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The Irish standard., 1916-02-19
BILL REPORTED FAvoaAeLv.

The bill providing that October 18th
shall be holiday in the District of
Columbia, in honor of the discovery of
America by Columbus. was last week
ordered reported to the Senate favor.
ably.
The Irish standard., 1916-02-19
Story of Distressed Financial
Condition of Vatican Denied
by Papal Delegate

the Washington Post of Sunday, Feb.
ruary s, and possibly in the Sunday
editions of other papers in all sec.
tions of the country, and the Apos-
tolic Delegation at Washington. re-
quests the letter of Most Rev. John
Bonzano, denying the story, be given
a place in the Washington Letter
for the information of Catholics
throughout the United States.
Washington Post. Sunday, February s.
1915.
MONEY NEEDED BY POPE.
Vatican 1915 budget closed with
$5,OO0.OOO shortage.
Especial cable to the Washington
Post.)
Rome, Feb. 5.-The Vatican is
threatened with serious financial diff
ticulties, owing to decreased contribu-
tions from both belligerent and neu-
trail countries. the Agenzia Informa-
zione stated today. The Vatican
budget for 1915 closed with deficit
of nearly $5,000,00o.
The ready money i'll the United
States is being invested in the high
ly profitable business of speculating
in war munitions securities. Nearly
all the permanent Vatican funds were
invested in Austria at the outbreak
Of the war. The depressed value of
Austrian securities has greatly re.
duced the actual income.
The reply of the Apostolic Dele.
gate:
Editor Post: On page IA, column
5, Of this mornings Post. under the
heading, Money Needed by Pope"
find printed special cable to your
paper from Rome. Italy. containing q
quotation from the Azenzia Nazionale.
which would beg of you to kindly
deny in your paper in my name.
1t Is simply fantastic and ridiculous
to assert that the Vatican budget for
1915 closed with a deficit of nearly
$5,000,000. Neither the income nor
the expenditure of the Vatican ever
reaches such a fabulous sum.
Furthermore. I am in a position to
to know, and can therefore emphati-
cally denounce as utterly false and
misleading, the statement that the
ready money in the United States is
being invested In the highly profitable
business Of speculating in war NUM-
tions securities"
| The only vestige of truth in the Ca
BILE dispatch Is the assertion that tho
meager income of the Vatican, which
comes mostly from the charity and
generosity of the Catholic people
throughout the world, has decreased
on account of the war. And yet, not
withstanding this decrease of reve.
nue., the Pope has managed to con-
tribute, as reported by the newspa.
pers. hundreds of thousands of lires
for the alleviation OF people suffering
from the war in belligerent countries
or stricken with disaster in other
places.
Quite recently he gave through me
10000 lire to the bishop of Carceres,
Of the Philippine Islands, to help re-
pair the damages caused by the cy-
clone that swept over the bishops
diocese last summer.
You will do me a favor by publish
ing this communication in the next
issue OF your paper, l am, yours res
pectfully.
JOHN BONZANO,
/ AnOaf0lic Dalo1afa
The Irish standard., 1916-02-19

The oldest B. v. M. Sodality in
America Is attached to the Ursuline
Convent. New Orleans. 1t was organ
ICED May %. 1870. Georgetown Col.
lege has the oldest mems sodality.
The Irish standard., 1916-02-19

The Holy Faith Sisters in Dublin
care for 600 children and are entirely
dependent on voluntary contributions.
The Irish standard., 1916-02-19

The Venerable Franciscan John
Baptist Of Burgundy, Friar Minor, will
be beatihed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Raid German Lines and Often
Hold Enemy in
Check.
HEROISM OF RED CROSS
COLUMNS UNDER FIRE
Often Called Upon to Feed Healthy
as Well as Succor the
Wounded.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Associated Press.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HEADQUARTERS OF THE RUSSIAN
ARMY OF THE CENTER, December
1S.-One of the most perilous branches
of army service in Russia is that of
mounted scouts. an organization pecu-
liar to the Siberian Corps. There are
100 of these scouts to each regiment,
and a harder. more daring lot of rough
riders would be hard to find. They are
for the most part plainsmen, whose
life has been spent in the open and on
horseback.
This organization played an impor-
tant part in the Japanese war. where
by their impetuous attacks they saved
the Russian troops in many instances
from heavy losses. After the Japanese
war they were d~isbanded. but with the
outbreak of the present conflict were
reorganized by Capt. Benjamin Pessot-
sky. who became their commander
During the recent months While the
Russians and Germans have been rae
ing each other in the trenches these
scouts frequently have raided the Ger
man lines, and during the last week
in November on the eastern front shey
Jagged a German staff, consisting of
two generals. a doctor and six nom
commissioned officers A colonel and
many soldiers were killed in the ac-
tiOn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
A Scrap Of Paper.

Yron tho Dundee Advertiser.
According to lie Figaro. the famous ex-
preston. "A. scrap Of paper was used
81 long ago as the eighteenth century by
Lord Chesterfield. and. strangely enough.
70 brand the conduct Of an ancestor Of
William 1.-THE great Frederick himself.
The latter. betraying the French alliance
20 negotiate in an underhand way with
England. had ordered his minister. Pode-
wis. 70 explain &c Lord Chesterfield that
the invasion % Bohemia had not been a
real act Of aggression. but a ~precaution
Of legitimate defense taken against the
threats ard snsres of Austrian politicians.
~ very much doubt" replied Lord
Chesterfield. IF these fears. whether
thee be well or i'll founded. are sufficient
grounds Tor kin up arms against a
nelghbQr. The most solemn treaties are
only scraps OF paper IL the powers that
be have sufficient reasons to authorize
their being broken" This conversation
is related BY Chesterfield himself in a
letter dated February 81. 1I45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
The Ruffed Grouse, Too.

From the Minneapolis Journal.
The pinnated grouse. or prairie
chicken. is by no means the only de-
sirable game bird whose extinction is
threatened in Minnesota. The ruffed
grouse, or partridge, is in even greater
danger Its growing scarcity has been
noted by many travellers along country
roads, who are accustomed to seeing
many of these birds feeding along the
way. especially in August. This ear
very few were seen, where heretofore
they have been numerous.
1t is probable that the automobile is
in large part responsible for the rapid
disappearance of the ruffed grouse, for
the automobile has completely changed
the conditions under which the bird is
hunted. In former days hunters went
out perhaps once a week, where now
they can go every afternoon. The
adiu of their activity has also been
greatly incpeased. so that places that
were once beyond their reach are now
within easy motoring distance. Thus
what were practically game refugees
are no longer such.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

meat. Beefsteak was set down at 80
cents a kilo. and beef and mutton at
so and so cents. The cause of this, the
butcher explained. was that the army
very suspicious while hi9 price list was
being examined and finally said:
Are you Germans? We have to be
on the k always for Germans"
The markets and stores in the vicinity
showed war prices prevailing every
where. owing to the military demand,
on some vegetables and fruit.
Cauffower was s cents. turnips, g
CENT? a kilo: potatoes. s cents a kilo-
Apples and pears were from 40 to 30
centimes a kilo. Eggs were 8 cents
each-Quite cheap. Butter was high,
and beans particularly high, because
the supply from Galicia had been cut
of by the war.
The working classes continue to get
meals at reasonably cheap rates. owing
to orders given by the oity authorities.
Shops for the poor are selling soup at 9
cents a plate. and with bread. 3 cents.
A! big slice of maize cake Is 1 cent. and
with baked nsh. 2 cents. The price of
bread is kept down by municipal regu-
lations and the quality OF the bread
kept up.
King Fines shopkeeper.
King Victor Emmanuel went into one
OF these bread shops not long ago.. 1t
was soon whispered about that this
was the king, and the proprietor OF thu
shop hastily looked up some very hne
bread, which he spread before his mai
esty.
"And why this superior bread7" saiA
the king.
Because you are the king" said the
.astonished shopman.
But in the matter of bread the king
and the people are all tho same" re-
piled King Victor. sternly. You have
offended against the law, which res
quires all bread to be of equal quality
and you are ordered to pay q hne OF
500 Ira for the o~fense."
War signs are evident in the hsh
market, nearby. All fishing in tho
Adriatic has been suspended, owing to
the fear of submarines. and also to pre-
vent fishermen from having any chance
to mmunica with the nearby enemy.
Fishing is. therefore, confined to the
inshores and lagoons, and prices have
soared-about so cents a kf1o for the
fine grades of fish. down to as little as
minnows, which are boiled in bulk. The
city has even made provision for the
school children to get hot meals during
war times, and shops are provided SELL
ing hot potatoes and hot chestnuts.
Altogether, Venice in its war dress
shows the plain effect of the strain It is
under in being the center of the war
zone, but the people are not suffering,
supplies are adequate, though at con-
siderably advanced prices, and the
spirit of the people shares in the en-
thusiasm of the soldiers for pressing
the war until victory is secured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Psalms But No Sans.
rom the Boston Transcript.

Mrs. ", suspecting the coo was en-
PERTAINING her beau in the kitchen, call
ed Martha and said she thought she
heard some one talking with her.
ooh, no, ma'am," said the quick-wit-
ted Martha, 'it was only me singing a
psalm"
"AN right, them" returned her mis-
tress, you may amuse yourself with
psalms, but let's have no hims."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
SERBIAN GUERRILLA
|. DEALS OUT JUSTICE
Name of "Babounsky" Has
Become a Terror to
EviIdoers.
GIVES A SHORT SHRIFT
TO TRAITORS TO COUNTRY
Was Country School Teacher Before
Taking Up Arms in First
Balkan War.
Correspondence Of the Associated Press.

GEVGHELI, Serbia, November 22.-
One Of the most picturesque figures of
the European war is the Serbian "komi-
tadji,' or guerrilla Ivan S~toikovitch.
known to fame as "Babounsky." The
name is drawn from the famous Ba-
bouna pass, where recently the Serbs
so long held the invading Bulgariane'
at bay. Ivan Stoikovitch comes from
that part Of Serbia and is therefore
known to his followers and to the
Serbian population at large by A nick
name indicating the fact.
A slight man, tall, with honest gray
blue eyes and the pale features of a
student, he impresses the stranger with
anything but the terror which his
name inspires. Nor do his looks belle
his real profession. For the redoubt-
able "B~abounsky" was a school teacher
until, fired by an ardent patriotism. he
gave up his classes to gather about
him a band of intrepid spirits in the
fight for the release of the Turkish
part of Serbia from the Ottoman yoke.
Even since the first Balkan war he
and his followers have been under
arms. ~Unrecognized by the laws Of war.
they have taken their own risks Of
capture and instant execution. Their
refuge is in the Serbian mountains, and
they have been willing to trust their
security to their own a~stuteness and
the impregnability of their numerous
hiding places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
City Defended by Scouts.

The following incidents concerning
the scouts activities earlier in the war
were given by an officer at the front,
A. 3 o'clock on the afternoon of Sep
TENDER 80 the last companies of the
first division left their positions before
Warsaw to take UP others behind the
iefenses of the city. The entire de-
Tense of the city was left to the ST.
berian scouts. Commander Pessotsky,
who had remained with the scouts,
took upon himself TO order his men to
spread out and occupy the left wing
of the positions between Yulanova and
Novo 1vitchni. in front of a o
The Germans began to dvanc on
Novo Ivitchni. sending a hying column
In front. PesSotsky ordered his men TO
open fire. The German column to their
surprise began to fall back. firing.
Pessotsky got on top OF a small mouse
n through his glasses observed the
enemy. ordering changes in position to
give the impression that the trenche
were fully manned The Germans be-
gan Smelling the village and the mouse
where he was. In face of this. he sent
an officer to the rear. saying thai ne
was holding the position and asking
that endorsements be sent. The enc
my began pressing forward in force,
but Pessotsky'S heroic action had gwen
time for the whole Russian column to
move forward again and by a fanking
TO drive back tine Germans.
This was the beginning of the German
retreat that ended at their frontier.
II may also be said that during this
war the Russian Red Cross has done
more than ever could nave oeen eN,
pected of it. The doctors, surgeons and
sisters on the one hand and the rolun-
teer organizations on the other have
worked with marvellous efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Red Cross Flying Columns.

One of the most interesting phases Of
the work is the operation OF the hying
columns, which move along with the
army and work while engagements are
in progress. In each flying column
there is an officer in charge with all the
rights of a military commander of a
"a military unit. although he may
come from civil life. Besides him there
are two or three aids. The medical
side of the organization is represented
by three surgeons, eight students and
two sisters. One hundred and eighty
men 10 each column are assigned and
trained to the work required of them,
from. the ranks of enlisted men. The
column has also a large number of san
itary carriages, several field kitchens.
field operating rooms and IN case OF
necessity tents to live in.
During the battle the column is di-
vided into three sections The COM
mander. either mounted or afoot. moves
" with the sanitars, as near as
possible 10 the trenches sometimes
they locate in the trenches themselves
Very often when trenches or positions
change hands the flying column has to
stay on until the last. to take away the
in spite of the danger OF ran
ing into the enemy hands. Two coll
nmns have been entirely destroyed by
the fire of the enemy and several have
been captured. TO say nothing of indi-
viduai losses among other columns. Not
only have they TO bring first aid to the
trenches. but frequently they must
transport the rounded in their SAM
tary carriages through the zone of ar
tillery fire.
During the battle the columns also or
ganize field feeding points and bring
20 the trenches not only first aid. but
food for the wounded. who often must
lie for hours before they can be moved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Battle Against Disease.

1t has taken the. most eff
forts Of German medical forces to
overcome the epidemics of typhoid,
smallpox. rabies II other diseases
hat they found prevalent in Poland
when they arrived. They had to con-
tend not only with a shortage of
~medicaments. but also with the dis
trust Of the people and a distinct OPP
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Kept Band Under Arms.

During the brief periods separating
the first Balkan war from the second,
and the second Balkan war from the
present European struggle, the inter-
nal administration of Serbia was in
such a state of disorder that it seemed
to "Babounsky' better to retain his
band under arms and to assist in the
administration of a rough and ready
justice than to send his followers to
their own firesides. In this capacity,
ever in the short intervals of peace. he
kept his name as a kind of modern
Robin Hood-the friend of the weak
and the terror of the evildoer.
Especially since the complete break
down of the Serbian administration.
following the flight of the government
to Scutari. has "~Babounsky" become a
parsonage of prime Importance in Ser
bia. Before the advancing German and
Bulgarian armies town after town was
evacuated. Sometimes the Inhabitants
We're able to take IA few OF their be
longings with them; more often they
were forced to leave with the clothes
they wore as their only possessions.
But especially in the southern part of
Serbia, where the greater part of the
inhabitants are really of Turkish or
Bulgarian extraction. only the Serbs
fed and the Turks and the Bu1garians
remained. While waiting for the ar
rival of the armies of their compa-
triots they were not averse to going
through the deserted Serbian dwellings
and acquiring a few useful articles.
"B~abounsky" did not approve of this.
Naturally. the deserted dwellings and
all in them would fall into the hands
of the conquerors. That was all right
the chance of war. But that former
neighbors should do the looting was
not in "Babounsky's" code. And those
who tried it were dealt with in a most
manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Work Is Done Thoroughly.

That II has beer thoroughly done,
however, is attested 10 by the fact that
between 10000 and $4,000 laborers have
been employed in the various sections
of Poland Most of these men are Poles.
thrown OIL of their ordinary occupa-
lions by a shortage of raw materials.
Throughout the length and breadth Of
Poland the sand stretches are being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
Short Shrift for Bulgars.

Whoever among the Bulgarians was
suspected of giving information to the
advancing Bulgar armies also received
short shrift. A story is told of the
first Balkan war, When a certain
p~seudo-Serb, known as "Kechko." was
suspected of treason to the Serbian
cause. "Babounsky's" band appeared
upon the scene one night and "Kechko"
and four others were arrested. tried in
secret by the band at midnight and
sentenced to be sent to Saloniki"-
that is, taken to the banks of the Var
dar river, stabbed and thrown in. their
bodies to drift down with the current
to Saloniki. All five were lined up
on the bank. "~Babounsky" gave the
signal for the fatal blows to be struck.
But. unfortunately, "Kechko's' execu-
TONER, a lawyer from Belgrade, had
never killed a man before and his hand
slipped. The five bodies were thrust
into -. the Vardar, but "kechko" was
still alive.
A week later the Serbian consul at
Saloniki was called to the hospital.
"Kechko' told him the story of his
escape from death, but begged that it
be kept secret until after his departure
for the United States. Ultimately re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
EQUIPPED With Modern Rifles.

Although tens of thousands of the
Turkish infantrymen fought for some
time with rifles of the antique hyde
type. they have all now been equipped
with modern models. notably the rifles
taken from the Russians. The great
scarcity of machine guns in the Otto
man army is also a thing of the past.
Everything that could tend TO place
the Turkish army on an equal foot
ing with the best organization in Eu-
rope has been rushed here since the
opening of traffic on the Danube.
Today it has become a question
whether or not it is possible for the
allies to remove the rest of their
troops without losing a great share OF
them. The transports. If brought in
shore TO embark the troops. would be
under a terrible fire by the new Turk
ish batteries. even if a powerful Brit
ish and French fleet were assembled
to protect the retreat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

An order of December 81 prohibits
the expectation of butter from France
to allied countries and to the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
TURKS NO LONGER FEAR
INVASION BY THE ALLIES
Say Gallipoli Peninsula Will Be
Safeguarded by German and
Austrian Batteries.
Correspondence of the Associated Press.

correspondence or the Associated Press
CoNSTANTINoPLE. December 49,
The withdrawal OF a large portion Of
the allied troops on the Gallipoli penin-
sula was almost coincident with the
arrival at the Turkish front of heavy
Germa and Austrian batteries, which
are SO formidable that the people OF
~Constantinople believe there is 10
longer the slightest doubt as to the
ability of the Ottoman army 20 clear
the peninsula of the invaders. Large
shipments of ammunition for the Turk
ish artillery also recently reached the
Dardanelles coast batteries and the
field guns. and according to indications
in the Turkish official report the Otto
man troops are constantly increasing
their effectiveness in artillery ire.
During the last interview which the
with Field Marshal Liman Won n
Pasha the latter pointed out that with
sufficient artillery at his disposal the
allied troops would find il difficult TO
their artillery was able to keep the
British and French men-of-war from
coming too close to the coast.
Turks Faced Serious Problem.
AS pointed out in previous dispatched.
the lack of sufficient artillery and am
munition proved at times a sore prob
lem for the Turkish troops. The Turk
ish artillery fire was always weak, and
the allied warships were able to take
the Turkish positions under the most
CALLING fire without running the slight
est risk, except that occasioned by the
presence of German submarines. IL
was only occasionally that one of the
allied ships. venturing in too close.
was hit. The fire of the British moni-
tors also, by reason of being high
curve made certain exposed trenches
of the Turks neNt to ~untenable. Bdt
the Turkish infantry stood its ground
so bravely that it has become a popular
saving in Co~nstantinople that they de-
tended Gallipoli with their naked,
breasts"
The installment of the heavy German
and Austrian guns will make it neces-
sary for the British monitors. torpedo
boats and cruisers to keep at a re-
spectful distance after this. with the
allied trenches also exposed to the fire
of heavy mortars. ii is declared that
the fate of the British and French
troops on the Gallipoli peninsula is
sealed. In fact, say the Turkish au-
thorities. TO take them away while
there is yet a chance would be an act
of mercy. The prospects of success for
the allies are declared to be SO Slight
that IT would require an expenditure
of men and material twice as great as
has already been made to bring tho
British and French any closer to Con-
Equipped With Modern Rifles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

bolstered up with wood and stone-and
10, 900 cubic meters approximately
yards) have been used thus far in max
ing pasSable roads, even IN districts
where no military need for them exists.
For instance. a road seVenty-nVe
kilometers in length has been built to
the south of LodZ, where there have
been no armies for months, and where
there is no immediate prospect of a
need for good roads from a military
standpoint. The work continues, and
a. contrast between the old and new
order of things-easlly obtainable in
the course of d ride outside of Lodz-
gives a glimpse of the constructive eff
forts of the erman
The Polish population in general has
proven thankful for what has been &C
thousands of it's men and women have
received employment in the reconstruc-
ton of the Polish roads. and have in
this way been saved from the starva-
ton that otherwise stared them in the
face.
1t is peculiar that the women, rather
than the men, have done the most to-
ward rehabilitating their own country.
The women and grown children have
for the reconstruction of Poland, while
the men. with few exceptions, have had
to be driven. and have never overcome
their suspicion OF the This
suspicion. it is assumed. is founded on
generations of experience of Russian
domination. The men, rather than work,
offer brides to the Germans, as they
then appear utterly dumfounded when
the brides are not accepted and they
are confronted with the alternative of
working OF starving.