Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-30
CHURCHMEN ARE
REAL HEROES ON
FIELD OF BATTLE
Many Stories Of Remarkable
Daring Are Brought Back
From the Fighting Zone lnI
France,

fAs-ociated Press Correspondence
Paris, May IA campaign by the
extreme antl-clerical elements OF the
radical and socialist parties against
the presence OF priests at the battle
fronts 10 daily contact with soldiers,
has brought sharply into public notice
the work which these priests have
done ana are doing at the front
II required q special Intervention to
produce for priests even the "prtvi-
lege' of going to the front. Prior to
May, 1913, no chaplans were provid-
cd for the army The minister Of
war at that time provided In decree
that in case Of war two Catholic
priests a Protestant pastor and q reb-
bi should be attached to each group
OF stretcher- bearers OF nm army corps,
and two Catholic chaplains to each di-
vision which had no streicher- bearers.
Enlistment a. ChapIains.
Thus about 100 priests and half az
many Protestants and lsraelites were
authorized to accompany the army.
When war began, Count Albert do
Nun, since deceased obtained from
the minister of war authorization for
priests 60 enlist az chaplains with the
approval OF their bishops up to the
number OF $50 IN addition. Count Paul
p0urtles obtained the same favor for
so more Protestant pastors. while six
teen additional rabbis were named
The number OF priests who have
given their lives on The field of bat
tie has not yet been counted, for be-
slides the chaplains there are several
thousand priests Incorporated In the
auxiliary services, or who volunteered
for active service. \ great many
deaths, however, have been reported
among the chaplains under heroic cir
cumstancos The rabbi, Abraham
Bloch. was fatally wounded at Saint
Die by fragment of a shell at the
moment when he rendered erucifix
to a wounded soldier who had taken
Ntllier. chaplain Of tho civil hospital
OF Arrds. was killed by a shell while
seeking to save his patients during
Of Arias Chaplain Du-
breuil died at the extreme point Of
positions conquered by the Houaves
with whom he went 20 the assault.
Many Give Up Lives.
Three chanlalns gave up their lives
during tho hntue III C'hannaene the
Ahbe Thinot struck by a shell while
dlggmg cut men haried oy the eSplo-
sion of Il mine. the Abe Perrot and
the Abhe Pouch, WIN fell, the former
while looking aftot4 - fallen soldier
aud the latter while giving first aid 20
a general or brigade wounded on the
Held OF battle.
4 ehapla1i4 from the region OF Yer.
Ian gives the following graphic recital (
,f an experiences we celebrated /
Easter under the shrapnel. within |
1000 Yards of the German trenches /
and the credo was saluted by fusi- |
AIDE. our trenches had been convert
Vi into green bowers with flowers and |
w garlands ON Good Friday four
cen stations had been marked with
'rosses In the communicating trench |
or the solemn procession. At half
,ast two. Just as ! had confessed my
ast penitcnt bullet hit him in the
iock The blood spurtod out Just rs
he last words Of ahsolutiou were mt
cred. | gave him first aid. and then
le turned his brave eyes toward me
md murmured You have cared fori
he body. now look after the soul
'ffered 40 Il prayer that Went with his
departing soul, while the blood flowed
pom my cross and cassock II was
n that condition that | proceeded on
he road ia the cross. and at the
weifth station I offered The pure
blood OF that brave son of
rance to Christ ana with an my
cart I said; our Lord. that blood /
'as generously shea /,
Praise for Bishop.
Bishop Kuch as chaplain Of sec
on OF streteher- bearers Of The IN
,rps. was decorated with the Legion
{ Honor ana the war cross on the .
ED OF battle, and cited in orders rs
slows Charles Ruch, bishop eff