The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1920-09-23


wood, w. y. Doles, ]. j. Swindle. J. W.
Barnett, d. nj. Goodwin, ]. w. Walker.
II. l.. Wheeler. J. e. Crawford, q. w.
Norris. +. NJ. Abney. ]. H. Marks,
w. NJ. Abney. w. F. Cherry, n. W. Sen
tell. ]. C. Nuckolls, j. B. Bixler. l. I.
Saunders. J. T. Vance. ]. T. Roundtree,
]. Nj. Russell. Willis Doles, w. B. Ca
been, John Mitchell and 7. q. Stanley.
MIR. Sandidge. Of course, in well
worded note addressed to the signers,
accepted the preferred support and au-
thorized his announcement for the Office.
Many taxpayers have leen trou. led
by surprising that TIE Collector was
collecting more than the law allowed.
as what he collects Is more than the
tableau shows. But there are certain
taxes to be collected that do not show
on the tableau. as interest and ievee
taxes.
Our whole state taxes Oh tablelu
of 1869 amount to II cents OH the hum
dred dollars. and the parish taxes on
same to 37A cents. making in all
$1.12h on the hundred dollars. calcu-
late ut this rate on the valuation of
Your property. and add one dollar for
poll tax, and you will have the amount
the Collector ought to collect
The South Western says that there
is much dissatisfaction among the DEM
ocrnts of Caddo over the nomination
of Michael Ryan for Congress. We
rather think that this dissatisfaction
also extends into Bossier Parish. 1t is
hard for us to understand how Ryan.
living where lie did during the war,
can take the iron-clad oath. He surely
must have acted in had faith toward
both Federals and Confederates. For
our individual part, we would much
have preferred such Il man as Judge
Abel. ]. Adj Rozier or Judge Taliaferro.
| who openly and actively espoused the
| Federal cause. Such one, at least,
shows conscious scruples.
Why should we desire one in Con-
| greSs who Is only an ostensille Demo
crat. ana who would lie ready to dessert
whenever his individual good might sc
dictate"
Everybody is giving some reason
why the French have been beaten IL
this war. We don't wish to he behind
hand with our contemporaries, so here
advance our own view:
The French have placed too muc'
reliance upon what are technically
called light soldiers. suc.i as Turco:
and Z0uaves-fancy dress fellows whit
get great regulations for turning sum
nlersaults while forging and murder
ing prisoners. The principle of quicl
motions in naneuverilig and the skirn
ish drill is the most pleasing to French
men. Now for oul1 part, we confess I,
old fogy principles in war. All Of III
of any age have had experience i'll on
late troubles. and consequently are ALL
to form pretty correct Judgment; il
this matter: and our individual JUDI.
ment is that all reliance in inoderl
war should lie upon heavy infantry o
the line. We DOUBT the utility Of tn
s.sirmisli line. 1t generally results il
the loss of just it's NUMBERS in the mai
attic. We doubt the utility Of til
.iu;ci. Stel, and doul lie quick step. an,
syeiutio;lS performed from the march
\ battle is il mighty exciting thin.
and so every measure should lie use
D aisay excitement. \ man who run
hundred yards can't shoot with at
to shut his left eye.
Cannon i'll field fights are only fl
to scare cavalry. A field piece at fou
sundred yards has some little effec
, ut the rifle is very effective at 81
! hundred yards The c;lnnon is COST
and extremely cumbersome. Infantr
! is cheap and easily Unanswered.
Cavalry is extremely useful in ii
. place: but its place is not fighting.
must act the part of videttes an
scouts. and as police for the arm,
Five hundred cavalry to ten thousan
infantry is the due proportion.
!, Let no one think that we are castill
Let no one think we are castil
aspersions OIL the cavalry of Louisian
and Texas in the late war. This wa
not real cavalry. hut rather mounte
infantry, and under Green. Boon Al,
some others did good service. Hil
Green's men not been mounted the
could not have arrived in time to figl
= the battle of Mansfield. where, di
= mounting, they did excellent service
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