The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-04-10

subject to the approval of the st.
Louis caucus.
" Immediate service overseas. is the
inducement being offered for 10000
enliStmentS wanted for the American
Army.
Herbert &. Hoover hats been asked
by Il British representative in Monte
negro for food for the starving people
in that country.
After lying dormant for about Il
year. Mount LaSSen, in Northern Cali
fOrnia. has again erupted. \ steady
stream Of white Sulphurous smoke is
pouring from its crater.
\ Texarkana. Ark. dispatch says
that a cyclone dipped down on the Red
Cut settlement. just west of that town.
yesterday morning ut eight o'clock.
and it is estimated that between thirty
and forty farm houses were wrecked.
A Washington dispatch says that
1000 internal revenue agents, working
in specially arranged zones through
out the United States. will enforce pro-
plan announced yesterday ut the rev.
enue bureau.
\ tornado that Stormed Tuesday
| night through Southern Oklahoma.
| Northern Texas and Southwestern
| Arkansas took il toll of 100 lives and
| injured many hundred more, and the
property damages will probably run
into millions of dollars.
| The Methodists Of Boston are PLAN
ming to run temperance bar rooms
In that city. following the closing
down of the other kind of bars Oh the
LIST Of July. In many cases it is plan
ned to buy out the old har fixtures and
serve soft drinks and coffee.
Gilbert Budwig. pilot in the aerial
mail service between New York and
Chicago. fell 1000 feet with his plane
Tuesday, near Hollis n. T.. landing
upside down, but unhurt. He was
smoking cigarette under his plane
when found by rescuers.
4 DR.. b. Clarke Hyde, three times
tried for murder. has filed suit against
the Kansas City Star to recover
1.5OO.OOO actual and S1.OO0,OOO puni-
tive damages, which he claims he has
suffered in purse and feelings and rep
utation on account of the Stars pub
licationS in his case.
Viceadmiral William Sims, who has
commanded the American naval forces
In European waters during two years
past and helped to bring about the
final surrender of the German fleet.
was welcomed at New York Monday
by many warships of the Navy and the
salute from many cannon.
Somerset. KY. swayed aud rocked
Yesterday afternoon. says press dis
patch, either from Seismatic cause or
terrible cOncuSSion. General opinion
seemed to he that IA great meteor had
fallen in that region. Other adjoining
points report the earthquake, but nU
damage. and no certain clue to the
cause.
Rev. Robert Cook Ruckner. evan.
geliSt. author and founder Of Buck.
ner's Orphans Home in Dallas, Tex
died yesterday aged eighty-siX years
He was ordained IL minister of the
Baptist Church in Kentucky during
1850. and has been actively identified
with that denomination in Texas eveI
. since 1859.
In tn ny,r mi vnI E't ~
( ers' League Of Texas telegraphed Gov
Allen. of Kansas from Dallas aSkin.
2 him if he favored the prosecution b!
the Attorney General of the United
states Of those who have organized t.
!. heat down the price of cotton and com
pense Of the producers.
. Ranger. a town in the midst OF th'
new Texas oil field. was set on mr.
: Sunday morning and about all th'
business section was burned. The los
il estimated at S1,UOO,OOD. The fir
Il originated from an unknown cause II
II the rear Of restaurant III the hear
/ of the newly built business section
II None of the oil interests were atfecte
). hy the fire.
/! About 200 war veterans. most q
:" them Americans, who served with til
British Army during the World Wa
= are being held as aliens in New 1or
because the British Government faile
:, to furnish lists designating their cit
zeilship when they were mustered ot
:. of the service. Under ruling {
I, the American immigration authorize
y these men must prove their America
ie citizenship before they can he give
- their liberty in America.
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