiso di
patch. to spend his remaining years I
his vast estate, which he acquired u
g der the Diaz regime. His properties
| u,sl, l,.,v r.6
p tored to him without the payment
w delinuuent taxes His millions Of acr
Of ranch property and timber Ian
ne were not restored at the same tin
I'll hut the dispatch seems to Intimate til
H. they will he given hack to him lat
he Gen TeraZas will be ninety years {
Id July I'D.
The Peace Conference.
~. The German delegates to sign
m PEACE treaty are to perform that fu1
If ton in Paris on the 18th.
in \ magnificent site on Lake Gene
is (Switzerlandt facing Mont Blanc. |
he been chosen for the building which
lat in future lie the capitol Of the Lea.
nd of Nations. The people of Gene
srent several days in celebration of
A.. selection of their city as the capital
-ha the world federation.
sl,- \ Paris dispatch recites that. W
ell. the chief difficulties out Of the way
OH. the Peace Conference and matters n
tie drawing rapidly. to conclusion.