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The Washington times., 1914-11-20
SOLDIERS IN CHOIR LOFT.

There is the dense fog, the gray,
ghost-l;ke figures of the soldiers: rifles
ready for instant use rest across the
protecting ridge of earth, pointed to-
ward the enemy's line only 600 yards
away. The stiffness is broken only by
the booming of artillery in the distance
and then song wells forth from the
men whose voices may soon be stilled
forever.
But today the "Gesangverein" sang in
the old French Church at Tiacourt. The
company had just come in for a rest
after several days and nights in the
trenches. There was a soft dim light
i'm the old church. The Singing So
ciety' of soldiers stood in the choir
loft. Other soldiers and officers sat on
wooden bench-like pews. Scores of
soldiers stood in the aisles.
There was intense silence, then the
musical director raised his baton.
1T is the day of the Lord" welled
out in rich musical tones. 1t was sung
with the deepest feeling. AS the an
them swelled forth q religious fervor
shOne in the faces of the soldiers.
Among those in the pews and standing
in the aisles, hands were clasped
heads bowed-lips moved in silent
prayer
The anthem is ended. There is mo-
ment of impressive silence and the
soldier voices ring out in Dear father
land. my beloved fatherland''
Heads are raised, shoulders squared
Patriotic exaltation comes into the
faces-the love of country for which
they are sacrificing their lives. Again
the music ceases and once more the
leader raises his baton for the next
song. 1t Is Meme Heimat Is An Dem
Schoenen Rhein." (My Home Is on the
Beautiful Rhine.'D
Strikes Heart Chord.
1t sweeps softly through the church
There is a movement among the SOL
diers. The heart-chord has been struck
Chins drop on breasts, faces soften, tie
patriotic fire in the eyes disappears be-
fore a softer, gentler gleam.
A French woman, leading two little
children by the hand, comes up the
aisle from the door and kneels IN front
of the dark altar. A soldier at the
end of the bench leans over and touches
the hair of the little girl with his lips
Two great tears roll down the beard
ed cheek of a soldier near by. He is
struggling with some great emotion
His arms are partly outStretched as if
reaching to clasp some one in them. In
his eyes there is the expression of the
most intense longing man may know
the longing for home and loved ones
With the back of his rough hand he
brushes away the tears.
Never. never, will | see my home
never will I see them again-it tells me
So he softly whispers. oh, God. pro-
tect them when | am no more
Tenderly he caresses something that
seems to wrap itself around his finger
In the dim light il looks like a lock of
hair. He raises it to his lips again and
again.
The song of home is ended. The
French woman and her two little chill
dren all kneel before the altar.
Silently the soldiers begin TO leave
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Blood Sufferers
Want to Know
The Light Is Turned on to ,
Subject Of Darkness.

The mere fact that s. s. s., the famous
blood purifier, drives out disease Is
worlds story, topic of conversation
wherever men get together.
They wonder why, simply because most
remedies are mysti1ed and put before
them rs discoveries" The facts are
that VIC pay too much attention TO posi-
bilities and not enough to real. home
spun accomplishment. S. S. S. Is a rem
edy CT our fathers. 1t has q history
that IS written deeply In mems minds
because 1t has done the work, driven ous
deep seated disease. revived hope, pus
the 0. h. on appearance and clamped
down tight any effort OF germs TO get
the upper hand. Any sore spot on the
skin Is TN Immediate demand for s. 8. s.
since the first principle OF this famous
remedy Is to strike out FOR places Of
trouble. This Is physiological fact and
s. s. S. is true to the workings Ct our
body.
Get bottle CT S. s. s. today It any
druggist aad begin blood health. 1t
will master cry blood disease and do II
in a way TO emphasize its influence. And
II you would like definite advice write
The Swift Specific Co., So Swift Bldg.
Atlanta. Ga. Their medical department
10 where most people first seek advice
Mat puts them On the straight road
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
FREE TO
ASTHMA SUFFERERS
4 New Home Cure That Anyone CaR
IA~ without DiscOmfOrt or LOss
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We have i New Method that cures
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We especially want to send it 10 those
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This free offer is too important TO neg
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The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Insane Man Rushes
Nude Through Streets

CHICAGO. Nov. 2O.--Going suddenly
insane. FREDERICK NJ. Barrios. law
yer, stripped off his clothes today. ran
several blocks in freezing atmosphere,
and, standing on street car track,
waved for q motorman to run him
down
Detectives overpowercd MIN after a
desperate battle
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Cleveland Women to
Send Cotton to Vienna

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov. 20.-Leaders
of several womens clubs here today
planned meetings for tomorrow, when
movement to promote the sending of
medicated cotton TO Vienna, Austria, by
parcel post for the Red Cross will be
at rted.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Chicken Farm Fraud
Charged Against Woman

NEWARK, n j.. Nov. 20-Mrs. Lot
tie F. Gordon, of Pompton Plains
was placed on trial here. accused of
having obtained $1,000 under false pre-
lenses from Carl F. Davidson, of New
York.
Davidson alleges he exchanged with
Mrs Gordon a chicken farm at Ram
seys, Bergen county. for bonds which
she represented to be worth Sl05O0.
The farm was worth $lS.500, he says,
but was mortgaged for $500. He de-
cares he later found the bonds were
WORTHLESS
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Get Thanksgiving Ashore

The officers and blue Jackets of the
Atlantic feet will be allowed to spend
Thanksgiving ashore. When target
practice is ended next week on the
Southern drill grounds, off the Nir-
snia capes the feet will put in at
Hampton Roads. and shore leave will
be granted all men.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Leased Wires Exempt.

Messages sent over leased wires are
exempt from tax imposed by the cmer-
gency war tax according TO a decision
made by Commissioner of Internal Rev
enue Osborn. The law imposes a tax OF I
cent on every telephone and telegraph
message for which charge of IS cents
or more is made.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Ban on Extravaganza.

BALTIMORE, Nov 20-Thirty-four
Of the debutantes who will make their
bows to Baltimore society within the
next few weeks have signed an agree
ment which insures an absence of riv-
airy in elegance in their respective So
cial functions, and pledges the signers
and their families to refrain from ex-
travagance in entertainments.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Lamar Trial November 80.

NEW YORK. Nov. 20-The trial of
David Lamar. charged with impersonat-
ing Government officials, is set for No
vember 80 In oVerru1ing demurrers to
the Indictment, Justice Sessions held
that Representatives. and Senator's are
Government officers.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20

the church. The concert of the "Ge-
sangverein" is ended
Within few days these men will be
back in the trenches. part of a war
machine, but today song laid their
hearts bare.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Suffrage Convention.

SCRANTON. Pa, Nov. 20.-With Mrs.
Frank Roessins. of Pittsburgh presid-
ing the forty-sixth annual convention
of the Pennsylvania Suffrage Associa-
ton was opened here. Sessions will
continue until the night of November 81.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
TRAIN HITS WAGON,
: TWO MEN INJURED
Bakery Employees Are Hurled
E. Through Air at Crossing
& Near Alexandria.

ALEXANDRIA. Va. Nov.--u-SttaIt
NJ Jones. Of III south st. Asapt street.
and Claude Y. Violettc OF 496 North Al
fred street. employees OF a bakery. were
injured when the wagon. in which they
were riding. WAS struck by Washing
ton and Old Dominion train at Kelly
Crossing this morning. The wagon Uas
demolished and the horse so injured II
will have to he killed. Jones suffered
u fracture OF the right hand and Ie-
ceived a number of c0ntusions on his
body Violette was bruised about the
body and head The scene Of the acct
dent is only a short distance from the
spot where william II. Peck and Eu-
gene Zell, OF this city. were killed hy
"A train year ago.
W. T. Hodges. superintendent of
schools Of Alexandria county, will de-
liver an address before the Virginia
Educational Conference in Richmond
next Tuesday. J. H. Trimyer, clerk OF
the Alexandria county school trustees,
viii address the school Trustees Asso-
citation, which will meet at the same
time.
Orient Commanders. No. ). knights
Tenplar, OF the District Of Columbia,
viii pay a visit 10 Old Dominion Com
msndery, No. Il. of this city tonight. &C
companying the visitors viii be Dr.
Charles T. Lindsay. Of this city, grand
commander OF knights TeInplar of the
District Of Columbia. and a number OF
the officers Of the grand commaadery.
The board Of managers Of the Chill
dren'S Home has issued its Thanasgiv-
ing appeal, and expects A large number
OF EQUATIONS next week. Mrs c. l. Tay-
lor Burke, Mrs. Perez Z Cliff and hirs.
William Jorg. OF the board visited the
public schools yesterday to obtain con-
tributions from the children.
The FIRST dance OF the season OF the
Boys and Girls German Club was held
this afternoon in the Children's Home.
Mary Williams, colored, and her broth
er. Charles Williams. had an argument
yesterday during which she fired a pis-
tol at him wounding him in the hand.
She was fined $50 in Police Court this
morning, and her brother given similar
fine. Charles jackson, colored, charged
with cutting Blanche Robinson, was
fined see.
The Alexandria assembly viii give tha
second of a series OF dances at the Elks
Gl-a
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Brady Left S77,O42, ,443.

new YORK. Nov. 20-Anthony n
Brady left gross estate of s77.042, 443,
estimated.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
ANACOSTIA.

More than 800 persons were served
with a turkey supper last night by the
Ladies' Guild of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, in the basement OF the parish
hall. in V street Much credit for the
success of the supper is due to the un-
tiriug efforts Of Mrs E r Wood. az
chairman OF the general committee on
arrangements. The proceeds will be
used to further the work OF the guild.
Services in competition with the Win
My Chum'' week, in the Methodist
Episcopal Church this week. under the
auspices of the Epworth League. will
close tonight with a special gathering.
Ralph w. Williamson, president Of the
league, said last night that these serv-
ices had been a great success. and many
new members, he thought, would be
added to the membership list
William Scantlebury has accepted the
position as director OF the choir OF En-
manuel Episcopal Church. TO fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Arthur L. Simpson. who resigned sew
eral days ago. 1t is understood that M.
Scantlebury will assume his new duties
December l. Mr.. Scantlebury was d.
rector of this choir several years ago.
Capt w T Anderson. commanding
the Eleventh precinct, Is confined to his
home at present with illness During
his absence Lieut. {. L. Piemmons is
in charge Of this station. and Sergt. NJ.
. /. Ready is acting lieutenant
The farms in nearby Maryland report
that there will be a plentiful supply Of
turkeys for the market next week
Most of the birds will be kept. however.
FOR Christmas. when better price usu-
sfly prevails.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20
Corns Quit, Pains
Stop, With "Gets-It"
Quit Plasters, Salses and 'Nbzt-Nsts'

After using "GETS-IT' once you will
never again have occasion for asking.
What can do to get rid of my corns?''
''GETS-IT" is the first sure, certain
contender ever known II you have
The Washington times., 1914-11-20

The Alexandria assembly viii give the
second Of a series OF dances at the Elks
Hall tonight.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20

The FIRST dance OF the season OF the
Boys' and Girls German Club was held
this afternoon in the Children's Home.
The Washington times., 1914-11-20

An entertainment vii, l,, 2lv"n il IN"
Masonic Hail. hcIc. HcXr Wednesday
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
VOLUME FOUR.

With this issue we add the
final page to Volume -Four of The
Catholic Bulletin and close the
record of another year in it's
career as Catholic paper.
We have reason to be pleased
with the progress which The
Catholic Bulletin has made dur
ing the year now drawing to an
end. We are grateful for the
support and encouragement re-
ceived from thousands Of sub
scribers and readers, as well as
from the large number Of adver-
tisers who have found it the best
medium for bringing their re
spective lines Of business to the
notice of the Catholic people OF
the Northwest.
We tender this public express
sion Of our gratitude to all who
contributed in any way to the adj
vancement of the interests of The
Catholic Bulletin during the past
year and bespeak for them a
"good measure, heaped up, press
ed down and running over" OF
happiness and prosperity during
the new year about to dawn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
PEACE AMONG CHRISTIANS.

Peace is the predominant
thought in every Christian mind
at the present moment. We pray
for peace, we hope for it. 1t is
the blessing which the Christ
Child brought upon earth and it
ought to be the earnest desire of
all who profess to be His follow
ers to secure the fullest share of
that blessing for themselves.
Among all the followers Of the
Prince of Peace, Charity and
Peace should always reign.
That well-known broad-minded
Protestant clergyman, DIR. Wash
ington GLADDEN., on recent occa-
sion asked the question, "Why
cannot religious people be
friends?' The question itself
points to the deplorable fact that
even today professed Christians
in this country have not learned
the American lesson of agreeing
to differ on religious matters
without any bitterness of Ian
guage or of feeling. The intensely
bitter hostility and hate that are
manifested in some quarters sore
ly puzzle all real friends of the
nations welfare, and scandalize
the many unhappy ones who are
slowly drifting away from all
religion.
Europeans say that Americans,
as a rule, are broad-minded, toll
Grant, good-natured and kind.
At the present moment all Europe
is full Of gratitude and admira-
ton for the splendid generosity
shown by Americans to the war
victims in their hour of need.
This generosity is of the kind
that does not stop to ask ques-
tons about creed or doctrine
when human suffering is to be re-
lieved, and kind things to be
done: and this is what makes ii
Enthusiastically American
Why are we not Americans
among ourselves?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

Even in the midst Of the horrors
sof the European war we read OF
countless instances of beautiful
tolerance and charity among the
very belligerents themselves,
The Catholic women of France
place flowers on the graves of the
Protestant Prussians with the in.
scription to our German brothers
in Christ, from their French Sis
ters. /" And the German Luther
ans, not to be outdone in kindly
feeling, raise every French priest
they capture to full officers rank
Bold and saucy Tommy Atkins
whose strong point is, as a rule,
not his religion, tells the world
that from now on he will take
off his hat to every Catholic nun
and priest he meets, for on the
battlefields of France and Bel
GUM he has seen what they really
ARE. The same experience OF
Catholicity at close quarters has
induced the Glasgow Calvinists
and the Oxford Anglicans in the
British army to say that their
views about Catholicism have been
materially changed and that hence
forth they will simply not allow
the old anti-Catholic rant to be
uttered in their presence. And
Protestant England herself has
given the whole world a magnifi.
cent lesson in generosity by the
hospitality she affords the Belgian
refugees and especially by her
stern reprobation, from pulpit and
platform alike, of any attempt at
anti-Catholic proselytism.
These are only a few examples
Of what the Europeans are doing
in the midst Of their troubles
We must not be outdone by them
II the scourge Of war is purifying
their souls from all narrow and
bitter feelings, let us learn the
same lesson in the midst Of the
peace Almighty God has given us
In mere gratitude to God we
ought to do this. While we pray
for peace in Europe let us not
forget to pray for peace at home
among all who claim to be follow
ers of the Prince Of Peace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
WHY THEY QUIT.

A man who was once a frequenter
of saloons, but who turned away from
that source of danger, and busted him
self with more important matters, on
being asked what led him to change
his habits, said
Il used to delight in spending my
Saturday nights with the boys in
saloon and generally went home in
toxicated. One Sunday morning while
suffering from severe headache /
got to thinking. | wondered how it
was that the bartender drank every
time any of us treated, but never
showed any effect of his drinking.
The next Saturday night when was
treated / asked for whisky and told
the bartender / would take mine out
of his bottle. You will not like it.
he replied. I, however, insisted, and
he reached under the bar and winked
as he handed it to me. Then found
he had all the while been drinking
nothing but cold tea. That is all I
drank that night, and / went home
sober. The next morning l had an
other attack of thinking, and l con-
cluded that if cold tea was good
enough for a bartender it was good
enough for me, and that is all have
since drunk, and do not have to go
to saloon and pay ten cents a drink
for it, either
Another man, a former policeman,
was led to quit drinking by another
reflection. A friend met him one day
on the street and complimented him
for looking SO well. do you know
the reason?" he asked. "Well, / win
tell you. used to spend my leisure
time and a great deal of money in
the saloons. Now am spending my
off time at home and am using my
money to make home comfortable
and the family happy. had my eyes
opened last Christmas. When l went
into a saloon, the proprietor showed
me handsome diamond stud in a
velvet case, saying he had bought 1t
as Christmas present for himself.
said to him: I guess l helped to
pay for it. of course, you did, old
fellow was his reply. l bought a
cigar that day and left the saloon with
the determination that I would use
my money for better purpose than
buying diamond studs for saloon
keepers, and that is why / am now on
the water wagon, where | intend to
STAY
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
CALUMNY REFUTED.

From time to time irresponsible
writer's and ignorant lecturers re-
iterate the old calumny about the
enormous charges made by the
priests Of South America on the
occasion of the administration of
the sacraments of Baptism and
Matrimony.
How baseless these statements
are may be seen from the follow
ing extract taken from the official
"Acts and DEGREES Of the Plenary
Council Of Latin America" held
in Rome in the year 1906. In sec
ton V, chapter I, dealing with
the Sacramento in general, we find
the following: "Since the gifts
of Christ are freely given. by gra-
tuitous dispensation, and since
there can be no worse vice, espe-
cially in the sacred ministry, than
avarice, parish priests and other
priests shall, by their own author
ity, exact nothing, directly or in
directly, for the administration of
the Sacraments, beyond the tax
or fee appointed by the Bishop.
Therefore, in the celebration of
Baptism and of Matrimony, those
offerings only are due to them
which are officially named by the
Bishop himself in the list or tablet
of taxes or fees: provided that
the decree Of the Sacred Congre-
cation of the Council of date June
10, 1896, be observed, and pro-
vided that there is not question
Of the poor, that is, of those who
cannot pay any fees at all, or of
those who cannot pay without
grave Inconvenience.
Of course, Catholics know that
all such assertions made by timer
ant lecturers and so-ealled publ
cists are false; and intelligent
PrOtestants are well aware that
the Catholic Church does not ex-
act specified fees on the occasion
of the administration of the Sac
raments. But it is well for all to
have at hand this official state
ment Of the Church authorities of
Latin America on this particular
point. 1t represents the official
attitude of the Church not only
in South America but throughout
the world.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26
IRELAND's PATRON SAINTS
ONE FOR EACH OF ITS THIRTY
TWO COUNTIES.

Antrim, St. Mas Nisi, died Septem'
Der 3, 513 Armagh, st. Patrick, died
March II, 493. Carlow, st. Laserian
died April 10, 638. Cavan, st. Felim,
died August 8, $40. Clare, ST. Senan,
died March 8, 544. Cork, st. Finbarr,
died September 25, 615. Derry, St
Columbkill, died June Q, 500. Donegal,
st. Albanian, died September %, 7O4
Down, st. Malachy, died November 3,
1148. Dublin, ST. Lawrence O'Toole,
died November IA, 1850. Fermanagh,
st. Molaise, died September II, 563.
Galway, ST. Jarlath, died June 6, $40.
Kerry, st. Brendan, died May 16, SIT.
Kildare, st. Brigid, died February /,
525. Kilkenny, st. Canice, died Octo-
Der IL, 600. Kings County, ST. Ciaran,
died September 9, 548. Leitrim, st.
Benignus, died November 9, 467. Linn
erick, st. Munchin, died January 2,
652. Longford, ST. Mel, died February
s, 48S. Louth, st. Mochta, died August
10, 594. Mayo, st. Colman, died Au-
gust s, GA. Meath, st. Finian, died
December IL, 552. Monaghan, st. Ma
cartan, died March "a, SOC. Queens
County, st. Fintan, died February II,
5S7. Roscommon, st. Conan, died
December 26, 746. Sligo, st. Attracta,
died August II, SOB. Tipperary, st.
Ailbe, died September II, SAL. Ty-
rome, st. Eugena, died August %, 61S
Waterford, st. Carthage, died May IA,
637, or st. Declan. Westmeath, St.
Fechin, died January 20, 665. Wex-
ford, st. Aedan. died January 81, 632.
Wicklow, st. Kelvin, died June 3, 61S.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

In the hope of alleviating the
discomforts of prisoners Of war
and the anxiety Of their relatives
at home, Pope Benedict has in
structed the bishops Of all dio,
ceses in which military prisoners
are confined to appoint as chap
lains one Or more priests who are
acquainted with the languages
spoken by the imprisoned sol.
diers. These priests will be in
structed not only to offer spirit.
ual counsel but so far as possible
to look after the material wei
fare of the prisoners, especially
as regards communication with
their families.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-26

The motto of the new pontifi-
cate is to make every effort SO
that the charity of Christ may
prevail amongst men," In other
words, it is the desire Of Pope
Benedict XIV to restore the reign
of peace and goodwill upon
earth. Each one of us can do his
share to bring about this happy
condition by avoiding all unchar-
liable criticism Of our neighbors
and everything that would tend
to disrupt the harmonious rela-
tons which should ever exist be-
tween individuals whether as
members of a family or of society
Let us make the promotion OF
peace by individual effort the
dominant note of our New Year s
resolutions.