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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
MOTHER MARY.

Mother Mary is one of the most
picturesque. characters in Taormina,
Italy, and one of the most loVable.
She is British nun who was born in
India and who has seen service there,
but who for many years has found
her work among the poor of this
Sicilian city. Her complete title is
Mother Mary of, the Sanctuary, but
every one here knows her simply as
Mother Mary. N.'
Many opportunities to be of service
to the world from which she has
withdrawn have come to Mother
Mary, but none greater perhaps than
that brought by the war. In finding
help for the women members of sol
diers' families, deprived of their usual
means of support by the call to the
colors, this 'sweetfaced nun has
wrought a work of mercy the irlfiu-
ence of which extends to the battle
line in the far North.
1t is one of those agreeable in
stances of international amity and
alliance brought about by the war
that Mother Mary's good work
should now be a part of the activity
of the American Red Cross. The
burden of supporting a workroom
was too heavy for her restricted re
sources so that Mother Marys work
room is now an American Red Cross
DIT Tho oatiun cI1nnriT1.
intendence, the wise guidance and the
sure knowledge are hers. The work
room employs women of soldiers
families-more than score of them
and the garments they make are of
Red Cross material and sent to the
front with personal letters which
bring back personal answers from the
men, notes of gratitude and friend
ship and of stout courage to resist the
enemy at whatever cost.
Many soldiers of the Taormina dis
trict on the way from their homes to
the front stop at Mother Mary's to
receive in person her kindly greeting
and the articles of comfort and wear
l1dL lu0y Will ACSu III InC
Many of them can be seen now any
day calling at the ever-open door and
waiting for the nun in her robe of
white to appear, package in hand. 1t
is sight that warns the heart.
Mother Mary's workroom is in a
part of the church of her order, the
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary.
From its steps one may see across
the little. piazza Move Aprile, the
most attractive in Taormina, through
the spaces between the carved marble
balustrade to the sea far below with
the Beautiful Island-''Isola Bella.
set closet'to the shore like fantas-
tically-shaped emerald case upon a
bed of sapphire. 1t is the most beau
tiful corner of the most beautiful
spot in the world and Mother Mary
adorns it. a@
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
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reign created and organized the
Church in Tanganika. -....
Coming to Karema in November,
1891, Bishop Lechaptois found himself
the head of an immense district which
possessed only two stations, that of
Karema, which had been given to the
White Fathers by the Belgian Anti
Slavery Association, and that of Kala,
founded by the Bishop himself. These
two. stations counted only about a
dozen Christians. ~i. .S'.
In 1917, this same Vieariate showed
thirteen mission stations, twenty-seven
priests, eight Brothers, two seminar,
ians, who had already received tom
sure, twenty young students, thirteen
Sisters, ten native nuns, 1918 neo-
phytes, SSH catechumens and 1872
catechists. ,: #
Although very consoling, considering
the modest beginning, these figures
are small compared with some of the
other African missions. This is be-
cause Tanganika is really only an
immense desert. There are altogether
not more than 100000 souls scattered
through the great waste in villages
of a few huts only. The stations,
which are naturally placed in the dis
trict most thickly populated, have
never more than four or five thou
sand souls within radius of forty or
fifty miles.
The late Bishop who understood
better than any one else the difficult
ties of the situation did not complain
because he did not have great success,
but was filled with joy at the converts
he was able to make Perhaps it was
on this account that so many blessings
were bestowed upon his difficult por-
ton of the Fathers field 1t was a
field without doubt confided to the
care of a holy shepherd The works
he founded will be carried on by his
successors with every confidence.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
0lac institutions and Matters of Educational III

ment alone that religious instruction
is impaired in the Catholic schools; il
has the higher motive, too, namely
that for life here and that other life
which we believe in religion is ne.
cessity, and consequently, also, its
teaching.
And for second reason we would
state the foundation for Catholic edu.
cation that we desire to impart in
addition to all the elements of secular
education, those laws and principles
of moral and religious life which are
necessary for the well-being of the
individual and the community, among
which can be noted with special en-
phasis the virtues of humility and
obedience, the sense of duty and the
conservation of service.
... Sacred Heart ReDieU. -.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
PIoUs SOULS.

1t is quite impossible to conceive
how a pious soil can be really devout
to the Sacred Heart and not at the
same time intensely interested in the
Propagation of the Faith. For the
very essence of that sweet devotion,
as indicated in its motto, Thy King
dom Come is a desire and a prayer
that the Sacred Heart of our dear
Lord may be known, loved and adored
by all peoples and in every nation.
And this is exactly the work of the
Propagation. Let the devout clients,
then, of the Sacred Heart give a
practical expression in their devotion
by aiding in making Christ's kingdom
come.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
OUR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS.

For the past 800 years the Church
has been carrying on a struggle for
the great principles on which Chris
tianity is founded, says Rev. J. H.
Sherry, Q. NJ. |. In the struggle she
has had to contend against tremen-
dous odds; she lost the great univer-
sites, her ecclesiastical and monastic
properties were taken from her, her
most cherished principles met with
the f1ercest antagonism.
But she rose to the occasion; her
divine fecundity produced these mag
nificent teaching orders of men and
women, founded expressly for the edu-
cation Of Catholic youth. BY their
splendid cooperation she has estab-
lished in these United States alone,
at the cost of sacrifices which for you
require no telling, $500 parish schools,
between 400 and 500 high schools, not
to speak of hundreds Of academies
and colleges and several universities,
with 100000 pupils, $4,000 profess
sional teachers, $100,00O,0OO worth of
property, and an annual expenditure
of some $15,000.000.
| need hardly remind you why this
enormous expenditure of the hard
earned money of our people, why
these heavy sacrifices, why this gigan-
tic effort should be necessary. 1t is
because the state in assuming COM
plete control of public education has
ignored the religious and moral train
ing of the child, though the welfare,
nay, the very existence, of the state
depends upon the morality of the citi-
zens.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
A QUESTION AND AN, ANSWER.
A contemporary says

A contemporary says:
Eve are talking in terms of billions
now,-billions for war, billions to de-
stroy the enemies of our country. Do
you know that there are billion
pagans in the world today? One bill
lion souls, one hundred million human
beings, who have never heard of the
Goldman Who shed His Blood for
each and every one of them. What
are you doing to bring Christ's Cos
pei and his saving sacrament to
them?"
We might give million dollars to
help convert the billion pagans.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-07
THE CROSS IN THE
DESERT.

The late Mgr Lechaptois, AT. M,
was the third Vicar Apostolic of Tan.
ganika, but his two predecessors lived
such short time, being victims. of
the climate, that we may say it was
he who during his long and fruitful
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
EAT POTATOES
INSTEAD BREAD

Raleigh, March Irish pota-
toes should be reaching the con
sumer at approximately 4Oc. a
peck or $1.25 per bushel, accord
ing to the Food Administration
which has received complaint dur
ing the past few days that some
retailers who are securing Irish
potatoes at $1.OO to 1916 bu-
shell are still charging SOC. to 6Oc.
a peck. In the face of SOC. shor-
tage in wheat -four. Irish pota-
toes should be used to very
marked degree in the place of
bread and the Food Administra-
tion is determined that no sys-
tenn Of profteering on the part of
dealers shall hinder such a prac-
tice.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
RUSSIAN PEACE
RAISES COMMENT
{By United Press)

Washington, Mar. 29.-Trans-
lations Of editorial comment in
the German press, made public by
the Committee on Public Informa-
ton, include the following from
the Berliner Tageblatt:
'The terms Of the ultimatum
to Russia will please even the
most unrelenting advocates Of
violence. It would be interesting
to hear Hertling, who accepted
Wilson s second principle that
people are not to be bartered a.
bout from sovereign to sovereign
explain just what differences exist
between the political methods of
the past and those Of today. It
may be conceded that today the
German Reichstag is informed of
coming changes, but not until the
matter has been settled without
it. We all hope this policy will
bring peace and prosperity, but
we can not conceal our anxiety
at the birth Of these new States. .
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
O--Q--O

Senator F. G. Harding, Of
Greenville, one Of the best ora
tors in North Carolina, will be
here Tuesday night to awake the
people to a realization Of this
war, and his address will proba-
bly, be made from the stage Of the
Dixie Theatre.
It had been the purpose Of
Senator Harding to be with US
on Monday night, but as there is
a big picture at the Palace thea
tre, and one at the Dixie, Chair
man Ashby w. Dunn got in tele-
phone communication with the
senator and he generously agreed
to postpone his visit one day.
Senator Harding is so embued
with the spirit Of patriotism that
he feels it his duty to use his great
ability nthe interest Of the gov
ernment and has rendered his ser
vices to Colonel Frank H. Fries,
chairman Of the War Savings
Committee without pay and is
even meeting his own expenses,
therefore should instill in all Of
us more Of the enthuiastic patrio-
tic spirit, without which we can
hope to do little. Let everyone
put other things aside and come
to this meeting. One thousand
people Of Scotland Neck would
not be too much audience to greet
this illustrOus man.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
AMERICAN TROOPS IN
TO PRESENT BATTLE
GENERAL PERsHNG IN HIS AND HIS CoUNTRYs
NAME OFFERS ENTIRE AMERICAN FORCES TO
PARTICIPATE IN COLLECT
(By United Press

Paris, Mar. 29.-General Per-
shing in conference with French
officials at the front yesterday
asked in his own country's s name
that the entire American forces
in France be engaged in the pre-
sent battle, the French war office
announces today.
Pershing stated that the Amcri-
can army was entirely at the dis
position of the French.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

JUNE FIFTH
WV
(By United Press)


Washington, Mar. 29.-The Pro-
vost Marshal General is planning
to hold a second draft registrar
ton for men who have become
twenty-one years Of age since
last year, on June 5, the first an
niversary Of the first registration.
AS long as the war lasts similar
registrations will be held on that
date.
It is believed that five hundred
thousand Of class one, physically
fit men, can be added to the Amer
can defense columns annually by
his program.
Congress is expected to com
plete the necessary legislation for
this registration long before June
fifth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

Dawson held an important
meeting Wednesday afternoon
when perhaps two hundred Of the
leading and most influential peo-
pie Of the said school district met
at Dawson church to listen to
Prof. Akers on formulate ways
and means Of consolidating Daw-
son s, Whites, Crowells and Viii
takers Chapel school.
Prof. Akers was greatly in fav-
Of of our movement for better
schools and we are encouraged to
90 right forward with our work.
Never before have the people
in this community been so eager
and enthustic over one venture as
the o~e fcr better schools.
Prof. Akers made a good ad-
dress. He spoke in fine terms Of
our splendid neighborhood and
fine location for the desired
school.
At an early date we have a.
greed to vote for special school
tax.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
(Bv United Press)

With the British armies in
France, Mar. -"Our positions
were maintained against strong
attacks north Of the Somme yes
terday afternoon and eveing, and
we gained ground by successful
counter attacks, state General
Haig in a cable received today,
and further states: !.
Heavy contact fighting con-
tinued south Of the Somme until
late in the evening. We main
tanned our line throughout the
day in face repeated assaults by
superior enemy forces. We have
withdrawn short distance from
advanced points. -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
FORM ADDRESS
0VERSE'IAIS MAIL
(Pv United Press

Washington. Mar. 9.-Persons
who send mail to members Of the
Expeditionary E Forces are parti-
cularly requested. in a statement
issued by the Post Office Depart
ment TO use ink only in writing
the addresses. Fve~v piece If
mail matter sho1lii also hear the
na'~e and address Of the sender.
Heavy paper. canvas, or cloth
should be used for wrapping
packages. When canvas or cloth
is used the address should be
written on shipping tag, with
the name and address Of the send
er on the reverse side.
Given names should be writer
in full. instead Of initials. The
title Of the addreesee and the full
name Of the unit or organization
to which he is assigned should be
added, it being sufficient in the
way Of further address to use the
words American Expeditionary
Forces.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
u. s. OFFICERS
PREDICT DRIVE
(Bv Uniied Press)

Washington, Mar. ga great
allied counter drive against the
German onset in Picardy is now
developing, some high American
army officials declared today.
It may take day or two more
for the full movement TO reveal
itself, but the disposition Of the
troops has been made, and the
great army Of maneuver is tax
ing up the ali important task.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
COTTON MARKET

No market today, exchange
closed on account or holiday.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
FIRE AT COTTON
OIL CO. PLANT

Blasts Of the power plant at
midnight last night awoke the
town to.@the fact. q. fire.. and the.
four distinct blows after the
alarm made every one interested
in the factory section spring out
Of bed and hurry to the scene to
find that the fire fighting force
Of the town were handling the
blaze in a mastery manner and
had practically gotten the flames
under control before many Of the
townfOllSs arrived.
The fire occurred in the eleva-
tor Of the seed house from causes
unknown, unless we attribute it
to rats and matches, and but for
the force Of water from the city
mains it is probably the entire
plant would have been a mass oe
ruins today, however only few
hundred dollars was the damage
as at present estimated, though
this may be augmented when the
seed has been examined.
The saving of this one property
alone is sufficient to warrant tie
expenditure for the city water
plant, for as Mr.. Smith, the man
ager Of the plant says, there was
100000. in jeopardy.
Letter of Commendation
Editor The Commonwealth,
Dear Sir
Kindly allow us to express
through columns of your paper
our hearty appreciation Of the
ready and effective response made
by the Scotland Neck Fire Compa
ny to the fire which occurred a
our plant last night :
This was a very dangerous fire
there being fully $1OO,O0O.00 O.
property endangered. That thu
actual damage is apparently only
a few hundred dollars is certain
ly creditable to our Fire Depart
ment, and we are very proun(
Of them.
We also realize the value O.
Town Water Works as fire pro
lection. This blaze, being soft
above the ground could neve.
have been extinguished by pail
nf water and we feel that we Ow'
, the saving Of our plant to tn
fact that we have an ample sup
ply and pressure of Town water
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

With the British armies in
france, Mar. 29.-The tide Of bat
Tie IS rising. A great struggle is
existing northward and south
ward with sudden new thrust
westward and north-westward a.
galnst Arras and gradual
spreading southwark around Noy-
On.
The new battle line is more
IMAM seventy miles measuring a.
round the westward bulge.
The sector from Avilon, one
nile south Of Lens, three miles
north Of Arleux, to >1ow the
ocarpe, which crosses the battle
me directly east of Arras, six
miles south Of Avilon, was the
scene Of hurricane bombardment
ny explosive gas shells and shrap-
nel.
infantry action followed con-
'l'lons identical with the initial
nick OF a week ago yesterday.
''efce fighting developed, the
'"emy making headway south of
Continued on back page)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

TURKISH ARMY
CUT TO PIECES
(By United Press)

Washington, Mar. 29.-Turk-
ish forces at Khan Badbadi on
the Euphrates were annihilated
by the British Mesopotamian
troops, officially dispatches was
also announced, The capture Of
three thousand prisoners was also
announced in the divisional com
manders cablegram.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

Trusting that will help to a.
rouse the people of the town
to the value of Water Works and
trained fire companies so that
both may be encouraged in every
possible manner.
Very truly yours
w. e. SMITH, Manager.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29

ondon, Mar. 29.-The British
forces took number Of prisoners
and machine guns north Of the
somme, inficting heavy losses on
the enemy according to a dispatch
from Field Marshal Haig.
The enemy frequently attacked
with great determination through
out the day (Thursday- and only
gained our outpost lines after
severe hand to hand fighting.
HIS reserves were sent forward
against the battle positions and
speeding southwark around Noy-
where with losses.
Our machine guns, artillery and
rifles did much execution.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
WOULD JUSTIFY
HUNS In FINLAND
(By United Press)

Petrograd, Mar. 29.-German
foreign minister Kuerlmann de-
clares that Germany is justified in
sending an army Of force into
Finland on the grounds Of Amer
lean ambassador Francis state
ment regarding Russia's readi-
ness to assist in a statu quo.
Anti-Germanism throughout
Russia is more intense than al
any time since the beginning OF
the war.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1918-03-29
FRENCH HOLD
TERRITORY TAKEN
:~H.st3Sz
(By United Press)


{By United Press)
Paris, Mar 29.-The French
army is holding the territory re-
captured from the enemy yester-
day at Monte Didier, the cable de-
claring that in the Mont Didier
region, despite counter attacks,
the French army is holding the
village recaptured yesterday
Paris, Mar. 29.-"We stormed
and captured Lenotochel and re
pulsed counter attacks against
Plessideno, north of Mt. Diddier' -
states a late cable, and that the
French forces are holding the
enemy at Acre river.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-21

tended 10 uccorsplsh. ~ the Aca-
dcmy Of Fine Arts In philadelphia he
won two travelling scholarships. The
summers OF 1919 and 1914 we're spent
skctChinr IN the gicat galleries ami
schools Of Europe. lie attended Col
orasi's sketch ciHss ~ Paris. IIc
sixctchcd and studied the mastcrpiecCs
IN Holland, Belgium, Scotland and
England.
Nhic n student at tho Academy OF
Elmo Arts hc studied undcr such men
as Robert Nonnoh ono of the fore
most portrait artists in tins country
today. Cecilia BouuN. the late Thomas
Anschutz. Daniel Gurbcr. joseph Pear
son. Huet A. Breckenridge, PM Hale.
j. Allen Mcir.
Many Already in state.
"A number OF important artists
have realized thNt Ncw Mexico pos
scssts material Tor a great American
art Such men as g. l.. Blumon-
schcin. Of New York, Mr.. Van Soclcn
stated. Victor Higggins. of Chicago:
walter Ufor. Of CT cago: Julius Rol.
shoscn. of TlOrenc,s itals. o. T.. Bcr-
ninrhGus, OF -. Louis. Herbert Dun
ton. ct New York: Robert Henri. Of
New York; Bert Phillips, Sousc and
sharpe. form colonies such as tho
Santa Fo colony and the Taos colony.
II means that this state is being rec
oguizCd by artists,
Winter Effects Beautiful.
~ is IN the winter that We get our
beautiful effects on the mountains. /
have painted out of doors without a
coat on IN February. II "A number OF
artists would come here they would
work IN comfort. Before the war Is
over / believe many who ordinarily
went TO Europe will look To tho south
west. Tho war may prove "A medium
calling ATTENTION 20 the unlimited OPP
~portuuities IN this region that await
those who would make use OF them"
Theodore Van Soolcn has led tho
way. Doubtless other artists will
follow.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-21
UNCLE SAM AS EFFICIENT IN
MANAGING DOMESTIC PROBLEMS
AS HE is IN HANDLING HUNS

Uncle Sam has proved that he ~
no less efficient IN handling the Huns
over there han he ia in managing his
own affairs over here There are
few households IN this country which
are run more smoothly and slullfully
than Uncle Sans own The greatest
good ~ the greatest number seems to
apply 60 this remarkable mcnage as
truly as 1t docs to thu field OF moral
philosophy.
Through the United States employ
ment service. organized ~ a par
ate department In January of this
year, the h. succeeding
In hsndline tho labor situation In his
countary with "a skill which Kaiser BIZ
himself might envy The organiz't-
ton aims To- place the labor of his
country who're II Is most needed. and
to do away with non-esential indus
tries 10y placing the persons engaged
in them in some war industry. All
persons engaged In the war YORK
who employ onc hundred or more
men were directed by tn" president
to secure all their labor through this
department after August ., OF this
Under his organization there is "a
federal state director who acts as
head 81 an advisory BOARD IA each
state, This board CONSISTING also Of
two Representatives each O.. employ
crs and workrrs.
in addition to these state odVis-
Org boards. there are community adj
visory boards iu caC county. con-
sistiug of an present representa-
tive ~ management. onc of labor. and
"a chairman who rs a representative
Of the United States Employment Hu
rcau According to "a report just re-
cc.ycd from the local office. there are
Don 20 be tive women on these board,
representing. AZ do the men. both om-
ploycrs and workers The purpose Of
these community boards rs 90 super
wise the recruitment and distribution
OF workers FOR war production. and
e. appoint "a chairman of enrolment
and a number of enrolment agents
in each county.
NJ present there are about i.0uU
of these boards IN the country either
fully organized on nearing compile
ton. Ia New Mexico there are %,
for caCh county.
The department In charge of N,
distribution ~ labor In this state De-
under the direction OF -. 4. Mocphcr.
son, federal state director for the