The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-08-27
POPE Plus X DIES
GR|EV|NG OVER WAR
LAST ILLNESS BEGAN As GREAT
WAR OPENED AND GRIEF HAS
TENED THE END.
Declares That "in Ancient Timea the
Pope by a Word Might Have stayed
the Slaughter. But Nov He is
impotent"


o'clock Thursday morning. August 20.
lilo had been III for several days. but
alarming symptoms did MT develop un.
III Wednesday morning
Throughout the day ITs. Marchia-
fAya and Amiei devoted their utmost
energies 10 stimulating their patient
and keeping him alive The cardinals
xere notified OF the pope's grave con
dition and some OF them who entered
the sick room describe the impressive
and hearfrendlng scenes. especially
~hcn the ponIiff. ronsing himself from
time 10 time. spoke. Once he said
In ancient times the pope BY
word might have stayed the slaughter.
hut nov he Is impotent"
Prayers were said by thousands and
the bells Of the churches sounded
when the sacrament was exposed upon
all the affairs. when the court lea ned
uf the popes condition there was the
deepest concern. King Victor Em.
manuel personally informed Queen
Helena and the news was communal.
Gated 10 the queen mother.
Extreme JUNCTION was administered
~ Mgr. Zampini. sacriatan TO his holt
mems. amid q most touching scene
The sisters OF the pope and his niece
we're overcome ~ith grief Cardinal
Merry del Val knclt by the aide OF his
bed. where other cardinals Joined him
the members OF the household linton
snE prayers
The dying pope. IN moment OF lu-
eidity said;
Now | begin TO think as the emo
n approaching that tho Almighty In
Hts inexhAustible goodness wishes u
spAre me the horrors Europe Is under
going"
CARDINAL Della volpe. chamberlain OF
the church. who on the p0pe's death
assumes direction Of the holy sec dur
ing the interregnum. was summoned
from imola and loft immediately for
Rome. A message was sent 10 the
pope'a brother. Angelo. urging him 10
come 20 Rome as quickly a. posaible.
while che pope's sister. algnora Paro'
lin. reached the vatican before death
ensued
The 0iornAie d'ltAlia. discussing the
difficulties Of holding q conclave foI
the election II pope while the world
IA a. war. nAya that even II Italy were
amoag the beiligrrents every facility
would be given the sacred college to
meet II expresses the belief that q
new pope might DO chosen from
among the foreign cardinals. foe IN
stance. Cardinal William Van Rossum
os the archdiocese OF Utrecht. The
Netherlands. Who would be- representa-
tive II = neutral power.
The Tribune says, The pope was
the victim Of the war. In these latter
days he dietaiea a great number oi
dispatches and tried 70 avoid the hor
Furs Of = European var. The rupture
u peace broke down the last rom
naAta OF hlm strength"
That the pope vas Erievink deeply
over the state 81 Europe. even 10 On,
last. was evidenced BY his words dur
lag one u hls lucid intervals IN ~
aftsFnocn
Nos I am forced 90 see.'' he whis
psred. -the spectacle OF my own chit
dren. even those who yeaterdai
worked here with me. leave TOE th'
var. shandon the eAssoek and eowl fo
the soldiers anitorm. Yesterday. al
though they weFe OF different nation
kiitiea. Their we're here studying Il
sympathssse companionship. now u
diaereat aelds they are armed Akains
each otAsr. ready 10 tAke each ether
hses~
0risf over the var In Europe cause
tho pops mneh depression from tn
erst eetbrUak. and several days az
symptnsns appeared 81 the old hroa
ghiAl aacctloa from which the poetii
lad suferea times pas,
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