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The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
SERIOUS SHORTAGE
OF cLERIcALs
6eminaries and Novitiates Report
Great Decreases in Number Of Stu
dents Studying for the
Priesthood.
MANY Go AS cHAPLAINs.

That marked shortage of Catholic
priests in the United States will be
one of the consequences of the war is
indicated by reports from various Sec
tions of the country. In several dio-
ceses the ortlinaries have found It nee
essary to shorten the customary course
in theology and to ordain the students
before the time originally appointed.
The situation will probably become
even more serious when the various
chaplains to the national army have
been appointed. The number OF stu
dents at the various seminaries is
considerably reduced this year, owing
to enlistments and to the draft Stu
dents ct recognized theological semi
naries are exempt from military SER
vice, but exemption is not being grant
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
THE KINGS.

The kings are dying! in blood and
flame
Their sun is setting to rise no more.
They have played too long at the an
cient game
OF their bluer blood and the bolted
door.
Now the blood of their betters is on
their hands
The blood of the peasant, the child,
the maid;
And there are no waters in all the
lands
Can bathe them clean of the dark
stain laid.
They have sinned in malice and crav-
en- fear
For the sake of their tinsel have
led us on
To the hate.built trench and the death
drop sheer,
But the day will come when the
kings are gone.
The kings are dying! beat, o We
drums,
The worldwide rule of the demo.
crat!
O bugles, cry out for the day that
comes
When the kings that were shall be
marvelled at!
Hugh ]. Hughes. In The Hibernian
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
FIFTY CONVERTS
IN one Year

e Such has been the spiritual harvest
of the Rev. Laurence Cosgrove, who
has been in charge of the Darwin
Forest city parish in the Arch Diocese
of st. Paul past one year. This CLEAN
ing is at the rate of one convert per
week, which would be very remark
able If Father Cosgrove had not been
equally successful in his former
charges in the past The converts
drawn from an area which embraces
only one hundred Catholic families,
represented many races and denomi-
nations and were typical of the many
peoples who have settled down in the
Northwest.
A Dovay Bible bound in Egyptiap
seal, with the fifty names inscribed,
including inquirers class, in gold let
ters was presented to the Right Rev
erend Bishop by joseph Miller Of; the
convert clan who made q brief but
felicitous address. Father Cosxtoves
deserves praise for zeal which IL.
though ardent has never been marrow
or sectarian.
October, A. d. 1917.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
BISHOP BUSCH LEADS
SOLDIERS TO DEPOT
OF German Descent, He Is True
Blue American.

OF German Descent, He Is True.
Blue American.
Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch is receiving
much recognition in all patriotic dem
constructions, not only in st. Cloud but
also in surrounding counties. During
the past week he has given no less
than six addresses, speaking chiefly
on loyalty to Country, and giving
practical and sincere heart to heurt
talks to the drafted men from the To-
cal districts. At Belgrade he organ
lied a branch of the Red Cross and
spoke on Red Cross work.
When the selected men of St. Cloud
marched down to the Great Northern
depot to entrain for cantonment,
Bishop Busch marched at their head,
carrying an American flag, thus Cffi-
cialiy giving the church Endorsement
and the clerical blessing to thOse
members of his church, and they cDn-
stituted a majority and to the eau sc
in which they we're enlisted.
Himself a German by descent, spr'
itual advisor and director of more men
of German birth and descent than any
other man in the United States, rove
high above nativity, consanguini,y
and nationality and openly, unquali.
fiedly and courageously proclainiId
his allegiance to the United Stat's
and the cause of humanity.
In the years that lie before, high
among the names of great Americans.
who rendered the highest service to
America when America needed ser
vice will be written the name of the
Right Reverend Joseph Busch.-Min'
neapolis Journal.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
HIS PoLlTENEss EXPLAINED.

The spirit of young America is
we'll illustrated in the following:
A Sister of St. Joseph, about to
return block or so to her convent,
looked around the street for q com.
panion. A polite boy passing at the
time tipped his hat to her. The nun
smiled and Immediately called him
to escort her to her convent. Where
dc you go to. school, sonnie?" she
said, smiling to the gallant youngster.
Il go to the public school," was
the ready answer.
What church do you attend?" was
the next question, and the boy an.
swered quickly. Il don't go to q
church, go to synagogue, for I'm
a Jew"
Much astonished the Sister re-
sponded, WELL, this is wonderful
that you, Jewish boy. should be SO
gracious as to tip your hat to nun.
How does it happen?"
The boy smiled knowingly and said,
Sister, always tip my hat to a sis
ter, because if didn't do so the guys
on my street would knock my block
off."-The Brooklyn Tablet.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
be LA SALE INSTITUTE.
"You Should Be Other christophers or
Christ Bearers"

Rev. T. Cullen told his youthful
hearers, in an address given to the
student body assembled in the school
hall, to honor the admiral of the
Ocean Seas" After short sketch of
the trials and triumphs of Columbus,
the speaker developed this idea in a
touchingly eloquent address during
which he made heartfelt appeal for
cooperation in the great work which
Columbus had so much at heart. ITO
bring all men to Christ" In conclud-
ing, Father Cullen pleaded most earn
estly with his attentive audience that
there be no slackers in De La Sale
when Gods or their country's honor
calls them to action.
Malcom Jose recited Love of Coun-
try" with feeling and force. After
this recitation the newly organized or
chestra gave good account of itself
by rendering in a pleasing manner
several choice selections.
The Senior Literary Society present
ed Columbus Day program. Thomas
Coskran spoke on "The Crisis in the
Life of Columbus" treating briefly of
the help which he secured from Queen
Isabella through the influence of Prior
Juan Perez. Allan Gomez, who spoke
on the boyhood of Columbus. dwelt
particularly on his indomitable will
which manifested itself even In his
childhood. The orchestra concluded
the program by playing "The Star
| Spangled, Banner"
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
MRS. p. L. COLLINS CONDITION
IMPROVED,

The many friends of Mrs. P. L. Col
Inns, former Minnesota State Presi
dent of the Ladies' Auxiliary A. o. H..
will be glad to learn that she has par
TALLY recovered from the accidental
Injuries sustained by her about one
year ago. Since that time she has
been unable to leave her home. With
the aid of crutches she is now able
to resume in part her normal activi
ties. The membership of the Ladies
Auxiliary holds Mrs. Collins in higl
esteem for her past services to the
organization, and many letters of con
graduation are being forwarded to
their former president.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
DEATH OF NOTED CATHOLIC
Mrs. Thomas Fortune Ryan Had Given
20 Millions to Catholic Projects.

Suffern, N. Y, Oct. 18.-Mrs. Thorn
as Fortune Ryan, whose death at her
country home near here was announc.
ed early today, was perhaps one OF
the most generous benefactors of Cath
olic philanthropies in America. 1t is
estimated by close friends that she
had given s20,O0o,O0O to various OBJ
jects connected with the Catholic
church. Because of her benefactions,
Mrs. Ryan was made papal countess
in 1907 by Pope Plus X, but she never
used the title. At that time she and
Countess Anna Leary were the only
women in this country entitled to use
that title.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
FOLLY OF PRO-
TESTANT SECTS
The Scandal of Christianity, Says Car
diaal iGibbons-sixty Per Cent OF
Population not Connected With Any
Church Home EvangeIization is
Needed.

"Is Christianity gaining ground in
the United States or not? What are
the great issues the Church of our day
is facing? DR.. Washington GLADDEN.,
prominent minister, supplies the an
swer to these questions in manner
that indicates how thinking Protes-
tants are realizing the truth OF the
Catholic idea. He says:
"The main force that is working to-
day for Church unity is the common
sense of the Christian business man,
who realizes that it is waste of time
and money to multiply rival means for
establishing the Kingdom of God.
What possible need have we for thir-
teen different kinds of Baptists, twelve
kinds of Mennonites, eleven kinds of
Presbyterians, seventeen kinds of
Methodists and twenty-three kinds OF
Lutherans? When one sees such COM
petition-even within single denomina-
tions-one is tempted to agree with
Cardinal Gibbons, who, in commenting
on the situation, writes, The multi
plicity of Protestant sects, with their
mutual recrminations, is the, scandal
of Christianity, and the greatest OBJ
stacle to the conversion of the heath
en- The reunion of these scattered
branches of the church in a spirit of
friendly cooperation is the first great
problem of the American Church.
"The second problem is the evan
gelization of the unchurched masses
within our own borders. We have al
ready spoken of the encouraging
! growth of the Church within the past
century, but what an appalling fact
it is that three Americans out of every
five-sixty millions out of our one hun
dred millions-reported themselves to
the last census as having no cOnnec-
ton with any Church, either Catholic
or Protestant.
"In Pennsylvania, the last census
reports that twenty-five per cent of
the population is protestant, seventeen
per cent Catholic, and that fifty-seven
per cent is connected with no church
whatever. There are only six states
in the Union where even one-half the
population is affiliated with any church.
In five of the six Connecticut, Louisi-
ana, Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and
New Mexico) it is the Catholic Church
which is responsible for this showing,
and in the sixth state (Utah) it is
the Mormons who have brought the
total over the fifty per cent mark. In
not single state where Protestant.
ism is dominant has the Protestant
church succeeded in bringing even one,
half the population to join any kind
of religious organization.
AZ to Church Attendance.
"The estimates of church attendance
bear out this conclusion that the
church is reaching only fraction OF
the population. Naturally it is i'm.
possible to make anything more than
an estimate on this point but DR.. Jo
| KContinued on Page y
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20

ed students of Catholic colleges who
intend studying for the priesthood. In
view of the decreased number of stu
dents at the various seminaries, bish.
ops in the eastern states have issued
statements to Catholic students, ex-
horting patriotism, but at the same
time calling their attention to the need
of keeping up the ranks of the clergy.
In spite of these appeals the two great
religious orders with novitiates on the
Hudson River-the Jesuits and the
Redemptorists-asw we'll as the houses
of study surrounding the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington, have reported
reductions of from 20 to 80 per cent
in their enrollments, according to one
authority. The Commissariat of the
Holy Land at Brookland, District of
Columbia, where American young men
are trained to serve the Franciscan
shrines in Palestine, reports that it
has not been able to obtain as many
volunteers as is desired for service.
The situation is even more serious
as far as the Protestant church is
concerned. Hundreds of denomina-
tional churches will be compelled to
remain without pastors, as there are
not enough ministers to fill the vacan-
cies. More than 1000 new ministers
are needed by the Protestant churches
annually to repair losses by death and
to provide for new churches, but in re-
cent years the supply of pastors has
never quite equaled the demand.
This year, the reports from the SEM
inaries show, the situation threatens
to become so serious that the heads of
several theological seminaries have is
sued appeals to prospective students
not to enlist in war work unless con-
vinced that there is actual need for
their services. Notwithstanding these
appeals, the returns from the semina-
ries for the opening classes show that
instead Of the approximately 4,5OO
young men who usually begin their
studies as freshmen each autumn, the
number of entrants this year may fall
below $500.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20

Mgr. Alfred Baudrillart, orator and
author, Vicar General of Paris, honor
ary canon of Notre Dame, rector of
the Catholic Institute and second high
est dignitary of the Catholic Church in
the French capital, gave the following
interview to Henri Bazin, the wells
known writer on the position of the
clergy in the French army:
Il am very proud said Mgr. Baud
rillart, "of the part played by the
Catholic Clergy of France in this ter
rible war. Nearly $4,000 priests have
been mobilized since the early August
days of 1914. More than $4,000 are
now serving the country and the army
in one of three capacities, and about
1000 have given their lives for
France.
"In all, our clergy have been cited
in more than 1000 orders of the day,
and many have received the Croix de
Guerre, the military medal, and the
Legion of Honor, with more than 900
receiving the entire three. have a
fund of personal records, each a story
in itself, that, when time permits,
shall be combined into book showing
the heroic, the simple, the beautiful,
the Christian deeds of these ordained
men, either under fire or in circum-
stances of exceptional character.
Educated for the practice of pa
cific profession, many very humble
and unknown save to their Bishops
and in their own communities, they
have each and all risen to height of
sublimity and Christian heroism; risen
in countless ways during the last two
and half years. These servants of
Christ and servants, too, of France,
are divided into three modified class
es-chaplains attached to battalions
and regiments, priests serving as non
combatants in hospitals or some es-
sential administrative capacity yet
under military Jurisdiction, and the
fighting priests in uniform. They are
of all ages, from twenty-one to sixty
five.
"The chaplains, or aumoniers, have
been constantly under fire, aiding in
bringing in wounded men from field
of blood to a poste de secours, con-
soling porally, materially and spirit
ually the soldiers of France, and per-
forming their religious duties under
circumstances without precedent, in
many cases celebrating Mass in the
open or underground. Their influence
upon the men. about them has been
high and ennobling from every point
of view. The fighting priest is in the
ranks, a simple poilu, a non-commis-
stoned officer, or graded. Some COM
panies have as many as four. They
exercise a genuine moral influence
also, and as soldiers are the equal of
any in other walks of life.
France Always Christian.
France has always been Christian
and Catholic nation. make this
statement fiat; and since it would in.
volve too much detail of statistics to
demonstrate it, to show conclusively
that during the twelve years preceding
1914, despite the separation of 1905,
she remained so, l ask you to permit
me to lay statistics aside and let the
Continued on page s.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
DANCE BY DIVISION NO. I, L. A
A. O. n.

A dancing party will be given by
the Glee Club of Div. No. I, L. A. A
O. H., at their hall, II S. Seventh st.
Monday evening, Oct. 22nd. 1t will be
conducted by the following:
Mrs. Julia Dempsey, Mistress of Ger
emonies.
Bessie and May Murphy. Chairladies
Committee-Catheri Coughlin, Alb
bic Mahoney. Misses Ryan, Alyce Nc
Carthy, Misses Hannah, Era How
Misses Pepper. Helen Suppel, Marie
Black, Gertrude Hanson. Margaret OIL
yer, Mrs. Mary Foley, Rose Lahaney
Mrs. Theresa Jordan.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
1000 PRIESTS have
PAID DEATH TOLL

$4,000 Still In French service-Heroic
cIericals Have Been Cited In 1000
Orders Of the Day-oyer 900 Have
Achieved All Three Of the Military
Honors-Mgr. BaudrilIart, Vicar Gen.
eraI of Paris, Pays Glowing Tribute
to Their Deeds of Sacrifice and En-
nobling Influence.
The Irish standard., 1917-10-20
MEETING OF irish
Literary asvcIE1Y

Monday Nights Gathering Proves One
Of the Best Ever Had by Society
Excellent Paper Treating Of Dublin
and Easter Rebellion Read by Mrs.
Anna K. Bryant, County President
Other Features Of the Program.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
ASSA|L LIVING COST
At ST. PAUL MEET
Members of Congress Address
Convention of Producers
and Consumers.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP A CURE

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL. September 20,-Senator La
Toilette of Wisconsin. Miss Jeanette
Rankin. representative from Montana.
and A. NJ. Todd, president Of the Ma
tional Public Ownership League, led the
attack today on the high cost of living
at the closing sessions of the convention
of producers and consumers. under the
auspices of the National Non-Partisan
League.
Miss Rankin. discussing the recent
labor troubles IN Montana copper mines.
said:
If capital refuses to respect the just
demands of labor in the present crisis
All adjustment Will have to be made
whereby the present operators are ig-
nored and an equitable balance of power
between labor and a new operator can
be secured.
Mr. Todd declared that public owner
ship of all utilities and of natural re-
sources necessary to public welfare is
and politically right,
since it promotes social justice and
democracy.
Senator La Toilette will be the clos
ing speaker of the meeting. Following
his address the committee on resolu-
tions will report on series of resolu-
tions intended to present the farmers
causes.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Housefurnishing Dept.

A lot of Kitchen Tables, great
ly reduced for clearance; slight
ly damaged, but not enough to
impair their usage in the least.
eft. Tables. with drawer.
1915 each; were s4.75.
/ eft. Table, with drawer,
$3.50; was S4.75.
eft. Table. without drawer.
$3.25: was s4.25.
6-ft. Table. without drawer.
$500; was s4.25.
Aft Cabinet Table, $6.s5; was
$500.
Aft. Cabinet Table, s5.s5; was
$500,
STEPLADDERS.
First Quality Ladders, strong
1y constructed, fold up COM
pact1y; an invaluable aid to
housecleaning.
80 6-ft. Stepladders, 9Oc each;
were $3.50
FOLDING CLOTHES HORSES.
40 High-grade Fol d ing
Clothes Horses, Ssc each; were
$1.00.
The greatly advanced prices
of all Wooden Ware make these
articles an exceptionally good
value-and they are particular
ly seasonable.
Also final clearance prices on
all discontinued styles in Coat
and Garment Hangers.
Fifth floor, Eleventh street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20

5 Linen Dresses, pink and
white and plain pink; sizes 36
and SO. $1,000 each; were
S16.o5.
l Pongee Silk Dress; size 40.
$1,000; was S1875.
l Wash Striped Silk Shirt
Waist Dress; size So. $1,000;
was S16.o5.
2 White Crepe de Chine
Dresses. $500 each; were
$500 and $3.50.
2 Lavender Striped Wolfe
Dresses. $500 each; were
SOS.
2 Gold or White Khaki Kool
Sports Dresses; sizes 36 and
SO. S19.75 each; were S4950.
l Blue Polka Dot Foulard
Dress. S19z5; was $3.50.
Navy Blue Net Dress, with
orchid-colored flower trimming.
$500; was S45.0O.
Gold Jersey Silk Dress, with
black satin coatee. S19.75; was
$3o.50.
Oyster White Yo San Silk
Dress, trimmed with orange
and white stripes. $500; was
$500.
Third floor, G street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Suit Department.

10 Linen Suits. beited and tai
lored coats. some with large col
lars; skirts are plain gathered.
and the cofors are rose, violet,
Copenhagen, blue, rose. gold and
white: sizes "a to 40. 1915 each;
were s25 and s2950
3 White Linen Suits, belted
coats and plain skirts, gathered
backs and belts: sizes Sc. 80 and
a.. s12..5 each; were $500 and
sos.5O.
l Khaki Kool Combination Silk
Suit. rose-colored coat. in belted
model. with white roll collar and
rockets: full gathered skirt: size
SO. &25.oO: was Sos.
l Extra Size Black Taffeta
Suit, belted back and front coat;
plain skirt with yoke back; size
46la. S35.OO; was $500.
1 Black Taffeta Silk Suit,
Georgette model, coat hand en-
broidered and bead trimmed: full
gathered skirt; size ~. $500;
was $1,000.
] Handsome Black Taffeta Silk
Suit. belted and finished with
buttons: gathered skirt; size AZ.
$35.OO: was $500.
Third hoor, G street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Coat Department.

Black G.bardine Coat, gr.y aad
blue plaid collar and cuffs; meesaltns
lining; size 40. $500; was $3.50.
Black Gabardine Coat, three-Quartse
length. satin trimmed; size 42h. $1s.7B;
was S2g.50.
Navy Gabardine- Coat, plated SKIRT
and long waistline; size 10. $1s.15; was
$500.
Tan Gabardine Cape Coats, beited
front; sizes 3S and 40. $500 each;
were $500.
Green and White and Tan and
Brown Plaid Wool Capes: sizes S6 and
IS. $121 each: were $500.
1 White Pongee Sport Coat. embroid.
cred in rose and white; large collar and
sash: size 80. SD.O0: was $50 80.
l Gold Georsette Satin Sports Coat.
large collar and tie sash, with tesssis
on ends; size IS: 1870; was $3.50:
1 Taupe Satin Sports Goat. white
trimming with scarf collar; size 81.
$15.OO; was $o9.5O.
White Keyser Silk Coats; stEes -
and 40. $500 each; were f12.7b.
Third door, G street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Final Clearance of
All-white Tub Skirts.

Represented are the best
styles that we had during the
season. and which, because they
were the best. have sold down
to one of kind. The materi-
ais are pique, gabardine. linen
and others OF equal satisfaction.
Regular sizes in various lengths.
$1,000 Skirts are reduced to
S5.75.
Ss.75 and $3.50 Skirts reduced
to S3.95.
ss.7s and $500 Skirts reduced
to Sz.95.
ss.o5 and sz.e5 Skirts reduced
to S1.95.
Very Special-so White Pioue
Skirts, such as we sold at the
special price of Sl.00 on Fri
days last summer, now reduced
to Soc each; sizes up to %
waist measure.
White Gabardine Skirt, embroidered
IN light blue daisies, wide belt and pock-
cts: 2s-inch waist. s.. 70: WAS $3.50.
! Pongee Silk Sport Skirt. with fg
nreA Of gold and purple, plated style;
27-inch waist. $500; was s29.75.
Third door, G. street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
AMERICAN KILLED IN FRANCE.
Paul Pentley. Harvard Senior, Was
Puried With Military Honors.

Cabiegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1917.
PARIS, France. September 2o.--It Is
learned that Faul Cody Bentley of Chi
cago was mortally wounded September
Il. He died at the front on the 10th
and was buried on the nth with mill
tary honors in the region Of the
Chemin des Danes. He was a Harvard
senior. He entered the ambulance
service in May of this year and left
for the front IN June.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Boys Department.

A small lot Of Boys Mixed
Woolen Suits-good patterns
and fabrics; sizes Z, 8, 9, 10. Is,
II and IS years only.
Reduced to $4.S5 each.
IL Boys Rain Outfits, coat and
sou'wester hat: gray and tan
colors: sizes s to 18 years.
Specially priced, 1895 each.
A small lot of Boys Shirts, at
tached collars.
Reduced to 45c each.
3 dozen Boys MILDLY Blouses,
all white and white with blue
collar and cuffs; sizes to 10
years.
Reduced to 9Sc each.
Fourth floor, 6 street.
Evening star., 1917-09-20
Girls and Misses Dept.

Junior Girls Checked Worsted
Suits: sizes Il. IA and 16: all
belted models. $..95 each. Were
S19.75.
Natural-color Pongee Silk
Dress. embroidered in green; size
16. 1890; was $3.50.
Black Satin Coat. loose belt
ed, and lined to waist with blue
satin; collar and cuffs of same
shade; size Is. $1,000; was
$3.50.
2 White Organdy Dresses. rib
bon trimmed: sizes IA and Is.
$1,000 each: were s19.75.
2 White Linen Skirts. button
trimmed pockets and belt. $S.75
each; were $7.75.
2 White and Black Striped
Wash Skirts. gathered-back
model; pockets and belt. $1.85
each; were $3.50.
5 Flowered Dimity Dresses.
hand trimmed: sizes to IL. $1.05
each: were 1915.
Third floor. G street.