davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
Bishop Corbett to the Parting Soldier
Boys at Crookston

ments are now ready to gladly take up
arms in this most terrible war. You
manfully 90 forth with full knowledge
that the supreme sacrifice of life be
demanded of you. Should such befall
you, the cry of every true Christian
citizen will be: prayers for our fallen
soldiers, cover their graves with flow
ers, for they fought and fell like heroes
for this glorious land of ours. You
are resolutely prepared to shed your
blood that America may continue her
reign of prosperity, preserve her high
standing of honor in the Universe
and that future generations may en-
Joy the possession of permanent peace
Deserving the proud title of liberators
from servitude, you will make our
own beloved America obtain the es-
teemed tribute of the worlds liberator
and cause her to be blessed among the
nations of the earth in vanquishing
the powers that brought sorrow, DESC
lation and death to peace loving peo-
pie.
Citizens left at home appreciate the
constant dangers and hardships that
will confront you on your journey and
on the battlefield. Their gratitude in
your struggle for their liberty, re-
spectability, home and country goes
beyond measure. The knowledge of
your noble sacrifice will make us re-
sponsible to your needs. Our share
we pledge to do in supplying you
with things necessary for the prose
cution of the war. The plain duty of
every American citizen is indeed to
do his best to end the war by assisting
to win the war. While you, our de-
tenders, are making personal sacrifi-
ces, our generosity will not be want
Continued on Page p
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
Catholics Have
Furnished More
Than Their Quota
Official Statistics Settle Question of
Ratio in Military Service Dis
puted in Certain Non-Cath-
oIic Quarters.

Some nom Catholic church papers
have been emphasizing the small per-
centage of Catholics at Camp Funston,
as shown by the census made early in
the year, and deducting therefrom that
the statement of the War Department
is false in conceding that 35 per cent
of the army is Catholic. These papers
ignored the particularly large percent
age of Catholics in the Eastern camps,
as Camps Deven and Upton.
The percentage of Catholics in the
volunteer divisions of the army is high
above the Catholic percentage of pop
ulation on January 1, 1917, of the
group Of seven states from which the
men of Camp Funston were drawn
totaled S,9S9,162. The total Catholic
population of these same states az
given in the Catholic directory for
1917 is 1,159,S6s, or 1903 per cent
yet the Catholic men at Camp Funston
were 17.4 per cent, thus showing that
the Catholic percentage is 4.37 per
cent, or about one-third greater than
the percentage of population.
This group of states contains rela-
lively small Catholic population in
comparison with the Eastern States.
If the same ratio of excess holds else
where we can expect very large per-
centage of Catholics in the army
drawn from the other states. For in
stance, the Catholic population of
Rhode Island is 44.3 per cent and of
Continued on pages
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
My Dear Soldier Boys:

My Dear Soldier Boys:
The world witnesses itself threat
ened to be engulfed and enslaved by
the most formidable enemy that man.
kind has been ever forced to con-
quer. Every scientific invention is
utilized to spread terror, destruction
and bloodshed. Annihilation menaces
entire nations. Fertile fields, pros
porous homes, thriving industries and
some of the noblest monuments of
civilization have been already ruined.
The increasing number of orphans,
widows, wounded and dead, creates
an alarming and an appalling state
of affairs.
Force, therefore, must be valiantly
met by force to end the inhuman ra-
ages and finally terminate the most
disastrous record of destruction and
bloodshed in the pages of history
Strength of arms, power of mind, and
combined national skill must be en-
ployed to arrest this most terrible
plague ever inflicted on civilization.
Every honest effort was judiciously
made to avoid this frightful event,
but, nevertheless, the inevitable hour
has sounded for strenuous action,
since our beloved and peaceful Re.
public has been forced into this re-
grettable. awful and heart rendinp
conflict. Continued neutrality, there.
fore, would be veritable and ignomin-
ious treason. The inhabitants of our
shores must firmly assume every pos
sible means to gain the victory, which
will rebound to their own glory, the
cause of civilization and the welfare of
suffering humanity.
At the solemn summons of our
most honorable, wise and worthy Chief
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
NUNS NURSE
AmER| CAN
S0LDIE RS

Catholic Sisters are, of course, play
ing the same heroic part in the pres
ent war as on all former occasions.
They have notably signalized them
selves in France and Belgium for their
devotion to the wounded and dying on
the battle fields and in the camp
hospitals.
But it is particularly consoling to
learn that some at least of our own
wounded American soldiers are even
now committed to- their tender care.
We can gather this from the passing
references made to them in descrip-
tion given by Charles H. Grasty, in
the New York Times, of visit paid
by him to the Paris hospitals. Thus
he writes:
"Three cots away was a big fellow
with a German name from western
state. He has been in the Contigny
show. MY wound is only scratch,
he said, but it is just below the back
of my neck where the nerves cross,
and it gives me bad quarter of an
hour when the Sisters dress it, :.
Presently the Sisters came and took
the dressing off, and the wound looked
so terrible that was obliged to turn
away. The scratch was nearly twelve
inches long and very Deep"
Further on he refers to remark
able case, told him by Sister, of a
naturalized American brought in
badly gashed from the field. The Sis
ters had taken him in charge. When
he died they found that his father was
an officer in the German army. He
was wrapped in the American flag
and buried I'm Paris.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
War Relief L
Chief S1bjje,t of
Next conference

Disabled Soldiers from the Stand
points of the Government, the EN-
ployer, the Medical Profession and
the Laborer. Government and Pri-
vate Hospital Care of Sick and Dis
abled Soldiers. Organized Visitation
of Soldiers in Hospitals.
Committee on Social and Civic
Activities.
Prevailing Standards, of Living and
Labor in the United States. War In
dustries and Labor Legislation. So.
cial Reconstruction After the War.
The Social Works Relation to Recon
struction.
Committee on Women's Activities.
Protection of Young Girls with Spe-
cial Reference to War Conditions.
Causes of Delinquency. Methods of
Dealing with the Delinquent Girl.
A Committee on Delinquency will be
formed in the near future. It's pro-
gram and that of the Diocesan Direct
ors of Charities will be announced in
the near future.
On account of hotel conditions in
!! Washington arrangements have been
made to house all of the delegates to
the Conference and provide board for
them at the Catholic University. Those
i who expect to attend the Conference
are advised to secure travelling ac-
commodations well in advance of the
dates of the Conference. They are ad-
vised also to notify the secretary of
the Conference of their intention to
attend in order that accommodations
may be provided at the University.
All Catholics interested in relief
| work may attend all sessions of the
Conference and take part in it's delib-
| erations. The Conference never votes
on any question of policy in relief
work. It invites untrammeled ex-
preston of views and most careful in
vestigation of results in the field of
relief. Approximately thirty states
and eighty cities are represented in
the attendance at the biennial meet
ings:
Inquiries concerning the forthcom-
| ing meeting, reports of past sessions
and membership may be addressed to
the Secretary, National Conference of
| Catholic Charities, Catholic Uuniver-
sity, Washington, D. c..
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03

fects of the disease. There were
others who at first glance seemed
perfectly normal, but on closer scru-
tiny revealed the abRnce of one or
more toes or fingers. Others had
horribly swollen ears; some had no
nose left and were distressing OBJ
jects; but it was not until we visited
the various wards of the hospital that
we saw leprosy in all of it's horrors.
Here were dozens of cases so far ad-
vanced that they were no longer able
to walk; they were lying on their cots
waiting for death to come to their re-
look almost like animated skeletons.
Others, except for and sometimes in
spite of their bandages, looked like
horrid, partially decomposed cadavers.
1t was a sight to make one shudder
and devoutly hope that a cure for this
awful disease may soon be discovered.
These extreme cases are cared for
carefully and their last hours are
made as comfortable as possible. i. .
Shortly before leaving the colony
we were led to a small concrete struc-
ture (near the furnace, where all COM
bustible waste is burned), and as the
door was opened we saw before us on
a concrete slab four bodies SO wasted
and shrivelled that they seemed
scarcely human. These were those
who had at last been cured in the only
way that this dread disease admits OF
cure. About forty per month are re-
leased by death, and those we saw
were the last crop of the here merci-
full not dread reaper
AT the back Of the colony we met
four lepers in incipient stages, carry
ing long box on their shoulders.
Just as they came abreast of us they
set it down, to rest themselves, and
we saw that in the box was another
cured leper. He was being carried
to the cemetery. not only unhOnOred
and unsung,' but also 'unwept': not a
single friend nor relative followed his
wasted body to it's final resting place.
After this pitiful spectacle, added to
| the horrors of the hospital wards, we
| we're not sorry to turn our steps back
toward the boat. AS we passed
through the fence at the dead line,'
Continued on page q
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03

and so sublime in the spirit of her
industrious, progressive, liberty and
peace loving people. America, Gods
own country; America, the hospitable
home of the down trodden; America,
the guardian of every mans rights and
the land of equal opportunity, with a
constitution that knows no equal, pres
ent or past.
Your strife, young men, will be for
the future honorable standing of our
world renowned Republic and it's time
honored prestige. What reverence,
what honor, or what respect could
American citizenship, American blood,
American posterity hope to receive
from humanity, should the present
generation of Americans fail in their
solemn duty in the present crisis. The
defense of our pristine honor, the vim
dication of our international rights
and the glorifcation of our national
inheritance, purchased at the cost of
the wealth, the sacrifices and the blood
of our ever memorial BILE ancestors, such
is the inestimable privilege of you,
our soldier boys.
The price of the conflict may be
strenuous, thrilling and enormous, but
all our history glows with acts Of ma
tional and personal sacrifices, espe-
cially during the revolutionary and
civil wars. Our high spirited fore
fathers knew no hardships when the
country's welfare was at stake. Brave
ly, majestically and exultingly did they
march on in view of victory, encour-
aged by the aspect of our inspiring
flag and stimulated by the strains Of
our martial music
You, therefore, young men, inheri-
tors of their soul-insptring achieve
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-08-03
Catholic Charities in Meeting Next
September.

The fifth biennial session of the Ma
tional Conference of Catholic Chari-
ties will be held at the Catholic Uni
versity, Washington, September Is to
18. The entire program will be de-
voted to the bearing of war condi-
tions on relief work. All who are IA
miliar with the far-reaching conse-
quences of the war in the whole field
of charity recognize the imperative
need of studing the situation and of
devising wise policies to guide us.
On this account the Conference will
undertake in it's program a careful
survey of the new problems which
confront all volunteer effort in the
field of relief.
The topics for the general meetings
of the Conference will be as follows:
The Patriotism of Charity, the Fed.
eral Government in Relief Work Dur
ing and After the War, the American
Red Cross In Relief Work During and
After the War.
Private Relief Agencies in War Con-
ditions, the National Council of De.
fense in Relief Work, the Present and
the Future Mission of the Catholic
Charities Review.
Women's Activities in Catholic Re.
lief Work, the Catholic Woman's Op-
portunity, the Aims and Methods of
the National Travellers Aid Society.
The committee topics are as fol-
lows:
Committee on Families.
The Relation of the American Red
Cross and Private Agencies in Work
Among Dependent Families. Safe
guarding the Self-respect and Sense
of Responsibility of Soldiers and Sail
ars. Food Conservation in Relief
Work. War Prices and Relief Work.
Committee on Children.
The Federal Children's Bureau, It's
Methods and Services of Relief Work
The Effect of War Conditions on Work
Among Children. The Problem of H.
legitimacy in Normal and in War Con-
ditions. Policies of Public and Private
Institutions in Dealing with Illegiti.
macy.
Committee on Sick and Detectives.
The Rehabilitation of Crippled and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16
CERMANIA TO BE
MELTED TO GIVE .
HUNS SOUVENIRS

St. Paul, MINI, Feb 16.-The huge
bronze statue of "Germania," which
rises three stories above the entrance
Of the Germania building may be
melted into souvenirs for distribution
by American soldiers to Hinden5urg
and the Kaiser when they are driven
from territory now occupied on the
western front. ,% ,a9a
The big statue. representing Ger
mania with the Teuton shield in the
left hand and the German flag in the
right, is going to come down il Val
j. Rothschild, st. Paul agent Of the
Guardian Life Insurance company
which owns the building has his way.
Numerous requests have been re-
ceived byii:Nfr. Rothschild from st.
Paul citizens asking that the offensive
statue be removed. The name of the
building is to be changed to the
Guardian Life Insurance. Mr.. koths.
child said tonight, and in vie wof this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16
Northumberland OFGOMMERCE
WOULD CONSIDEsR M0MP e R u.

. /. IS, u :. r.
Lewiston, Mont, Feb. 16.--The Lew
iston chamber Of commerce at, a meet,
ing tonight attended by 1000 MEM
e"s took the lead in adopting reso-
luton which In effect advocates that
business interests Of the north
west meet with the farmers who are
members of the Nonpartisan league
ind conduct a full, fair, impartial and
>ren discussion OF the organization
md its aim to determine whether it
! he best possible vehicle for pro-
curing the results denied.
HI The resolution adopted calls the at
tention to the meeting of the Farmers
state Tax conference in this city on
March IL, 13 and IA, extends the or.
ganization cordial invitation to be
the city's guests. and recommends that
- the conference the Nonpartisan
league be laid open for resolution and
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

of men who are fright" with Townley.
Equity, Farmers union and Grange
men, who have not paid their SIG into
the league treasury, will have no voice
in the league caucuses and no place
in the assembly. A prompt report Of
the result is to be made to National
Nonpaftisan league headquarters, and
should there chance to slip in dele
gate of. whom the National headquart-
ers does not approve, he will be prop
erly attended to.
Back to the Soil. /;
The same program, under the same
rules, Mr.. Townley announces, will be
carried out in Minnesota on Wash
ington's birthday. In Minnesota to-.
day." says President Townley, there
are many more members Of the
league than there were in North Da-
kota two years ago, There are also in
the cities of Minnesota tens Of thous.
ands of labor men ground down by
the big interests, who are only await
ing opportunityEto join with their
fellow-Workers on the farms to elect
a true peoples government. In taddi-
ton, thousands of Minnesota farmers
who never have,heard the league mes
sage before, are reading the daily
papersp and are learning that Min
nesota has an autocratic form of gov
ernment-a government that refuses
to allow free speech and peaceful as
semblage." -;He -
The. tens of thousands of labor men
whom the league will permit to vote
for it's candidates in Minnesota are
not to have voice in the selection CT
the men who are to select these can
didates, by and with the APPROVAL Of
the All-High, President Towpley has
written to all Minnesota members of
the league a circular letter emphasiz-
ing the need of care in the selection
of delegates. Only men who can be
trusted implicitly by the farmers
should be elected, says Mr.. Townley.
The farmers should beware of the
men who are too friendly with law
yers, politicians and business inter
ests and "city fellers' generally. Gen
uine on-the.soil farmers should be
elected. That is the way North Da'
kota won it's freedom from political
despotism. That Is the way Minneso'
ia can win," winds up the league pres
ident. ~"
Some Of the Genuine.
Among the genuine, On-the-sOil
farmers" whom the Nonpartisan
league has put in, or retained in Of
flee in North Dakota are Frank Pac'
kard, chairman of the state tax COM
mission, newspaper man; w. j. Pratt
er, land commissioner; for many years
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

a county ;office-holder; George A. Tot
ten. ex-minister, eX-newspaper man,
ex-abstracter. eX-everything but farm.
er: G.. E. Vermilya, minister who
hasn't had a country parish for years,
if he ever had one: Pat Casey, who
has been banker and stock salesman
and promoter. but hardly an ''on-the-
soil' farmer for, some years past; Bill
LANCER. who has Struggled close to a
political job ever since he left law col
lege; N. A. Mason, who was an under:
taker and insurance agent combined,
and others, entirely too numerous to
mention.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16
EszSA AUT0n OBILES1A5z

Kolnitz (played by Wyndhan stand.
ing) attempts to take . photograph OF
himself and q pretty young sOciety
woman in a compromising position.
, Areporter on the "Tattle Tale dts
covers this, and determines TO lnmask
him Before the incident is clossd.
the government itself takes q hand In
the affair, and dramatic events fol-
low eac bother in quick succession.
',rhe Silense Sellers" is a photoplsy
of unusual interest.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

bad construction on their innocent
acts is shown in THE Silent Sellers, :
d Metro Wonderfully adapted from
the story by Flair Hall in "Snappy
Stories," starring that superb actress,
Nine. Petrova. This five-act feature
will be see nat the Orpheum Theatre
tonight only.
In the case of the Silence Sellers"
secret service agents BATTLE the eff
forts of society blackmailers, and a
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

climax is reached that is entirely un-
expected The way in which the Tat
tie Tale society journal Of gossip,
comes into the story. and guides the
destinies of all concerned, is unusual
and amazing Nine ~Petrova has the
part of Laura Sutphen, the brilliant
hostess at whose weekend party the
events of this fascinating story cul-
inmate.
A distinguished foreigner, Herr Won
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

that such other problems be open for
discussion as offer common ground
II is declared in the resolution of
he cal~organization that it is the
purpose of chambers Of
Commerce to advance every worthy
interest Of, the farmers and to pro-
mote and encourage every meritorious
and patriotic organization OF farmer
and business man alike and that the
existence Of antagonistica and preju,
diced feelings are detrimental to. the
interests Of all. Rs
The resolutions. which stands as a
MODEL it is hoped other chambers Of
the northwest will adopt. is an open
irvitation to the farmers to meet the
business man and see il there. may
not he some, common ground of $Oper-
alton on which they may meet for
mutual benefits.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16
FEBRUARY TERM
BEGINS IN MOTT

Mott, U. D., Feb. 16.-The February
term Of the HeIttinger county district
court opened here this week with
Judge w. G. Crawford on the bench.
-Four new citizens were made during
the week. and there are 107 civil ac-
lions and one criminal case ID he
tried
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

fact he said there was no reason to
leave the. statue.
"a When the figure is taken down
celebration with as much local inter
est as was the pulling down Of the
George III statue in revolutionary
INJURED MEXICAN RECOVERING
Caesar Hernandez, the Mexican
who was shot by Horace Ward, Bald
win hotel man. is recovering nicely
in the ST. Alexius hospital.
SURPRISES MANY IN )
METRO. WONDERFULLY
How society members are some
times placed at the mercy Of unscrup-
ulous persons who attempt to put
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

stpeba bought the materials from WHICH Series 10 Cars but" long
declared
War Prices the material and will
benefit of these Peace Prices buy Studebakcr Car NOW
below
raw materials Cars
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-30
TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE
500 ILLINOIS MEN TO
RETIRE FROM ARMY

Springfield, Jan 80 tuberculosis,
Americas Creates army meaace has
already returned 500 Illinois soldiers
from eln-onmeu-s. according 10 pr
George I. Palmer. i'm snea king bef1-r
the second Illinois tuberculosis clinic
here Some OF these eases. he Slit
were contracted while IN army ser
vice. although he great majority %.
them We're already developed but NOT
suspected before entrance ne de-
eiared the disease is ON the increase
and unless some decisive action IS
taken At once ia check is spread
thousands .or soldiers will become vie
Tins.
nr Palmer. wh, i, assistant state
director of public health. advocated
county sanitorias to care TOT The re-
iarned soldiers as e remedy His view
vas unanimously sustained by hun
dreds OF prominent physicilns from
all over the STATE vino were In ar
tendance
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-01-30
HOG CHOLERA CAN BE
ELIMINATED BY CURE

Champaign, Jan 80. Hog cholera
IN Illinois can be eliminated. All thas
Is needed. according to a bulletin is.
sued by HE experiment station of the
University Of Illinois, is proper care in
treating the animals for preventive
purposes. Potent anti.hog cholera
serum properly administered q,
healthy hogs provides an immunity 10
hog cholera" The bulletin SAYS. That
Is us first conclusion and adds the
second Is thai serum ana hog cho,.
era virus properly administered sim.
ul'aneousy provide a permanent i'm.
muliliy; and that the loss from all
causes incident to the administration
OF me simultaneous treatment need
not exceed Two per cent" II is dis.
tmcily set forth that skillful admin.
isiraiion Of the remedies described
with proper sanitation Of the onnrtprs
where hogs are kept. would practico1.
ly cxlmguish hog cholera. which. in
The twelve months ending March -
1917. iniiiered losses IN Illinois alone
considerable exceeding 81 900 Ooo