davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04

Hammering the Hun line until it
bent and broke, bearing the Kaiser AMI
his clans down to inglorious defeat,
the American soldiers used one wcap-
on in greater numbers than any other.
It was a weapon they had never used
before, one that had been obsolete
for centuries-the hand-grenade-
when the brawny lads from the U. S.
A. sent the old "eggs," as they were
called, spinning into dugout and pill
box, the only Boches remaining on the
ground were those ready to he buried.
Grenades were known to have been
used five centuries ago. In 1927, at
the siege Of the Fortress Of Casmag-
giore on the River Fo in Italy, the de-
tenders used a primitive grenade,
made of a glass bottle filled with
powder. For time, grenades were
made out Of heavy paper, then out Of
glass and then out Of metal. With
the close of the eighteenth century,
the grenade began to be discarded
and little use had been made Of it un-
til the Russo-Japanese war in 1904.
1t remained for the Great World
War to see the grenade developed into
its present efficiency. The grenades
used by the American doughboys
were as carefully manufactured as
their rifles. But the end of hostilities
found a limited supply on hand and
these were turned over to the Saw
ings Division of the Treasury Depart
ment, the explosives extracted and
they have been made over into savings
banks.
Thus a weapon of war has been
transformed into a weapon of peace" +"
Instead Of being used to battle the
Hun, it is now being used in the fight
against the High Cost of Living and
the arch-enemy, Thriftlessness. Any
boy or girl can secure grenade by
purchasing SIS War Savings Stamp;
any adult by investing in three or
more War Savings Stamps, but these
must have been bought after July
Is, 1919. These hand grenades will
be distributed through local banks and
by few merchants.
If you want grenade, get busy.
Make arrangements with your banker
Immediately. Only a limited number
Of these rare and unique souvenirs OF
| the World War could be secured and
when they are gone there will be nc
chance of obtaining one. You don't
have to wait until the grenade is re.
ce;vcd to begin saving. Do that now
Then when the grenade arrives yor
viii have that much of ia start TO-
war,i owning it. Ask your banker
abcJ, il today.
BIZ War Savings Stamps regular
". ..;;cer you get your grenade, keel
on buying. Don't let your "weapol
Of peace" remain idle.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
MiscelIany.

Robin J. Cooper. who was pardOned
some years ago by the Governor Of
Tennessee after conviction of the mur-
der of Senator carmack, of Tennessee,
was found dead near Nashville last
Sunday with his head crushed. No
clue to the identity of the murderer
has been SO far found.
The race riots in Knoxville. Tenn.
during the latter days Of last week
resulted in the killing and wOunding of
Il number of negroes and white people,
including white officers of the United
States Army. Machine guns were used
by the troops in quelling the disorders
Gunsmith shops. stores and even the
sheriff's office We're broken open and
plundered by the mobs, and the rioters
of both races displayed remarkable
dispositions in some Instances TO- ap
propriate private and public property
William f. Tanner and his wife were
crossing a railroad track in Chicago
Monday night on their way to a picture
show. when Mrs Tanners foot was
caught in the railroad frog at a switch
While the husband was. working to re
lease his wife the engine Of an ap
preaching train flooded the track will
| light. Flagman John Miller went t.
their help and lost Il leg and suffered
Il broken arm as the train struck th'
| three people and flung the man and hi
| wife fifty feet. killing both instantly
When Tanner found that he could no
save her he said: :" Ill stay with you
Mary
Two thousand representative lie
| groes of Texas of the cOlOred Bapti'
religious denomination met at AuStiI
Sunday and passed resolutions ash
ing Northern people. who have bee
endeavoring to take the part of til
negroes of the South of late in thei
organization to abtain pr0litical an
other rights to refrain in futur
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
Foreign.

Mexican Government cavalry is said
to he again taking up the pursuit of
Francisco Villa. the bandid.
An OmSk. Siberia. dispatch of last
Friday says that the Red army mur-
dered 10000 people in Yekaterinburg
recently after the capture of that city.
A Parish dispatch of the I'd gives
the figures of French losses in battle
during the war ut 2G per cent of all
men mobilized during the war, and Is
per cent of all men under thirty -One
years of age We're killed in action or
died of wounds
A Mexico City dispatch indicates
that President Carranza and his gov
ernnent are quoted as willing to meet
any reasonable claims for damages
| to Americans and other foreign in
terests in Mexico-provided the dam
ages sustained by said foreign interests
in Mexico were attributable to the
| negligence of the Mexican Govern
nent.
A Paris. France, dispatch Of Sunday
recites the expressions of the leading
statesmen and soldiers of France in
honor Of Gen. perslling, Of the Ameri-
can Army. upon the occasion of his
departure for the United States. The
eulogies of the leading men were fol-
lowed on Monday by highly laudatory
Eexpressions from the great newspapers
of the republic.
An Amsterdam dispatch of the I'd
quotes a Dutch newspaper as publish
ing a story to the effect that the ex-
Emperor Of Germany would move his
baggage from Germany to his new
home in Holland during this week, in
five special cars The Emperor seems
to have Travelled light when he left
Germany and matters have only lately
become sufficiently quiet to allow of
his sending for his remaining effects.
A London dispatch of the LIST fore
casts the making of IA scapegoat of the
ultra conservative. Bonner Law, of the
Coalition Government. of which Lloyd
George is the head. For what ull-
popular things that were done i'll the
absence of Lloyd George, who was
negotiating the pesrce treaty at Yer
sailles. Bonner Law Is to he held as
guilty because he was head of the gov
erment i'll the absence of the Premier
The trend seems to be. according to
the dispatch. for a reuniting of Lloyd
George with his old-time radical friends
of the Labor party after the next
general election, which is thought by
some to he near.
Sundays dispatches from various
European capitals of Europe announced
the formation of the well-equippet
army Of some 10000 men on the from
tier of Russia, composed mOsely O1
: Germans but in small part of Russians
purporting to he aiming to enter tha
: country to aid the All-Russian Govern
: ment in Siberia. but in reality 1t Is ex
pected to be in sympathy with th'
movement to unite Russia. Japan ant
Germany against the coming of tn
next war against the allied nations o
Western Europe. Other dispatches o
; recent date announce the enlistmeli
i'll the Japanese submarine and al
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
Washington, D. C..

For the first time in many months
the operation of the railroads by the
Government has shown Il profit instead
of Il deficit. The month of July reg
istered a profit Of $2,OOO,OOO as against
Il deficit of $22.OOO,OOO for the proceed
ing month.
Senator Cummins. of Iowa. has in
trOduced into the Senate bill which
proposes to return the railroads to
private ownership, with rigid govern
ment control. The bills discussion
took up several hours of the Senate's
time Tuesday. 1t embraces none of
the provisions Of the Plum plan. but,
on the contrary, prohibits strikes OF
lockouts Of railroad men by Federal
enactment. Wages are to be fixed by
government agencies.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
Shreveport.

0HH HCVCVVISst
Oscar Bush. vicepresident of the
Railroad Conductors of America, ad-
dressing the Labor Day audience in
Shreveport Monday, spoke in advocacy
Of the Plumb plan of recognizing the
railroad management Of the United
States under joint control of the Gov
ernment and the railroad employees.
DR.. G. c. Chandler. President Of the
Shreveport Board of Health, has caus-
ed the dairying establishment of jim
Herndon, in that city, to be closed.
pending the putting of the premises
etc. in /, sanitary condition. The board
is also oiling the bitches. ponds. etc,
of the city to decrease the per cent Of
illness due to mosquitoes.
The Shreveport newspapers gave
estimates the first of this week of cen
Sus figures for Shreveport, i'll which
the present population Of the city was
placed Mt 44,S24 Mayor Ford then
made statement in which he claimed
that the city's- populatidIk%sss at least
10000. He says that the special cen
sus of 1916 gave the number of people
as $4,000, and a three-year period of
rapid growth dates from that time.
which has, in his opinion, increased
the population to at least the figures
| named by him.
Col Frank T. Stubbs. Of Monroe.
canidate for Governor of Louisiana.
| :, ,,I1r,..o1 ~, .,I;o,on l., Cl,ro,.o,u,rt
Monday-Labor Day. Col. Stubbs ex-
pressed himself Sunday as of the Opin-
ion that the governorship contest would
| now warm up as a result Of the
entry into the race of John NJ. Parker.
Col. StubbS seemed to date the earnest
beginning of the campaign from Mon
day of the present week, when his own
campaign was opened at Shreveport
by the appointment Of his representa-
tive managers in various parts of the
state.
Charlie A. Myers. Of Dallas. Texas,
has lately been in Shreveport endeavOr-
ing to interest the employers of work
ingmen and also the leading men gell-
orally in his plan of home building as
developed in Dallas. He claims that
the plan he has worked so successfully
in his own city has tendency to allay
the unrest among workingmen, so pre-
valent now throughout the country. by
enabling them to own homes Property
Ito quote well known maxim) is a
wonderful worker of conservatism in
the mind of the holder thereof. Mr.
Myers proposes to make conservative
citizens out of discontented workers
by making them property owners.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
Industrial.

The Duval County Ranch Company
has bought the 133.OOO-acres ranch of
the Francis Smith estate, located in
Duval County, Texas. near the Mex
lean border. The consideration was
$1,OO0.OOO.
| J. Ogden Armour, the man who
packs meat. says that the crest of the
and the decline is due to begin at once
and go the desired limit in making liv-
ing cost less onerous. He gave out the
statement Tuesday in st. Paul. Minn..
| following market declines in meat
prices.
\ New York dispatch of the Associ-
ated Press. in review Of business at the
end of the month"; recites the slowing
down of general trade by American
interests on account of numerous re-
cent losses in foreign shipments. The
unsatisfactory exchange rates. labor
unrest throughout Europe. etc, are the
causes given.
Actual control of the Rock Island
has been turned over to the committee
Of employees by the United states
Government, in an endeavor to test the
capacity of labor committees in the
their own initiative. in cooperation
with the Government and private em-
plOyerS Of labor. The Washington dis
patch in which the foregoing il recited
says that other branches of govern
ment work may be in like manner
turned over to the employees to be man.
aged through their managing commit
tees.
/ President Wilson in an address is
sued for Labor Day and addressed to
the laboring men and their leaders.
asks that labor await patiently the
results of the efforts of the Govern
ment to bring down living costs and to
refrain from strikes at this time Which
would hinder production, and thus
cause an increase in the price Of COM
modities by reason of scarcity. The
President expressed himself as pleased
with the progress so far made in re-
ducing the cost of necessities by reason
of the steps taken by the Attorney
General to break UP the hording of
food and other necessary commodities.
Every citizen of the country is urged
to do nothing at this time that might
tend to add to the cost of the necessi-
I ties of life The President announced.
also, that he expected to call the repre-
sentatives Of capital and labor togather
| Al -,
mutual interests in the hope that agree
ments may hereafter be reached with
out recourse to strikes or lOckOuts.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04

Wanted One more good subscriber.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
(cIll !.


AXE Riss'
sinsgoid'
q h. tNe
Nc three
/. weiss.l,.
,,ch. 1llc
luiit,
as we.'i
,e collsr
| had l,a..
Of taIIS; :;
hobD't:
d for q,
|eovery g.
taken "
kther Hl|
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04

Perhaps you have a brother or sister
who formerly resided in Bossier Parish
but who now lives elsewhere. If you
don't write often, why not have the
Banner mailed in lieu of the letters
you mean to write but forget!
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1919-09-04
NEWS NUBS FOR HASTY READING
service of former veteran German sub
marine commanders and airmen

marine commanders and airmen.
King Victor Emmanuel, of Italy,
has consented to surrender to the
government all the crown lands in favor
of the peasants and for the providing
of farms for former soldiers.
English commercial interests are
claSling over the question Of tariff for
protection for free trade. the complaint
upon the one hand being that German
goods are already beginning to kill off
the infant British industries.
Cardinal Mercier, Iriglate Of Bel
gium, who left Tuesday for Il visit to
the United States. is said, in French
dispatch of that date, to have in charge
Il delicate mission to this country,
which is no less than the expression
of the attitude of the Pope upon the
League of Nations, which the Cardinal
is to make known to the Washington
Government.
President Carranza' denunciation of
the United States to the Mexican Con.
gress and the firing on American
aviators along the Mexican border are
two events of the past week which
have intensified the situation and caus.
ed pessimism at both Washington and
Mexico City as to Il peaceful solution
Of the problems that confront the tive
governments
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
Bridgeport Citys and Man chesters Will Play At Meadows-Big Committee Meeting Tonight.
Rv JOE BOOTH.

Tomorrow afternoon the Meadows of this city will be the scene of the first game in the final round of the Budd cup competition when the Bridgeport City and the Manchester teams will meet in a. typical cup tie. The two teams have survived the previous rounds of the competition and have showed great form. No two better teams could have been pit ted against each other as both are considered the strongest in their re- spective sections.
 The game is arousing the greatest of interest in all sections of the state and there is sure to be a large crowd on hand. The game is regarded as the greatest game in the annals of the sport here. Both will be strong Iy represented and are reported to be in the best of condition for a stren- uous game. The Manchester team will be little changed from the line up that represented it in those four thrilling games with the Hartford Swedes and the Bridgeport Thistles, and the great display of the team in those games has made it the favorite
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
RACING IS THE SUPREME TEST.


 Because of the mild weather mo- tor boat owners are now busy getting ready for an earlier opening season than has been obtained in many years.
 Although there was little motor boat racing last year many thousands of dollars and much enthusiasm were devoted to this sport prior to this country entering the War. In 1917 Miss Detroit IT. won the Gold Cup and made the Worlds Record of 55-5 miles per hour. exceeding this in the speed trials afterwards when 61 3-4 miles per hour average speed was calculated by the Admiralty method.
 At the big 1918 meet at Detroit speeds were developed by all four of the competing boats equalling that of an express train and the 1917 win ner, Miss Detroit IT, was beaten by the other tI1r-a boats in the races, Miss Detroit Ill.," "Whip-Po'-W Jr.," and Miss Minneapolis Al though none equalled the 1917 record racing speed of Miss Detroit IT." 'Whip-Po'Wi1l, Jr.' made a new Association speed record of 63 1-2 miles per hour.
 Immediately after the 1918 races a challenge for 1919 was issued by the owners of Miss Minneapolis and plans for the new racing boats are now being considered.
 Motor boat racing speeds have shown a gradual increase each year from 23 to 25 miles per hour in 1904. It is an interesting fact that magneto ignition because of its in tense spark at all speeds, was used in the engines of all the motor racing boats. as in practically all other mo- tor-boats having electric ignition
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03
Latest News And Gossip OfRoped Arena

Charley Sheppard, the New York welterweight who has just returned from France, has been matched with Bobby North, who is spending his time in Boston, for a 12 round bout at the Portland, Me, club next Mon day night Matchmaker Frankie De Rice believes he has a couple of nifty welterweights and looks forward to a hurricane match.
 Tommy Walsh, matchmaker of the Akron, O., club today wired the writer to the effect that in the future none of the boxers belonging to Al Lippe's stable will be shown at that club. This decision follows the in vestigation of the Associated Press and it's discovery that the Walter Mohr who was knocked out' by Johnny Griffiths of Akron, O.. on last Monday was a fake.
 Incidently Tommy told the writer also that he is prepared to match the real Walter Mohr of Brooklyn with Johnny Griffiths for a week from next Monday night, providing Mohr will take a certain amount and two round trip tickets from New York Mohr will in all probability ac- cept the offer.
 Next week will be Dick Curley's last in New Haven, for Nick Kline, the Newark boxing promoter, today signed him to act as matchmaker for the Park A. c. of that city. Cur1ey will in all probability open an office in New York, for he will also make matches for the Hippodrome A c. in Montreal this season.
 Eddie FTtzsimmons. Dan Morgan's new lightweight, is perhaps the most promising 13S-135 pounder in the game today. Eddie has been fighting regularly and consistently and has beaten some of the best boys in the country, including Charley White of Chicago.
 Chic Brown of New Haven is rounding up into good shape and said today that he will be prepared to take on the best in the State within two weeks. Chic is particularly anxious to demonstrate his wares against Louis Bogash of this city at some BridgaDort show within the near
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

Il @ r @ a r e a couple of nifty horses that will surely c r e a t e some excitement Oh the tracks in the East this season, for judg- ing from their performances at Pimlico the oth- CT day they are just now at their best. Their time nyyor -I1Ch O dif
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

future, as ne dlSllheS the AouL-iouLAO route.
 Ritchie Mitchell, the Milwaukee lightweight, who is on the Coast en- gagged in his first battle there the other night, defeating Eddie Pink ham at Seattle, Wash. The contest. according to newspaper accounts, was one of the fastest fought there this season.
 Promoter Synder of Cumberland, Md, despite the report circulated that the Governor of Maryland is op- posed to having the Willard-Dempsey scrap stage in that State, today is sued a statement that chances of having the affair at Cumberland are unusually bright as the Governor has been assured that the battle will be no prize hght.''
 Vincent Reina, who has staged several shows at the Arena in New Haven during the past three or four years. is seeking the management oi that place now that it has been made known that Dick Curley has accepted Nick Klire's generous offer. Reina y but CurIey was preferred by the owners.
 Dick Curley, by the way, renews his challenge to Louis Bogash of this city, on behalf of Paul Doyle Said Dick today: Paul Doyle is entitled to a bout with Louis Bogash and Bat ting Kunz and if he can't defeat either one I will be. satisfied not to get a nickle for his services. We are prepared to meet Bogash any time, any where and under any conditions. Doyle is willing to make whatever weight his manager would care to have him make"
 Billy Kramer of Philadelphia has been matched by his manager, Frank O'Brien, for a six-round bout with Eddie Trembley at Baltimore on Mon day night. This should be fast bout for the two are evenly matched and equally clever. Kramer, however, will in all probability have the advantage of many pounds.
 If Clay Turner and Larry Williams
 Twa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

League said yesterday that a com nittee of the National League would hold a, meeting within a short time and would allot the eleven Sunday dates which the league has at the Polo Grounds and those at Ebbets Field. At this meeting a new sched- ule will be arranged to include these Sunday dates and the revised draft of the seasons games will be publish ed in 8 new schedule. It is not likely that all the Sunday dates will be fix ed by moving up the Monday games, but games at the end of the schedule will be moved forward wherever practical. Open dates at the seasons end can be used to play off post poned games.
 Under the new schedule, some of the players will be in games, seven times a week, but the players are under contract to play 40 games and this number will not be increased. Players will not mind playing seven games a week because practically all the rnaor Ieaguej clubs now play ex-' hibition games on their off days.
 place in the pennaflt race yesterday afternoon when they made it two in a row over tu6 WOE1u , Glel-Lpioh AGCo Sox, winning by the score of to l. Huggins' men did not do very much with the stick. but little was needed in this encounter, as Allen Russell was making the Red Sox slugers play dead whenever a runner got within scoring distance. The only misp1ay charged against the New York team madep ossible the one run which saved the champions from a, shutout.
 Russell set the Red sox down with
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-05-03

n1ngS Armory A. A. III jersey City. The Boston club for some unknown reason cancelled Larry's bout with Clay Turner there on Tuesday night, but John Jenning wants the pair for his club in the near future.
 Johnny Ertle, former bantam weight champion, will be a busy chap this month. Next Monday he meets Young Baronne at Winnepeg. On at the Superior A. c. of Superior, Mich, while on May 20 he will have his most important bout of the sea- son with Champion Pete Herman at St. Paul.
 Ben Taylor, the newest English boxer in this country. has been matched to box ten rounds with Jules Richie at Lancaster, Pa., on. next Tuesday night. Ben's manager in. wir- ing this office the match said that he expects his man to stop the Ian caster favorite without much trouble.
 Matchmaker Ivy Lewis of the Ar mory A. A. in Boston has offered Ed die Meade, manager of Joe Lynch,
 
 just returned from France, a, flat S1,500 for a 12-round bout with Al Shubert of New Bedford as soon as the New Yorker is discharged from the service. Eddie also has other lib eraI offers from St. Paul, Memphis, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Akron, Can ton, Cleveland and New Orleans club.
 No one will be surprised if Eddie Meade and his string of fighters make a trip to the Coast this summer, according to articles that have ap- peared in the San Francisco Bulletin. The paper the other day carried a story to the effect that the promoter there was anxious to book Joe Lynch for several showings there during the summer. Eddie will probably go if he can receive some sort of guar antee and tickets.
 Patsy Wallace and Pete Herman will box six rounds tonight in the main attraction of the National A. C.. in Philadelphia. A good battle is looked forward to. Herman is big card in Philly and a big attendance is expected to see the boys in action.