The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-10-23
Foreign.


in population of 17S.OOO since 1910.
4 Paris dispatch Of Sunday says
that France has still under arms he
tween EIO.OU and 100000 soldiers.
Viscount Astor. Of Hever Castle,
died last Saturday. according to a
London diSlmch. His health had been
failing for a year and the immediate
cause was heart failure.
Correspondents writing from Pales-
tine draw and attractive picture of
conditions there under British rule.
Jerusalem is prosperous and life and
property are safe for the first time dur
ing modern historic periods.
A Douglas. Ariz.. dispatch of sun
day says that the Governor Of Sonora.
Mexico. has granted a concession to
Il Syrian resident at NacO to stage
no-limit prize-fighting on the Mexican
side of the international border OppO-
site Douglass.
The general staff of the Finnish Ar
my reported Sunday the fall of the
fortress Of Kronstadt and of the city
of Petrograd. the Bolsheviki forces
being driven thence by the All-Russian
and Allied armies The Information
came direct to the state Department
ut Washington.
\ Paris dispatch Of Sunday says
there is rejoicing among the hotels.
restaurants and theatrical people Of
Paris over the arrival Of the first party
| of American tourists since the summer
of 1914. The speedy revival of the
lucrative tourist business in France
is scented by the caterers of the once
again-to-be-gay capital Of fashion and
gastronomy.
The All-RuSSian Government in 81
| IBERIA has expressed it's regret and
| apology to the American Government
| because Of the flOgging by Russian
COSack officer of an American nOn-cOm-
misSioned officer in Siberia. Personal
grievance is given in the apology as
the cause Of the act and irresponsi-
bility of the officer in question is given
| as the excuse of the authorities.
A Secret order declared by the
Sim Fiener leader to have been is.
sued by the British Government to its
representatives in Ireland. instructs
that all sailors of American ships land
Ing in Ireland shall lie treated as sus
poets and tried as such. The orders
as alleged, was read Sunday in Man
chester. England, by the founder OF
the Sim Fein organization.
Felix Palavicini. publisher Of III Uni
rersdl. Il leading daily newspaper ol
Mexico City. has applied to the min
istry of communication for permission
to establish for his paper All aeria
delivery service taking in many cities
outside of the City of Mexico. Thi.
marks Il new era in journalism in th'
republic. according to an Ei l'aso, Tex
as dispatch OF Monday.
A Toxic dispatch says that japan
is planning huge aviation program
for the development Of aviation in he
empire, $125,OOO,OOO being the apprG
priation to be devoted to that purpose
\ Paris dispatch of recent date, cred
tied to the Associated Press. says tina
there are now less than 1900 Ameri
can troops remaining on duty IL
France and they are to he returne'
home within month.
The French press. for the most part
expresses indignation that America ha
Joined in asking Germany to particl
pate in the blockade of Soviet Russia
Germany should have been ordere
, to do a part i'll the blockade instead o
being asked to participate OH equa
terms" according to some Frenc
views: while the socialists are alto
gether opposed to the blockade. 1
the meantime Germany has receive
the request from the Allied eounc
with suspicion and had not replied
it all at last accents.
King Alfonso. of Spain, is being r,
ceived i'll Paris this week and has gi'
ell utterance to speeches that ind
+ cate Il close alliance or underStandin
between France and Spain for the II
l ture The King has declared that Il
telepbOned the French Premier at til
= outbreak of the war to move all til
I troops on the Spanish frontier again,
!. the Germans and that he would |
q responsible for French safety on IL
! Pyronese. Also. later in the war, Il
o | Spanish King extended more materi;
I aid to France and while officially ne1
y atrl was not really so.
/. 4 secret order declared by Il
Baron Sonnino. the former Italia
Premier, in a letter addressed to h
constituents upon the occasion Of b
e retirement from his seat in narliameI
= last week quotes President Wilson
/ California speech in which the Pres
: dent said Shentung was pledged to j
pan by England and France In ord
l. to induce her to help fight German
l. and says that what is true Of Japa
= was true Of Italy in the Fiume pied;
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