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The Irish standard., 1918-08-31

the day the great allied offensive be-
gan until he was mortally wounded on
August /.
The following verses from his pen,
showing deep religious spirit of the
poet. appeared recently in Good
Housekeeping:
Prayer of Soldier in France.
My shoulders ache beneath my pack.
u.ie easier Cross upon His back,
| march with feet that burn and smart.
(Tread, Holy Feet. upon my hearth.
Men shout at ME who may not speak,
(They scourged Thy back and smote
Thy cheek.
| may not lift hand to clear
My eyes of salty drops that scar,
(Then shall my tickle soul forget
Thy agony of Bloody Sweat?)
My rifle hand is stiff and numb,
(From Thy pierced palm red rivers
GOMEZ
Lord, Thou didst suffer more for me
Than all the hosts of land and sea.
So let me render back again
This millionth of Thy gift. Amen.
Since his conversion Mr.. Kilmer had
written several charming poems in
honor of the Mother of God.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
THE PRESENCE OF GOOD
MANNERS AT HOME

The presence of good manners is
nowhere more needed or effective than
in the household, and perhaps nowhere
more rare. Whenever the familiarity
exists there is a tendency to loosen
the check upon selfish conduct which
the presence of strangers involuntarily
produces. Many persons who are KIND
and courteous in company, are rude
and careless with those whom they
love best Emerson says: Good
manners are made up of petty sacrl-
fees" and certainly nothing can more
thoroughly secure the harmony and
peace of the family than the habit OF
making small sacrifices for one an
other. Children thus learn good man
ners in the best and most natural way,
and habits thus acquired will never
leave them. Courtesy and kindness
will never lose their power or their
charm, while all limitations of them
are to be despised.
Birthdays and holidays, stimulate
the most beautiful of all the graces
that live in the hearts of men. To
give, to give something that expresses
your knowledge of another, your love
of another, is a graceful and inspiring
thing to do. To give what expresses
money alone, something purchased
without affection, is to degrade the
giver. But no child's gift was ever
presented in this manner. They give
because they love and because they
wish to express their love in concrete
form.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
JOYCE KILMER, POET,
KILLED IN FRANCE

Sergeant Joyce Kilmer OF the 165th
Infantry of the Rainbow Division we'll
known poet and a convert to the
Church, has been killed in France.
He was 81 years old, says the Irish
world
Sergeant Kilmer was for many years
a well-l1nown New York newspaper
man and his fame as writer of verse
was countrywide. Seventeen days af-
ter Congress declared war, he enlisted
as a private in the 7th Infantry, from
which in the August following he was
transferred to the Headquarters Com
pany of the 165th Infantry.
Leaves Four Children.
Mr.. Kilmer was born in New Bruins
wick, NJ j., where his parents still live,
December 6, 1886. He was the son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Barnett Kill
mer and was a graduate of Rutgers
College, 1904, and of Columbia Uni
versity 1908. His wife, who, with four
little children, survives him, was Miss
Aline Murray, of Norfolk, Va, a STEP
daughter of Henry Mills Alden, the
editor Of Harper's Weekly.
Sergeant Kilmer Joined the staff of
the Sunday Magazine of the New York
Times in May, 1918. Prior to that
time he had been Latin Master of the
Morristown High School and mem.
Der of the editorial staff of the Stan
dard Dictionary. As member of the
staff of the Times Magazine he contri-
buted many poems, as we'll as numer'
Gus articles in prose. In his last year
with the Times Sergeant Kilmer was
lecturer on the technique of verse in
the department of journalism at New
York University. His published works
included 'Trees and Other Poems,
Literature in the Making" main
Street and Other Poems," Summer Of
Love-" and "The Circus and other Els
says"
Sergeant Kilmer was transferred
from the 10th Infantry, at Caml
Wadsworth, s. c., to the 165th Infan
try short time before the Rainbow
Division sailed for France. He was IL
the thick of the Marine fighting from
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
All other attractions scornin':

All other attractions scornin':
Oh, Ireland. don't you hear me shout?
bid you the top O. the mornin'!
Ho, no! upon Cleena's shelving strand,
The surges are grandly beating,
And Kerry is pushing her headlands
To give us the kindly greeting;
Into the shore the sea birds fly,
On pinions that know no drooping:
And out of the cliffs, with welcomes
charged,
\ million of waves come trooping.
Oh. kindly, generous Irish land,
So leal and fair and loving,
No wonder the wandering Celt should
think
And dream of you in his rowing.
The alien home may have gems and
gold,
Shadows may never have gloomed
it,
But the heart will sigh for the absent
land
Where the love-light first illumed it.
And doesn't old Cove look charming
there,
Watching the wild waves motion,
Leaning her back up against the hills,
And the tip of her toes in the ocean?
wonder I don't hear Shandon's
BELLS
All! maybe their chiming's over,
For it's many a year since l began
The life of a Western rover.
For thirty summers, ashore machree,
Those hills l now feast my eyes on
Meier met my vision, save when they
Over memory's dim horizon.
Fen so twas grand and fair they
seemed
In the landscape spread before me;
But dreams are dreams, and my eyes
would ope
To see Texas sky still DER me.
Oh! often upon the Texan plains,
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
ITO THIS PEOPLEI
OWE ALL THAT | AM"

The statue of Abraham Lincoln at
of Worcester, Mass, has been erected
upon the pedestal prepared for it at
the east entrance of the state capitol,
says the Chicago Tribune Of the Gath.
Mr.. O'Connor expresses himself we'll
pleased with the pedestal and with the
plans for the elevation of the walk,
which is now being done by work I'M
der the direction of Secretary of State
Louis L. Emmerson.
The plaster cast of the statue was
exhibited in New York with other
works of Mr.. O'Connor last winter,
and attracted wide attention among
artists. 1t is pronounced a striking
likeness of Lincoln as he must have
looked as he stood on the back plat
form of the Wabash train and said
farewell to his old neighbors and
friends at Springfield preparatory to
going to Washington to assume the
duties of the presidency The statue
was erected at a cost of $4,000.
There is a strong movement in favor
of sending replicas of the statue to
London and Paris on the ground that
it is the best presentation of Lincoln.
President Wilson is expected to par
ticipate in the dedication of the statue,
which will be one of the features of
the centennial celebration of the ad-
mission Of Illinois to the union.
On the back of the STEELE are en-
eraved these words, spoken by Lin
coin as he stood on the rear platform
of the train and babe farewell to his
Springfield friends:
"My friends, no one not in my posi-
ton can appreciate the sadness I feel
at this parting. To this people / owe
all that am. Here have lived more
than a quarter of a century. I know
not how soon will see you again. A
duty devolves upon me which is per
haps greater than that which has rest
ed upon any other man since the day
of Washington. He would never have
succeeded except for the aid of Divine
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
SHE WAS WORRIED.

II don't know what I'll do if my
boy has to go to war; .......
81 wouldn't worry so much if l were
you. Perhaps he won't be drafted"
81 know, but I just can't bear the
thought of him ever having to 60"
"That is fear that all mothers have
to face. Has your son registered?
Dear me, no, not yet. But I'm wor-
ried to death for fear that some day
he will be called away from me-
How old is your boy?"
"Just six months old yesterday, and
the loveliest boy that was ever born. -
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
HYMN OF THE AlRMAN IN THE
HOUR OF BATTLE,

Up, and upward, soaring, soaring,
Lift our battle to the skies!
In this world of light the roaring
Of the temporal tumult dies.
Winged from time, we strive together;
Past the winds last wave we run,
Climbing up the cleaning weather
Toward the radiance of the sun!
Swung afar, your guns have spoken;
Little flecks of white between
Lie like wool on blue unbroken
Ger the earth-a mist of green.
Round and round, and sunward ever,
You the lustrous, 1 the free,
Lured to death by life's endeavor,
Soaring mid immensely.
Winged at length, the royal ranger
Beats his passage through the skies!
Man from danger unto danger
Fares beyondward, wanton-wise,
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Providence, on which he at all times
relied l feel that cannot succeed
without the same divine aid which
sustained him. On the same Almighty
Being place my reliance for support.
and l hope you, my friends, will pray
that l may receive that divine assist
ance without which / cannot succeed
but with which success is certain.
Again l bid you an affectionate fare
WELL"
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
CALLED TO THE coLoRs

The Hague, Aug. 13-(Correspond-
ence of the Associated Press.)-The
German government has summoned
every available man to the colors, says
a letter just received here from a
newspaper correspondent in Germany.
OF the 100000 workmen at Krupps be-
tween 10000 and 100000 have been
called up for service. Elsewhere, the
correspondent adds, the comb out has
been eveen more vigorous.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
OVER THE NORTHWEST

Waseca, Minn.-While the movers
were at work last week on the James
Byron residence on Elm street, they
came across an old account book used
by n f. Strong, who settled in this
county in 1856, says the Herald. Mr..
Strong operated small sawmill in
the northwest part of the county i'll
the pioneer days and some of the en-
plies at that time. One entry re-
ferred to the purchase of 81 lbs. of
fresh pork for 63 cents. This money
would buy about a pound and a half
of fresh pork today.
Waverly, Mimi - Miss Margaret
OHair, daughter of DR.. P. O'Hair, of
this city, and one of Waverly's fair
est daughters, became the bride of
DR.. B. F. Moll also of this city, at the
parochial residence, Monday morning
of last week. Rev. T. Moore pro-
nouncing the binding words. Messrs.
George and John O'Hair were wit
nesses. The young people left on the
morning train for a short wedding
trip. They will make their home in
Waverly.
Belle PLANE, Minn.-One of the last
of the pioneers of Belle PLANE town
ship died on Monday, Aug. 10, in the
person of Patrick Geehan. For two
years he had been in feeble health,
due to old age nfirmities, and the end
was not unexpected. Deceased was a
native of Ireland where he was born
March IS, 1888 He left the old coun-
try when in his teens and came to New
York. He was in the East for some
years and came to Minnesota in the
early fifties, living in St. Paul for a
few years and then located on the
homestead in Belle Plaine township
where he resided the remainder of
his life. He is survived by three
uttuSlLGlo tLuu IWO IlStlllcly, hIS.
T. j. Corcoran of Chaffee, N. D.; Mrs.
j. f. Kreski of North Yakima, WASH;
Mrs. Robert Devine Of Belle Plaine;
Michael of Graceville and Edward at
home. He was widower for the last
19 years. The funeral was held the
following Wednesday forenoon with
services at the church of the Sacred
Heart and interment was in Fair
Lawn cemetery.
Shakopee, NINA letter has been
received by the Hanrehan family of
Credit River, from their son, John,
who is now with his regiment on the
firing line on German soil.
John Hanrehan is the first Scott
County boy so far as we know, to
set foot within the Kaiser's dominions.
He is with regiment made up of
men mostly from Missouri and all of
them are six feet tall or over.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31

Seeks goal through all betiding,
Filings the void his fleeting breath,
And with rapture riding, riding,
Takes the starry way to death!
Earth beneath us, planets DER US,
Wheeling, wheeling out of view;
Consultations speed in chorus
AS we circle, l and you,
Lone mid grand creations story,
Through the vastness not cry,
Poised for battle in the glory,
We are seraphs ere we die!
Past the tolls of time our flight is:
In the proud ascent we plod,
Where the heights untainted light Is
Breathless in the gaze of God.
Here our quarrel and our questing
End-but nearer to the sun.
Sternly at the last the testing
Comes to all that man hath won.
Brave men strove and died before US,
But we strive in fields profound,
Far above the star that bore us,
In the vastness not sound.
Only here your shell-bursts under
Spread and fall like fiery rain,
With the gun smokes silver wonder
! Idle on an azure plain.
Nearer to the sun, my foemen!
above, and you below,
Swung DER the abyss, where no men
Venture, neither tempests blow,
Silent Posing in the splendor,
Passionate with mortal breath,
Sweeps my soul, with no surrender,
Down the deep to you-and death!
.@-.
Ruin-kist, but gamesome ever,
Proud we meet amid the blue;
Who shall speed the worlds endeavor
Splendid foemen, or you?
Here we crash: the great downcasting
Waits. May veal us all betide!
Buoyant with the Everlasting,
Lords of death, we ride-we ride!
JAMES A. MACKRETH.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
SELECTED POEMS
THE ExILE's RETURN.

THE ExILE'S RETURN.
Th'anam an Dhia, but there it is,
The dawn on the hills of Ireland!
Gods Angels lifting the nights black
veil
From the fair sweet face of my sire
land!
Oh, Ireland, isn't it grand you look,
Like bride in her rich adornin'?
And with all the pent-up love of my
heart,
1 bid you the top O. the mornin'!
This one short hour pays lavishly
back
For many a year of mourning,
I'd almost venture another fight,
There's so much Joy in returning
Watching out for the hallowed shore.
The Irish standard., 1918-08-31
CONDUCTOR DIDN'T CARE.

when you founds you didn't have
your fare, did the conductor make you
get off and walk?" asked the inquisi-
tive man.
only get off" responded the literal
one. "He didn't seem to care whether
1 walked or sat down."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
WARNS PEOPLE
NOT TO REVOLT
Austrian nment
Threatens Use of Force
Without Pity
(By Associated Press.1

Washington. June 12.-The slavic
agitation in Austro- Hungary Is
causing the authorities great anxiety.
An official dispatch today from
Switzerland says the government
has given notice throughout the en-
pdre that 1t will suppress by force
and without pity any attempts at
an uprising.
THE entire German and Austro-
Hungarian press" says the dispatch,
comments on the agitation in Aus
tria and does not hide the anxiety
the situation causes the authorities.
Austr3aus have caused great pla-
cards to be placed in all the big
towns Of the monarchy and above
all in the Slavic provinces, announ-
cling the government Is aware Of the
slavic national revolutionary plots
and that it will suppress by force
and without pity any attempts at
uprising.
THE Austro- Hungarians pretend
we are on the eve OF a political Of
fensive Of the non-GerInan element
OF the dual monarchy and that the
entente will support this action Of
the Slavs whose program Is sup
posed to have been drawn UP in the
course of the congress at Rome.
The German press expresses the
hope with anxiety that the govern
ment of Vienna has still sufficient
forces to nip this revolution in the
bud"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12

the Russian people, and only two
days after the Bolsheviki of Russia
passed the Germanesque resolution
Of June 5, the Nonpartisan league.
condemned Americas position and
approved .Germany's demands, by
passing and publishing a war pro-
gram Of Its own. I read from those
resolutions as follows:
"(P. 24) We stand for our coun-
try right or wrong. Still
We hold that we believe our country
wrong, we should endeavor to set
her right. .. We therefore
urge that our government, before
proceeding further in support Of our
European allies, insist that they, in
common with 1t, make immediate
public declarations of terms Of
peace, without annexations of ter
rttory, indemnities or contributions.
this being in harmony with
and supporting the democracy Of
Russia in her declaration Of these
fundamental principles.
We knew that the Bolshevik de-
claration Of these fundamental
was inspired by German
money an dintrigue. And we would
be blind babies not to believe, and
do believe, that the hundreds of
thousands Of dollars which TownIey
Is using to help the Socialists Of
and to nominate as
that other Socialist,
the author Of Why Is Your Country
at War; have come in whole or in
part from German sources"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
Guards Fail
to Stop Parade
(Rv Associated Press.l

Red Wing, Mimi, June 12.--Non-
partisan league banners and stream
ers advising the beholder to vote
for Lindbergh" were Haunted in the
face of Red Wing last night, despite
an order Of the county public safety
commissioner. Seventy automobiles
carrying league members and their
families paraded through the prin-
cipal streets just before supper time
between long rows Of pacing home
guards, although an order Of the
commission forbade the parade and
all other league activities. Net
few miles outside the city by the
sheriff, the paraders paid no heed to
his order to stop and again at the
city limits. digregarded the orders Of
the chief Of police.
The whole proceeding was carried
out amid grim silence. Not once
was there a horn toot. There were
no shouts, no jeers, from the crowds
on the sidewalks. No commands to
the guard rang out. And when
banner was torn from one of the
passing vehicles it was done without
a. word, or a protest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
SCHOOL MERGER QUESTION
GOES TO BOARD
CONTINUED From First Page)

two, which were too close together.
only 20 miles apart.
Prof. H. S. Hilleboe, president of
the Sioux Falls school. gave some
information relative to the history
Of the Canton institution. showing
that it had frequently been moved
and had not been successful as a
college, though in some other re-
spects it has done good work.
Prof. P. M. Glasoe pointed out that
about Is per cent Of the denomIna-
tional colleges OF the country are
located in cities Of less than 10000
population.
A motion to continue the school
as before was rejected.
The matter was referred to the
board of education and board Of
trustees for final decision.
The board of education recon-
mended that military drill be intro
duced at st. Olaf college in accord
ance with a request from the gov
eminent.
Board Of Trustees Reports.
The board Of trustees, through 8.
II. Holstad, chairman, made a report
to the convention suggesting that in
the event of building operations at
any institution owned by the church,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
ATTITUDE TOq0ard
Russia the Same
lRv Associated Press.l

NBY ASSOC1GISo GASos.(
Washington, June 12.-There has
been no change in the policy Of the
American government in dealing
with the Russian situation.
In spite of recurring rumors that
military action in Siberia by the al
lies with American support or APP
prevail is imminent, it was learned
today that no agreement has been
reached on any feasible plan for
positive action in regard to Russia.
The official view here is that this at
titude must remain unchanged until
there is some further development
Of great Importance in Russia.
An authoritative examination was
given today after the Russian en-
bassy had transmitted to the state
department an appeal to the United
States and the allies to send an ex-
peditionary force to Russia to repel
the Germans. forwarded by the CEN
trail committee OF the Cadet party.
The committee which speaks for the
powerful Russian constitutional
Democrat forces, asked that such an
expedition be under control, to guar
antee the rights Of its country. o-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
KerenSkyS Aide
TO See President
(By Associated Press

a Canadian PacIac Fort, June Z.
"A. Konovaloff, Russian minister Of
commerce during the administration
Of former Premier Kerensky, arrived
here yesterday from the Orient on
his way to Washington, London and
Paris.
He Is making the trip, he said, in
an endeavor to impress upon the
United States and the allied govern
ments the necessity Of immediate in
tervention in Siberia to prevent the
entire Russian nation from being
dominated by the central powers.
Mr.. Konovaloff hopes to meet Prest-
On his way to America Mr.. Kon-
ovaloff said he made a secret flight
from the interior Of Russia and twice
was almost captured by Boshelvikis.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-12
CHARGES LEAGUE
With RECEIVING
some OF GERMAN
FUND
Martin County Attorney
Thinks Hun Money Went
to Nonpartisans
GIVES GROUND
FOR HIS BELIEF
German Resolutions Pass
ed Here Two DAYS After
Russians Acted

Redwood Falls, June 12.-Circum-
stances indicate that the Nonpartts-
an league has obtained money from
German sources, according to Albert
r. Allen, county attorney Of Martin
county, who spoke here last night.
Mr.. Allen exposed the league,
defining it's purpose as seditious and
it's program as nothing less than
reasonable.
The county attorney said that Ger
many had sent 100000 into this
country in one year. He gave 1t as
his opinion that the Nonpartisan
must have received some Of 1t. AS
q basis for his assertion he present
ed some significant facts relative to
what took place in Russia and reso-
buttons passed by the league here.
Dates Compared.
''Voters of Minnesota" he said,
write down these dates and events
which strongly tend to prove that the
leaders Of the Nonpartisan league arc
assisting and in the pay Of Germany.
ION April s, 1917. the so-called
Council Of Workmen's and Soldiers
delegates, which was a body of $500
men, in part the ToWnleyites Of
Russia, in part corrupted Russian
6OIO4SASs DIT GIL OSIdN k'CLS5SN SNL
man-inspired resolutions voicing and
seconding Germany's demands for
peace, without annexations or in
IDENTITIES; that Is upon Germany's
terms.
Such terms could not be agreed
upon by our country or our allies.
President Wilson demonstrated and
provd this on June in his message
to the Russian people. He recited
how the autocratic German govern
ment had, through the war, so ex-
tended the power Of the kaiser with
in. and the influence Of the kaiser
without the German empire, as to
make 1t impossible to restore the
status quo ante bellum. The Presi-
dent then declared that no peace
could be safely made upon the
terms proposed by the German gov
eminent and the Russian Socialists.
He said 1t was the status quo ante
out Of which this Ubiquitous war is
sued forth, the power Of the imper-
ial German government within the
empire, and it's widespread domin-
alton and influence outside that en-
pire. This status must be altered in
such fashion as to prevent any such
hideous thing from ever happening
again.
q League Acted at Once.
On June 7. 1917, two days before
the President sent this message to
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Cass Publicity
Con1n7itteeNdn1ed

The Cass county publicity commit
tee for the War savings stamp cam
paign. which is to be carried on in
full force in the county and state,
was announced today by County Dr.
rector A. w. Cupler as follows: Ray
D. Warner, chairman; H. E. Rey-
nolds. B. F. Ashelman. Thomas Tur-
ner. A. M. Cornwall and H. G. Say
lor.
It will be the duty OF these men to
give the campaign the widest public
ity in Cass county in order that
everyone in the county may be well
acquainted with the purposes of the
campaign before June %. 49,.
Mr.. Cupler today announced the
appointment of Albert r. Bergeson
as chairman Of the speakers bureau
for the War Savings campaign. Mr..
Bergeson has been instructed to Sc
cure a speaker for every schoolhouse
meeting to be held in connection
with the driv on June % and the
days during the week following, in
accordance with the schedules Of the
meetings in various sections Of the
COUNTY,