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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
IRISH EDITOR KILLED WITHOUT
TRIAL,

Admission was made by the gov
eminent that F. Sheehy SkefIington,
editor Of the Irish Citizen, and two
other journalists had been executed in
the Porto Bello barracks in Dublin.
without the knowledge Of the military
authorities and before martial law was
actually in operation.
OF important events by far the most
sensational was the revelation con-
corning Skeffington, which formed the
climax Of the fast growing resentment
Of the Irish people at the continuance
of the executions in Dublin which
has already given the government
great concern. There are two Irish
men awaiting execution.
Demand was made and granted for
a special session Of the House of Com
mons to discuss the executions in Ire
land and finally the issue of an i'm.
portant manifesto to the Irish peo-
pie.
There is considerable difference of
opinion in the English cabinet as to
whether it is safe to revoke martial
law in Ireland yet, and many members
of both houses Of parliament are sat
isfed that Major General Sir John
Maxwell's severity was fully justified.
the skefangton incident causes indig.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
CRY OF "MURDER" RAISED IN
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

Four more of the leaders in the
Irish revolt have been sentenced to
death by the Dublin court-martial and
executed, according to an official state
ment issued Sunday. They were Cor
nelius Colbert, Edmund Kent, Michael
Mallon and J. j. Houston. This makes
a total of twelve who suffered the ex.
IRENE penalty
Nineteen others concerned in the in.
surrection were sentenced to death,
but the sentence was committed to va.
rious terms of penal servitude. On
three others prison terms were i'm
posed. Two were acquitted.
"Murder" Cry In Commons.
The Irish question was again raised
in the house Of commons Monday by
Laurence Ginnell, Nationalist, who at
tackled the government last week on
account Of the putting to death of
leaders Of the Dublin uprising. In re.
spouse to a question from Mr.. Ginnell,
Premier Asquitll said he could not
give an undertaking that no more men
would be put to death before oppor.
tunity was given for a discussion OF
the matter in the house Of commons.
On receiving this reply, Mr.. Ginnell
shouted, Murder! Murder!"
John Redmond, the Irish leader, put
a question to Mr.. Asquith in which he
suggested that the continuance of mil
itary executions in Ireland was caus-
ing bitterness among a section of the
population which had no sympathy
with the instruction.
Mr.. Asquith had to say that Gen.
Maxwell had been in direct personal
communication with the cabinet on
the subject. He had great confidence,
the premier said, in the generals dis.
erection.
Gen. Maxwell's instructions, which
conformed to his own judgment, were
to sanction the infection of the ex.
IRENE penalty OF those guilty.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
MAJOR MCBRIDE CONVERTED
THE BEAUTIFUL IRISH REBEL"

Maj. John Mcbride, Slim Fein
leader, was shot to death Saturday, It
was officially announced. Two others
sentenced to die obtained commute
ton Of their sentences to life imprison-
ment. Mcbride was the eighth to pay
the death penalty in the Irish revolt.
Thomas Hunter and William Cos.
grave were the two sentenced to death
whose sentences were committed.
Maj. Mcbride fought through the
Boer war on the' side Of the Beers,
commanding the first Irish brigade.
After the Boer surrender he escaped
to Paris.
In Paris, Maude Come. the "beauti.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
FRIENDS OF IRISH Freedom T.
Are ORGANIZED IN ST. LOUIS
Irish Americans and Sympahzess Of Other Naionales Attend
Meeting Where Conditions in Ireland Discussed
General Sherman Speaks Of Love Of Famous Sole
and HIS Interest in the Irish Cause.

DR.. ]. J.Kane, one Of the Fenians
In Ameria, who participated in the
invasion Of Canada at the close Of
the civil war, was one of the speak
ers at the recent meeting Of Irish
sympahizers in st. Louis.
DR.. Kane declared that he received
the flag of his Fenian company from
tho hands of General Sherman, the
civil war hero, in hall at Fourth
street and Washington avenue in 1865.
He then was first lieutenant of the
company, he said.
General Sherman then gave me a
message that will give you tonight, -
he said. "He told me he selected me
because was the youngest man in
the company. He spoke of England
and said this country owed her no.
thing but debt of hatred.
Gle said it might seem strange that
he, a commanding officer of the United
States forces, should participa' , u our
movement, but that he was a IL .el g
freedom. :
"He told us he did not believe the
Irish could win then, but said, and this
is his message: Some day England
will meet a rival who will be her
match, and then your time will have
GOMEZ"
jeremiah Sheehan, city auditor OF
st. Louis, was elected president of the
st. Louis branch of the Friends OF
Irish Freedom at it's initial meeting
in Kenrick Hall, knights of Columbus
building, last week.
The hall was crowded with men and
women of Irish birth or ancestry, and
sympathizers of other nationality
Judge O'Neill Ryan, temporary chair.
man and Charles j. Dolan, a former
Irish member of the British parlia
ment, were among the principal speak
ers.
One of the most interesting periods
of the meeting occurred when Rev
Father Francis Gilfllan, pastor of the
Cathedral parish of st. Louis, and
Rev. Father Tim" Dempsey, pastor
of st. Patrick's church, in the con.
gested district, voiced their views in
the order given.
Father Gilflllan spoke in favor OF
proceeding quietly, so as not to dis
affect other sympathizers. Ryan spoke
strongly in sympathy with the revolu
tionists.
Father Dempsey spoke by request
from various persons present. He said
he had not intended to speak, because
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
MAJOR MCBRIDE is ExEcUTED;
TWO OTHERS TO PRISON
Mcbride Fought in Boer War With
Irish Brigade.
He Had Long Been Active in Political
Affalrs-Lectured in This coun-
try In 1905.

Major John Mcbride was found
guilty of treason and shot in Dublin
Thursday morning, although an
nouncement of his execution was not
made for two days.
Two others, Thomas Hunter and
William Cosgrave, were also found
guilty and sentenced to death, but the
General commanding the military
forces in Ireland committed their SEN
fences to life Imprisonment.
Major Mcbride once before, when
the Beers rebelled in South Africa,
fought against the authority of Great
Britain.
Announcement of the execution Of
Major Mcbride indicates that the
courts-martial in Dublin are still try.
ing leaders in the Sim Fein rebellion.
Major Mcbride Had a Tempestuous
Career.
Major John Mcbride fought through.
out the Boer war with the Irish Brig.
ade under Gen. Piet Joubert. When
the Beers finally surrendered he made
his escape and took refuge in Paris,
where he later married Miss Maude
Come, known in Home Rule circles in
Ireland as the Irish Joan of Arc. In
1905 Major end Mrs. Mcbride deliv-
cred series of lectures in the United
States on Irish politics.
His wife was Protestant who later
entered a convent in Paris to study
the Catholic faith previous to her mar
riage with Major Mcbride. She gave
the British authorities much trouble
on account of her activity for Irish
independence.
1t might be said of Major Mcbride
that he was born revolutionist. He
was born in Westport, County Mayo,
forty-nine years ago, of father who
was an ardent Irish patriot and he
was reared in the atmosphere of re-
volt. His immediate relations, the
Gallaghers and the ellis especially,
were active in Irish movements and
many were driven from Ireland at
the time Of the rising in 81.
At the opening of the war he was
a mining engineer in South Africa
and organized the Irish Brigade in
johannesburg. When the Boer rebels
were granted amnesty Mcbride, who
had been in exile for several years,
went to London and from there to
Paris. He resumed his activity in
Irish political affairs in Dublin,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
SYMPATHY MEETING FOR
IRISH PATRIOTS HELD IN
ST. LOUIS SUNDAY

Charles f. Krone, former state SEN
ator Of Missouri, was one of the speak
ers at the meeting held under the
auspices of the Friends of Irish Free
dom Sunday at Hibernian Hall. The
meeting has been called to express
sympathy for the Irish revolutionists
The general public was invited.
jeremiah Sheehan, city auditor and
president of the st. Louis branch of
the Friends of Irish Freedom, called
the meeting to order. Other speakers
were DR.. Robert Emmeta Kane, Rev.
Father Timothy Dempsey, Judge
O'Neill Ryan and Charles J. Dolan, a
former member Of the British Parlia-
ment and Sim Fein leader. Resolu-
lions were adopted.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13

he was afraid he would say too much.
Il know where Judge Ryan stands"
he said. II know where Father Gilfil-
Ian stands, and I hope in God 1 know
where England will stand before very
long.
II wish France, Italy, Belgium, Bull
garia, Serbia, and other countries en-
gagged in this war were out of it and
Ireland and Germany were left to
deal with the English"
Father Dempsey also stated that in
the very near future he will celebrate
a special memorial mass for the Irish
patriots who died in the present revo-
luton.
Ryan opening the meeting as tenn
porary chairman, read the call of the
national organization. He then spoke
on the present situation in Ireland.
He drew a parallel between the proc
lamation issued by the provisional
officers Of the republic of ireland and
10 declaration of independence Of the
~ States.
go here in this great land Of
freedom supports the stars and
stripes cannot support the declaration
of those Irish patriots who drenched
the soil of Ireland with their blood
for the same principles?" he said.
"Who Of you cannot support these
men in their struggle to free their
country from the same power the
founders of this country battled with
from Lexington to New Orleans? Who
will not pay respect to the men who
met their God in defense of Irish free
dom?
'Was there a word said in their
declaration or a principle propounded
to which an American cannot say
aye? 1t, if not modelled upon, close.
ly paralleled our own immortal declara-
tion of rights. It declared for free
dom Of conscience in contrast with
the efforts Of the British empire to
foster religious dissension for polit-
ical purposes between the Irishman
of the north and his brother of the
SOUTH"
Ryan and Dolan commented feeling
ly on the execution of the leaders of
the Irish revolution. They dwelt es-
pecially on the career of Thomas j.
Clarke, one Of the signers of the Irish
declaration Of independence, whom
both knew personally.
II shed tears today" Dolan said,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
HAD RELATIVES
IN BALTIMORE

Relatives in this city of Joseph
Plunkett said he was the eighth men,
Der Of the family executed in the last
two centuries by British authorities
on charges of treason.
Archbishop Plunkett and Lord OIL
YER Plunkett, executed in the eigh.
teenth century, were great grand
uncles of Joseph Plunkett. Several
aunts and cousins were prominent in
the Catholic Church in this country.
The father Of the executed men was
given papal title, that of Count Plum.
kett, by the Pope
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
WE'D HOUR BEFORE
HIS EXECUTION
Joseph Plunkett Put to Death for
Treason, Left Widowed
Bride.

Dublin, Ireland. - Joseph Plunkett,
one of the leaders in the rebellion,
was married an hour before he was
put to death on Friday. He married
Miss Giffard, sister of Mrs. Thomas
Macdonagh, widow Of one of the first
rebels who was put to death after
court-martial.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13

full Irish rebel" first came seriously
into life of the soldier. She was a
strong advocate of Irish independence
and caused the British Government
much trouble.
Being Protestant and Mcbride a
Catholic, Miss Come, when she decid-
ed to marry him, entered convent
to be instructed in the Catholic faith.
They were married a short time after.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
WHY They we're EXECUTED
Continued on page ~
DECLARATION oE IRISH INDEPENDENCE.

DECLARATION INDEPENDENCE
The Provisional
lrshmen Irhwomen God
manhood
Republican
tion, the Irish Volunteers, and Irish citizen
Having patiently perfected their discipline
right ITSELF
her exIed children
her strength she strikes, In full confidence victory
We declare
be Long that foreign
exngushed that
freedom and
Standing right again
asserting the
Republic
exatation nations.
Irish Irish Republic religious
liberty
ts happiness
the minority from the majority In the
Until brought the
republic
We the Of the Irish Republic
High blessing
Irish Nation
the readiness Of M children sacrifice
itself worthy destiny
Signed,
THOMAS c. CLARKE,
s. MaeDIARMAD,
E. cEANNT
JAMES CONNOLLY
JOSEPH PLUNkETT
THOMAS MaeDoNAoH,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13
Who'll ESALE ARRESTS
ANDEXECUTIONS SHOCK
THE CIVILIZED W0RL D

Major Mcbride, Famous Fighter and Soldier in Boer War,
Standardization of Irish Citizen Executed without Trial
CRY OF murder" RAISED IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-05-13

CONTINUED on page ~
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
Danger Signal.

If the fire bell should ring would
you run and stop it or go and help
to put out the fire? ut is much the
same way with, cough. A cough is
a danger signal as much as fire
bell. You should no more try to
suppress it than to stop fire bell
when it is ringing, but should cure
the disease that causes the coughing.
This can nearly always be done by
taking Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy. Many have used it with the
most beneficial results.~ It is especi-
ally valuable for the persistent
cough that so often follows a bad
cold or an attack of the grip. Mrs.
Thomas Beeching, Andrews, Ind,
writes: During the winter my hus-
band takes cold easily and coughs
and coughs. Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is the best medicine for
breaking up these attacks and you
cannot get him to take any other"
Obtainable everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
Wrapping Irvine From Paper


That wrapping twines which give
thorough satisfaction can be made
from paper has been demonstrated
by experiments made by the Forest
Products Laboratory at Madison,
Wisconsin. Several hundred pack
ages, each containing a medium
sized book, were wrapped and fasten-
ed with the lightest-weight paper
Irvine and were mailed to various
points throughout the United States
Reports show that practically every
package was received in good order
and that in no case was there any
damage which could be charged as a
fault of the Irvine.
In making Irvine the paper is cut
into narrow strips which are then
twisted tightly to form cord. The
strength of the Irvine, depends upon
the character of the paper used and
the process of treatment. 1t is we'll
adapted to a number of purposes,
but the foresters say that-a yet no
satisfactory means has been found
for protectingnpaper Irvine from the
action of water and 1t should not be
used where it will be exposed to
moisture.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
sloan's Liniment Eases Pain.

Sloan's Liniment is first thought
of mothers for bumps, bruises and
sprains that are continually happen
ing to children. 1t quickly pene-
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Cleaner and more effective than mus
sy plasters or ointments. For rheu-
matte aches, neuralgia pain and that
grippy soreness. after colds, Sloan's
Liniment gives prompt relief. Have
a bottle handy for bruises, strains.
sprains and all external pain For
the thousands whose work calls them
outdoors, the pains and aches fol-
lowing exposure are relieved by
Sloan's Liniment. At all Druggists,
25c. L
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08

Rev. Irl R. Hicks, of St. Louis, the
greatest and most successful of
weather forecasters. died on Oct II,
1916, after a short illness. Before
he took sick he had entirely COM
pleted his work on the great Hicks
Almanac for 1917 and had read the
proofs of all his weather forecasts
for year in advance. This noted
Almanac is now ready and is a fine
speciemen of Almanac making. Prof.
Hicks portrait was painted by lead
ing artist of St. Louis in May, and
this portrait printed in colors, makes
the frontispiece of the 1917 Alma
nae. The 1917 Almanac is 35 cents
by mail. Prof. Hicks monthly
Magazine, Word and Works, will
also be continued by the publishers.
Word and Works" one year with
the Hicks Almanac is one dollar
Send cents for a sample copy of
Word and Works." Address Word
and Works Publishing Company,
3401 Franklin Avenue, st. Louis,
Mo.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08

'blue ribbons and others to those
winning them.
On motion J. Harry Maxwell
Treas. for Committee, was instructed
to pay the ladies their premiums on
receipt of them, to defray expenses
from the balance, the surplus to be
turned into the Clubs treasury.
On motion, D. H. Kaufman
County Agent, was unanimously
voted an Honorary Member with
privileges accorded the same, during
the encumbency of his Office.
Adjourned at the call of the
President.
ELwooD BALDERsToN,
Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
The Wars Terrible Waste.

Count Won Roedern, Secretary of
the Imperial German treasury, puts
the total cost of the war to date, for
all belligerents, at $4,000, 00O, 200.
If it continues full three years it
is estimated it will have cost three
times as much as the Napoleonic
War, the War between the States,
the Franco-Prussian War, the Boer
War and the Russo-Japanese War
combined.
A New York banker says that the
vast total will represent an amount
sufficient to build and equip rail-
roads equal to five times the number
now operating in the United States;
OF to dig 200 Panama Canals, or to
extend steamship lines to all parts of
the earth. If spent wisely in an
effort to educate the children of the
globe it could have eliminated
savagery, dissipated prejudice and
endowed science in an effort to inn
prove the living conditions of mani
kind.
But this is not the total cost of the
war. The outright destruction of
cities, railways, ships, factories,
warehouses, bridges, poads and agri-
cultural values runs the amount in
incalcuable millions. There is the
loss of production in occupied terri
tories, the decrease in stocks of
food, metal and other materials and
the arrangement of social machinery.
Twenty-Five million soldiers would
have produced much wealth had they
not enlisted to fight or otherwise to
contribute their skill and energy to
efforts of destruction. There are the
losses suffered by whole bodies of
people, like those of Belgium,
Poland and Serbia, who had to aban-
don their belongings and wander
homeless through devasted lands.
Then again the patriotic citizens of
all nations have devoted their saw
ings to the buying of guns, shells and
the various paraphernalia of wars
equipment; savings that otherwise
would have found way to con-
Struct1Ve things.
And the total is not complete.
Thousands of the male workmen are
MANNED; others have lost their
health; both classes must be cared
for. Those who remain after the
war must pay the bill. Millions
more, are left dependent upon the
state by the death of soldier who
supported them in times of peace.
He served his nation and those for
whom he cared must be projected
1t is the cost of war.
The money the governments are
spending at the rate of $105, 100000
day is nothing, bagatelle in the
cost of war. The other totals arc
tremendous, too vast to be set down,
and too precious to be reckoned by
the cold standard of gold and silver.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

cannot reach the seat of the disease.
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08

Congress re-convened on Monday
for three months session with a
calendar over-crowded with general
legislation, facing railroad reforms
and the high cost of living as new
issues, and confronted with unpre-
cedent estimates aggregating ST.
54,819,654 to meet expenditures of
the government for the fiscal year
1918. There are only IS weeks of
the session and the legislation that
is to be considered is sufficient to
crowd double this time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-08

The recent great strides made By
temperance in this country is max
ing the great political parties wake
up and take notice. The prospect
is that by the time the next presi-
Dental contest comes round these
parties will vie with each other III
putting iron clad temperance planks
in their platforms. In fact, it is not
unlikely that the next campaign may
be fought very largely on this Issue.