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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
Grand Army of the Republic Will
Meet Next Year at Sara
toga.
NO ACTION ON CANTEEN
VIII Protest against the Erection OF n
Monument to Henry Wirx-COm-
mander Brown Announces stan
AppOintmcnts-wants sta
tlstics on Prisons.

Minneapolis. Aug. 1.-THE Grand Army
of the Republic completed its fortieth
encampment to-day and adjourned to
meet In Saratoga, N. V, in 1907.
The e~ncampment, after an exciting and
acrimonious debate, decided that n pro-
test against the erection OF 81 statue to
Henry Wirz. should be sent to Gen. S.
d.. Lee, commander of the United Con-
federatc Veterans.
The proposal to deprccate the action Of
Congress in abollshing the canteen from
old oldicrs homes was laid on the table
without debate.
Just prior to adjournment, Commander
in-Chief r. b. Brown, elect, announced
these stan appointments:
Adjutant-general-Joseph w. O'Neill of
Ohio.
Quartermaster-general-Charle Burrows
of New Jersey.
Assistant quartermaster-general-J. II.
Ilolcomb of Philadelphia.
Chief of staff. V. Winanes OF Ohio.
The final vote on the next meeting place
showed 400 for Saratoga and It's for Gin
cinnati.
Resolutions were passed asking the sec
rotary Of war to purchase the grounds
on which monuments have been erected
on the battlefield OF Bull Run, and asking
that statistics as accurate as possible Of
the mortality in southern prisons be is
sued by the government.
During the day Coumander-in-Chief
Tanner sent n telegram to President
Roosevelt informing him that the en-
campincnt was in session. This reply was
RECEIVED;
MANY hanks for your telegram.
ri --- $1,000
of the Republic my heartiest greetings.
not merely personal but official in be
half of all the people of this nation who's
existence is owing to what You and
your comrades did in the heroic days Of
the Civil War.
THEODORE ROOSEVEIT."
Adjournment was taken Immediately
after the the installation of the new Of
iicers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
ESTATE OF ELIZABETH VAN
MEENEN, CHICAGO, ILL.

We. the subscribers, having Deem Nm.
pointed by the Honorable the Prohefs
Court for the District OF Ch!ttendsn, com.
mlssioners TO receive. examine and adjust
the Chains and demands of ali persons
Meenen. late of Chicago, Illinois.
In said district, deceased. and aisr
all claims and demands exhibited
in offset thereto; and six month
from tho day OF the date hereof being eli.
lowed by. said court for that purpose, We
do therefore hereby give notice that W.
mont at the Office of L. f. Davis. in
burlington, in said district, on the
nth day of February next, at 10
o'clock a. N.
Dated this 9Th day of August, 1906.
r, F.. DAVIS,
FRED JOHONOTT.
oW3t commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
WINFVED n. FARR.S ESTATE.

WINFRED n. FAIRS ESTATE.
STATE OF VERMONT. District of
The Honorable, the Probate Court for
me District OF Chittenden.
10 tho heirs and all persons Interested
In the estate OF Winfred r. Farr. late
OF Charlotte, In said district. deceased.
GREETING.
to this Court in writing, by the saAajn-
lStrator OF the estate Of said dccedent.
praying for license and authority to sell
Tho whole of the real estate OF said
deceased, representing to said court.
ana all persons interested In the estate
of said deceased, to sell ali Of the reoi
estate of said deceased, and convert the
same into money.
And bringing into Court tho consent
and appreciation in writing, Of all the
heirs to said estate residing in this
state. and setting forth tho situation
OF. the real estate.
Whereupon, Che said court appointed
ana assigned the 1st day Of September
1905. at the Probate Court rooms 4,
SAID district, to hear and decide upon said
Application and petition, and ordered
public notice thereof to be given TO iii
persons Interested therein. he n~tbIieItnnn
said order, together with the TIM and
p!aSe Of henring three weeks successive.
q newspaper which circulatcs In the neigh,
borhooI OF those persons interested in
saic estate. all which publications shall
be previous to the day assigned for haari
lng. ~
Therefore. you are hereby notified "a
appear before .said court at the time and
co1 assigned then and there in said
granting of such license, il YOU sos cause
tiveh under my hand. at the Probate
1905. AusuSt'
.,. MARCELLus A. BINGHAM.
tN"l Judge.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
ESTATE or BI;TSEY L.. STUART OF
WESTFORD.

We. the subscribers, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable the Probate
our for the District OF Chittenden.
commissioners co receive, examine and
adjust the claims and demands of all
persons against the estate of Betsey
|" Stuart. late of Westford. in said
district. deceased. and also claims and
demands exhibited in offset thereto:
and six months from the day of tho
date hereof being aliowed by said
court for that purpose, we do there
fore hereby give notice that we will
attend to the duties Of our %appoint-
ment at the late residence of the de-
ceased In Westford. in said district,
on the l4th day of February, next, at
10 o'clock n. m.
Dated this 10th day of August. 1906.
&, II. COBB,
JOHN ALLEN,
7.w3t Commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
A Healing GOspeI,

Tho Rev. J. c. Warren, pastor OF
Sharon Baptist Church. Belair, Co., SAYS
OF Electric Bitters: IT'S n Godsend to
mankind. II cured me Of lame back. stiff
Joints. and complete physical collapse.
was no weak II TOOK mo half I'm hour to
walk n mile. Two bottles Of Electric Bit
tors have made mo no strong I have just
walked threo mllea In 30 minutes and feel
liko walking throo moro. It's mnde n new
man OF me- Greatest remedy for weak
ness and all stomach, Liver and Kidney
complaints. Hold under guara itoe at j.
", O'sullivan's. !Nrus Store. Price SOC.
All druggists
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
LEWIS DEAD.
The FamOus "McphistO" Died from the
Effects of nm Operation.

New York. Aug. 19.-Lewis Morrison,
an actor. whose work as Mcphisto in
Faust" gained him fame. died sud
denly of shock on Saturday in st. Johns
Hospital, Yonkcrs, after undergoing
an operation for tomach trouble.
Taken i'll suddenly last week. Mr..
Morrison was informed by his physi-
necessary to save his life. He was
under engagement to start for San
Francisco on Friday, but wired that
he would delay Il few days. He cheer
fully went to the operating table. He
r~ecovered from the influence of the
ether administered to him.. but the
shock proved too much for a man Of
his age-6l years-and early in the
afternoon, surrounded by his family,
he passed away.
Mr.. Morrison was born of English par
entage in Kingston, Jamaica, in 1915. He
came to this country at an early age and
War. On his honorable discharge at the
close of the war. he received the rank OF
captain for distinguished service, He won
the personal friendship and praise of
General Grant during the siege of Nicks-
burg, when he swan the Mississippi under
fire of the batteries with dispatches for
the federal army.
After his discharge from the army Mr..
Morrison entered the theatrical profess
sion.
He was associated with Edwin Booth,
Lawrence Barrett. Edwin Forrest, To-
maso Salvini, Adelaide Nelson. Charlotte
Cushman, Januuschek, Rose Coglan and
Agnes Booth.
As Mephisto in Faust for fully TWEEN
" wears he starred this country and
Canada with wonderful success and
popularity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
ESTATE OF WILLIAM II. HAI,IER,
NNXvrI CI<Irr u

We, the subscribers, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable tne Probate
Court for the District of Chittenden,
commissioners to receive, examine and
persons against the estate OF William
II. Harper, late of Pawtuckct, Rhode
Island, deceased, and also all claims
and demands exhibited in offset there
to; and six months from tho day OF
the date hereof being allowed by said
court for that purpose. we do THEREFORE
hereby give notice that we will at
tend to the duties of our appointment
at the office of Elihu r, Taft, in Bur
lington, in said district, on the LIST
day of February, next, at 10 o'clock
a. m.
Dated this Sd day of August. 1906.
ELIIiU b. TAFT,
ELMER +. DAVIS.
7,w3t commissioners.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
MANCHESTER RECORD.
Made by Trnvers Yesterdny-Dcfcntcd
Two Players,

Manchester. Aug. lin the semi
final round for tho first presidents cup
Mt Ekwanok to-day. Jerome d. Tray
ers, In winning two 1S-hole matches.
established a new 36-hole record for
the course OF 144.
In the morning Travers defeating
G. r. Leake of Ekwanok, 7 up and 5
to play. HANDED In a card of 35-36-71.
In tho afternoon his win ovcr Allan
Lard resulted in a record Of 34-39-73.
The other semi-fnal match was Won
by j. NJ. Ward from j. NJ. Rhett. 4 up
and . to play. Rhctt's morning vic
tory over Frederick HerreshoT of
Garden city, 4 up and Q to play, was
a surprise. In this round also Ward
put II l.. E. Wood OF Fall River.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
ESTATE OF MARY G.. WICKER OF
CHARLOTTE,

We, the subscribers, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable the Probate
Court for the District of Chittenden.
commissioners to receive. EXAMINE
apd adjust the claims and demands Of
all persons against the estate of Marx
District, deceased, and also all claimS
and demands exhibited in Offset there's
to; and six months from the day of tho
date hereof being allowed by said
Court for that purpose, we do there4
fore hereby. give notice that we wiz
attond to the duties of our appoint-l
mont Mt the office of Il NJ. Horton, inI
trict, on the second Wednesdays oil
September and February, next at 40
o'clock a. m, on each of said days. =,
Dated this 18th day of August. l90&y\
u. NJ, HORTON, y
A.. W. HILL. Ii
TWIST Commissioners ~
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
R CORNERED FIGHT,
Three Waterbury Republicans Want TO
he Town Representative.

Waterbury. Aug. 1.-THE republican
rally to nominate n candidate for town
representative was held in the Seminary
hall at Waterbury Center this afternoon.
DIR. Don y. Grout was chairman of the
caucus and II. C. Whiteh'll, secretary. The
union justices of the peace nominated
were J. A. Burleigh, Daniel Hopkins. II.
J. Barber, J. i. Fullerton. p. r. Mars,
G.. II. Dale, II. j.. Graves and w. ].
O'Neil.
The ballot box for the nomination Of
town representative remained open one
hour. resulting in the nomination Of G..
c. Graves, his name being the only
printed ballot before the caucus.
Nomination papers were filed this morn
ing by Lawyer George w. Morse, and
DR.. Il. J. Foster which means a lively
light on election day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
Fred Butler Sent to Windsor for
Bigamy by Bennington
Judge.
HAD LEFT HIS FIRST WIFE
Did Not secure Divorce and Later Mar
rled n Remington GirI-Shc Knew
vomcthing of the Circumstan-
ces before Her Marriage
Other stnte News.

Bennington, Aug. II.-For marrying two
girls within three years without the
formality of a divorce Fred Butler Of
Schenectady was to-day sentenced by
Judge Bates to not more than Is or less
than Il months in State prison and will
Dc taken to Windso tomorrow.
Four years ago Butler married a
schenectady girl and leaving her two
years later came to Bennington and mar
ried Miss Lillian Newton of this village.
Butler left her after Il few months and n
few weeks ago was arrested in Science
tady and brought back here. lie pleaded
guilty.
Judge Bates made the sentence light
on the ground that his second bride had
reason to know of his former wife when
she married Butler.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
F. D. Proctor Greeted by Enthusi.
astic Crowds in "spunky
Lamoille."
HELD TWO LARGE RALLIES
Spoke in the Afternoon Mt wnteryiIls
and In the Evening ut JeTcrsonyiIIe
drew Large Crowd nj Latter
Place Where Clement Men
We're Unnoticed.

Jeffersonville, Aug. 17.-Big republican
rallies were held to-day in Watcrville and
J~eifersonville. AT each place Fletcher D..
Proctor was received by large and enthu-
siastic audiences. a series of accidents
delayed the arrival of Messrs. Proctor
and Prouty at Waterville until nearly
three o'clock. The party passed through
stowe. Hyde Park and johnson on their
trip and in each place were welcomed by
large delegations.
The Waterville rally was held in the
town hall which was filed with an audi
ence of 800 including delegations from Bel
videre. Cambridge and johnson. The Hon.
H. a.. jackson presided and after the con-
cert by the Waterville band introduced
the Hon. Smith r.. Waite OF Hyde Park.
who delivered a brief speech. r. 3. Finn
OF Springfield followed with one of his
characteristics speeches.
Mr.. Proctor was given a fine reception
on his arrival and his speech was bright
ana to the point and made a strong i'm
preston. At the close nearly every one
pressed forward TO shake his hand and
promised great results from 'Spunky La
From Waterville he drove TO Jefferson
willie and there provided a striking con-
trhst to the Clemen rally set for last
Wednesday. Tonight the town hall, with
a capacity Of 500 was we'll filled with an
enthusiastic crowd of representative peo-
pie while the Clement rally drew but two
people, they being the speakers advertised.
Mr.. Proctor received a warm welcome and
for 30 minutes held the undivided atten-
ton of the audience with a clean cut
of facts, regarding State af-
fairs. His speech was received with
marked demonstration of approval.
Mr.. Film followed Mr.. Proctor with an
excellent speech. At the close of the rally
Proctor held n reception in which he
shook hands with several hundred of his
admirers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
TWO SENT TO PRISON.
e. $. Harding and George Clark sem
fenced by Judge Uos. of RutInnd,

Rutland. Aug. 17.-Rutland added two
men to the grist of prisoners at Wind
sor to-day. Judge Willis NJ. Ross sem
fenced Clifford S. Harding of Lee, Mass.
to serve not less than six nor more than
is months for obtaining money under
false pretenceS and he sent George Clark
of this city to State prison for one to
two years for burglary.
Harding Is the man who swindled Pro-
prietor y. j. Lalor of the Bardwcll out Of
$50 through worthless checks June %. He
has been in Jail ever since because Of
his inability to furnish $1,000 bail and
to-day he decided to plead guilty. Clark
stole n small sum of money and silver
ware from a Rutland man August a..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
ESTATE OF WILLIAM j. EDGCUNBE
OF BURLINGTON,

We. the subscribers. having been eps
pointed by the Honorab BILE the Probate
Court for <he District OF Chittenden-
commissioner TO receive. examine and
all persons against the estate of VIII
liam J, Edgcumbe, late of Burlington.
In said district, deceased, and also
all ain and demands exhibited
in offset thereto: and six month";
from the day Of the date hereof being al.
lowed BY said Court for that purpose We
d therefore hereby give notice that we viii
attend to the dutiea Of our appointment al
the office of f.. F.. Davis, in said Bur-
lington. in said district. on the 3ist
of August and January, next, at
10 o'clock a. M, on each of said laws.
Dated this 3rd day of August, 1906.
FINER +. DAVIS,
FRANK ]. KIDDER.
Gw3t commissioners,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
INTERESTS OF THE A r
Raising sheep Mt n ProRt-Thc Mutton
Most Important.

The raising of sheen in tho r-ri.oa
State does not anneor IA bo n so,t,od In
dustry. Farmers soon, ~ to,r 20 ,,,ao.
take ,bo r,isir, or s,oar -, roa,,. -.
they do the more sci ,,od indus.rios of rois-
ing COWS, hogs. etc. This fo,r of sbeo,
raising is entirely duo wl,hout - do,,h,
to Il lack of knowlcdeo ON the f,rmer,s
part Of the possibilities Of nron,s that can
be made in this industry when snccass-
fully carried on. saws a writer in tho Now
York Tribune FNrner- AS Tho kpoNIedse
by farmers OF this industry pe,s p,u,,-
Piled. SO does the industry ,tsclf mul,in,v
proportionately. and I, really has mutt
piled quite extensively during the "a,
three years. This is also largely due IN
the increased demand for mutton Inv tho
American reopIe. The production of first
rate mutton is the prine factor where
sheep are being raised this time whiIe
the wool is Incidental This poneraIIv also
brings a fair price. II has been proye,
by experiments that It does not nav to
raise sheen for the sole purpose of pro-
ducing wool; the production OF mutton
should he made the prime factor. With
this end in view the sheen industry has
been brought IN to Inc profitable. II has
also been proved that the possibilities in
prodt making when sheen are be,nr raised
are lust as good rs when other animals
are raised. with naybe one or two excep-
tons.
Soma farmers have an idao tha, tho
raising of sheen NAYS only WHARF, Moor
land EXISTS hrt ,bo, ,s no, 90 Sheen will
return n good pront on rlch land inst as
we'll ms other farm animals will or
course. If they are mt nm a noor nasture
tho gain Will SIRE he less than II they
arc olloved IA thrive an a pood rich mas
,uro trho heo,rnor T., sboon r,;s;r,
should pov,h,s nrs; attention ia the kind
~ stock that be will begin on This is ~
sreo, inheritance. as a moor bepinninr will
not leave any room for nrot,t. 50 select
good broad whose n,utton ouaI,ies have
heeu ostahlishod for a long time Cot #
nossible n,re hred stock so ms ia no sure
of n good founda ,ior
Even IL nure hired stock is ohtained
rrca, attention must also he given n the
individual animal as iudividual animals
in n hreed may sometimes differ IA ,
greater extent than the general character
i.t,cs among tho d,fferent broads will II
is M, advisable IN s,ar, in on grade Stock
,rba nu,o hred stool, will ,.neraIlv nav
h.t,or IN tho lorg rur J., c,rr, he ann.
nh, sized too much thot good stock should
oh,,irod evon +, = HIGHER nrice bos 70
no maid Having secured good stock IN
he,in with }, Won wish IA have some
rront NJ tho .rd vol, hnvo IN gire hon
,.orr hos, ,t,op,,or sheen as volI as
o,ba, ariro,s u,in no .ure 10 resnop, ,o
trootront po re,u,,r in vour food.
and ,rv IA food tho anna time every
or tho VAR I, will make a dirrorenre
IL ,.or dnr,t Eoen ,hn Mons cleaned on, !
vol, and Iisip focted
r. has hoor u,ovod that II costs mucb
loss to nro1uco g,ir an nm opina, whon
,o,rg ,h,n ala. co Loonirr tho, IN r,ir,
,,ou r,lI c,ir greatly t. Won on,sh vovr
., au e.. .,..M. -, .an 49,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

brass band ana the coon quartette fur
nished music.
Mr.. Clement was very mild with his
argument and especially concerning the
expenses at the State hospital.
Mayor Burke was greeted with hearty
applause and his remarks and Mr.. Pape's
to please the audience.
@. 3. Evans was In charge of the rally
and introduced the speakers.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
HALvOsA
M AT WATERBURY,
Rather Mild I'm His Talk about thu
Asylum There.

Waterbury, Aug, 1.-THE first fusion
rally Of tho campaign was hold In the
village hail this afternoon. whom the Hon.
+, w. Clement of Rutland tho Hon. G,
Herbert rapo of barre and Mayor James
ID. Burke addressed the voters, The Stowe
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
RALLY AT NORTH HARTLAND.

White River Junction, Aug. 1.-THE
little village of North Hartland con
tanning about 100 voters turned out an
audience of 200 people tonight at a
republican rally held there. The
Windsor band furnished music and E.
w. Haley was chairman. The speak
crs were j. l.. Martin and Attorney
General c. G. Fits, both of whom
made strong speeches which were well
received.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
IN THE FUSION CAMP.
Clement Distributing Diseased Beef
Literature

Rutland. Aug. lip. W. Clement Is ask
ing Rutland voters to cast their ballots for
him because the republican machine has
fed the poorer classes of the State infected
meat. In support of this argument he
has tad made a house to house dlstribu-
tion of a circular containing what Is pur-
ported 20 he an affidavit sworn to before
John ". Senter of Montpelier telling of
the alleged sale OF tuberculosis infected
cattle slaughtered AZ the direction of the
State cattle commission. The story teller
is Frank r. Hutchinson of Worcester.
Thc cattle story Is the same one used by
Clements licutenants in their stump
speeches.
FUSION CLUB IN BRATLEBORO.
Brattleboro, Aug. IA fusion cam
paign club was organized here last
evening, about 100 voters attending the
meeting. These officers were elected:
President, col. Charles a. Miles; Vice
president, John J. Eckels; secretary,
Harry r. lawrence; treasurer, Charles
A. Boyden.
On motion OF T.. H. Crane a commit
tee of five was appointed by the chair
man, NJ. ]. Moran, TO select a candidate
for town representative and file nomi-
nation papers as provided by law.
This committee consists Of f.. II. Crane,
George E. Foster, f. W. Blodgett, NJ.
Austin. Jr., and Frank l.. Hunt.
HALvosA NOMINATED.
Rutland. Aug. 1I-Philip ]. Halvosa
was nominated by the labor Independent
republican ticket here tonight for city
representative.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
~NORTHF1ELD's NOMINEE.

Northield. Aug. 1.-THE republican
caucus to nominate a town representa-
tive was held in the village hall tonight
and was the largest held in years. Hebcr
c. Cady, treasurer Of the Mortified Saw
ings bank. was unanimously chosen as
the nominee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
w STRUCK JURIES.
Negligence Cases against the Rutlnnd
Railroad 20 BE Heard in Rut-
land County.

Rutland, Aug. 17.-~Spccial struck
juries We're drawn here to-day for the
trial of two negligence cases against
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23
FOUNTAIN PENS,

AlN ITEMS.
The largest. best and NEST complete
line of Fountain Pons can be found ut
tho Free Press store,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-08-23

- Now Y0r1
+. S.-The g.. S. Blodgett Co. sell on
paint.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-23
NEGRO TROOPS TO OKLAHOMA
Action Is outgrowth of Trouble at
BroWnyille. Texas.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 22.-The ne
gro federal troops have been ordered
out of Texas. Instead of going to Fort
Ringgold, which is about 100 miles up
the Rio Grande from Fort Brown, the
battalion of the Twenty-fifth infantry
has been ordered to Fort Reno, Okla
This action is in accordance with the
direction Of the President, and also is
recommended by Gen. McCackey, COM
manding the department of Texas By
direction of the President, also, Gen.
j. Franklin Bell, chief or staff, will
make thorough Investigation of the
whole Brownville affair and report to
the President.
Fort Brown is to be abandoned. The
company of the Twenth-sixth infantry,
which was sent there, will not
stay long. It's duty is pack up all the
movable government property, which
will be shipped to other posts when
the troops will be ordered away.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-08-23
ADVISED TO OPPOSE SOCIALISM.
Roman Catholic Leaders Take Action
at Eucharistic Congress.

Brussels, Aug. 21.-At the eucharis-
tic congress Of the Roman Catholic
bishops of Belgium and the north OF
France at Journal the leader and state
minister, M. Joeste, deplored the In
difference Of many Roman Catholics
and advised the creation Of Catholic
syndicates of workmen to oppose so
cialism
Archbishop Mercier, primate Of Bel
GUM, created a sensation when he
read an address Of sympathy from the
Belgian to French bishops and re-
quested all Belgian priests in celebrat.
ing mass to pray for their prosecuted
French brethren.
Bishop Hamette, coadjutor to Cardi
nal Richard in Paris, said: eve are
preparing to fight and will initiate the
German bishops, whe we're formerly
prosecuted. We shall prove rnaI we
are still able to prevent France from,
becoming an anti-Christfan nation
The coadjutor received an ovation.