The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-06-29
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!: MANY PRIESTS DIE
. ON BATTLEFIElD

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>, I :; !, campaign by the extreme
saai clerical element of the radical and
s SO parties against the nress,,oa
~ Priests at the battle fronts IN da,ly
s ..i With soldiers has Lro,1snt
,,.l.t, by INTO public notice the wc-x
Sai,,a Liese priests have done ard arc
eolllg at the front. - y
- required q specia, i,,ta,,,.-,.,,,- -
Vroeuce for PRIESTS even the ..n,.,s..,.. -,
~ ~, gong to the front. Priorlio Ma.
~ H., no chaplains were provided for
si ,s 'iiny. Ihe minister of war al that
o.te provided in decree ti.,:t in cas-.
"a war Two Catholic priests n p,o.rs
t ,ali. pastor ana rabbi should ea az
t t'.eilsu 10 each group of stretcne..
cs1h si,' OF an army corps. ura :wn
Gatilolic cnaplains to each divis,oc
" Nh M MAJ no stretchcr bearers
given their lives on the field az ba,,,s
mas not yet been counted, Tor besides
.ns cEaplalns there are several thou
s priests incorporated in the auxii-
iaiy services. or who volunteered fo;.
tlNc service. A great many deaths.
however nave bsen reported among
INC chaplains nnde. heroic circu1n-
stances. The rabbi. ABRAHAM i.loch, was
800 Woulued AT Saint-Die bs- II
mont OF a. shell a. Tie fnonlen. when
ny ended a crucifi;. q a Wounded SOL
alef who rad taken hin. for a Catholic
Priest The Able Ti;ier chaplain Of
!he civ!l hospital of Arras was h:ilei
hN smell while saakinG. to save his
i'alients during BON bardneril Of Ar
rag. Chaplain DubrcUil GieG at the en-
IRENE point of positions conquered by
NE Aouaves with whor1 he went 10 the
assault.
Three chaplains gave up their lives
ouIlhs the battle Of Champagne; the
Abbe Iil!not, struck by shell while
digging out men buried bv the cSoIo-
sion of mine; the Abbe rcr.ot and
tne Ahbo Pouch, who fell, the former
Whlie looking after fallen sol,.ier and
the latter while giving rirst ala 10 a
general Of brigade wounded on the
field OF battle.
chaplain from tie region Of YER
Gun gives the following gra phic re-
cltal of an experience: I'VE celebrated
Easter under the shrapnel. within 800
yards Of the German trenches, and the
Credo was saluted BY a fusillade. Our
trenches had beer converted into green
DoWcrs With flowers and ivy garlands
On Good Friday ii stations had been
marked with crosses in the commune
eating trench for the solemn procession.
At half past two, just as j had con-
!ESacG my laSt pen!tent bullet lit kim
IN tne neck. The blood Spurted out
Just as the iast words of dissolution
were uttered. l gave him first aid,
and then lie turned MS brave eyes TO-
Ware me ana murmIrod: You have
cared fol' the body, loW look after my
SOUL | offered up d prayer that went
with his departing soul. While The blood
lowed upon my cross ard cossock. II
was IN that coad3t!on that proceeded
on the road 10 nc cross, and al the
twelfth station / offered the pure YER
million blood OF that brave son of
France to CHRIST and with all my heart
l said: Our Iord. that blood was gen
erously si2ed.
Bishop Ituch, chaplain OF q Sec
ton OF Stretches bearers % the ---
corps, was decorated With the Legion OF
Honor and the way cross O., the field OF
battle, and cited in orders as follows:
Charles Ruch, bishop, cffUCed himself
in spite Of MS eminent dignity and gave
proofs in modest post OF Gnti"ing
activity end devotion. notably IN the
latest comAats, visiting the 1itst line
trenches, seeking for wounded on the
linG OF ll"e, and Watering at night IN
exposed field hospitals. His cailn conr-
age has acquired for him the &1fe@t!on
of everyone
In little sector taken from the Ger
mans, where there was q church TIddled
by Shells, the chaplain OF TAG VICTORIOUS