The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-05
NEW WORLD ITEMS

nlaced on its free list all Cathohc SOL
diers and sailors from the eccieslastl-
cal nrovince of Oregon City.
Non.cathoIics Progressine.-Catno-
lie devotions are steadily on the IN
crease among the Protestant Ep'sco-
paIians. Now they have prayers LOT
the Poor Souls. Christmas crlbs' ana
the Way of the Cross.
Art Observation-Disclosures mas
been given the famous art coliectlon VI
John G. Johnson, valued at mere IMAM
five million dollars, containing 500 plc-
tures. The gem Of the collection IS
"Thc HOLY Family by COrresgio.
The Independence Of lre!and.-Ihe
Tinted Irish Societies of Chicago ana
of New York have petitiOned congress
10 demand that, as II OF the artlcleS
Of neace, ireland be given its mde-
incidence and be permitted to take It's
,lacn amonm autonomous nations.
Catholic Daily Papers.-ln the Ar
gcnrine Republic, a republic OF II
Catholicity and morality, there are
unfinished about sin Catholic daily pa
ycrs OF influence. In our own country
with it's 16. 900. 900 Catholics, it seems
utterly impossible to publish even one
in the national language.
Old Priest Dicd.-Rt. Rev. Monsig-
nor Edmund Doyle, the oldest priest III
the diocese ii ST. Johns, New Bruins
wick. Can. died on March %. He was
born in County Waterford, Ireland, in
3 and was ordained at All HalloWs,
Dublin. in 1866, being the last survivor
OF the class Of eleven candidates VINO
received holy orders in June of that
year.
Poles Offer 100000 Men.-The Presi-
dent has received a telegram from Or.
n. K. S~taryznski, president OF the Pol
ish Alliance of America, offering the
services of leo. 900 Poles for the army
10 serve during the war.
Creiuhton Medical College Class A..
4 recent announcement Of the
4 American Medical Association rates
the medical school OF Creighton Uni
y~ersity in Glass A. This makes the
fifth college under Catholic auspices
TO be given this coveted distinction:
II Georgetown, Fordham, Marquette, ST.
4 Louis and Creighton.
N~onauenarian Nun Dies.-Sister
Mary Petronilla Zeigler, ninety-siX
years Old. and for nearly three-score
wears a member of the community OF
the Academy of the Visitation, Baltl-
more. Md, died recently in the con-
vent from the inirmities Of age.
Golden JubiIee.-Very Rev. Raffaete
NJ. Piperni, rector of IS. Peter n
PauIs Italian Church, San Francisco,
will celebrate his golden jubilee as a
priest on May 20. Father Piperni is a
member Of the Salesian Order and has
spent the last twenty years of his life
in San Francisco laboring with great
success for the religious, moral and
material welfare of the Italian people.
For Religious Welfare of Army
Cardinal Farley communicated last
week with Cardinal Gibbons regarding
religious aid for the Catholics in the
army to be raised by the government.
Mgr. Laye1le, rector of st. Patricks
Cathedral, said that the hierarchy will
De consulted in war plans. He pre-
dicted an arrangement for field
Masses.
1900 Catholic Cadets Parade to
Stimulate Recruiting.-To stimulate
recruiting in the navy, 1900 members
of the United Catholic Cadets paraded
the downtown streets of Baltimore in
the Afternoon of April 20, and were re-
viewed by Cardinal Gibbons from the
Cathedral portico and by Mayor Pres
ton from the city hall. The feature of
the parade was the exhibition drill
given by the st. Mary's Industrial
School Junior Band.
flnlry CoiIe9e OHeF'-l IlnlLy Sol-
1ege, conducted by the Sisters OF Notre
Dame, in Washington, d. c., has been
voluntarily offered to the government
for use as a hospital when needed, and
President Wilson has sent a note of
acceptance and appreciation to the
president of the college. Many hun
dreds of students have enrolled for
Red Cross work, and eight of the lead
ing physicians of Washington have
been delegated to take charge of first
aid classes at the college.
Burglar Surprised; Priest Opens
Fire-A burglar met with consider
able surprise shortly after midnight on
Friday last, when he attempted to
force entrance, to st. AIMS rectory,
Lafayette, Ind. The pastor, Rev. Mich
aeI J. Byrne, heard the prowler, pro-
cured a rifle and opened fire. The
thief stood not on the order of his go
ing and the shots added haste to his
hurry.
Kansas City HospitaI.-The men