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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-25
Expose of German Intrigue
in the United States Has
Had No Effect on the
Kaiser's Policy.
Hand of Germany Plainly
Seen in the Labor Trou-
bles in South America
Kaiser Has Not Yet
Learned His Lesson.
BY J. w. 4. MASON.
written for the United Press

New York, Sept. 25.-Argentina's
general strike at the critical moment
OF peremptory demands upon Germany,
provides evidence that the kaiser's
medieval diplomacy has not been
changed by the American revelatio
Of its sinister International menace.
While ii is In the midst OF apollo
giving for Count Luxburg's murderous
advice to the kaiser to sink Argentina's
ships without leaving trace" Ger
many has been caught financing labor
unrest in Argentina. The situation
now existing In the South American
republic is the counterpart OF the ideal
for which Won Bernstorff and his as
soctates were working in the United
States.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-09-25
PERFipT REVEALED.

Had Won Bernstorff and his various
$4,000 sums prevailed. President Will
son would have faced last spring the
same artificial domestic crisis now ex-
listing in Argentine. The single differ
then and now the remarkable work Of
the American secret service has re-
realed documentary proof of Ger
many's diplomatic perfidity.
The Argentine people, in particular
have first hand knowledge of the
muddy depths to which German
diplomacy will sink 1t cannot be
different, therefore for them to under
stand with what readiness German
money is being expended in Argentina
to encourage domestic discord. for
the benefit of the kaiser's absolutists
SHAM OF PEACE PLEA.
For thes rest of the world. the les
son is fully as serious as for Argen-
tina. II demonstrates anew the sham
Of the kaiser's pleading for a moral
peace" To obtain this moral peace"
the kaiser would attempt TO bribe and
corrupt anybody. No peace In which
the Hohenzollerns participate as
principals can be moral peace"
The story of Argentina. shows that
peace now would leave the same
gangsters in control of Germany's des-
TIMES as before the war. The unfor-
tunste position of Argentina, though
perhaps momentarily advantageous to
the kaiser. must, however, result dis
astrously for him in the end. For it is
conclusive evidence Of the refusal of
the Hohenzolierns to reform themselves
voluntarily.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
THEY GO FIRST"

An English lady, residing in
Rome, was asked recently to state
the causes Of her conversion to
Catholicity. She replied: '"The
study OF history and the fact that
they go first" The latter part
Of the answer referred to the Pope
and the prelates Of the Church.
One OF the tests Of genuine
leadership is to be found in the
actions Of those who presume to
lead. Some men are possessed of
exceptional abilities as leaders of
their fellows. Their vision is
broad, their knowledge of human
nature more deep and their wills
more powerful than ordinarily
are to be found. Oftentimes men
Of this caliber are drawn into
power, others with unholy step i'll
trude themselves therein, while
others again are denied oppor-
%tunities of leadership that, if Of
fered, would produce brilliant re
suits.
One of the distinguished traits
of the Catholic Church is the fact
that she has always impressed
upon her apostles, whether pre-
lates OF priests, the duties of true
leadership. The lofty minded.
sincere leader will never ask his
followers to enter fields of danger
where he himself would fear tC
tread. The man who poses as
head and shoulders above his fel
lows and who contents himself
with yindicating has assumed
superiority by words alone is al
upstart and an impostor. Some
times, it is true, i'll the history Of
the world such men have been
clothed for a time with lawful all
thority: they serve, however, but
as examples of the distorted
depravity of corrupt nature ar
rayed in silken robes. Chris
pointed the way to eternal happi
ness and then trod the road Him
self. The apostles and their sue
~cessors taught that life itself was
not too precious IA sacrifice upon
the altar of religious righteous
ness: and each of them straight
way made the sacrifice. In every
case these great, noble, and genu
line leaders went first.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
ARCHBISHOP COMMENDS GOV.
ERNoR'S ORDER.

Among those who strongly i'll
dorsed Governor Johnson's action in
forbidding National Guardsmen in
uniform to enter saloons was the
Most Rev. E. J. Hanna, Archbishop of
San Francisco, who said in an En-
aminer interview:
ut strikes me as most strange that
the men engaged in the liquor bust
ness in this State do not understand
that their business is regarded as so
disreputable that a uniformed officer
of the National Guard may be pro-
hibited from entering any place
where liquor is sold. Is it not
strangely notable that the Governor
of this great imperial State could put
his sign and seal upon the disre-
putable character of the liquor bust
ness as it is conducted in California,
and be backed up and supported by
public opinion in so doing? The Gov
ernor would not dare to issue an. or
der prohibiting officers of the National
Guard from entering and patronizing
any reputable business house. The
liquor interests will have to learn
that they must make their business
thoroughly clean and highly re-
spectacle"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
New Bishop Consecrated
RIGHT REVEREND JAMES McCLOS.
KEY THE NEW BISHOP OF Fam.
BoANGo, Philippine ISLANDS.

Eighth native of the city of Phila-
delphia and the twentieth of the great
Archdiocese to be chosen for an epis-
copal See, the Right Rev. Monsignor
James Paul McCloskey, rector of the
Church of the Nativity B. V. NJ, Media,
Pa, and Bishop-elect of the Diocese
of Zamboango, Philippine Islands, re-
ceived the fullness of the priestly
power on Tuesday morning, May 1, in
the Cathedral of SIS. Peter and Paul.
The ceremony of episcopal consecra.
ton, which is one of the most beautiful
and impressive in the Church's ritual
was marked by a notable assemblage
of prelates, priests and religious
Most Reverend Archbishop Prender
CAST presided. The ~consecrating
Bishop was the Right Rev. Denis J
| Dougherty, d. D., Bishop of Buffalo
The co-consecrating Bishops were the
Right Rev. Peter Joseph Hurth, c.
c., d. d., Bishop of the Diocese o
Nueva Segovia, Philippine Islands, ant
the Right Rev. John j.. McCort, Au
Hillary Bishop of Philadelphia. Thu
sermon was delivered by the Righ
Rev. Philip r. McDeyitt, D. D., Bishop
of Harrisburg.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
A "Record" Mission in
Barcelona
'NINETY-SIx MISSIONERS MAKE
SOLEMN ENTRY INTO CITY,
CHURCHES CROWDED TO OVER
FLoWlNG-MlSSIoNS FOR ALL
WALKS OF LIFE.

An epoch-making mission has taken
famous for Socialism and anti-Cath-
olicism. 1t is the work of that valiant
prelate. Bishop REG, who has al
ready accomplished SO much since he
was appointed to the see. A week be-
fore the mission opened SO missioners
OF various religious Orders, but prin-
cipally Jesuits, made their solemn
entry into the city accompanied by
the clergy of twenty-nine parishes
and the religious and civil authorities.
The Bishop received them in the Ca
thedral, where, after a public profess
sion of faith, Fir. Santer. S. J., preached
the first sermon. By a wise arrange
ment one week of the mission vas de-
voted to a part of each parish, such
as chap~els-of-ease and churches of
religious Orders, while the second
week the missioners were at the par
ish churches. There were three SER
mons every day and the crowd was SO
great at each service that these had
to be increased and halls had to be
taken in the various parishes for over
flow meetings. In addition to the
sermons for the faithful in general
there were special missions for sep
arate groups of auditors. Thus, the
teaching profession had q mission at
Santa Anna, the employees of com
merce at San Francesca; the hospi.
tails, the colleges, the prisons, all had
| their missions. The children of the
| communal and private schools were
not forgotten; forty thousand OF
them, ranging in age from six to
fourteen, marched in the procession
| which closed the mission. 1t vas an
| immense religious undertaking.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05

III put an end to his diplomatic career.
He was then young, wealthy and abso-
lutely free, and he yielded to his
strong attraction towards the archeol-
ogy of the East. The Holy Places of
Palestine inspired him with a passion
ate interest, and the result Of his pro-
longed and profound studies was an
important work, on the Churches of
the Holy Land which he started and
developed the theory that the Cru
saders brought to the East, noble ira
ditions of western art, but the con
quest of Palestine by the Mussulmans
hopelessly ruined the cities where
these traditions had taken root and
flourished. In 1911, three years before
the war, M. de Vogue revisited Jeru-
salem and on the spot where he had,
as a young man, learnt to love The an
cient points in his former discoveries.
Distinguished as an archeologist, the
Marquist de Vogue was eminent as a
historian and possessed the qualifica.
lions of a first-rate student of history:
| clearness and strength Of expression,
rectitude and independence of judg.
ment. .
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
A Modern ''Grand Seigneur'
MARQUIS DE VOGUE WAS A MAN
OF VARIED GIFTS-SHUNNED
~
PUBLICITY SEEKING-WAS AN
W
ARDENT STUDENT OF HISTORY,
AND A LEADER OF THE FRENCH
RED CROSS.

Seldom did a man unite such varied
natural gifts as the Marquis de Vogue,
whose recent death deprived his oun
try of an eminent servant and the
French Red Cross, in particular, of a
chief whose great age-he was eighty
seven-did not hamper his action as
a leader, writes B. de Courson III
America" In appearance the Mar
quis de Vogue was "a typical grand
seigneur. Tall and straight, even to
the last, he looked every inch a chief.
He was refined in speech, grayely
courteous in manner, large-minded and
large-hearted, and, although faithful to
many traditions of the past, keenly
alive to the necessities OF the present.
The Marquis was also a many-slded
man and his notable mental gifts found
employment in different branches; his
birth and fortune, far from encourag-
ing a life of leisure, we're in his eyes
spurs to action, and his activity spent
itself to the very last in the service OF
all the great interests that had always
filled his thoughts and his time.
Of an old provincial family OF Cen
trail France, the Marquis de Vogue was
deeply attached to the mountainous
region OF LIE Vivarais, where for nine
centuries past, the VOgues have had
their house. 1t is typical OF his dis
like of vulgar publicity that, having
written the history of the past Vogues,
he stopped when he came to his own
father because he said, 1 should
then be obliged to write about myself.
There was a certain reserve about
him, that has become rare in these
self-advertising days and that, like
speech, had an oldfashioned charm.
He began life as a diplomat in 1S49
and his first post was st. Petersburg,
but, in 1852, the accession oil Napoleon
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
Two Meatless Days A Week
ENGLAND MAKES TUESDAY MEAT
LESS-CATHOLlCS WILL BE Az
FECTED TWICE A WEEK.

Thanks to Mr.. Boland, an Irish
member of parliament, in England,
the supply of pure flour for altar
breads has been secured, and this,
happily, before the fresh restrictions
now being introduced made the sub
iect still more difficult. Catholics are
somewhat annoyed to see that the Of
fetal food controller has fixed the
meatless day for Tuesday, which
means that they at least must endure
two meatless days a week. Some
people are inclined to think that this
arrangement is a direct annoyance to
Catholics, but such is not the case
1t is probably purposeful, however, as
the food controller was well aware
that a meatless Friday would make no
diminution in the meat supply of one
section of the community-a larger
section than Catholic alone, for many
High Church folk keep Friday as a
day of abstinence. By this means he
secures a dimunition in consumption
all around, and probably if two meat.
less days come to be fixed in the near
future they will be Tuesday and Fri
day.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
DOMAIN OF EMP ERANCE
THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS.

The effect of this continued poison
tends to destroy the human system.
Vance Thompson, in his book, Drink
and Be Sober" says: alcohol goes
about it's business slowly. 1t takes
years, it may be, to do what cocaine
does in a flash. But physiologically
it is doing the same thing. 1t is
merely the rapidity of it's action
which makes the fiend take to CO.
caine instead of to the leisurely stimu-
lation of whiskey. He is riding to
the same goal" Alcohol is, then, Il
poison, and the moderate use of it is
an immoderate act, a slow process of
destruction, but none the less sure in
the ultimate result. The moderate
| drinker, if we dare call one such who
uses liquor, is gradually losing his
| grip on the things of life. The guam
titv which he consumes may be the
same, although this is a rare case,
as the habit grows from that upon
which it is fed. Yet suppose there
be the same restraint as to the
amount he will consume, and M in
ducement may be able to cause him
to break through that limit. He may
even flatter himself on his modera-
ton and the harmless effects, because
he has the will power to command
abstinence after he has consumed
that specified amount.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
A CHURCH FOR THE DEAF
THEIR PECULIAR NEEDS WILL BE
ATTENDED TO IN A SPECIAL
WAY-UNUSUAL DIFFICULTIES
IN THE WAY OF DEAF CATHO-
Lies.

The Ephpheta Mission, Chicago, is
planning to build a church for the
deaf, where their peculiar needs can
be ministered to more successfully
than is now possible. Archbishop
Mundelein cordially approves the prof.
ect and has promised a substantial
contribution. Father Mahan, who
brought the matter to the Archbishop's
attention, says: eff our hearing
friends will stop and reflect upon the
situation of a deaf person in his own
parish, they will readily see the need
of a religious center for the deaf. A
deaf person can hear no sermon, can
receive no advice in the confessional
and can have no converse with his
priest, though he needs instruction,
advice and encouragement far more
than those who are blessed with the
gift OF hearing. If the deaf Catholic
practices his religion at all, he must
be content to live very much a stran'
ger in the House of God. To be faith
full to the practices of u holy re
ligion under such conditions requires
strong faith, a good understanding OF
ones religion and a realization OF the
responsibilities it places upon one
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
VALUE OF CONFESSION.

The weakness of the human
mind is such that in spite of all
efforts man is continually yield
ing to the inclinatiOnS Of his low
er nature. knowledge alone un-
assisted by grace and the moral
power Of the will avails but little.
Strive as a man may he inevitably
sooner or later gives way to the
inducements held out to him by
the world, the flesh and the devil.
SO great a man as the Apostle OF
the Gentiles admitted: 1.-The good
which | will, | do not; but the
evil which | will not, that | do
The result of this state of affairs
is that man from time to time falls
into sin. He is obliged to repeat
with the great Paul, Il am de-
lighted with the law Of God con-
cording to the inward mind. But
| see another law in my members,
fighting against the law of my
mind"
One Of the great fruits Of the
Redemption is the remedy which
Christ has left i'll order to coun-
tcract the effect Of this inward
struggle. Left to himself, man is
sure to go down to defeat. He
can Of his own efforts enter the
realm of sin: he cannot, unassist-
ed, leave that realm. The great
remedy for sin and it's effects is
the Sacrament Of Penance. Every
person feels at times the neces-
sity Of unburdening the secrets of
his soul to an intelligent and sym
pathetic friend. This self-revela-
ton and open avoWal acts as d
soothing balm to a ruffled spirit.
Confession, however, does more.
1t furnishes a balm that not only
soothes and tempers the heat OF
spiritual fever, but at the same
time it removes from the soul
every vestige of sin, restores the
spirit to intimate friendship with
God, and renders d man once
more as pure and innocent as he
was when the saving waters Of
baptism washed out of his sou.
the stain of original guilt. Is moi
he careless, nay foolish, who
would neglect wilfully SO thor
ough and SO valuable a remedy
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05

ly only the grace of God itself
will enable him to say 10.
The power Of will is necessary
not only i'll those who command
others, but also in the individual
human being for his own happi-
ness and success. The young per-
son entering timidly the broad
field of life and confronted by un-
dreamed-of forms of danger must
needs have the will power to say
no. Human respect, self-interest,
apparent gain should never be the
deciding factors in solving such a
problem. The power to say no
when occasion demands is the
power to say yes when duty calls.
The person who has lost the will
to say no is the person who has
lost the power to blush i'll the
presence Of evil.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05

every form Of good they needed
but the test to prove their genu-
ineness or their falseness. The
test has come. War was declared
by this country on Good Friday,
April 6. From the very first day,
when the clouds Of war began to
gather threateningly over the Re-
public, the Knights Of Columbus
through their highest officials,
through their councils and their
writings, have been a unit in offer
ing themselves, life, efforts and
service at the disposal Of the gov
eminent. From ocean to ocean
and from border to border, the
Knights of Columbus, like the
valiant Knights %Femplar, the
Knights of st. John, of Malta, and
the Teutonic Knights Of old, have
been found loyal to their highest
ideal, which is patriotism. Once
and for all they have VIGOROUSLY
hurled back into the face Of theil
accusers the vile charge of dis.
loyalty. Following the advice OF
a great prelate, they have been
equal to the first i'll their prompt,
ness to serve and have bidder
others at least to follow.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
Educational Convention
CATHOLIC EDUCATORS TO MEET
IN BUFFALO IN JUNE-FlNE
PROGRAM ARRANGED.

This year the annual convention Of
the Catholic Educational Association
will be held in Buffalo, N. Y, on June
25, 26, 27 and 2S. Catholic educators
from all over the United States will be
present, and matters of moment in the
educational world will receive careful
discussion. Rt. Rev. Bishop Dougher-
ty, who invited the Catholic educators
to meet in Buffalo, has taken a per-
sonal interest in the arrangements,
and the local committee appointed by
him has looked carefully after the de-
tails of preparation. Rev. F. W. How
ard, LII. D., has been in Buffalo in
conference with the local committee
and to assist in perfecting plans for
the meeting. Through the courtesy Of
the Oblate Fathers of Mary Immacu-
late, the sessions of the convention
| will be held at Holy Angels Apostolate
School, 348 Porter avenue.
Among the subjects to be discussed
| this veal will be the standardization
of Catholic colleges, a matter which
has received the attention of Catholic
educators for a number of years. Also
some discussion will be given to the
outlining of a plan which might be pro-
posed as a means of bringing more or.
| der into the educational work OF this
| country. Some of the lay foundations
have very definite plans for reorganiz'
ing the educational work of the United
| States, and it is the part of Catholic
education to put a stronger and still
more strong emphasis on sound educa'
tional principles.
A meeting of the representatives
and Superiors of religious communities
of women engaged in teaching in this
country, will be held during the con
vention. Papers of special interest are
being prepared, and will be presented
at this meeting.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
UNITARIAN REPORT ON TEN
PERANCE.

In a report on temperance a COM
mittee of Unitarians said:
I'VE wish to call the attention of
the ministers and members of u
American Unitarian churches to the
Importance of the Drink Problem. 1t
deserves more serious consideration
than it is at present receiving among
us. The drink habit may not be the
root of all other evils, but it aggre-
gates every one of them. 1t predis-
poses to disease, and it makes eco
cry less rapid and less probable. 1t
decreases the industrial and intellect
ual efficiency of the nation. 1t in
creases accidents and makes the risks
of life greater. 1t places enormous
burdens upon the home, the state, and
the Church. 1t multiplies the number
of defective children; it consigns
numberless ome to hard labor and
miserable lives. 1t floods courts with
| criminals; it crowds almshouses with
paupers; it sends thousands to asy-
lums. 1t instigates Il large part of
| sexual immortality. 1t puts a. blight
upon numberless neighborhoods."
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
CORRIERE D'lTALIA
lTALY'S LEADING CATHOLIC PA
PER IN NEED OF FUNDS.

AS a result of the enormous increase
in the price Of paper and other neces.
saries and in the rate of wages OF
all classes of workers which has
severely hit all journalistic enter
prises, the daily "Corriere .dltalia,1
which is published in Rome, an
nounces a deficit of 100000 lire ($4O,'
O0O and appeals to the generosity OIL
Italian Catholics for support during
these difficult times. 1t is to be sin
cerely hoped that the appeal will meet
with a satisfactory response, as the
"Corriere' is the only real newspaper
in Rome run on Catholic principles.
the "Osservatore Romano" not being
regarded as an ordinary journal; and
it's stoppage would leave the field to
be occupied entirely by newspapers
which are Indifferent and sometimes
hostile to religion.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
VOICE OF BUSINESS.

The Manufacturers Record of Balti-
more is one of the leading industrial
publications of the country. This Is
what it says of the drink traffic:
I'VE are absolutely, t~eetotally, and
in every way possible, opposed to the
Whiskey industry, not only because
of it's immoral influence, but from
the economic standpoint. 1t is a
curse to the country of such gigantic
proportions that the sooner it is blot
ted out, the better it will be for man.
kind. The billions of dollars that are
annually spent in this country con-
stitute one of the most fearful curses
ever brought upon the land, and
every dollar thus expended is an
economic waste and a drain upon the
physical, mental, moral and financial
stamina of the country. Moreover,
the alliance of the saloon interests
with the politics of the country is an
other curse, and to this influence is
due much of the rottenness in Ameri'
can politics. Whiskey and
the saloon business are an unspeak-
able curse, without one single, soil
tary %redeeming quality"