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The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
CHURCH PAPERS ASKED TO HELP

The commissioner of education has
called on the editors of religious pa
pers to help maintain school stand
ards, and says in part:
ut is of the greatest Importance
that the schools of the United States
of all kinds and grades public, pri-
vate and parochial, be maintained dur
ing the war without any lowering of
their standards or falling off in their
attendance.
'This is necessary both for the pro-
lection of our boys and girls against
many unusual temptations to delin-
quencies of various kinds, and that
they may have full opportunity for
preparation for the work of life and
for the duties and responsibilities of
citizenship; all of which will require
a higher degree of preparation because
of the war.
For many reasons there will be
need in this country for higher stand.
ards in average of ability, knowledge
and virtue, when the boys and girls
now in our schools have reached man
hood and womanhood than we or any
other people have yet attained to-"
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
MIRACULOUS CURE AT
ST. ANNE'S SHRINE
Man Receivers Use Of Leg Crushed b,
Fall of 1,000-Pound
Weight.

Weeping for joy, walking quite
freely on leg that was diseased since
sixteen months ago, Edmond BoucharC
of Montreal returned to Quebec weel
ago Thursday from st. Anne de Beau
pre-, using his healed leg, after having
left his crutches at the foot of the
statue of St. Anne.
Sixteen months ago he sustained
a double fracture of the right leg
through one thousand pound brace
falling on him. He says he under.
went operations both at the Western
and at the Notre Dame Hospitals, and
was under the care of the best spe.
cialists in Montreal. He was five
months with his leg stretched on a
chair.
All the officers and deckhands on
the Canada Lines steamer Quebec
testify to having seen Mr.. Bouchard
walking miserably on his clutches,
and that he came back aboard without
his clutches and walking quite freely.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
IRISH SCHOOLS
AND COLLEGES
Continued from Page 81

Elizabeth set about giving Anglo
Irish, the planters and professionals a
university Of their own in Dublin, to
do this she founded Trinity College.
James l and his successor followed
this up by founding number of Royal
schools, evidently intended as feeders
to the new college. This though did
not avail much to reinstate Irish
schools or Irish learning. Then came
the treaty Of Limerick in 1891. The
era of panel laws against Catholic
commenced and as almost all the ma
tive Irish were Catholics, they were
practically deprived of all education.
Stories are told of children carving
their letters on their fathers tomb
stones. Many valuable books were
buried or built up in walls. There
were no native schools except those
of the kind later known as Hedge
school, where in fine weather the chill
dren assembled under hedges.
Modern Colleges and Universities.
In 1890 Catholics were admitted to
Trinity College and the modern period
of education begins. The number of
universities in Ireland is surprisingly
few. Maynooth College located in
Maynooth, village of Kildare, was
formerly known as the Roman Cath
olic College of st. Patrick, opened in
1895. There have been about 600 stu
dents in attendance. all candidates for
the priesthood and more than half
supported by funds for that purpose
In 1915 the Maynooth Act gave it a
permanent subsidy of $4,000 pounds a
year, which was committed in 1869
for capital sum of $4,000 pounds,
part of the Irish Church surplus. A
large number of priests who are May
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
NOTES OF THE CAMPS.

It is reported that the President
might arrange to visit all the national
army cantonments as soon as the
troops are installed, and probably
would make an address to the first
men called by the draft to defend the
country against autocratic militarism.
The War Department has announced
that there will be no thought Of send.
ing any of the national army to France
before April, 1918.
General orders issued at the War
Department show that it is the inten-
ton to apportion the negro troops
evenly where possible in all canton.
ments. The order provides that in
every cantonment there shall be one
negro infantry regiment where SUI
ficient personnel is available.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
PRAYER FOR PEACE.

Here is "bit" that all can do il
the effort to bring the awful war to ;
speedy conclusion. All Catholics ar,
called upon to offer up daily the fol
lowing prayer, which was composed
by Pope Benedict XIV a few month.
ago:
The Holy Fathers Prayer For Peace
Dismayed by the horrors of
war which is bringing ruin to
peoples and nations, we turn, o
Jesus, to Thy most loving Heart
as to our last hope. o God of
Mercy, with tears we invoke Thee
to end this fearful scourge. o
King of Peace, we humbly i'm
plore the peace for which we
long. From Thy Sacred Heart
Thou didst shed forth over the
world divine charity, so that dis
cord might end and love alone
might reign among men. During
Thy life on earth Thy Heart beat
with tender compassion for the
sorrows of men; in this hour made
terrible with burning hate, with
bloodshed and with slaughter,
once more may Thy divine Heart
be moved with pity. Pity the
countless mothers in anguish for
the faith of their sons; pity the
numberless families now bereaved
of their fathers; pity Europe, over
which broods such havoc and dis
aster Do Thou inspire rulers and
peoples with counsels and meek
ness, do Thou heal the discords
that tear the nations asunder;
Thou who didst shed Thy Precious
Blood that they might live as
brothers, bring them together once
more in loving harmony. And as
once before to the cry of the
Apostle Peter, "Save us, Lord, we
PERISH Thou didst answer with
words of mercy and didst still
the raging waters, so now deign
to hear our trustful prayer, and
give back to the world peace and
tranquility.
And do Thou, o most holy
Virgin, as in other times of sore
distress, be now our help, our
protection, and our safeguard.
Amen.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15


Austria-Hungary ,O64
Asia ................... 6O5,259
Belgium 1OO,2SS
Denmark 253,4SS
France 468,34S
Not Specified ............... 2S7,534
Europe 1852
Germany Observation-Disclosures. 5,35S,264
Greece OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 157,627
Italy Observation-Disclosures. .2,S74,5 1922
| Netherlands observation-disclosures. 173,41S
American countries .........1,4 92, 1856
Norway Sweden 1929, 100
Russia and Russian Poland. 1929, 100
Spain Portugal ............. 15S,735
Roumania Observation-Disclosures. 65,422
Switzerland .............. 235,S07
| Turkey 1882
Scotland (Celts) ........... 4S4,230
Ireland (Celts) a, 193,7S0
Wales (Celts) .............. 26,530
Canada (mostly French) ....1, 172,177
England (Anglo-Saxons) ....3,O42,7S5
From a cursory glance at these fig
ures, Mr.. O'Connor holds that it must
be plain that immigrants (and their de-
scendants) from the north of the con-
tinent of Europe must be more numer-
Gus than any others in the United
States. The Teutonic people Ger
mans, Austrians, etc. would seem to
be more numerous than those from
any other two nations. The Irish and
their descendants. must be more nu-
merous than the combined Irish in
Ireland, Great Britain and Canada.
Next to the Teutons, the Celts seem
to be the next largest group.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
NEW ORLEANS DAILY
THOUGHT PRELATE RICH
The Item Feels That the Late Arch
bishop Blenk Doesn't
Need Sympathy.

The Right Rev. James Hubert
Blenk, Archbishop of New Or
leans, died practically penniless.
His executive announced today
that after the funeral expenses
had been paid the estate would
amount to considerably less than
$500. The Archbishop had pledged
his $4,000 insurance policy to de-
fray the expenses of campaign
for the restoration of the st. Louis
Cathedral.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
the United STATES
NOT ANGL0-sAx0N
The Teutonic and Celtic Peoples Have
Contributed the Largest Streams
Of immigration From
1925 to 1909.

The Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick of Can
ada, in the course Of speech alluded
to the fact that the United States was
not what could be truly called an An
glo-Saxon or English nation Though
English was the spoken language of
the people,, for the reason that the
bulk of the inhabitants were either
from, or descended from, non-Anglo-
Saxon people. A correspondent hav-
ing opposed the statement in the
Toronto STAR" made the assertion
that the majority of the people in the
States were of English birth or de-
scent. Mr.. Garrett O'Connor, writing
in the Catholic Register" Toronto,
took occasion to supply, in the inter
est of truth, the following figures, pre-
pared by the United States Govern
ment, showing where the immigrants
came from in the period of 1926 to
1909, inclusive:
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
PIONEER OF TRINITY COLLEGE
CELEBRATED GOLDEN
JUBILEE.

Sister Madeline, head of the French
Department of Trinity College, and
one of it's founders, celebrated her
Golden Jubilee on last Monday, when
the solemn High Mass in the chapel
Of the college was celebrated by Rev.
Francis P. Lyons, c. S. P, of the
College of St. Paul the Apostle, who
also delivered the sermon.
Sister Madeline was born in Paris,
France, and there in an atmosphere
Of piety and culture she received her
early education. From France she
went to Belgium, and entered the
Mother House of the Sisters of Notre
Dame, at Namur, and on Sept. 10, 1867,
she pronounced her vows and became
a member of one of the great teach.
ing orders in the church.
She taught in various schools of the
order until 1900, when she came to
Washington, as a member Of the first
band to open Trinity College and head
the department in French.
An unusually gifted and brilliant
scholar in the deep, sure, thorough
sense of the old school, she has in
these fifty years that have passed
helped to mould the minds and morals
of many prominent women in this
country and abroad.
Only two members of her band are
still living. One is stationed In Gin
cinnati, and the other at the Mother
House in Namur. Trinity College
ranks in Glass No. 1, of the colleges
for the higher education of women in
the United States.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15

nooth graduates have been loaned to
this diocese in recent years but since
| the outbreak of hostilities have been
| recalled to serve as chaplains in the
armies of the Allies.
Queen Colleges were established and
! endorsed in 1S49 in Belfast, Cork and
Galway. They were given faculties in
Law, Medicine, Art and Engineering.
The Queens University followed in
1850.
The Catholic University of Dublin
was founded in 1854 with Doctor, after
ward Cardinal Newman as its first
Rector. Refused a charter by the
government and therefore unable to
grant degrees, the university could
never satisfy the requirements. In
1879 Lord Beconsfeld abolished the
Queens University and replaced it
with the Royal University of Ireland.
The new University was wholly an ex-
aiming board which had power to be-
stow prizes, confer degrees on all who
presented themselves, irrespective of
their college. The Catholic Univer-
sity profited by this, their being able
to appoint it's staff fellows, belong
ing to and paid by the Royal Univer-
sity. The effect was an Immediate
recognizing of the Catholic Univer-
sity.
The six following Roman Catholic
colleges were federated to form the
Catholic University Black
Rock st. Patrick's College, Carlow,
Holy Cross College and Clonliffee.
In 1908 the Royal University was
dissolved and the University College,
Dublin; Queens College, Cork, and
Queens College, Galway, became con-
stituent colleges of the National Uni
versity. Though the latter is unde-
nominational, it encourages the teach
ing of religion, providing the expenses
are not paid out of the state funds and
| it's governing body is so constituted as
to command the confidence of Roman
Catholics. There is the University
of Dublin or Trinity College for many
years the only institution for higher
education in Ireland, established in
connection with st. Patricks Cathed-
ralral in 1920, but lacked endowment
and persisted, probably at the dissolu-
ton Of the Cathedral foundation by
Henry VIII. The present foundation,
better known as Trinity College, is
unique in having. the organization and
functions of both college and uni
versity.
In 1891 Queen Elizabeth issued
charter the corporation of Dublin gave
to it the grounds and ruins of the
suppressed monastery of All HallOws
and building fund was raised among
the Irish gentry. In 1887 a new stat
ute was framed and issued by Arch
bishop Laud. There is body of pro-
fessors, some 40 in ALL 20 scholar
ships, besides many prizes. Since 1904
women have been admitted to all
classes, examinations and degrees in
arts, medicine and laws.
Trinity library contains over 1885,
600 volumes. The grounds of the col
lege are very extensive and the build
ings large and handsome. The fol-
lowing figures are very interesting as
they show very clearly how education
has grown in Ireland during the past
years.
Number Of students who presented
themselves for examinations
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
Y. M. c. A. WAR WORKERS NOT
EXEMPT FROM DRAFT.

Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced last week that men en-.
gagged in war work for the Y. M. C. A.
or kindred organizations will in no
case be exempted from actual military
service, if they are physically fit and
of age to serve. This decision was
rendered on account of requests that
have been made to discharge or ex-
empt such men, or to assign them as
soldiers to this duty.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-15
JEWISH cHAPLAINs FOR THE
SERVICE.

Congress has reported favorably on
bill that would authorize the ap.
pointment of twenty chaplains at
large from Jewish as we'll as Chris
tian minister's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
ARGENTINE Is NEAR BREAK
Steamer Destroyed by German Subma-
rine Off Europe-PeopIe
Demand War;

BuenOs Aires, April 14.-It was an
nounced officially that the Argen-
tine steamship Monte Protegido had
been sunk by q submarine off the
European coast. A rupture with Ger
many is imminent. 1t is announced
that the ship was twice fired on by the
guns of a German submarine and that
one member of the crew was wounded.
After the news became known an
excited crowd marched through the
streets, shouting ''Down with the Ger
man assassins" Groups of students
paraded the streets singing patriotic
songs
Two German newspapers published
in Buenos Aires, in view of threats by
the crowd, closed their offices.
1t is believed Argentine will follow
Rrazils example by breaking off rela-
tionS.
The Argentine public in q petition
resolution congratulates Presiden, Will
son on his stand against Germany The
resolution was handed TO the Ameri-
can ambassador for transmission TO the
American president
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
WANTS DRAFT BILL RUSHED
President Visits Capitol and Confers
With Leaders in Congress-To
Fight Opposition.

Washington, April 12.-"We cannot
win this war without an army" was
the determination reached by the adj
ministratiOn as President Wilson pre-
pared for vigorous aggressive fight
to force the war department "selectiye
draft" plan through congress.
The decision to concentrate all of
the administration influence behind
the CONSUMPTION bill now before the
house was reached at conference be-
tween President Wilson and Score
tary of War Baker. Both had visited
the capitol during the day, and had
tested the sentiment of the house.
where formidable opposition to the
conscription plan threatens serious de-
lay in the enactment of the army leg
islation demanded by the president.
1t was determined TO press the selec-
tive draft bill at once, in order to pre-
vent any further gain in strength by
the opposition to the measure.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
PREMIER SEES END OF WAR
Lloyd George Predicts an Early Peace
~. S. Realizes Importance of
the Word "Ships."

London, April 13.-Addressing the
American Luncheon club on Thursday
Premier Lloyd-George said the advent
of the United States into the war had
given the final stamp and seal to the
character of the conflict, which was a
struggle against military autocracy.
The luncheon, held to celebrate the
entrance of the United States into the
war, brought together the most distin-
guished gathering in the history of the
club. Mr.. LlOyd-GeOrge received a
tremendous ovation when he entered
the room. Toasts were drunk to Pres
iGent Wilson and King George.
Absolute assurance of victory, the
premier said, was to be found in the
word ships" He saw that the United
States realized this fully and had ar
ranged to build thousand ships for
the Atlantic.
II can see peace coming now" the
premier declared. He said it would
not be a peace which would mean end
less preparation for strife and blood
shed, but 81 real peace such as this old
world has never known"
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TO DIRECT u. S. WAR TRAFFIC
rect Operations of Roads
Throughout the Country.

Washington. April 12.-Heads of
the principal railroads of the United
States, meeting here at the call of the
council of national defense, appointed
a board of five men to direct the OPP
erations of American railways
throughout the war.
Members of the board are: Fairfax
Harrison of the Southern, chairman !;
Howard Elliott of the New Haven.
Samuel Rea of the Pennsylvania. Hale
Holden of the Burlington, Julius
Kruttschnitt of the Southern Pacific.
Ii was announced that the purpose
Of the board would be 10 give the gov
eminent the best possible service not
only In transporting troops and mill
tary supplies but in handling every
Necessary commodity.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
S7,OOO,OOO,OOO BOND
ISSUE FOR WAR APPROVED
House Committee o. KS PIan-Uead-
ers Say Bill Will Be Passed
by Congress.

Washington, April 1.-THE govern
ment $7,O0000O,OO0 war issue, $1,000
100000 in long-term bonds and ST.
OOO,OO0,OOO in short-term certificates of
Indebtedness. was launched in the
house by Chairman Kitchin of the
ways and means committee. A few
minutes later Mr.. Kitchin assured
President Wilson, who was then at
the capitol, that the money bill would
be passed by the house without mate
rial opposition Friday, to which day
the house later adjourned.
Various Republican members of the
committee will offer amendments
which were defeated in committee, but
they have pledged themselves to vote
for the measure, whatever may be
the fate of their proposals.
Mr.. kitchin said that he expected
at least two weeks would be required
TO frame a bill.
The first big question is what
amount of revenue shall be raised by
immediate taxation. The generally
accelsed plan has been to divide
equally the cost of the first year of
the war, roughly estimated at from
So, 100000 to $4,OOO,OOO, 900, be-
tween bonds and taxes, but the presi-
dent has expressed himself as DESTROYS
of placing as much of the burden on
the present generation as possible,
and some members of congress are adj
vocating the raising of 20 per cent of
the tirst-year needs by taxation.
Administration and congressional
leaders generally are determined that
the tax shall not be of a class charac-
ter, regardless of the amount.
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Tells President He Will Try to Per.
suade Congress to Pass Uni.
versaI Service Bill.

Washington. April 11.-Following q
brief conference at the White House
With President Wilson, former Presi.
that he will do all In his power to per-
suade congress to enact legislation for
universal military service. The colonel
said that he had explained In detail
10 the president his plans for raising
II division 10 fight in France The
president. he said had been noncom-
initial on whether he would favor con-
gressional action 10 permit the offer
to be accepted. but Roosevelt indicated
that he hoped that he yet would get
the administration support.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
GERMANS TO WORK FOR U. S.
Crews Taken From Ships Will Be Put
at Farm and Other Labor
by Government.

Washington, April 14.-Use of the
crews taken from the German mer-
chantships in American harbors for
farming and other work has been de-
termined upon by the government. At
present the men are detained in inn
migration stations and the ships are
in custody of the treasury department
The department of labor. which has
the crews in charge, is conducting an
investigation as To the best places 10
put the men and the work TO entrust
10 them. AS alien enemies they are
not entitled To admission TO the Unit
ed States except under conditions Inn.
posed by the government
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
BRAZIL BREAKS WITH KAISER
German Minister Handed His Pass
ports and Will Return Home on
Warship.

Buenos Aires. April 12.-Herr PAUL.,
the German minister to Brazil, was
handed a note TO his government and
passports for himself, said a dispatch
on Wednesday from Rio de Janeiro
the Brazil capital.
The Austrian minister. 1t was said
had received instructions from his
government to ask for passports.
The German minister may accept an
offer of the government to leave the
country on a Brazilian battleship.
The ministers OF war and marine are
making preparations to increase the
efficiency of the nations defenses and
are preparing 10 call a contingent of
conscripts TO the colors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-05-04
112 PERSONS KILLED IN
SHELL PLANT EXPLOSION
One Hundred and TWenty-One Injured
When PIotters Blow Up Factory
in Pennsylvania.

Chester, Pa, April 1l.-One hundred
and twelve persons, most of them
women and girls, are known to have
lost their lives and 121 were injured
by series Of terrific explosions in the
shrapnel building of the Eddystone
Ammunition corporation at EddystOne,
one mile from this city. Many of the
injured were MORALLY hurt and it is
feared the final death list will reach
100, while some who were hurt prob
ably will be manned for life.
How any of the 800 or more en-
plOyees in the building, in which were
stored approximately $4,000 shells. es-
capped is almost beyond conception, as
there was scarcely a fragment of the
structure left intact.
Fire added TO the horror and most
OF the bodies were so badly charred
that Identification was impossible.
The explosion, which was felt in
Philadelphia. a distance of 10 miles, &C.
CURED about ten o'clock in the morn
ing in what is known as the 40 F.
building. a two-story structure, 20 by
800 feet.
In this building time fuses were pre-
pared, more than so per cent of the
workers being women and girls. Prob
ably fifty men and boys were employed
in the building at the time of the blast,
and tho majority of them escaped.
So serious was the danger from
exploding shrapnel that the trolley
lines were tied up for more than an
hour.
President Alba r. Johnson of the
Baldwin Locomotive works, changed
his theory that the explosion was due
to an accident after q visit to the plant.
He now agrees with the view of Sam
uel Nj. Vanclain, president of the Ed
dystone Ammunition corporation, that
plotters caused the explosion.