The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-16
Foreign.

Farmers are in Il state Of rebellion
i'll Sicily and have seized one city.
Premier Clemenceau, of France, has
announced his intention Of retiring
from office.
Traffic with Mexico and Cuba was
resumed by Germany last Saturday,
when the steamer Hans sailed from the
port of Hamburg.
The German Government is prepar-
ing to stop the propaganda that has
been conducted in the German schools
in favor Of the restoration Of monarchy
and the empire.
Friday Of last week the British Gov
ernment issued statement denying
the allegation emanating from the City
of Mexico. that MeXicans had been de-
MED passports in Great Britain.
The north. and south sections Of
China. the former conservative for the
most part and the latter republican in
sentiment. are said to he in process of
reconciliation because Of their mutual
fear and hatred of Japan.
A white" magyr army is said to be
marching OH the capital of Hungary
for the purpose of eXpelling II e
ROumlnian Army. Former Emperor
Charles. of Austria. is said to he pre-
pairing to join the white army.
Literature calculated to prejudice
people against the Jews is being widely
circulated in Germany. according to
Berlin dispatches Of Sunday. 1t Is
| alleged that officers of the army and
| the pan-Gernnlns generally are behind
the movement.
Representatives of foreign oil COM
panies met with representatives Of
Mexican military commands at Tam
picO. Mexico, last week to arrange for
the safety of employees and to make
arrangement for better protection In
every way for foreign oil operators in
| that part of the republic.
On the eve of the celebration of the
discovery Of America. which King Al
fonSo. of Spain, calls race day." the
Spanish races of America are urged by
him to join in closer relationship pO-
litically and financially with t he
mother country and cement a CONNER.
cial union that shall bind all Spanish
speaking people together for their mu-
tual interests.
Twelve hundred German motor
trucks. given up by the German Army
as one Of the conditions Of the arnis
tice last November. were sold last weeE
to a German automobile syndicate
The deal virtually completed the work
Of the American liquidation commits
sion which had in hand the disposition
OF the vast surplus army supplies left
on hand as Il result of peace.
British labor leaders. convinced O1
the necessity for increasing production
to save the country from bankruptcy
are working toward such movements a:
will help in that way. John Hodge, ;
labor member Of Parliament, favor
the adoption of the piece-wOrk system
in order to induce the wOrkmen to pu
in more hours per day and strive fO
greater earnings i'll greater output
Many laboring men. however, are oI
posed to the system.
: Two pirate" ships sailed into til
: harhor of Fiume during the past wee
loaded with munitions of war whicl
. will go to relieve the necessities in th;i
, way Of the rebellious Italian army oc
, cupying that city under the cOmnlan
Of D'Annunzio. The ships We're mean
to carry war munitions to the Allie
armies in the Far East which are fight
: ing the Bolsheviki in Siberia. TIL
: crews (Which were Italian) mutinie
t at sea and sailed the ships to Fium'
Little food is being sent into Gel
) many since the resumption Of comnle1
4 cial relations with former belligerel
4 nations Notwithstanding the grei
l need of more food in the country b
; cause Of tile inability Of the masses {
;. the people to buy. The exchange raj
r against the mark IL very high.
e marks to the dollar. While live stOc
i'll Geramny is 20 per cent Of normal
number. there is not enough feed Il
them to stimulate breeding. with I'll
possible exception of hogs.
II 4 Honolulu. H. l.. dispatch Of recel
date says announcements have bee
l. made there of complete cures Of le
: rosy at the kalihi Hospital. With
: the past few months twenty leprOs
u patients have been parOled from Il
l. hospital without recurrence OF Il
disease. Blood tests of the discharge
II patients have revealed no trace OF Il
It leprosy germ. Other patients und
v treatment are showing marked IL
o provement. ChaulmOOgra oil, Obtaint
r. from seeds of the taraxOgenes kurZ
y for fifty years known as the Specil