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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
AMERICAN AVIATOR WRITES OF
CZECH CONCERT IN MONAS.
Terry - AMERICAN NATIONAL
ANTHEM WITHIN ANCIENT
WALLS.

This letter, from an American avia-
tor in France, depicts phase of the
training life among the American
CzechO-Slavs in a clustered billet
somewhere in France:
There is to my mind hardly any
thing more romantic than ancient
cloisters. They are the browning glory
of this monumental old pile which has
been my home for the last four
months, and have grown to be very
fond of them. | remember my thrill
on finding these quiet cloisters, hedg
ing in from the world a pensive
courtyard and garden. Since then
have sought them often for inspira-
ton and beauty. | have watched them
under all lights and shades and won
dered what sanity feet have trod
those smooth-Worn fiagstones and
mind and heart.
These churchly clOisters have
military history undreamed of by the
piOus builders. They have rung hol
low as musket butts struck the stone,
and now strange soldiers in brown
uniforms bask in the sunlit arches |
like them best in the still hours of the
night, when the moon comes slanting
down and the black shadows lie heavy
on the White-Washed walls. | come
and sit on the stone bench and look
out through the great round arches
on the white spires of the church
rising in the night like two pale, pray
ing hands, and [ am moved to reVer-
ence and humility.
81 early conceived of filling their
classic shadows with light and life
and color and music. | am happy to
say that this thought developed into
a wonderful reality. I expressed my
thought to Mishka one day, and he
talked with his comrades, the CZechO-
Slavs, in the French military school.
They worked for several weeks on
their program. You remember my
speaking of having dinner with their
song leader to arrange some details.
They were anxious to sing for the
Americans, because we were inter
ested in their music, and because the
relations have been very cordial. 1t
was planned to have the stage in the
open court, but it rained, and we put
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
Army Chaplains' School
UNCLE SANS SCHOOL FOR CHAP
LAINS Is ONLY ONE OF
ITS KIND.

The only school for chaplains ever
maintained by the United States army
soon will graduate it's second class at
Camp Zachary Taylor, in Kentucky.
There are ninety students in the class
which is made up of clergymen of
many churches. Some of the gradu-
ates already have been commissioned
as chaplains, while others are ZAP
proved candidates for chaplains await
ing appointments"
No instruction on theological sub
jects is attempted at the school. The
whole effort is centered upon fitting
clergyman, fresh from civil life and
the problems of civil life, into the
military scheme of things.
If Private Bill Jones gets what he
considers raw deaP' from his cap
tain, ten chances to one he will find
it convenient to talk the matter over
with his chaplain, for it Is to the chap
lain the Buddy" goes in time of
trouble. When Bill Jones appears
with his tale of woe, he must get
sympathetic hearing, and then if he
has been wrong all the time and his
injury is fancied, the chaplain must
know enough of military law and mill
tary regulations to tell him definitely
just how and why what was done to
Bill was the right thing. Therefore,
the school of chaplains bears down
hard on instruction in military law
and the army regulations.
If Bill is in the right, the chaplain,
if he is polite will not tell Bill so,
but will suggest that he see him again
In the meantime the chaplain has seen
his commanding officer and asked that
such unintentional injustice as may
have been done is rectified before Bill
comes back. How it was done Bill
may never exactly know, but if the
chaplain had lacked the knowledge of
just how to go about the thing the
injustice under which he suffered
might have gone uncorrected.
In the words Of enc of the instruct
ors at the school this is not intended
to make of the chaplain a guard
house lawyer" but merely fit him to
give intelligent advice to soldiers.
If the men in the army are to look
up to chaplain, it is necessary thew
have their confidence to the smallest
detail And as the men of the ma
tional army are rapidly becoming ex-
perts there must be no risk of their
coming to regard the chaplain with
the half contemptuous amusement the
experts feel for an amateur, because
of any lack of knowledge of military
custom on the chaplain's part. For
this reason great attention is paid
ALSO to instruction in military Ell,
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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
SHORT STORY PRIZE

Announcement was made at the re-
cent Catholic Press convention in
Chicago that the prize winner in the
short story contest inaugurated in
Washington, D. c., in 1917, is Miss
Mary Elizabeth Prim, Boston, Mass.
Her story, Three Squares Day,
merited for her a handsome gold
medal, one hundred dollars for the
purchase of which was donated by the
Rt. Rev. James J. Hartley, D. D., of
Columbus, O., honorary president of
the Association. This prize is sup
plemented by one hundred dollars in
cash. to be paid by the Catholic Press
Association to the prize winner Con-
test judges were Kathleen Norris.
Mary Synon, Rev. Francis ]. Finn, S.
j., Rev. John Talbot Smith, D. D.,
LII. D., and Frank Fl. Spearman, all
successful writer's of fiction, whose
judgment is therefore of authorita-
tive value.
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o'clock, to mark the essentially re-
igious character of the work about to
be undertaken. The building was
formerly used by the public school
board. 1t has been renovated and
remOdeled to suit the needs of st.
Clara's parish. 1t is now neat and
attractive building, forty-fVe feet
wide and eighty-four feet long There
will be two rooms opened in Septem-
Der under the direction of the Notre
Dame Sisters, of Mankato Provision
is made by the pastor, Reverend An
drew Roller, to receive bOarders at
the school as there are some living
more than a dozen miles away. Faith
err Roller is making preparations to
receive a huge gathering on the day
of dedication and is planning for a
Catholic Day" in connection with the
school ceremonies.
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it in corner of the cloisters, and ar
ranged the seats in both sides of the
angle.
"The stage was brilliantly lighted
and there was color enough in the fes-
TONED flags of the Allies. There was
Czechs, all the French officers, and
as many French soldiers and civilians
as possible were there. Having al
ready heard their program, | gave
myself up to the enjoyment of the
dream come true, the ensemble.
/ went across the court where
could see the singers and, sitting in
a shadowy window, | watched and list
ened. Their music is sombre. Their
happiest songs are tinged with sad
ness. They are a proud people who
have suffered the loss of their liberty
Their history is in their songs and
they have a passionate love of their
land which they strive to express in
music. Their march songs are incom-
parable. They beat a splendid rhythm
that lightens the road and swings them
along | believe you cannot stop men
who can sing as they sing.
Their orchestra played Dvorak's
'HumOresque.' They worship Dvorak,
who was a Bohemian, you know. They
sang The Star-Spangled Banner in
our honor and the first bar brought
every American to his feet, standing
rigidly at attention and holding the
salute until the last note. 1t has
never thrilled me more except at my
own anthem. 1t has all the pathos Of
an oppressed people, but they sang it
with new note of hope because they
had faith that out of this world
funeral-pyre Bohemia's freedom will
rise like a Phoenix.
"The falling rain played solemn
obligato to their hymn. A violinist
played something | had never heard
before, but the sobbing violin held
even the rough soldiers GREATNESS, so
that the dripping caves made the only
other sound. | would not wait for the
finish but ran away because | wanted
to preserve the impression-the plead
ing notes of the violin, the silvery bell
like sound of the drops of water, the
white walls glowing with warm light
which flowed out into the dark court.
yard, and the faint outlines of the
spire almost lost in the mist. Had the
pious monk been suddenly returned,
he might have imagined that he had
been awakened from his holy revery
by the heavenly choir"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
A WAR POEM

Though Mr.. William Rose Benet is
not Catholic, what he saw during
THE Graduation" at Georgetown Uni
Versity made him write the following
stanZas, which Don Marquis of the
New York Evening Sun, recently set
on the top of his Sun Dial"
The gray walls of Georgetown
Where priests have ever trOd
Are vOiceless in stone,
But they hold the voice of God.
| saw boy in khaki
The burning censor swing,
And other lads in khaki
Raptly listening.
bent the knee beside them,
| prayed for once their prayer,
In the cool June sunlight,
In the sacred air.
The high cross went by me,
The trumpets blew beside,
With sorrow and thanksgiving .....
My heart was crucified. .'.-
There's flag over Georgetown,
A flag full of stars,
And her priests tread slowly
And her boys go to the wars.
But they bear in each breast
Such a sacrament of SUN
That, as my heart can we'll attest,
| seemed the lonely one.
A tiny boy was leaning
By the choir-master's knee,
A face full of meaning,
A seraph's face had he.
And | shall recall
His face for years to come,
The gravest of them all
With a grace that struck me dumb.
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CATHOLIC GENERALS
NAMES THAT ARE PROMINENT IN
HOME AND FOREIGN
SERVICE.

We have been trying to learn the
names of all the American generals
who profess the Catholic faith, says
the Catholic Columbian. So far our
inquiries have yielded the following
names:
Maior-General James w. Mean
drew, U. S. A, Chief of Staff, A. e. F.
Major-General Frank Mcintyre,
First Assistant Chief of Staff to Cen
eral March, Chief of Staff, U. S. A.
Major-General John E. Mcmahon,
U. S. A.. Commander Of the Fifth
Division Regulars, Third Army Corps
in France.
Major-General John E. Organ, U.
S. A., Commander of the TWenty-Sev-
enth National Guards, Third Army
Corps in France.
Major-General Joseph e. Kuhn, U.
s. A., Commander OF the Seventy
Ninth Division, Fifth Army Corps in
France.
Major-General Francis J. Herman,
u. S. A, on special work in France.
Brigadier-G General James A. Ryan,
U. S. A., War Service Department,
Washington, d. C.
Brigadier-General E. B. Babbitt, U.
S. A, Camp Greene, N. c.
Brigadier-Ge General William H. John
ston, in France.
Brigadier- General w. J. Nicholson,
U. S. A, Camp Meade, Md.
Brigadier-General Lehman, in
France.
Brigadier-General O'Neill, in France
Brigadier-Gen Augustine McIn,
tyre, U. S. A, CID Field Artillery
Brigade, 3Sth Division N. G.
Brigadier- General Edward T. Don,
nelly, U. S. A, 165th Field Artillery
seth Division N. A.
Brigadier-GeneralJ James E. Mahon
ey, U. S. Marine Corps.
Brigadier-General Charles H. Nc
Kinstry, Engineers Corps, in France.
Brigadier-General M. ]. McNamee
U. S. A, in France.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24

While the government reserves the
right of calling members of the Stu
dents Army corps into active service
in case of grave emergency, it's avowed
policy is not to interrupt their AGA
demic and military training.
Officers are needed for the vast
army that is being raised, and from
the colleges of the country the Gov
eminent expects to draw thousands
of young men qualified by the
academic and military education for
leadership in various branches of the
service
This plan will have far-reaching
effects, and it is of the highest i'm
portance that it be at once brought
to the attention of thousands of young
men in the state, whom it will vitality
affect. President Marion l.. Burton
of the University of Minnesota has
been charged with the task of organ
izing the Go to College Campaign"
throughout the state. He has re-
ceived the following telegram from
Robert L. Kelly, campaign director of
the American council of education:
War department calls for 2,642
Minnesota men for enlistment in the
Students Army Training corps. We
hope Minnesota will go beyond it's
quota"
On August 80 and 81, conference
of College authorities and military
officers will be held at Fort Sheridan
at which the details of the Govern
ment plan will be more fully elabo,
rated and explained.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
DIOCESE OF WINONA

st. Mary: On Monday evening of
last week large crowd met at ST.
Mary's Hall, st. Mary's, Waseca Co,
to bid farewell to their beloved pastor,
Rev. VIM. Coleman, who is soon to
leave for France. Six priests were in
attendance and a fine program was
enjoyed by all. A suitable purse was
presented to Father Coleman as a
token of the high esteem in which he
was held by his parishioners of ST.
Josephs Mission and ST. Mary's par
ish. Father Coleman is brother of
Rev. Daniel Coleman, pastor at Blue
Earth, Mimi.
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K. c. HALL THIS TIME
FEDERAL OFFICER INFORMED OF
THE PRESENCE OF 10000
RIFLES.

A Federal officer, armed with ample
authority and desperate determine
ton to see the thing through to the
bitter end, paid visit last week to
the K. of G. clubhouse at Harvard and
East Union, Seattle, Wash, in quest
of 10000 rifles, which an informer had
reported to the Department of JUS
tice were secreted by the Knights of
Columbus, doubtlessly awaiting the
dread day, when the Pope and his
"bloody minions" are to invade Amer
lea.
The genial secretary, Tom Ivers,
took the matter as a huge practical
joke, but the investigator was not
joking.
The investigator investigated, but
the search netted no rifles. Still the
detective was not to be baffled. 1t
was limited that the arms were stored
at Hambachs warehouse. So thither
pussyfooted the detective Would
the manager kindly produce the 10000
rifles he had stored for the Knights OF
Columbus ?" The manager blinked in
amazement; the detective protested
his sincerity and his sanity, showing
his badge to prove both qualities. The
officer was then permitted to search
the premises for rifles. from basement
to attic. His search was vain, and he de-
parted with desire to do little
target practice with, certain inform
er as his objective.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-24
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINS.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, Aug. IS, 1918.

To the Editor:
A recent order of the War Depart
ment, promulgated Saturday of last
week, dispenses with the services of
all Camp Pastors and Volunteer Chap
lains now operating in all the camps.
In view of the recent action of Con-
gress increasing the number of COM
mlssioned chaplains in the ratio of
three to one this attitude of the War
Department is both logical and proper.
lnaSmuch as the K of C. chaplains are
volunteers the order likewise includes
them. So far it has not been directed
to those working on foreign soil but
only to the camps in the United
States. According to the percentage
OF Catholics in the army, which Secre-
tary of War Baker declared to be
81 and ITO, every third commissioned
chaplain should be a Catholic priest.
ThlS will be ample to take care of
the needs of our Catholic boys. The
writer hopes to remain in the service,
having applied for a commission
which is now under consideration.
This is the last opportunity we will
have to send our weekly bulletin I'M
der the title of K. of c.. chaplain. We
take this occasion to thank all those,
individuals as we'll as organizations,
that have assisted so splendidly, finan-
cially and otherwise, in building up
the work under our direction. We
specially mention the Sisters of the
Good Shepherd, Sioux City, Iowa, who
are supplying gratis the Altar breads
used in the camp; also the Sisters
of Charity, Des Moines, and Mrs.
Frank Donahoe, Des Moines, who have
taken care of the Altar linens. We
cordially thank the several Catholic
papers that have given freely and gen.
erously of their space for the publicity
of our work
Fraternally yours in Christ,
PATRICK N. McDERMOTT,
K. of C. Chaplain.
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ARCHDIOCESE of ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL.

Cathedral: The subject Of the SER
mon next Sunday evening will be,
The Duty of Keeping the Days of
Abstinence"
War Camp Community Service: On
Sunday, August %, the Catholic Aux
Hilary of the War Camp Community
Service will be host at picnic given
for thirty soldiers and thirty young
ladies at the home Of Mrs. H. A.
Loughran, White Bear Lake. The
lunch will be provided by the young
ladies, each one bringing enough for
two The soldiers will select basket
and have as partner for supper the
young lady whose name was con-
tanned in the basket. Boating and
other amusements will be provided,
and a musical program will be given
by the Misses Marion Geisen, Mary
Jennings and Irma Just. The ar
engagements are in charge of Mrs. NJ.
Cashier, Chairman of the Ladies'
Committee, and Mr.. Cornelius Crow
ley, Chairman of the Entertainment
Committee.
Church of st. StanisIaus: There
are ffty-two stars in the beautiful new
service flag that hangs in the Church
of St. Stanislaus. The dedicatory
ceremonies were held last Sunday
afternoon and were participated in by
parishioners and friends that filled
the church to overlooking. Members
of st. Georges society, the Parents
association of ST. Stanislaus, the
church Red Cross society, and nu-
merous church benevolent societies
formed in procession at Beseda
Katholika hall and marched to the
church. The pastor, Rev. John Rynda,
delivered a patriotic sermon in which
he praised the young men of the
parish who are now with the colors,
and voiced his thankfulness that st.
Stanislaus parish has fifty-tWO brave
men in the service. His theme was
that we must not merely think that
America is going to win the war lest
we become overcontident and lose our
enthusiasm and aggressivenesS,b but that
we should continue to feel that our
every effort must be expended in the
conducting of the war, thus keeping
ourselves at the height of fighting
trim and vigor. In the audience were
soldiers, officers and representatives
of many patriotic societies. The cere-
monies ended with the blessing of
the flag, the reading of the honor roll,
represented by the fifty-twO stars, and
the congregation singing 'The Star
Spangled Banner"
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Transporting Our Troops
SPEED AND EFFICIENCY OF
AMERICA ASTONISHES
WORLD.

The world has been astonished at
the great number of American soldiers
transported to Europe in the last half
year. The number now approXimates
100000, and the loss of life in trans
porting them has been almost in
Intestinal
The success with which we have
moved our troops from the scattered
camps in this country and across 1000
miles of ocean to the battle front is
great evidence of American efficiency
We have not only surprised our enc
mics; we have surprised our friends
and ourselves.
The British controller of shipping,
Sir Joseph Maclay, speaks of the
movement across the sea as A trans
port miracle" We have been inclined
to attribute this achievement solely to
our Navy and our shipping, but the
British controller speaks in high
praise of the share the American rail
roads had in the work. He says:
IF the American railroads had moi
been operated with success the whole
transport movement might have failed
because it was essential to quick
transportation that the troops should
be ready for the ships.
Director General McAdoo seems jus
titled in his statement that while the
development of the policy of the
Railroad Administration requires time
progress has been made toward the
goal.
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Monsignor Barlassina

Pope Benedict has appointed Mon
signor Barlassina, Bishop of Caper-
naum, Auxiliary Patriarch of Jerusa-
lem. 1t will be remembered that the
Turks deported Monsignor Camassei,
the Patriarch Of Jerusalem, before the
British troops entered the Holy City,
and have refused to permit him to
return. The appointment of an
Auxiliary Patriarch, who will at once
proceed to Jerusalem, will provide on
the spot the episcopal authority which
is so necessary for the assertion of
Catholic rights and the promotion of
Catholic interests in the Holy Places.
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PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

Every evening at Z o'clock church
bells are tolled in cities, towns, vii
lagos, and in the most remote Sec
tions throughout North Carolina while
people offer up prayer for the sue
cess of the Allies. This is done in
accordance with proclamation issued
several weeks ago by Governor
Thomas W. Beckett.
Governor Beckett strictly observes
the new custom. One afternoon he
was playing tennis with a party Of
friends at a court near the city.
When he heard the sound of the
tolling bells he raised his hands and
said: Hold on, boys, there is the
Angelus.' ss4s
The game was stopped while the
players joined the Governor in silent
sDrayer ek s8 '51 49,
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Priest Instructor

A French priest, who served for
three years and a half in the trenches
without receiving wound or without
being sick a day, will be one of the
military instructors at Camp Meade,
Md, in the foreign officers depart
ment of the Eleventh Division. This
priest is Sergt Pierre Richard of the
liaison branch of the French Army.
He is an expert on wireless biography
and will teach it and other methods of
liaison work to the soldier boys at
Meade.
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A Remarkable Showing

Des Moines Council, Knights of
Columbus, with a membership of TAB
has 205 members in the service of
the United States. This is % per
cent or almost three times the aver
age of the male population. Des
Moines Council is very proud of this
showing and will soon have new
service flag hung in front of it's club
rooms.
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Albany Administrator

Cardinal Farley has appointed Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Joseph A. Delaney admin
istrator of the Diocese of Albany con-
sequent on the death of the Bishop, Rt.
Rev. Thomas F. Cusack. Monsignor
Delaney is yicar-generai, rector of the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Con-
ception and chairman of both the do
cesar School Board and Diocesan
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Joyce KiImer Dies in Battle

Sergeant Joyce Kilmer, author and
poet, was killed in action August 1,
according to information received by
his parents in New York. No details
accompanied the announcement.
Joyce Kilmer was a convert to the
Church, and was one of the best
known of American poets and lectur-
ers. He was Poetry editor of the
Literary Digest.