The Irish standard., 1918-06-22
Catholic Chronicles

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Nurses Aids in Franee.-The fol-
lowing statement is authorized by the
Red Corss:
"It should be understood that the
nurses aids, requested from the Paris
office of the Red Cross and now being
sent as promptly as possible, will not
be used in American army hospitals.
The intention is to use them in civil
work with the French population and
the repatriates,. and in French hos
pitals where nurses aids have been
employed since the beginning of the
war. All nurses aids that are to be
sent over should be prepared to accept
any assignment that is given them,
as conditions change rapidly"
Red Cross Work.-Rev. Sigourney
Fay, a convert and a priest, now with
the Red Cross in Rome, has cabled to
Cardinal Gibbons that the Pope has
praised the Christian charity of the
society in Italy, not only to soldiers
but also to sick and suffering civil
ians; that it is doing a great work in
Italy and France, that the people have
in the fairness and good feeling with
for it an ardent affection and that
catholics can find entire confidence
in the fairness and good feeling with
which Catholic charities are treated"
War Orphans.-The French govern
ment is not inclined to allow it's chill
dren to leave France. There is, there
fore, little likelihood that French war
orphans will be placed in Catholic in
stitutions outside the country. DR.: w.
P. Lucas of the University Of Califor
MIA, head of the children's bureau of
the American Red Cross in France,
is authority for the statement that
the French government is opposed to
sending the children to the United
States.
Ten Years Program.-It is difficult
to believe that only ten years ago
the Wright brothers made their first
short flight with heavier than air
machine on the beach at Kitty Hawk,
N. G. To-day the skies over the battle
fields of Europe are filled with air.
planes fighting each other and from
great heights dropping bombs upon the
enemy, and workmen are preparing
for the Inauguration next week of the
regular carriage of mails in the air
between Washington, Philadelphia and
New York. Truly these are speedy
times.
The "Handcuff King"-Mr. Harry
Houdini, the "Handcuff King" who
used to be submerged in tanks Of
water and release himself from fetters
in time to escape drowning, is now
teaching officers and men of the U. s..
A. Navy the first principles of escap-
ing from the hold or cabin of sink
ing boat.
EnviabIe Record.-Eight per cent of
those who have died glorious death
for the American flag in the war
against autocracy have been Poles,
declared Ignace Jan Paderewiski, the
pianist, addressing Red Cross meet
ing of 5000 Poles in New York.
"We are sending an army of Polish
boys from America. They are already
fighting, many of them with the Amer
ican army and many with the French"
he said.
Polish miners in Pennsylvania alone
bought $11,000,000 worth of Liberty
Bonds, he added, and thirty-seven Pol
ish girls, all trained nurses, have left
to join the Polish army in France.
PiIgrimages for Peace-Organized
pilgrimages to the shrine of Our Lady
of Victories, the famous old Church
in Quebec city, are taking place daily.
whole month of June, all the pilgrims
beseeching heaven for the blessings Of
a return to peace.
Prayer for Peace.-The Catholic
clergy of the whole world has respond
ed to the Pope's appeal, promising to
celebrate Mass on Jun 29-the Feast
Of st. Peter-according to the Pope's
instructions, the observation-disclosures
declared today. The Pope has issued
to the Catholic clergy special prayer
for world peace to be delivered on
June 20. .-~a
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Appeals for Union. - Mrs. Max
Green, who formerly was Miss Johan.
ma Redmond, daughter of the late
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