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The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-14
TO FEED CAPTIVE AMERICANS
Those Taken Prisoners of War Will
Not Have to Depend on Rations
Furnished by Germany.

Observation-Disclosures prisoners OF
war in Germany will be furnished
enough food for their subsisted indie
pendently of rations provided then
by the Germans.
The American Red Cross, through
arrangements with the British General
Prisoners of War Committee, Is doing
this for the American prisoners in Ger
many, of whom there are now 101, and
committee Of the American Red
Cross has been established at Berne
Switzerland, to do this work In the
future. This committee will work d.
rectly under the American Red Cross
and will take over all the work of pro
visiOning American soldiers and sail.
ors who may be held in Germany.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-14
16 AMERICAN CITIES
BUILT BY ONE MAN

WashingtOn.-If ever there
was reason to be proud of Amer
lean determination, speed and in
genuity there is reason now to
be proud of the remarkable ac-
complishment of one man
Maj. w. A. Starrett, who built
16 cities each to accommodate
10000 persons, complete with
light, heat, ventilation and sew
erage systems, all in three
months.
Maj. W. A. Starrett was an
architect before the United
States got into the war. When
congress severed relations with
Germany Starrett became chair
man of the committee on emer-
gency construction of the coun-
Gil of national defense. AS
soon as the CONSUMPTION bill was
passed Starrett set to work to
construct the great environments
that are now housing the drafted
men of the National army. The
feat is unequalled In history.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-14
The 1erdwick Sheen.

A writer In the Shepherds Journal
refers to the Herdwick as England's
cast iron sheep. Tho Herdwicks are
famed for their mutton and thick. soft
deeces. ILey stand the hardships and
exposures OF an inclement climate bet
ter than most other breeds.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-14
Kills Horses to Be Chauffeur.

Ruston, La.-Because he would rath.
err be a chauffeur than a hostler, and
expecting that his employer would re-
place his horses with an automobile, q
negro stable boy, working for O. w.
Wright, confessed that he had pols.
oi:ed Wright's horses.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1917-11-14
Dou Outwits Alarm.

Siberia, Cal.-When his alarm failed
to work. James Atkins, investigating.
found his pet bulldog. who had con-
,tracted Atkins habit Of late rising,
turned the alarm lever OF every night
after Atkins was asleep, and then turn
ed 1t ON again the next morning to
avoid suspicion. Atkins Is buying an
electric clock with Q time lock
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

FOR SALE+l0 acres excellent land.
half mile from city limits, Just OF
asphalt road. z acres in s-year old
grapefruit and orange. $40 trees,
all bearing. : acres finest straw.
berry land. small house and barn.
More than worth the price, $500,
With terms. G. ]. Williams at Tel.
sgram once. or phone ss7 Black.
5000
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

FUR RENT-Furnished rooms. or
Will take regular boarders at IS
per week. 706 West Lemon St.
Mrs A. A. Boyd. 1929
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

FOR RENT-Four-room house, with
screened porch. stable. garage, and
all kinds Citrus Fruits. Facing
East on Ingram ave.. near Parker
street. Ten dollars per month, or
will sell at bargain. on easy terms.
Phone 76, or 307 Green. esIl
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

Ask for A. H. T. Cigars when you
go to buy your next smoke. They
are only 5 cents. 1888
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

FOR RENT-Desirable furnished
room; all conveniences, ON South
Florida avenue. Phone -.
ss84
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21
CLASSIFIED ADVERTZSZN

FOR RENT-Store room in the Bas.
sete building. For further infor-
nation address o. M. Eaton, Lake
land, or Lake Region Land Co., op-
posite Casino Thsater.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

We haye for sals seae q ~ neet
deaizaAas truck and fArn lanAs n
msrsAA This Dsssssty Il in \ ME
dty hallts aAA oaA b Asd at ths
nsht Heics and tsEus. Let - sAev
you so0o Ans ~ anA 1o.acrs tEspts.
For Des1salars ~ @. 9. RsGnA,
Hoons / and ., Desa and Bryunt
Bldg- FAsas IL.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21

FISH AND OYSTERS nearly all the
time. Give me trial. The Old
Reliable Fish Man. Phone 365 Red.
PA West Main st. 701s
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-21
AUTOMOBILE OWNERS
ATTENTION

For Sale Royal Flake Mica. Is .
positive non-conductor of heat, elec.
tricity, a non-carbun and anti-friction
Stops all carbonizing, saves oil, bah
bits. gaskets, besides wear and tear
on machinery. l.. w. YARNALL, lO4
g. Mass. Ave. Phone 100 079I
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
NATIVE CLERGY.

Bishop A. Rayssac, P. F. NJ, of Swa-
tow, China. is deeply concerned re-
garding the fate of the young men
destined to form native clergy. He
says:
Fourteen of my Seminarists must
continue their studies in Canton, be-
cause l cannot give them any shelter;
others are waiting until they can be
received. The mission does not pos
sess seminary; it has not the neces-
sary resources for it's establishment
and maintenance; yet native clergy
is question of life or death for the
mission. The priests are few: twenty
one missionaries and six native for
$4,000 Christians. If I do not prepare
at once seminary for the formation
OF more native priests, in a short
time the flock will be without shep-
herd. Therefore my attention turns
towards the people less tried of the
New World, and first of all towards
the most generous of them, the Cath
olics OF the United States. May Our
Divine Saviour repay to them a hun
dred-fold what they will do for my
mission"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
STILL PROGRESSING.

When the pastors of the Colored
parishes in the South begin to clamor
for secondary schools for the Catholic
children of their charge it is a sign of
encouraging progress The first gem
Grafton has been trained, according to
this announcement, and thought must
be taken for those who have advanced
so far that they can no longer be con-
sidered in the primary grades. Be-
You'd the educational advancement be-
hind this request for the higher
schools there is the evidence that the
parents have now arrived at a period
OF development where the elders are
prepared to sacrifice the assistance Of
fered towards the support of families
through the employment of the young
in mills and fields. From this sign of
newly acquired prosperity the clergy
may CLEAN some comfort in the ex-
pectation that their flocks may soon
become self-supporting. That would
not be sad news even to us since the
more numerous such congregations be-
come the more funds we may have to
apply to fields not yet under tillage.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
AN oBSERVANT MISSIONARY.

Apropos of the influence of Catho-
licism on the natives of newly-discov-
cred countries, Rev. John A. Staunton,
a missionary in the Philippines, wrote
some years ago to the Living
Church. Protestant Episcopal
paper: Roman Catholicism is not
here. as we are told it is in Brazil, a
spent force; but it is a controlling
influence, and | believe, in the MAN,
vast influence for good.
Again and again l have watched the
children and adults at devOtions, that
are both simple and earnest, and un-
doubtedly sincere. Often l have pass
ed native houses after nightfall and
stopped to listen to the family prayer
in which all the members of the
household were engaged, or to a
Child's voice asking the Santa Nino
(the Holy Child, JeSus), to bless
father and mother and brother, and
make me good" Day after day the
churches are filled before daybreak
with reverent worshippers attending
Mass or receiving Holy Communion.
Is not all this religion, and a good
religion, too? God help the
man who brings religious strife into
communities where family prayer is
the all but universal custom, where
public worship is not neglected, and
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
THE CAUSE OF THE EASTERN
SCHISMATlCS.

AS Envoy Extraordinary of the Con-
gregation of the Propaganda, Rev.
George Calavassy comes to the United
States for the purpose of interesting
Catholics in the missionary work be-
ing pursued in Constantinople among
the schlsmatics of the Greek Church
A schismatic is person who re-
tains the articles of Faith of the
Roman Church, but rejects allegiance
to the Pope. 1t is not easy to win
schismatics to the True Faith in spite
of their apparent nearness, but of late
some important results have been OBJ
tanned. Father Calayassy states that
even the horrors of the war have not
interrupted conversions, and the hope
that the Orient with it's millions of
schismatics may one day return to the
allegiance of the Holy Father is not
an extreme one.
But while awaiting this happy event
It is necessary to give the missions of
the East considerable support pro-
vide them with arms fDr the crusade
that Is not yet won. Tie Propaganda,
having the work much at heart, has
authorized collection BIZ aims for the
Oriental missions and appeals to the
generosity of Catholics that, after the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
vainly" trying to build aflittle house

''vainly" trying to build little house
for himself, for it is going on couple
of years now that he has been trying,
and still no house exists! Can you
picture anything more discouraging?
While the amount the priest asks
for, $4,000, no doubt is a large sum
of money to most of us, still if we
would all give little, according to
our means, it would not take long to
raise the $500. The poor priest is so
badly in need of financial assistance
that he would gladly receive half of
the amount asked for, for with even
that amount in hand, the prospects OF
the much-needed parish house would
be a great deal more bright than they
are just at the present time.
The application of this priest for a
donation of $500 bears the endorse
ment of the Bishop of the Diocese,
who recommends that we exert our
selves to secure the donation for the
building of the parish house, which, he
says, is sorely needed.
Your donation will help a great deal.
Why not send it to the Catholic
Church Extension Society, $50 McCor-
mick Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,, today?
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
THE oBLATE SISTERS OF PRovl.
DENCE.

The first Colored order of religious
women instituted in this country, was
the Oblate Sisters of Providence.
From 1927 to 1917, these sanity hero
ines have struggled valiantly against
odds and have won the crown of sue
cess. Poverty, distrust from their
own, Indifference from authority, even
personal violence from bigots, are
only a few of the obstacles which
made their naturally unpopular mis-
sion more difficult Yet they have sue
ceeded God gave the increase ="
and through this noble body of Col
ored women, He has given the lie to
the calumny current mong the enc
mics of the race, which furnishes the
good name of every woman of color.
These holy women deserve we'll of the
charity of the Catholic people of the
United States, not only for the lesson
their lives teach, but also for the
works of pure charity they are accom-
plishing.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
MISSION NEEDS.

There is nothing, we feel sure, that
can accumulate quite as quickly as
Church Goods acquisitions. When we
have taken care of a fairly good
sized number of them, along come
twice as many more, and we are
deeper in the hole than we ever were
before.
Just now we are doing our utmost
to supply the needs of 1873 priests who
have asked for monstrances. From
this figure you will understand that
there are 1873 little Chapels scattered
throughout the country, where, for the
lack of monstrance, Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament cannot be
given.
A monstrance costs $500. Can you
not put this sacred vessel in one of
these waiting chapels? Can you not
place in one of these chapels lasting
memorial to deceased dear one?
IF you know where | can get some
quilts, chairs or other household fur
niture, even secondhand, would ap-
preciate the information. Rugs for
my bare floors, or good scraps of car
pet, would be especially acceptable"
This is an excerpt from the letter
received by us from the North Caro-
lima missionary. Have you any of
these articles that you would like to
send to this missionary in order that
his house may take on the appearance
of a home? After a hard days trip
to, say, four or five different missions,
or after weeks absence OH first COM
munion tours or visitations, how
would you like to come back to a cold,
dreary house? We know you would
not like it, and we know, too, that you
will help this missionary furnish his
house, if you can.
If you have any of the articles that
he is most anxious to have, the Cath
olic Church Extension Society, $50
Mccormick Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,, would
be pleased to furnish you with the adj
dress of the missionary in order that
you might send your gifts direct.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
III
TEACHER WANTED FOR TEXAS
ssa.a. SCHOOL.

How will we get that teacher for
Father Chateau? AS you will note
from his letter, which follows, he
would much prefer to have children
attend gratis, for, in this way only,
would he be able to have much of an
attendance at all, since very few of
his people could afford even the paltry
sum asked of each child. Rather than
see his little charges driven, you
might say, to the public schools, and
certain loss of Faith, he has appealed
to us in his dilemma. Will you not
help us place fourth teacher in this
Texas school? Read Father Chateau's
letter, and then say to yourself, How
much can l give to this struggling OBJ
late Father for his mission school?
Here / am again. Prosperity com.
pels me to write to you; prosperity in
the number of our school children and
in consequence the need of supplying
a fourth teacher. The enforcement of
the compulsory school attendance law,
a few weeks ago, has increased the
attendance. at our school SO much that
the teacher of the first grade has over
GO pupils and the two others have to-
rether nearly 70. II we could receive
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
THE GOOD FIGHT IN THE BELGIAN
CONGO.

The Superior of the Mill Hill mis-
sion at Basankusu, Belgian Congo,
sends an interesting account of the
past years experiences, and shows
that war times have not Slapped his
energy or prevented him from forg-
ing forward in the fight for souls.
Father Bransman says:
when we compare results with
those of the foregoing year, we have
every reason to be extremely grateful
to the Master for His manifold bless
ings and the increase He has given
it also shows us how much we owe
to our benefactors, who enable us to
do SO much. May God bless and re-
ward them.
Although | have not the Fathers
to spare, am forced by circumstances
to open another mission. In dis
trict, where we have already some
700 Christians and many catechumens,
and which at present is looked after
by the mission of Bokakata, serious
difficulties have arisen with the
Baptist missionaries, so much so that
the matter had to be reported to the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and that case has
even been. put in court, as they con-
siderably' interfered with the liberty
of our Christians. This state of af-
fairs makes it absolutely imperative
that we establish ourselves there with
out delay, so as to strengthen our
Christians and catechumens.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
FRENCH MISSIONARIES.

The Rev. Geo. William Knox, mis-
sionary of the Presbyterian Board in
an article entitled "The Jesuits in
Korea" in the New York "Independ-
ent," said:
Fifty years ago, and more, French
Jesuits went to Korea without aid
from commerce or diplomacy, or. men
of-war. They adopted the convenient
disguise of mourners, for the Korean
mourner frequents by-ways and back
streets, and neither speaks nor is
spoken to. So were these French
gentlemen disguised; and they lived
among the Christian peasants, shar-
ing their vile huts and viler food.
They met with the Christians
in the dead of night, and preached,
taught, administered the sacraments,
labored strenuously for the founding
of the Church. In 1885 they entered
Korea, and in 1889 were found out,
tortured horribly and slain. They sur
rendered themselves that the native
Christians might escape. The death
of the shepherds did not save the
sheep. Kim ok. Ryan told me years
ago of a scene he himself witnessed
when a boy, in 1866. His uncle took
him to the execution ground; and
there, kneeling on the ground, was a
long line of condemned men, women,
and children. The executioner, sword
in hand, stood beside the first: "Will
you give up this religion?" mo. -
And then he struck. So the next and
the next, to the last man in the line;
and they all died; for not one fiinched
or denied his faith, and after the men,
the women; and after them the chill
dren. To each the bloody question;
from each the same answer; and one
by one they died. Like priest, like
people. 1t is not surprising that the
heroic missionaries of the Roman
Church win the plaudits of onlookers,
who are not impressed with the
pleasant home life, with wife and
children, and abundant comforts of
the Protestant Missionary"
The Cdsket.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
A KAVlRoNDo MYTH.

Tradition amongst the Kavirondo,'
says Father G. Bouma, of Alwor Mis-
sion, who has studied native folk lore,
has it that the first man was Podho,
his wife was called Pr. They had a
son called Ramogi. Hence it is that
the Kavirondo call themselves the
Descendants of Ramogi.' In those
days food grew of it's own accord, and
no cultivation was necessary to obtain
food. However, Pr spoiled all this by
her curiosity. One fine day she want
ed to know how it came about that
food grew by itself. She took hoe
and started digging deep into the soil.
Since that time food stopped growing
of it's own accord, and had, when
needed, to be cultivated"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
LET US HELP THIS POOR BISHOP.

Bishop L. Van Dyck, Vicar Apostolic
of S. w. Mongolia, asks us to make
public the sad condition of his district
Always pressed by poverty he finds
the present situation one to wiring his
heart. 1t will soon be necessary to
close some of the charitable institu-
tons; these include homes for three
thousand orphans, four hundred and
fifty aged men and numberless sick
who receive treatment in the hospi-
tails. There are, too, a large number
of school children.
q am filled with sorrow" writes the
Bishop, when l think of letting my
poor little orphans die of hunger, and
of turning away the old men who only
ask a piece of bread and the relig-
ious instruction that will enable them
to receive baptism and make ready for
the next world. Our children pray
daily for benefactors and the prayers
of these little ones will surely be
heard
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
DEMOCRACY OF THE CATHOLIC
CHURCH.

"The Catholic Church is the only
organization in history that has
brought together in any such manner
diverse races, hostile nations, and
alien people. 1t represents beauti-
fully our democratic ideals. Go today
into a Roman Catholic church and
you will see the maid kneeling beside
her mistress. In. our Protestant com
1nunities we have buildings for the
rich and missions across the tracks
for the poor. There is an air OF
aristocracy, a something of fine dress,
about many Protestant churches
which excludes the poor and the ig-
norant as effectively as if a policeman
with a club were stationed at the
door
DR.. jenkins Lloyd Jones of Chicago.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
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kySaISSSAMLSsLoN FIELDsA

SIS month from some benefactor,
would be able to engage Immediately
a fourth teacher and would not be
compelled to make the children pay
and thus lose them again little by lit
tie. l wish you could see all the little
ones at school, Father, with their in
nocent and happy faces. l feel certain
you would speak of them to some kind
benefactor who would adopt the fourth
teacher"
Have you decided yet how much
you'll send? No? Well, then, do it
right away for The Catholic Church
Extension Society, $50 Mccormick
Bldg, Chicago, ILL.,, is anxious to know
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
ATHOUGHT FOR US ALL.

1t was not the piercing of the crown
of thorns nor the weight of the cross
nor the jeering of the soldiers that
filled the Sacred Heart with anguish;
it was the thought that all this suffer
ing was going to be in vain for mil
lions of souls, who would never even
hear of how He tried to save them,
just because of the criminal indiffer-
ence and carelessness of so many
Catholics, who would not realize their
duty towards their heather brethren.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26

war, schools may be opened and a
seminary founded which shall prepare
in the Eastern rite for
an apostolate among their own people.
This cause is only one of the many
great ones now agitating the mission
world. There is little doubt that
peace will bring a new impetus toward
Christianity even as war has done.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26
A MISSIONARY WITHOUT A. HOME.

Down in New Mexico, in town
where there are but handful of peo-
pie, missionary priest is vainly try
ing to raise a roof over his head,
against the terrific winds that every
now and then sweep his portion of
the country. We saw that he is
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-26

where children respect their parents
and obey them. l for one have no
better religion than that to offer"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
LET THE BOYS KNOW.

We have an impression that we saw;
a statement from the war department
to the effect that all thas who were
within the draft age would be called
for examination, and those who fail
ed to pass from any cause, or who'
would be exempt under the. Law,
would be so notifed. That is pro-
per and sensible position to take.
There is no good judgement in keep
those within the draft age in suspense.
If they are not entitled to exemption
under the law and not physically un-
fit they should know it so that they
might know how to regulate their pri-
vate affairs
Just the other day a young farmer
asked us If we knew whether or not
all within the draft call We're to be
examined now or not. That he would
like to know whether or not the gov
eminent was going to accept him,
If he was liable to be called he
wanted to sell his mules and make
some arrangements about his land. If
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-06
NEWBERRY DID WELL

In the matter of the Liberty Bond
sale Newberry did her part we'll. II
you will look at the amount Of bonds
taken by the various counties you
will see that New5erry stands about s.
,Greenville and Spartanbug and Rich
land took credit for the amount Of
bonds bought by the soldiers in the
camps at these places. and then they
have a number of cotton mills in
all of the counties. And besides
Newberry is one Of the small counties
of the State. Then We did not make
any big blow about it, but went to
work and sold the bonds. The only
mistake was that Sabbath campaign
and 1T did not help the cause any.
Good for the people the meetings
were poorly attended and some of the
appointments did not hold any meet
ing. A great may farmers invested in
bonds, and they did, we'll to do so.
There is no better investment. We
wondered why the people who had
money in the sa ,ings departments OF
the banks did not put it in bonds in
stead of in the bank. and possibly
some of them did. Any how We went
beyond our quota all right.