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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-16
CHAPTER XIX.
German Prison Camps.

4 few days after ] had been dashed
u the barbed wire fence some of the
egnnn officers came to the barracks,
me of them who spoke very good
s1lsh said: "All of the neutrals who
8 were on unarmed ships step out"
unly few stepped out.
Then he called for all the neutrals,
md the Danes, Swedes, Norwegians,
Eazilians and Spaniards stepped out.
ut when l did, he said, mo, not
mericans. Americans are not neu.
al. America supplies our enemies
With food and ammunition" He raised
fist, and thought he was going to
me, but instead he gave me q
ove that caused me to fall and get
N little cut on the head. Then the
entries pushed me over with the
british and the French.
/ After that they took the NOrwegi.
ms, Swedes and Danes to separate
barracks, and gave them clothes and
eeds and the same rations as the Ger
man soldiers. When I saw this
RQde kick and said | was neutral,
-, and ought to get the same treat
mt as the Scandinavians. They took
to the officers again, kicked me
put and swOre ut me, and the only
wer | got was that America would
10er f; all she had done for the al
Then / YVES sent back to the bar.
ncks again.
Inc next day ut about one o'clock
~ took US from the barracks and
lAed US through the swamps. The
began to fall one by one, some
ing or swearing, but most of them
along without word. Those
vent down were smashed in the
with rifle butts or belts.
Ally we arrived Mt little rail-
~ station. and had to stand in the
Tor over an hour While the en-.
$50 I'm up and down the tracks hook
~ cars. When we finally got In
qlrS We were frozen stiff. I could
walk, and some of the boys
~ could not move without intense
loaded twelve men into each
ftment, and detailed a guard Of
Zen 70 each car. The windows in
sArs We're all smashed, and every.
ABOUT the cars was dirty,
lnaily the train stopped at q town
Ait-Damm. and there was q
women and children around,
Co. sudl, ready for us with bricks and
lhey stoned lis through the car
vNs' and laughed and jeered ut
~ wv e OV this time we were so used
" saaat We did not mind much. Only,
now and then some fellow
GET all he could stand, and
.alh BACK or make pass at
Then he would get his
Y bayOnet through the arm or
IL crash on the head with a gun
Ah eighteen hour ride, with
or drink, We arrived at Men.
At was raining us we pulled
We went up the grade to the
could see lights about a mile
we figured that that was
The rain stopped and we
IN the care for some time.
ter while, we knew our new
were coming; long before we
taem, we could hear the
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-16
Show How to Grow More Corn.
rtmcut of Agriculture Reader.]

Department of Agriculture Rcadcr.l
The clermOnt County (Ohio) Farm
Bureau, through the county agent. last
year demonstrated how the yield of
corn could be increased by using ma
nure and acid phosphate and by Inning.
On Il fetal Of seventy-tive acres of corn
twenty-five farmers produced an aver
age increase of ten bushels an acre by
broadcasting eight loads Of barnyard
manure and 200 pounds of acid phos-
plate an acre. From Il group Of fields
Gu which three carloads of ground lime
stone were used the yield was in
creased an average of ) per cent. Two
lime pulvers were purchased and last
spring one farmer ground 200 tons and
another 100 tons of stone from their
farms.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-16

space he had, and we wanted to let
our friends know how badly they were
treating us without saying it in so
many words, because we knew the
Huns would censor the letters, and 1t
would 60 hard with anyone who COM
planned much. So most of the men
said they were having great time
and were treated very well, and spread
it on so thick that their friends would
figure they were lying because they
had to.
One fellow had an idea that was
better than that, though. He had been
in Jail in Portsmouth, England, for
three months, for beating up con-
stable, and he had had pretty rough
time. So he wrote pal of his that
he had been captured by the Ger
mans, but that everything was going
along pretty well. In fact, he said,
the only other trip he had ever been
on, where he had better time, was
the three months vacation he had
spent in Portsmouth two years before,
which he thought the friend would re-
member. He said that trip was bet
ter than this one, so the friend could
figure out for himself how pleasant
this one was. Everybody thought this
was great idea, but unfortunately
not ali of us had been in Jail, so we
could not all use it. Which was just
as well, we thought, because the Ger
mans would be suspicious if oil of us
compared this vacation with others.
A few of the men did not have any
body they could write to, and some did
not know their friends addresses, so
they would write letters to friends of
the other men, and sign it with the
friends nickname.
AS soon as man had finished his
letter, he had to go out to the center
of the camp, where they had built a
raised platform. There the sentries
took the letters, and the men formed
around the square. There were Off
GERS on the platform reading the let
tiers. We thought they read them
there in the open, before us, so that
we would know they were not talnper-
ing with the letters, and we thought
the heaven would fall if they were
getting so unkultured as that.
Finally, all the men had finished
their letters and turned them over to
the officers, who read them. And then
we saw why the sentry laughed.
The officers tore up every one of the
letters. They were anxious that we
would see them do it, so none Of us
would have any hope that our friends
would get word.
But we said to ourselves that, If 1t
was information they wanted, they had
as much as was good for them, which
was none at all, because do not think
one letter in the bunch had single
word of truth in it. But we were all
very angry and pretty low after that,
because it showed the Huns still had
plenty Of kultur left, after all, and we
knew there was rough shedding ahead
of us. Also, some of the men were
sore because they had wasted their
time thinking up different ways Of tip.
ping their friends off to the real state
of affairs, and all for nothing. Why
they should worry about time, could
not see. Time was the only thing we
had plenty of, and I for one, thought
We were going to have still more of it
Going back to the barracks we tried
to sing "Pack Up Your Troubles" but
there was not much pep in it. We
were not downhearted, though; at
least, we said we were not.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-01-16
Buying Together Saves $4,000.

Department of Agriculture Readcr.l
A farmers supply association. organ
lied by the farm bureau Of Crawford
County. Ohio. saved $500 to farmers
IN a business last year of $49.:JOO. The
association has Il capital stock Of
x1G.NN. divided into 1000 shares of so
Zach, one STARE 10 Il man.
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NEW EFFECTIVE REMEDY
FOR POULTRY LICE

Sodium fluorid, white powder, will
destroy all the lice on fowl. 1t is
new and effective remedy. One
application, costing about half cent
bird, does the work. Full direc-
lions for applying it are given in Far
mers' Bulletin SOL. This bulletin ais
tells how to keep the poultry house
free of mites. 1t may be obtained BY
writing to Agricultural Editor, Louis
lana State University, Baton Rouge,
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For rs cents inch
issue of the Banner. to
the sixth issue rs good
Finch ad to and including ad
longer than six weeks the
cost much to advertise in it. Why advertise
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You enjoy reading the Banner. SO
would your relative who has removed
from the parish. Why don't you order
ii mailed to him!
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There are four million starving war
victims in Western Asia. Help them
out February Sd to 10th. the week of
the Armenian Relief Campaign for the
Southwest.
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We Had Our Choice Of Standing Up
and Dying, or Falling Down and Be-
ing Killed.
ever saw them run, except when the
Foreign Legion was on their heels
ut Dixmude.
When they got up to the dogs, they
would first talk to them and then kick
them. and after that, they would rest
their rifles on the wire and yell
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REORGANIZATION;
Gunner
Depew
By
Albert ": Depeu

s.f:snner and Chief Petty Officer,
n & Neyy-Member OF the Foreign
S.s;nn Of France - Captain Gun
fSret. French Ba.tleship cassard-.
Ginnss Of the Croix de Gu er ref
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gs...st 1918, by Reilly and Britton Co.. Through
3.aeiai Arrangement With tho George
Matthew Adams service.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

As novel Aggression from the sor- did, money-mad love troubles of the rich comes the news of the Lyman Kendall divorce, in Maine, carrying the most astounding alimony ever known. Aside from property valued at more than S4,5O0,0 900, Mr. Kendall agreed to a1lot to his wife of 20 years an annual income of s10o,OO0 as long as she lives. And he gives with it his very best wishes for her happiness.
 Mrs. Kendall returned to her home, at 520 Park avenue, New York, yes- terday. after a residence of almost a year at her Bar Harbor estate, "Sono- geo. This magnificent show place of the fashionable Maine resort and the apartment house in New York where Mrs. Kendall resides are gifts of ali mony from the retired Wall street muIti-milIionaire.
 The apartment house is distinguish ed along with the William, K. Wander bilt apartment, in East 53rd street. as the finest in the city. Its furnish ings and the gorgeous art works of Mrs. Kendalrs individual apartment are valued in the millions of dollars. The interior walls are inlaid with imported English paneIling, brought from twelfth century castles.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
ELKS WILL AID
 SALVATION ARMY

Boston, May 3.-That over half a
 million members of the Elks have
 been requested by their Exalted Ruler
 Bruce A. Campbell, to get behind the
 Salvation Army Home Service Fund
 Drive for $13,000.000, the week of
 May 19 to 26 and put 1t over the
 top. was made Known in a letter sent
 to Brigadier General Charles H. Cole,
 chairman of the Boston committee, by Past Grand Exalted Ruler James R. Nicholson of this city.
 MT. Nicholson, in his letter, states that the Exalted Ruler has requested every lodge of Elks, 1900 in all, to place it's members unreservedly at the | service of the Salvation Army, and in such places where there is No local Salvation Army organization he re- quests the local lodge of E4ks to as-
 sume the responsibility of raising the quota.
 By this edict more than 50,000 Elks
 in New England will ally themselves with the Home Service Fund organ ization. MT. Nicholson, who is as- l sociated with General Cole on the Boston committee, has already sent out a, personal appeal to every New
 England lodge to do it's utmost. Grand
 Exalted Ruler Campbell in his state | ment says that the Elks have watched the work of the Salvation Army for a 1 long time and know that the work | they did in France was right in line
 with what 1t has done hitherto in times of peace. 'It Is efficient. economical, hard
 working and ractical, with nothing sectarian about its work. Its ideals of service are those that the Elks can support to the limit and we are going
 to do it.. I am writing to every lodge | in the United States-1, 300 of them l altogether, requesting that officers and members hold themselves in l readiness to serve in any way asked by local committees, even to the ex- tent of taking responsibility for put ing the local drives through and over | the top. It is a sensible and intelli- gent thing to do to finance the Salva- ton Army by a. national campaign tc support their work on a budgeted plan. and we want to help do it". MT. Nicholson confirmed the atti- tude of the Elks toward the Salvation
 Army. The E1ks had 50,OOO men ir the war" he explained, and 1000 of hcers. Our men are earnest in com | mendation of the Salvation Army and we are all lined up to fortify them for their financial needs. In last
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
There was an added allotment of

There was an added allotment of S1,000,00 in cash.
 But aside from this monetary high water mark of the "alimoniacs" the story of the kendalls domestic infe- Hcity itself is most astonishing. They haven't been able to find a thing the matter with this case other than the claim made in the formal court pa pers, incompatibility.
 William M. Sullivan, attorney of Mrs. Kendall, explains the whole af- fair Tn this way:
 MT and Mrs. Kendall were two twenty years of their lives to- gether. They were boy and girl sweethearts way back in the days when Nelly Ballendne was giving her first formal parties in the Boise, Idaho, home.
 ''She was always a social peer in her girlhood because her father was one of the most esteemed and popu- lar men in the Middle West He served his state as Senator and later as Governor.
 With very little money. but a great deal of romance, the KendaIls started life together in the West. AS their luck improved they came East. MT. Kendall went to Wall Street and his fortune began to pile up. As they rose to social heights Mrs. Kendall found life happier and more interesting on its peaks Her husband wanted to spaad his days in the tranquility of a Blue Ridge mountain estate in Virginia.
 ''They simply discussed their diff ferent likes and tastes as two in telligent people bearing no malice toward one another would do.
 They agreed that 1t was better for each to live his life in his own way. She cared for New York and it's social life. His thoughts were of Virginia and the balmy mountain air Of his country place."
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
VIEWPOINT
Especial to the Times.)

Special to the Times.)
 Newtown May 3-InterestIng news from High school Is the choice of speakers for graduation night, who are MT. Paul Smith, valedictorian; Miss Jennie Sturgess, salutatorian; Miss Justin HouHhan, class orator; Robert Beers, essayist. Vice-Princi- pal Miss Helen Houlihan will be in charge of the students preparatory efforts.
 The Junior class have begun prep aration for the junior-senior recep- ton to be given in June. Also the senior class play, Miss Liberty is being worked up with a good will and it is expected will be ready for pres entation sometime during this month.
 Richard Botsford was elected man ager of N. H. S. baseball team at a meeting held Wednesday, at the school.
 The Ladies Guild of St. Johns church, held their annual meeting Thursday afternoon at the rectory and elected the following officers: Presi- dent, Mrs. Charles A. TibhaIs, vice. president; Mrs. Hobart Curtis; secre tary, and treasurer, Mrs. Frank Mitche1l; board of directors. Mrs. Julia Hawley, Mrs. A. F. Harris. Mrs. Robert Hausin, Mrs. w. A. Kier- nan; collectors, Mrs. Charles Meek CT and Miss Anna May Betts. Follow ing the meeting a food sale was con ducted for the benefit of the guild, that for excellent culinary specimens and lively sales is rarely excelled.
 The first May meeting of the Equal Franchise League of Newtown will be held Wednesday, May ', at Miss Louise Biglow's of Newtown street. John Carlson, formerly employed at the Benedict farm on Mile Hill l will occupy the lower floor of P. H. McCarthy's home on Newtown street.
 On Saturday night ats Methodist church the postponed Easter festival and entertainment will be given un- der direction of Miss Elsie Stowe. A number of young ladies from New Haven will assist and everyone is in vited to be present A silver collec- ton will be taken to defray the ex- penses.
 MT. and Mrs. John Scanlon and daughters of Waterville. were recent visitors at MT. and Mrs. Michael Lillis' home on Sugar street.
 The annual borough election will take place on Tuesday, May 6. The meeting will be at 10 a. m and polls will be open from g to Il a. m. Only one ticket is in the field and the list of nominees is almost the same as in previous years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

years campaign for funds to support the Salvation Army war activities the Elks carried on the drive in nearly 500 communities. We are ready to contribute, to help, and to cooperate now to the limit of our powers. There are no negative notes as to the worthi- ness of the Salvation Army call"
 The generosity of the proffer. so characteristics of the Elks, was en- Enthusiastically acknowledged by Brtga- dier General Cole as another indica- ton of the position of the Salvation Army in public esteem, and the pres pective response to the coming appeal for funds in the week of May 1928
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
THE COME-TRUE WISHES.
Judd Mortimer Lewis, in Houston
 Post

Judd Mortimer Lewis. in Houston
 Post. When it's raining cats an dogs, an. splashin' on the pane, My father laughs an says that he does wish that it would rain; An then I tell him, Don't you see it's thest a-comin' down!" An then he says, Why, so it 1s! There ain't man in town That's luckier than what I am! My wishes all come true. An that there rain will fix the world an make it look brand new; I'm glad you noticed that I got my wish" he says to me, An then he looks out of the door, as glad as glad can be. An when the day ain't got a cloud, an it Is clear an fine, My father says to me, 70, dear, I wish the sun would shine! For don't like these gloomy days without no sun at all!'' An then I tell him, Don't you see the sunshine on the wall An don't you see it out of doors, across the medder lot? The sun Is shlnin' all it can, an that's why it's so hot" An then he says, Well, declare! I am obliged to you! You li'r or rascal, you seem to make ev'ry wish come true!' An that's the way my father does. Whatever kind O day The day is, then he make a wish that it would be that way; An every wish he makes he gets; an when l grow up tall I'm gonna make my wishes like he
 does, an get them all. He says as soon as he seen me he
 wished l was a boy, An sure enough, I am, an I have filled his life with joy! I'm gonna wish like him, because I love him such a lot, An I'll start now; I wish I had a father like I've got.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
K. OF C. TAKES
 CARE OF ALL
Especial Cores. to The Times.)

(Spectal Cores. to The Times)
 Paris, May s-while looking after the soldiers who have participated in the battles and who are now with the Army of Occupation in Germany, the Knights of Columbus are not neglect ing the boys who have done the ted ious and important work back in the S. O. s. Six huts are now located at Jevres, which has been the principal source of supply since the Americans landed in France. From this center, supplies of every description are sent to be redistributed to all advanced posts where soldiers were station ed. Twenty thousand men, including five thousand negroes occupy several thousand tents and huts within an area of seven miles.
 The organization has been so com ple1e and efficient that it's command ing officer, Colonel c. J. Simons, was awarded the D. S. c. The Jeyres pro- feet indicates the enormous work ac- compIished by American engineers and experts taken from the ranks be- cause their special ability was essen tial in this feature of the war work.
 At the Remault Station at Jevres there are ten thousand animals. There are acres of ground covered with steel buildings, ready for ship ment; also supplies of every descrip- ton ready to be forwarded to any point. The cold storage plant is a building 97o feet long by 120 feet wide, with a. capacity of 5000 tons of beef. The ice plant has a machine that turns out 500 tons of ice per day. Approximately 140 miles of American railroad track, many ma chine shops and the equipment of 20 miles of warehouses 50 feet wide, in cars that are scattered throughout the yards of Jevres.
 The engineers, electricians, Iaborers
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
KENDALL GIVES
 WIFE MILLIONS
Alimony Record Established by Hill HOuSe-Hike To-
 Over S4,500,0O0.
OTHER ALIMoNY PAID
BY WEALTHY MEN


 John Jacob Astor established the three-minute divorce record and left for the recent Mrs. Astor (Miss Ava Willing, of Philadel- phia) S10,0O0,0O0. Howard Gould pays his wife un- der separation decree $3,o0O per month.
 Frank Gould's first wife receiv- ed a recompense reported to be only $10S,000 in cash.
 Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw won $30,000 a year from W. Gould Bro- kaw.
 William Ellis Corey, elevated from a laborer to the presidency of the United States Steel Corpor- Patton, was said to have settled S1,000,0O0 on his wife.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

and mechanics composing the organ ization at this port are disappointed in not having taken part in the actual war. They are homesick and it is the purpose of the K of c. to make pleasant the remaining days of these soldiers at this camp. Boxing exhibt- tions, lectures, serving of chocolate. musical concerts and other forms of entertainment have broken the mono tony and, according to Army officials. has done much to console the soldiers who are awaiting orders to return home,
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
DRY UP!

A young man who persisted in whispering loudly to the lady who accompanied him at 9 symphony concert, telling her what the music meant what sort Of passage was coming next. and so on, caused serious annoyance to every one of his immediate neighbors.
 Presently he closed his eyes and said to his companion:
 Did you ever try listening to music with your eyes shut? You've no idea now lovely it sounds"
 Thereupon a gentleman who sat in the seat in front of the young man twisted himself about and said grave ly:
 Young man, did you ever try list ening to music with your mouth shut.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

GIN TWO YEARS AT THE MOST ONE OF MY BLOOD WILL AGAIN RULE GERMANY, AND MY PEOPLE WILL REJOICE"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
EX-KAISER SAYS GERMANS WILL , DEMAND HOHENzOLLERN RULER
 WITHIN PERIOD OF TWO YEARS

By Colonel Won Brocl<dorfY- -Ranizau.
 (Member of Kaiser's Personal Staff. Nephew of Germany's Present Minister of Foreign Affairs)
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
Read These Bridgeport Cases:
DEACON STREET

E. Iiddle, 241 Deacon St., gave the following experience: did a great heavy lifting years I think that is what my kidneys backache. Sharp pains the back I could hardly straghten up. The kidney secretions highly col I Doans Kidney Pills at Riker 6 Hegeman Co.'S Drug Store. and two boxes cured me of the at 
 Over year Lidd1e added 'Doan's Kid ney Pills of kidney trouble the slasted. All that said in praise of Deans holds good"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
BUNNELL STREET

Mrs. Clara Booth. Bunnell St., says: "I was taken with very severe backache, dizzy hardly get around. My kidneys acted irregu larly and caused a whole lot of annoyance I got right and out finally and could get relief from all I tried One of the family said she Kidney Pills and advised try them. I did after taking three boxes to surprise had m trouble. I can't much for this remedy and am glad to give this endorsement. Doans fine"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
WELLS STREET

Mrs. Stephen Vanstone. B St., gave
 lowing statement: My kidneys of order and had dull pains across back. Mornings felt all
 tired and unable my housewofl I had spells of dizziness too, and my kidneys gave me no of trouble Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me-
 strengthenin back regulating action my | kidneys"
 | Over two years later Mrs
 ache symptoms O hay
 the thing of the used Kidney Pills.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

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