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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-05
pApEHs ENTECTED 10 ~:
SIGNED THIS WEEK

There vas no date set 10 close the
transaction. and, as far as could he
learned last night. the papers are now
being prepared ana xiii probably be
signed this week The chesapeake
ana ONO Hallway has not bocn idle
pending negotiations and its engineers
have tentatively considered Tho route
Of the proposed line, makinl, AN imspcc-
tion Of the ,oporraphy ana familiarz-
mg themselves win all details n"ces-
sary Tor quick construction work.
The route Of til. branch viii, how
ever. depend on the ultimate selection
hy the Du pont Company. OF the site
for tn" location Or the plant which il
is understood, has not been decided as
yet. although it's engineers have been
WORKING; for several weeks surveying
the property acquired along the river.
The railroad company mas secured the
necessary rights q; way for the line.
and a high official OF the company
stated last night that the branch could
be constructed by the roads forces i'll
from siXiy TO ninety days. so far as
the railroads plans have ruatcri;ilize
III" i!uc viii r. CONSTRUCTED from Nil
l.aius burg. although il is possible that
tic junction. point with the main line
of tn" chesapeake aud Ohio Railway
win be changed y junction at a point
just east ut B.alc'S Crossing. :, short
dlstauc" from The old capital Of the
state. las also been suggested
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DESPENATE STRUGGLE FOR
POSSESSION or DuIrtINpNT

FAlilS. March IA desperate stru--
El" with alternative advance and re-
coll for possession OF the village OF
l'ouaumont is briefly described In the
official communication from the War
ottice tonight
The statement tells Of the rcpulsn
Of an attack in Artois. where the Ger
mans attempted TO drive tho French
from crater near the Melville Ia b
Folic road ana continues.
I'm the Argonnc we caunonadod i'm
the region Of the southcas, OF Vauauoi,.
the German organizations and dcmoi-
ishcd several shelters
I'm The region of Ncrdun Il very
violent hombardmcnt has hccn in
progress all day on the left bani; of
the Mcusc ~ hill sol and Co,c-tlc-
Ipic. ON the right bank the enemy.
after an intense hombardmcut. di-
r"ctcd on the lancianmont wood. cast
of Cotc-du- -roivrc, launched against
our positions am attack. which was
stopped hy our machine ana in
fantry fire.
In the morning the Germans had
succeeded IN again gaining a roothold
IN the village %: Douaumout from
which we had driven him Iast evening
ny count tcr:tttaCk.
The struggle continues desperately.
with alternative advance and rccoil.
Tor the possession of the village
In the Wocvrc there has been less
activity on the part Of the artillery
In I.orraine, in the region of tho
PONDS Of Thiavilc. after artillery
preparation, we carried several sections
of an enemy trench Ahou; sixty pris-
oners were taken, Including ono officer
Two machine guns and ono bomb
thrower also remain In our hands"
tContinued on Fourteenth Pase)
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ADVANCE MANY REASONS
10 Explain DELAY

House leaders advanced many rca-
sons III support OF their decision
against vote to-day or Monday on
th" recommendation OF the Foreign Af-
fairs Committee that the McIcmor,.
warning resolution he tabled, prouii-
ncnt among them was TN. failure of the,
Rules Committee to acrro after :, long
session ON What sort of rule should
be- brought III TO govern debate Act
inS Chairman Pou and Representative
Garrett, OF the committee. went to The
White House Tonight 10 discuss that
feature with President Wilson
other reasons contributing to The.
delay included
lnSistcmcc of some Democrats. IN
cludinG Democratic Leader ki;cniu.
that. instead OF voting om the Foreign
Affairs Committee recommendation to
table Representative Mcl.emorc's rcso-
luton, there be reported u substitute
requiring straight vote on warn =
inE resolution.
Absence OF many Democratic mem
hcrs from Washington ON Weekend
trips.
tmwiliingncss of %pralior Clark 20
entertain Il tabline motion on Monday,
which Is unanimous consent day.
llcaa of Indiana Democrats that no
vote be taken before the Indiana pri-
mnrics are held NEXT Tuesday.
The desire Of many members for The
longest possible DELAY. in tive hone that
they never Will have To no on record
on the proposition.
Doubt rs to the temper Of Rcpuhlican
members
An informal meeting Of pomocrat,c
80 = =,
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HOUSE AGAIN DELAYS VOTE
ON WARNING RESOLUTION
Problem Of Framing Parliamentary
Plan Which Will Prove Accept
able Remains CnSolyed
NO ACTION BEFORE TUESDAY
Presidents Supporters Declare There
Is No Uncertainty But That Lead
of Senate Will BE FoiIowcd-Pres-
encc OF Bryan Causes Speculatio

WASHINGTON. March 4.--Thc House
again to-day postponed action on pro-
posals 10 warn American citizens not
I" travel on armed merchant ships,
dcfea, of which has been requested by
President Wilson to strengthen his
hands in the negotiations with Ger
many. II was decided that not before
Tuesday would a vote be taken. and Il
wrarNinG day OF conferences and ma
neuvcring left more doubt than ever as
20 just what form the House action
when the time finally came. would take
Supporters OF The President in his
stand for the right of Americans to
safety aboard merchantmen bearing
arms reiterated Tonight that there Was
no uncertainty that the uous,. sooner
or later would follow the Head Of the
Senate IN killing the warning pro-
posalS. The problem Of framing a par
lianncMtary plan. however,. which Will
have tn" necessary committee sane
ton. and which viii be assured Of ac-
ceptance 10y III" House itself remained
unSolVcd.
Some Representatives. profcss.d to
see in the arrival in the capital Of
William Jennings Bryan. WHO rllcd a
speaking engagement her" tonight. a
development which might further COM
picN the situation confronting The
Presidents supporters in the House
Mr.. Bryan confcYcd during the after
noon with many Of his friends imclud-
ins some niemhers Of Congress. and
discussed the movement for a connrcS-
sional warning, which he is known to
favor He denied, however. as did
those with whom he talked thai h,
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GERMANS SUSPEND
INF FANTRY ATTACKS
AGAINST VERDvN
Now Hammcring at Gates
of City With Their Heavy
Artillery.
INITIATIVE WITH FRENCH
IN THE LATEST FIGHTING
In and Around Douaumont Viii
lage Battle RACES With
Great Violence.
HEAVY LOSSES on BOTH SIDES
RUSSIAN Occupation Of BtIis Is Re
Garticd rs Development of
Importance.
INITIATIVE WITH FRENCH
IN THE LATEST FIGHTING
HEAVY LOSSES on BOTH SIDE,
Russian Occupation Of Bitlis IS Re
garticd as Development of
Importance.

The German armies at tn" gates Of
heavy artillery. but at latcs, accounts
had suspended infantry attacks In
tho last n-htiur reported the iuit'a-
tive was on the side Of thc French,
who dcspcrat.ly drove back a. the
Germans in % countcrattaclr which
gained them ground
The German th,usts. in tho new phase
az the titanic struggle. are being; de-
liScrcd with heaviest force at present
on tho salient TO the northeast Of tn.
fortress. In which lies the Douauinont
plain. Here the French last week were
driven out Of For, DCuauinon,. and lust
now from poraunont Village 20 the
west
In and around 'hc village the battle
has been raging with violence. and with
heavy losses on both sides Unofficial
accounts assert that there has boon
nothing on the Western front to equal
the fcrocity of the attacks delivered
by the Germans. Will" The French in
fantry Is declared 10 bo disputinr
every inch Of ground, and in their
latest effort 10 have forced the Germ. ms
20 res, on tho laurcls 50 far won and
leave tho continuation o, the hattle
10 their artillery
Taris advices show that 10 doub,
remains In IN" minds OF tn. French
that there is anything In tho uat,-c
az a fcint in The German effort, The
heller existing tina, the crown uriuce
has dete, mined TO cnptur" Vcrdun and.
Il 0osaible break Through the French
line and open up The way 10 Paris
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Continued from page ~
AROUND THE PAPAL THRONE.

until the morning of ordination. Not
the least attraction for the students
to choose the Vincentians' house for
their Retreat is the thorough grinding
which the Fathers give them in the
rubrics of the Mass mo small boon
for those who are completing their
course. In the International House of
the Society of ST. Vincent de Paul the
Roman clergy meet for their monthly
conference on rubrics.
Just one word by way of parenthe-
sis as to the admirable precaution that
is taken for the wellbeing of every
individual in the vast concourse which
fills st. Peters whenever the Vicar of
Christ descends from the Vatican
palace, amid the dignitaries of his
noble court, to offer up the Holy Sacri.
fee there. Not only is a group of the
religious of st. John of God (some OF
whom hold the degrees of a medical
.doctor) in attendance. but they are
reinforced by Roman physicians Of
prominence. Their attention is to be
IN
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PHOTO PLAY 'CHARFy''
A TRAVEsTY ON CHARITABLE IN
SITUATIONS CAUSES GREAT
DISCUSSION IN THE EAST.

Last summer, according to the
Brooklyn Tablet, motion pictures were
taken in Flushing, Long Island. The
object of the pictures was to show
Imaginary conditions supposed to ex.
list in the charitable institutions OF
New York City. A number of young
sters we're dressed in rags, and with
their hands, heads, and faces dirty
they were told to register" fear, ter
ror, starvation, ETC., and keep quiet
A private performance of the photo
play was given in New York recently
Attendance was permitted only 10 in
vited social workers. A strong pro
test was lodged with the management
when it became known that these pic
lures were designed to be shown as
typifying conditions in the child-car
ing institutions under private man
agement in the city.
Rev. Paul l.. Blakeley, S. j., assOci
ate editor of America" denounced
the play as unfit for public showing for
three main reasons:
First, it abounds in scenes and 9th.
er things openly depicting or suggest
ing indecency; second, it calumniates
the private institution for dependent
children, by alleging that it is con
Quoted for purposes of graft; third
it alleges that the child in the private
institution is treated with cruelty.
This production seems to be but one
part of the campaign directed against
the private charitable institutions OF
New York. In spite Of the ruling
against those who recently attacked
the Catholic Church and her charitable
work in that city, it is stated on ex
cellent authority that the attacks will
continue. So indecent were some por
tions of the film that they were sup
pressed in New York; but the film
with all it's original parts, soon will be
seen throughout the country. The
campaign of calumny will be extended
to other dioceses. In view of this
Catholics, and especially Catholic soci
cites, should be on their guard, and
should protest strongly against the
production of such misnomer as
Charity"
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souls confess that they can make their
thanksgiving to greater advantage in
the church than on the way to their
homes. The great majority, however,
seem to be able to continue their
thanksgiving, in the midst of very
babel of conversation from the church
door to their homes. This must be
so; for, do not the very great num-
her of those who have received Holy
Communion leave the church as soon
as the Mass is ended? How they
can make their thanksgiving in the
midst of such distracting circum-
stances is for us a great wonder. We
do not wish to believe that such per-
sons would welcome the Divine Guest
into their souls and then refuse, dur
ing the fifteen or twenty minutes that
He remains personally with them,
even to try to entertain Him.
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CATHOLIC WHO'S WHO" N AMERICA
GREAT voLUMEt} CONTAINS LIST
OF THOSE WHOM PoPEs
HAVE, HoNoRED.

"Orbis Catholicus," an interesting
book compiled by Canon Clancy, of
Edgbaston, England, contains a vast
deal of information about the bishops
and dioceses of the world, the diplo-
matte corps accredited to the Holy
See, the Roman congregations, hold
ers of Papal titles in Europe and the
United States, etc, etc. From this
book we take the following names of
American laymen who have received
titles or decorations from the Holy
Father:
Privy Chamberlains of Sword and
Cape: Gerald M Borden, New York;
Samuel j. Cashier, New York; William
Dooley, Boston; Peter F. Herman,
Philadelphia: Marquis Edward J. Nee,
Philadelphia; William F. Power, Phil.
adelphia Aloysius G. Richie, Phila.
delphia. No mention is made of that
veteran Privy Chamberlain, Colonel
William J. Onahan, of Chicago.
Chamberlain of Honor of Sword and
Cape: James Smith-Brenan, Whining
ton.
Order of st. Gregory the Great
Grand Crossl: James Butler, New
York; James Ryan, Philadelphia.
Commanders of st. Gregory: John
McGane, Richmond; Thomas |. O'Sul-
Ivan, New York; Francis Quinlan,
Baltimore; DR.. James Walsh, New
York.
Chevaliers of ST. Gregory: B. Cole
man, New York; Henry Cunningham,
Boston; Edward Feeney, New York;
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Boston; Joseph
Frey, New York; Nicholas Conner,
Dubuque; Chas. w. Hamilton, Omaha;
Edward Hearn, New York; Charles
Herberman, New York; Edmund G.
Hurley, New York; Thomas Hynes,
Brooklyn; John Lambert, Denver;
Francis McGloin, New Orleans; J. B.
Manning, New York; Anthony Matre,
Chicago; Henry Nawn, Boston; Joseph
O'Neill, Boston, James Prendergast,
Boston; James Sheylin, Brooklyn;
Walter George Smith, Philadelphia;
Edward Smith, New York; John SUIT
ton, Lincoln, Neb.; Colonel William
Hoynes, South Bend, Indiana, is a
member of the military class Of the
Order of ST. Gregory.
Order of st. Sylvester Command.
ers): Anthony A. Hirst, Philadelphia,
and Edward Mario, New York. Chev-
alters: Edward L. Hearn, New York.
Cross "pro Ecclesia ct Pontifice"::
Dominic Dari, New York: Miss Cathe.
rine Johnston, Brooklyn; Mrs. Fred,
Ierick Smith. New York.
Some Not Included in Book.
There are many notable omis.
sions in this list-for instance no men
tion is made of the Penfelds: Mr..
Penfeld, our ambassador to Vienna,
being knight Commander of the
Order of st. Gregory, while Mrs. Pen
field is a Marchioness Of the Papal
Court; Mrs Thomas F. Ryan, New
York, and Mrs. Spettswood- Mackin,
of Washington, are Countesses Of the
Papal Court; the Misses McGill, OF
Mobile, noted phiIanthropists, are
Ladies of the Holy sepulchre; Miss
Catherine Conway has the Cross PRO
Ecclesia ct Pontihce, and Or. Stat
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THERE'E A BONNIE ISLE AVA.
written for The Catholic Bulletin by
Dr.. James Henderson, Detroit,
Mich.)

There's bonnie isle ava; there's a
bonnie isle ava,
An it lies far DER the ocean where
the winds are cool and Draw;
1t is where the birds are singin' an
Ben Lomond's lifty PROV,
Is lifted tae tn sunlight. Hey mon,
see it nowi
An she's bonnie; aye, she's bonnie as
ony land can be,
An her folk are a sac loyal, an he1
welcome is sac free;
An it's now I'm thinkin O. her, this
bonnie isle ava;
0 my eyes grow dim, an DINNER, till
| Gamma see alta.
The water flows between us an it's
mony leagues frae shore,
An when tn cloods gaze skirlin', how
| wish they'd TAX me DER;
/ smell the bonnie heather when tn
wind cams frae the sea,
An I'm dreamin' it is longin' as if il
longed for me;
L oCC lHC OO11IlS 5uIu0-uCllS dn IHS
heather in my dreams,
An I'm walkin' on the hillsides OF
auld Scotia oft it seems,
But waKe wi HART sac heavy that
wadna dream alta,
Till see it an I'm wi it, this bonnie
isle ava.
Some day in some fine summer I'll be
gangin' frae the shore,
An it is out upon the blue waves, an
comm back ma more;
I'll be settin' sail for Scotia in the
fairest bark that be,
Wi my HART sac light an happy an
tn wind frae off the lea.
I'll be sailin', I'll be sailin, leavin' a
my cares behind,
iGettin' rid O. every trouble an I'm
sure wilma mind;
I'll be dreamin'. I'll be dreamin', for
ken if winds are Draw,
I'll be wakin' in tn morning in that
bonnie isle ava" 5r
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religious question, strange to say, Ii
altogether avoided in these illusions
But the United States Is still d
haven for clergymen exiled from their
Mexican parishes because they have
committed the heinous crime of being
Catholic priests.
The Rev. f, ]. Ledwig Of the San
Antonio diocese, who has been visit
ing in Denver for some weeks and
who is now assisting in the Annunci
alton parish, says that at one time
there were 265 refugee priests, four
teen bishops and three archbishops in
San Antonio alone. At the present
time there are still many priests
working in the most mental positions
such as sweeping the streets, trying
to get a living in San Antonio,
On one occasion when Father Led
wig was eating in Texas restaurant
he saw rather clerical looking wait
er. The man, seeing his Roman COLLAR
addressed him. The waiter was g
Catholic priest over so years old, who
had not only lost a parish, but a per
sonal inheritance in the Mexican rev
olution. All the belongings of the un
fortunate clergyman were the clothes
he wore.
1.-THE Catholic Church Extension so
ciety and others are doing all they
can to care for the refugee clergy
men, but the work is SO great thai
they cannot possibly do all they wish
making it necessary for the exilet
priests to take any kind of positions
they can get to keep from starving"
San Antonio, like other places, of
fers abundant proof to the skeptics
who think it was exaggeration tt
say that nuns were outraged in the
most horrible ways known to woman
kind And a large number of these
women were not MeXicans, but Amer
lean citizens who were working ir
Mexico.
1t does not matter what side Cath
olics take in the political campaign
now waging, they ought to insist tina,
our government demand religious lib
erty at least in Mexico. Priest!
caught hearing confessions are still
locked up in Mexico. Clergymen con
tinue to disappear mysteriously Nuns
are no longer outraged, but a recen
decree confscates all the property o
the Catholic Church that has not We
been appropriated.
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| walked alongside the Capuchin
for a block or two, and inquired in
what convent he was stationed. AS
it happened, his superior was a friend
of mine, and / promised myself that
the next time was in the neighbor.
hood of the convent / should pay him
visit.
A few days after this incident
among the company in Paris salon,
| saw again the youth who had in.
suited the religious. Instead of his
being a vulgar boor, he turned out to
be quite a fashionable parsonage, the
son of General L., celebrated for his
military services and his subsequent
distinguished career. The young man
did not recognize me, and took good
care not to remind him of the cir
cumstances of our first meeting.
The following week I called at the
Capuchin convent and had long talk
with my friend, Father S., the supe-
rior. told him of the street scene
of which had been the involuntary
witness. When described the re-
ligious, he exclaimed with a smile:
All, you are talking of Brother
Daniel"
To my discreet inquiry about the
personality of the Brother, he re-
piled:
We'll, Brother Daniel used to be a
soldier in the army of Africa. Men.
toned more than once in the general
orders for brilliant actions, he had
won the sergeant's stripes, and was
in line for still further promotion.
In the course of one particularly dan
gerous expedition, his battalion of
chasseurs was attacked by an over
towering force of Arabs. The num-
Der of the dead was growing rapidly
from minute to minute The French
commander had thrown his men into
the hollow square formation, and, re-
naming on HORSEBACK in the center,
sustained the courage of all his
troops. BY desperate effort the
Arabs broke through one side of the
square, and with fierce cries, bore
down on the battalions chief. The
latter fell, and around his body ter
rible conflict was waged. The Arabs
were finally repulsed. Under VERT
able heap of the dead and wounded
was found the body of the command
ero and in front of it, covering it for
protection, another body7-that of a
sergeant.
Both revived, and, after long and
painful sufferings, were restored to
health. The sergeant had had an arm
and a leg broken, and had received
eight wounds, three bullets lodging
in his breast. But he had saved both,
his chief and his battalion. Needless
to add that his name figured in the
order of the day, and that he was dec
grated with the Cross of the Legion
of Honor"
The superior paused for moment,
then added
The sergeant was that 'cowardly
beggar, Brother Daniel"
And what became" asked, ''of
the commander, his chief?"
You ought to know him. He was.
made general, and later on command
ed military division in the east OF
France. You must have heard often
of General L.
left the convent abruptly, ex.
claiming to myself:
Unworthy son Of a noble father!p
TO seek out the young man and
tell him the heroic story did not take
long. Pale and trembling. he caught
my hands, saying:
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THE CAPUCHIN's REVENGE


One day many years ago / was
walking along the Rue de Bac, in
Paris. Just ahead of me was a
Capuchin friar, bareheaded and wear.
ing sandals. His brown habit attract.
ed the gaze of the passersby, who
looked at the religious more closely
than politely. The friar was no longer
young, though his eyes shone with
singular brilliancy whenever he raised
them from the ground He limped a
little, and one could see that his left
arm was sustained by sling, more
or less hidden by the sleeve of his
habit.
While / was noticing these points,
young man came along. Passing by
the religious, he jostled him with his
elbow, and then, stopping for mo-
ment, said in voice audible for a
score Of yards around: Cowardly
beggar!" The Capuchin raised his
head quickly; liyid pallor over
spread his countenance, and his eyes
flashed like darts of lightning but
only for an instant; the next, he COW
cred his eyes. with his right hand,
and proceeded on his way. felt that
he had won a notable victory over
himself. Perhaps he was thinking Of
Christ carrying His Cross to Calvary.
In any case, his countenance speedily
resumed an aspect Of resignation,
humility and peace.
Ny first impulse had been to call
back the young man and reprimand
him for his objectionable insult; but
the friar, divining my intention, said
quietly: Let him 60, and may God
forgive him!" Then, with smile, he
added: "1'll take revenge BY pray
Ing for him."
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NoTE-As a great many questions
reach this department, and as our
space is limited, inquirers should be
patient in awaiting their turn for
answers.
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given exclusively to the mighty con.
course. Close to the Pontifical throne
stands the Pope's private physician,
so that the care of His Holiness is
not on the shoulders of the religious.
For the sake of ladies who might grow
faint in such huge crowd there is
a group of nuns belonging to one of
the nursing sisterhoods in attendance.
And here and there through the edi-
flee slowly stride the Pontifical Gend-
armes to, keep perfect order.
Nor is the fire brigade of the Vati-
can absent Every man is in his
place And through the mighty throng
officers in multi mingle for the com
mon good. If order and decorum are
heavens first law, the same may be
said of all pertaining to the Vatican.