The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-07-10

last Saturday. The presentation was
made by Brighten. Smith. of the Sal
vation Army. on behalf Of the French
government.
Great Britain'S superdirigible R-34,
the first lighter than air machine to
cross the Atlantic. anchored Monday
III Minneola. y. T.. on Roosevelt flying
field, after an aerial voyage Of los
hours and II minutes, which covered
1854 miles.
King Albert. of Belgium, has con-
ferred the dignity Of officer i'll the
Order of the Crown upon Henry Wat
terson. the widely known journalist.
i'll appreciation Of the devotion the
American has shown to the cause of
Belgium, according to message re-
ceived by Mr.. Watterson from the Bel
sian legation i'll Washington.
John Fox. jr.. well known novelist.
died Tuesday ut his home ut Bigstone
Gap, Va. after brief illness of pneu-
nlOnia. Mr.. Fox was one of Ameri-
cas- most popular writer's of fiction.
his novels dealing with life among the
mountain peoples Of the South. He
was kentuckian by birth, but moved
to Virginia when a young man.
Predicting that Great Britain would
have Soviet government. William
Allen White, editor Of the Emppria
(kans.) Gd.cttc, who returned Sun
day to New York on the Baltic. after
work in connection with the peace coll
ference. declared that in his opinion it
would he Il royal soviet. established
without disorder and without the king
losing his job.
The interallied athletic games. held
iii France last week, closed Sunday
| with the presentation by Gen. Per
Sbing Of the medals to the winners
The American track team carried of
President Wilson's trophy. sculpture
Of Jason and the Golden Fleece
| The American athletes won more
| events than those of any other con
testing nation.
President Wilson was greeted by
many thousands Of people i'll New
| York Monday. when he returned t.
the United States. In his first speech
| delivered on American soil since tile
| peace treaty was signed he declared
that the peace concluded ut Paris wa.
a Just peace. which. if it can be pre-
served. will safeguard the world from
future blOOdShed."
| Arrivals in New York last Saturda,
included All .Abyssinian minister named
Made Jas. hearing gift for the Pres
ident of the United States. SadO
known as Prince Nado, said he ant
his compatriOts were sent by the En-
peror Of AbySsinia to present to tn
goyernments Of Great Britain and til,
i United StsteS the elnperor'sE coiigratu
4 iations on the consummtion Of peace
In a three-round contest held ut TO
letlo. Ohio, last Friday. Jack Denlpse
won the worlds heavyweight bexin
championship from Jess Willard. TIL
bout was scheduled to 20 for twelv
rounds, but Willard was knocked gu
in the first. merely managing to stan,
and receive punishment in the tw,
rounds that followed. The gate re
ceipts for the fight were close arOun,
$lOO.WO.
Bonds for the release of w. ID. Hay
wOod. leader Of the ninety-three l. w
W.'s convicted before Federal judy
Llndis i'm Chicago last August, hay
been approved by United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles +. Klyne an
u the Court Of Appeals. Haywood wa
4 sentenced. to twenty years In til
federal penitentiary and fined $1,000
last October by Judge Lands, follow
ing verdict of guilty against him.
II There seems to be division
the ranks of the round robin sen;
tors" Homer $. Cummings, chairma
of the Democratic National Committe,
declared Sunday night i'll an addres
on the League of Nations in SpOkan,
Wash. While some of them, like Sci
atOr BOrah, indicated a disposition
remain steadfast iii their opposition
the league" he continued. "others III
now peering wistfully through til
sage brush and working their way III
ostentatiously back to the old wi,
, wanl' on the reservation"