The Bossier banner., 1919-10-16
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ing. Both women and men are eligible
for membership, and the clubs are nom
political and -Sectarian.
Three French tanks last week climb
ed to the top of the French Alps near
Megeve-eighteen hundred yards-in
one hour and thirty-tive minutes.
Premier Clemenceau, of France, in a
recent debate on the treaty, said that
the Aland Islands. in the Baltic Sea,
may finally be awarded to Sweden.
London dispatches say that Premier
Lloyd George and Mrs. George expect
to pay Il visit to the United States as
soon as things quiet down in England.
Mems clothing the coming winter
will be dear and bad" is the cynical
and gloomy forecast of a British trade
journal, according to a London dis
patch.
A Paris dispatch says that a denial
comes from the President OF JugO-
Slavia Of the report that the Slav
Army has been ordered to mobilize
against Italy}.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, in a Paris
interview Of last week, said that he
had forgotten art. Il have not played
Il piano for two years and three
months" he said. The Polish Premier
had just signed the peace treaty with
Austria.
A Mexico City advice of recent date
is to the effect that the schools of the
district are all closed because the
teachers have received no salaries
since last May. More than 100000
children are without educational facili.
ties IN consequence.
The arsenal employees ut Brest,
France, numbering 1000 men, went on
strike last Saturday and made demon.
strations which the local garrison Of
soldiers were unable to suppress.
Squadrons Of cavalry were sent to put
down the demonstrators.
The Great Northern Aerial Syndi.
cate. of London, is building airships
that will accommodate 100 passengers
half tirSt-clasS and half secOnd-class
passengers-besides their crews. The
ships will he so moored above the
hotels that passengers can ascend to
| the decks in elevators. The schedules
between points to be made by the liners
are already given out from Liverpool
| in part as follnws: To New York, 2H
days; Australia. seven days; Cairo
AZ days; Colombo. AZ days; Cape
Town, 5H. days; Rio de Janeiro, foul
days.
Premier Lloyd George, of Great Brit
ain. has recently given utterance to the
| EDllowing assertion. after reciting thai
his government had prepared in ad
| vance for the railroad strike. and thai
the provisions thus made will be per
manent: The nation means to bt
master in her own house; just mas
ter. fair master. ii generous master
hut always master in her own house.
The Interpretation of this sentence
| sent out from London by the press dis
patches, is that Lloyd George ha:
finally broken with the labor unions
and is bidding for support from th'
middle classes.
A Paris dispatch of Saturday say
| that Montenegran insurrectiOnistS have
inflicted heavy losses OH Serbian de
| tachments occupying that country, ant
| the MOntenegran insurrectionists have
again asked the great powers to Ordel
the Serbian Government to Withdraw
its army froM that country. Followin:
the abtlicatfon Of King Nicholas, o
Montenegro, a large faction of his for
mer kingdom favored annexation t
serbia and Serbian soldiers occupied
the country. Ever since the dissent
ing faction of the MontenegranS ha
been in insurrection against the III
vaders. and not without degree 0
| success