The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-03-27


fronts the Allies. notwithstanding their
late victory.
Constitutional guarantees have been
suspended throughout Spain. The gov
ern9lent has exhausted its patience in
attempts ut conciliation and will MAIN
tain order by force, according to dis
patches from Madrid.
The Feng Huahge-S Shan iron mines
are about to he pledged by China to
Japan for loan of 1OO.OOO,OOO yell
According to treaties. China can bOr-
row money from no country other than
Japan without Japans consent
\ demonstration against the viola
ton Of German territory under the
peace treaty was held in Berlin Sun
day In front of the residence of I'resi-
dent Ebert. The crowd nliStook some
American officers for English and
shouted Down with England"
A Toxic report says the government
this week has avOwed for the first
time that Japan actually has SO far
sent 13O.OOO men to Siberia. instead Of
the 1000 troops agreed upon by the
joint Intervention compact. There are
still 100000 Japanese soldiers in Sibe-
ria. according to the admission of the
Toxic Government.
Secretary Daniels. after ii personal
investigation of the conditions ut
I'reSt. France. where American opera
tiOnS have their main port facilities.
says that the conditions are ideal. Va
rious charges have lately been made III
conditions at BreSt were bad for the
health Of the men as well as for the
economical handling Of shipping.
The trial of the members Of the Com
mittee Of Union and Progress has be-
gun in constantinople. This commit
| tee. better know as the Young Turk
party. has been dominant i'll the Turk
ish Government ever since the over
throw of Abdul Hamid. 1t was the
German party i'll Turkey. With the
downfall Of Germany, other parties
have assumed the direction of Turkish
affairs and many Young Turks are
,eing arrested daily and are being
| tried for treason.
Hungary has passed under Bolshevik
| government with the proclamation Of
| Count Karolyi announcing that he has
turned to the proletariat of the world
for justice and support" as against
the Paris Peace Conference, which
aims to make Hungary tlfe jumping off
place in its war against Bolshevism.
The workmen and peasants Of BOhe-
| mia. KOumlnil, Serbia and Croatia
are asked to form an alliance against
the aristocracy. landowners and dy
naSties. 1t requests also that the
workmen Of Austria and Germany fol-
low the lead of Hungary In breaking
off relations with the Paris Peace Con-
ference They are asked to rally with
| the Moscow Government, form Il Soviet
republic and resist with arms in their
hands the ''imperialistic cOnquerOrs.
Louisiana.
The Head Camp Convention Of the
Woodmen Of the World. Louisiana Di-
vision, met in Alexandria Tuesday in
eighth biennial session. AS reported,
700 delegates were in attendance.
The Louisiana Railroad Commission.
sitting in Baton Rouge this week, pro-
mulyated an order inStructing the
l.. Il. and y. Company to give better
railway service to the patrons along
its line.
\ New Orleans dentist lectured
upon painless dentistry in that city
Monday and explained how the new
NoyOc;am will make dental operations
in future not only painless but pleas
ant. He has just returned from SER
vice in France with the American
Army.
a dispatch from Monroe claims that
11O1 men were inducted into the Army
from that city and that several OF
them have already received the Sal
bonus to which they were entitled
from the Government upon their dis
charge A total of SG6.UON will be paid
out at Monroe alone iii this way.