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The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
Soldiers kneeI For AbsoIution, Then
Charue the Foe


Trench fighting seems to instill in
our soldiers greater love for God
and knowledge of the meaning of
religion" Private Robert A. Todd, l.
company, 13Sth infantry, says in let
ter to Mrs. George w. Keymer, 1929
Beard avenue south, Minneapolis.
Yesterday morning." the letter
reads, II saw one of the most impress
sive sights that any person ever look
ed upon.
1T had been known that we were
going over the top that day, and thou
sands of the Catholic boys were wait
ing for their chance to visit the priest
of the regiment for confession.
There were so many of them that
the priest found it impossible to hear
each one individually. He granted
them all absolution while they knelt
in prayer"
Private Todd, whose home is in st.
Louis, is a nephew of Mrs. Keymer.
He is 10 years old.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
METHODIST TRIBUTE TO JESUIT
MISSIONARIES

The Pittsburgh Christian Advocate
(MethodisD pays the following tribute
TO the founder of the Jesuits:
at is true that Protestant Britain
gave us u. MacauIey and David Liv-
ingstone. that our own country has
sent forth a Thorburn Bashford,
and Ileadland to work nightly for
the Gospel; yet it was Catholic Spain
that gave birth to the first real mod
ern missionary. This was Ingnatius
Loyola, a man with world vision
ut was the Jesuit priest who first
broke down the barrier of seclusion
in China and Japan and gave to
wondering posterity it's first authentic
news of these distant lands; it was
the Jesuit priest in the days Of French
dominion in the valleys of the ST.
Lawrence and Mississippi, who bore
with him the story of the Cross to the
Indians, and who nurtured the soul
life Of the hardy French settlers in
lower Canada; it was the Jesuit mis-
siOnary who first planted education
among his fellowmen, wherever the
armies of Europe planted the flag of
conquest and dominion. We owe debts
to 1gnatius Loyola-the splendid ideal
of universal missionary enterprise.
and the union of doctrinal loyalty
and an efficient educational scheme
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
CALL HIM "EArHER"

Boys, when you speak of your father
don't call him "the old man." says
the Catholic Columbian.
OF course you are older now than
when you were taught to call him
father. You are much smarter than
you were then, you are much more
manly looking; your clothes fit you
better; your hat has modern shape
and your hair is combed differently.
In short, flyer" than you were then.
Your father has a last years coat,
two-year old hat and vest of still
older pattern. He can't write such an
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
DEATH OF SISTER MARY GEORGE

Sister Mary George, o. S. d. of
Saint Clara College, Sinsinawa, Wis
consin, died at Fribourg, Switzerland,
August %. She was one of the Sis
tiers who went there year ago to con-
duct a school of higher education for
young women in connection with the
Fribourg Catholic University to which
it is affiliated
In the death of Sister Mary George
the cause of Catholic education loses
an earnest enthusiastic worker. She
was for thirty-tive years associated
with the work of higher education in
the Middle West and was for fifteen
years head of the department of
Romance Languages at Saint Clara
College.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
Catholic Chronicles
ARCHBISHOP oRozco RETURNS

ARCHBISHOP OROzCo RETURNS
Archbishop OroZco is back again in
Chicago after his thrilling experiences
in Mexico. He had returned to his
country in the hope of taking posses
sion of his metropolitan see, an ex-
plot he found about as safe as ad-
vancing against a compound nest of
machine guns. The incident is re-
ice have a return task awaiting them
For unless all signs fail, American
soldiers by active or constructive en-
try will have to make the territory be-
tween the Rio Grande and the Canal
decent place to live in.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
BLIND NUN DEAD.
Came to This Country With Foundress
of the Order of St. Mary.

Sister Otilia of the Order of the
Sisters of st. Mary, died recently at
the mother house, No. 1886 Papin
street, St. Louis, Mo.
The deceased, who was known in
the world as Miss Margaret Schneider,
was born in October, 1S47 In 1892
she came to the United States with
the foundress of the Order of st.
Mary.
Sister Otilia was the oldest member
of the community in this country and
had been blind for about twenty-five
years.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
A MONUMENT TO CARROLL.

The sum of $4,000 has been be-
qHeathed to the Maryland Historical
to Charles Carroll, the Catholic signer
of the Declaration of Independence.
The memorial is to be erected in Car
roll Park, Baltimore. The donor is
the late Miss Florence MacKubin, the
we'll known artist, who died recently
in Baltimore.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07

elegant note as you can and all that,
but don't call him "the old man" Call
him father For year he has been
hustling around to get things together.
He has been held to the thorny path
OF uphill industry and the brightest
half of life has gone from him for
ever. But he loves you, though he
goes along saying nothing about it.
Therefore be not ashamed of him.
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
WHERE The Money GOES,

Billions are big. The average lay
man finds million hard to compre-
bend. AS an aid to understanding why
your Government must have so many
billions Of it's peoples dollars, Pay
master General MCGOWAN, of the
United States Navy, gives the follow
ing list of the costs Of various kinds of
supplies and equipment in the Navy.
There are only about million men in
the United States Navy now.
Estimated Cost of Various Types Of
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
- Phanss. Quality First.
Quality Laundry Co.
E. SCHATZLEIN

Auto Accessories, Suit Cases, Travol-
ING Bags and Trunks, Leather Goods
OF Al Kinds, Harnesses Made and
Repaired, Auto Tires Double Threaded
~ New and Better Process (Plot
osHsod).
coo WEST LAKE ST,
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07
The Irish Standard Preferred Parish Trading List

MERCHANTS. Ir L ader their of Bust
Your Leland
Assist
Paper
The Irish standard., 1918-09-07

VAUGHAN HARDWARE co.
Hardware, Paints, Oils and Glass
Full Line of Mechanics Tools
First Class Tin Shop in Connection
1911 East Lake 81.
" w. Drexel 100 It's. Cal s711
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
PLEADS FOR HOME RULE
Resolution Appears Before Porto
Rican Legislature.
Document Expresses Belief People
Are Fully Capable Of Self
Government.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Dec. Cat
the special session Of the legislature
a resolution. was introduced in the
lower house requesting the United
States to grant complete self-govern-
ment to Porto Rico.
A memorial to President Wilson ask
ing this boon, also was put before the
House.
Both documents express the belief
that the Porto Ricans have demon
strated their ability for self-govern-
ment, a right which has always been
denied them.
The memorial written by Gayetano
Colly Cuchi, prominent in the affairs
OF the island, says in part:
Porto Rican soldiers cheerfully and
brayely' left their homes to fight for
democracy, secure in the belief that
when the war was over, victory won
and peace established, Porto Rico
gould be given the same freedom for
which it fought. Our culture, our CIV
ilization and the pride Of our glorious
race oblige us to decline to accept as
legitimate the government that does
not spring from our own will"
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
"LETTERS-FROM-HOME" WEEK
War Department Commission Wants
Soidiers' Kin to Help Maintain
Morale Of Army.

New York, Dec. 6.-The week Of
December Is has been designated by
the war department commission on
training camp activities as time for
special letters to be written by moth
ers, fathers, sisters, wives and sweet
hearts of the men now overseas. The
week has been called "Letters'From-
Home" week, and the purpose is to
apply the home touch" to broad
guaged military program for maintain
ing the morale of the men who find
themselves idle after weeks of strenu-
GUS fighting. The war department
hopes, through these letters, to keep
the men contented, straight" and
ambitious to live up to the high ideals
of American manhood.
A model letter such as the govern
ment wants the mothers and fathers
especially to write has been pre-
pared by the war department. This,
with letters from Secretary Of War
Baker and Raymond B. Fosdick, chair
man of the commission, indorsing the
plan, has been mailed to newspapers
throughout the country. The letter
particularly asks that the men over
seas direct their attention to whole
some recreation and activities, instead
of to the unwholesome influences that
might result from the enforced period
of idleness wherever large bodies OF
troops are awaiting orders to. return
home.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
U. S, FINANCING WAS RECORD
Final Report Of MeAdoe Shows 1rib.
ute to Patriotism.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The financial
history of Americas part in the war
is set forth by Secretary w. G. Nc
Adoo in his annual report drafted be-
fore his resignation and made public
by the treasury. 1t is the history of
how the American people paid billions
in taxes, raised four great Liberty
Loans and created a tremendous pool
of credit with which the treasury
through it's many war agencies paid
the bills of the army and navy, the
shipping board and other government
departments, loaned billions to the
Allies and millions to war industries,
helped support the families of soldiers
and sailors and tided farmers over
periods of financial stringency.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
twelve Men KILLED
Four Explosions Occur in Du
Pont Cap Works.
Other Men Are Hurt in
Blast Which Is Felt For
Miles.

Pompton Lakes, N. j., Dec. g.
Tw' I've men killed and twenty-three
injured here by four explosions which
destroyed the detonator assembling
building of the DUPONT cap works and
shook the countryside for miles
around. Fire which followed the ex'
plosions was confined to the one unit
Property loss is said to be slight.
With the first blast hundreds of men,
women and children who had relatives
working at the plant FASTENED to the
scene, but because of possible danger
guards barred them.
Officials Of the company said they
believed an employee at work assem-
bling French fuse detonators, which
are filled with illuminate OF mercury,
had dropped one of them. Exploding,
this had set off the stock in the build
ing, which officials claim contained
only Is or 80 pounds Of illuminate.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Adopt Resolution Fayoring Re-
turn of Their Property to
Private Ownership.
. TO WORK OUT PLANS
! Government Ownership and Operation
of Lines 10 characterized as
Not Conducive to Highest
WIN, Economic Efficiency.

@ New York, Dec. GA resolution
favortng return of the railroads to pri-
vate ownership and expressing the
hope that the remaining period of fed
eral control would be such as to lease
the properties in the highest state OF
efficiency was adopted by executives
of roads comprising more than 80 per
cent of the rail mileage of the coun-
try in conference here.
Government Ownership Opposed.
Government ownership and opera
ton OF railroads was characterized as
mot conducive to the highest eco
nomic efficiency of the country" and
it was suggested that "private initia-
tive, enterprise and responsibility in
creation, extension, improvement and
operation should, as matter OF ma
tional policy, be fostered and pre-
served"
The executives also voted that "as-
surance would be given to the direc-
tor general of railroads and his asso.
ciates of our earnest desire to CO.
operate with them in the performance
of their important and difficult trust
and in the adoption of plans for the
return of these properties to private
management and operation, which
plans should be just, alike to the pub
lie, to the owners of the properties
and to the employees engaged there
on"
Plans to Be Worked Out.
1t was announced that meetings
would be held soon to work out plans
and proposed legislation for the return
Of the railroads to the individual COM
panies.
"This shows the railroad companies
want reimbursement Of conditions
said T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of
the advisory committee, after the
meeting.
"They do not wish or expect to es-
cape adequate, responsible public reg
ulations but look forward to a relation
between rates, wages and dividends
which will stimulate business, ade-
Quately reward labor and attract the
volume of new capital needed for ex-
pansiOn."
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
GERMANY CAN PAY WAR COST
London Paper Calls Attention to Ma
n tion's Wealth..

London, Dec. Elm reviewing the
question Of whether Germany is able
TO pay war damages and the war ex-
penditure incurred by the Allies, the
Daily Mail declares that the estimated
Allied expenditures of 25,O00,00O,0O0
pounds are less than one-seveRth Of
the main German assets in sight.
The railway systems in the German
states are the property of the various
governments which, in addition, own
forests, mines and large areas of land.
The newspaper says that a moderate
estimate of the value of German min
eral deposits is 191 ,O0O, 100000 pounds.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Russia Turn. Back Prisoners.

London, Dec 6.-The Russian gov
eminent has refused to admit 1,500,0 900
Russian soldiers who have been pris-
oners in Germany and has turned
them back at the frontier, according
to Berlin dispatch to the Express I'M
der date of Monday. The incident is
serious for Germany because of the
necessity of feeding these men. 1t is
reported that the Russian prisoners
have seized four ships at Danzig,
West Prussia. which the British Red
Cross had obtained from the Germans,
for the purpose of housing them.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Accused Of kidnapping.

Chicago, Dec. Civilian Ramsauer,
= steeplejack who gained fame by
climbing the side Of the Flatiron
building in New York q few years
ago, but who since had been believed
dead, Is a prisoner here, charged with
kidnapping his own son. Mrs. Ram
sauer, who lives at Sandusky, Ohio,
had asked that her husband be sought,
for she said she did not believe the
stories of his death" When Ram
sauer was arrested he was dispensing
soda. His 7-year-old son Jacques lived
with him here.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Unprecedented Voyage Begins
Under Convoy of Warships
Guarding Delegates.
TRIP NOT TO Be fast
Dreadnoueht Pennsylvania to Lead
Transport George Washington
Across Ocean-1housands
Cheer Departure.

New York, Dec. 5.-President Viii.
son has sailed for Europe to part1ci'
pate as one of five Representatives OF
the United States to the coming peace
conference in France. The transport
George Washington got under way at
1915 a. m.
The presidents party included two
other members of the American dele.
cation, Secretary of State Robert
Lansing and Henry White, former am
bassador to France and Italy,.
AS the George Washington swung
out into the North river on a voyage
unprecedented in American history.
President and Mrs. Wilson stood on
the flying bridge, the highest point to
which passengers could climb. An
army band on the shore played "Over
There"
Convoy Joins Vessel.
AS the vessel sailed into the lower
bay, its gray sides almost merging
into the mist, the convoy swung into
line off Staten Island. The dread
naught Pennsylvania, which is to lead
the voyage across the Atlantic, flying
Admiral Mayo's pennant, moved up
the Narrows. The presidents flag was
flown by the George Washington.
Passes Sandy Hook.
The George Washington passed
Sandy Hook and headed for France
at 11:46 a. m. AS the presidents ship
breasted the ocean swell. storm warn
ings were displayed along the coast.
Plans for Guarding Ship.
Vice Admiral Henry T. Mayo told
of the navy departments plans for
the voyage.
Asked to tell of the Extraordinary
preparations. for the presidents jour
ney, the admiral said:
"The George Washington will be
both surrounded and led. My flagship
the Pennsylvania, will travel ahead Of
it all the way across. The particular
purpose in that, of course, is to SO
manipulate that if there should be
anything to hit, it will be the Penn
sylvania and not the George Wash.
ington which hits it.
Thousands Watch Departure.
The big snip packed more IMAM AaEl
way across the river before it turned
and when two destroyers and naval
tug took her in escort for tho trip
down the bay the naaneuver was wit
messed by a multitude of persons
crowding roofs and upper windows of
New York skyscrapers and piers on
both sides of the Hudson.
The tug took a position directly
ahead OF the George Washington, stop
ping all cross-stream traffic and clear
ing a path toward quarantine, while
destroyers ranged along either side.
AS the fleet started down the bay a
squadron of airplanes dropped from
the clouds and executed a series OF
daring loops over the presidents
ship. The liner and it's convoy
steamed toward the sea with the
George Washington's band playing
martial airs and with harbor craft of
all types, including many Allied ner'
chant ships, dipping flags and footing
whistles in salute to the departing
chief executive.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Food suonlv Dvvjndles,

Washington, Dec. 6.-"The food sup
plies of the world have been steadily
lessening. It is the impact of this
shortage which has Knocked at every
door in the United States. We hold 1t
In our power and ours alone to keep
the wolf from the door Of the world.
This duty is wider than war-it il as
wide as humanity" This statement
of Food Administrator Hoover, made
in May, 1917, served as a text at
hundreds of meetings Of women held
throughout the nation as part of
conservation week for world relief"
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
SWAMP.ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands cut pre.eminent as a medicine for
durable aiknsnts of the Kidneys, liver
and bladdar.
DR.. Kilnsrs Swamp ost stands the
highest fer the reason that it has proven
10 be Just TIE remedy needed in theu-
sands pom thousands q Distressing eases.
Swamp Host, a physicians prssoriptiea for
9ssial assasp4 naa1.e frisals quickly -
ssase ~ Md aad immediate effect 10
ue, hss1.g vegetable compound. :,
Stast tgssAuneat at o1es. Sod at all
drug stssss II bottles of TIVE sizes, nedi-
IN AID la1oe.
Hswsver, Il you wish first to test this
@a.t desperation send ten eents to DR..
Hf1sr + Co., Bipgbanten, u. Y, for .
sauple hottie. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Bushes, Wants Representation.


Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. Ga pro-
posal that American business should
be represented in the peace confer
ence was vigorously applauded at the
opening session here of the recon-
struction congress called by the Cham
her of Commerce of the United States.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
MONTHS PAY AS GRATUITY

Secretary Baker Asks Donation for
Soldiers and Nurses.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Congress was
urged by Secretary Baker to authorize
the payment of a gratuity of one
months pay to all soldiers, army
nurses and army field clerks. Later
q bill was introduced containing these
provisions.
Men in the regular army would re-
ceive the money as soon as possible
and others would receive the gratuity
Oh discharge.
Rapid rehabilitation, Secretary
Baker said, demands early action.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Austrian Held for Murder.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-John Peres is be
ing held on charge of double muir
der committed at the Standard Oil
plant at Whiting, Ind. Peres, an Aus
trian, 26 years old, resented an order
OF David McCloud, foreman of the
parafin department, and beheaded
him with a large knife used for cut
ting paraffin. John Winswork, assist
ant foreman, who sought to aid his
superior, also was beheaded. Five
special policemen were quite severely
wounded before Peres was finally sub
dued.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Economic League Organized.

New York, Dec. S.-Creation of the
Russian Economic league, the purpose
of which is to cooperate with Amer.
lean and Allied interests in assisting
the Russian people to reorganize their
economic life, by representatives OF
Russian finance and industry now In
this country, was announced tonight
The league, following its organization
issued statement embodying the pro
gram which it believes must be carried
out in the near future to insure Rus
sia's national rehabilitation and -
organization.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Discusses Plans for Supervising
Railroads When Returned
to Their Owners.
TWO IDEAS DEVELOPING
One Proposal Is to Have Lines Merge
Into Real Groups, With Common
Operating Management to
Start With.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Cit is said that
a. new director general of railroads TO
succeed William G. McAdoo may not
he named for two weeks or more.
The resignation Of Robert S. Lovett
as director of the railroad adminlstra-
TONS division of capital expenditures,
and his insistence on going back to his
former duties as chairman of the ex"
ecutive committee of the Union Pa
cific, was considered as having left Mr..
McAdoo without candidate I'M
mediately at hand to recommend to
President Wilson.
McAdoo Looking for Man.
It was stated authoritatively that
the director-general is now looking
about for men whom he may propose
and it is considered probable that some
one outside the railroad administration
staff will be chosen.
Mr.. McAdoo conferred with his ad-
visory staff of the railroad administra-
ton concerning proposed plans 1or
supervising railroads when they are
turned back to private management.
Two uluor1uS plduS dAo uAuoAS1oo~
to have developed.
One proposal is to have the railroads
merge into real groups, with common
operating management to start; and
eventually to develop into common
ownership with the roads themselves
selecting their region arrangements in
which the government would be repre-
scented.
Under Federal Supervision.
The other plan put forth is for the
roads to operate individually and priv
ately, competing for service, but under
the supervision of a government
agency to be known perhaps as the
Department of Transportation, headed
by a cabinet member. To this agency
would be left largely the question OF
making proper rates, administering
the common use of terminals and pool
ing of cars and, to a certain extent, the
routing of freight traffic. Both plans
would propose government supervision
of railroad security issues.
These are only the barest outlines
of the two ideas now developing in
the minds of government officials, and
both are subject to modification.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
Higher Freight Rates.

"Say, pa" came the voice with the
rising infection, rising for the tiftieth
time.
"Well, SOM" answered pas voice.
do they have sulphur and brim-
stone in heaven"
II guess not; those commodities are
supposed to exist at the other place"
"Gosh. they have to ship it long
way, don't they, pa?"
"What are you talking about, my
boy?
"Well, 1 heard you say that matches
are made in heaven"
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
WILL FIGHT CONSUMPTION
Britain Wants Compulsory Military
Service Abolished.

Dundee, Dec. 6.-The British repre-
sentatives at the peace conference will
demand general and absolute abolition
Of CONSUMPTION throughout Europe.
Winston Spencer Churchill made this
announcement in a speech here.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
MILLION PERSONS STARVING

Turks in Past Four Years Have Mae
sacred 10000 Others.
London, Dec. S.-Throughout the
last four years, the Turks, acting un-
der the orders of the committee OF
union and progress, have done their
best to ruin Turkey and have sue
ceeded extremely WELL" says the
Constantinople correspondent Of the
Morning Post in describing the cor
ruption and misery of Turkey. Three
million persons, he says, have been
massacred, and another million is on
the verge of starvation this winter.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
CABLE SYSTEMS TO MERGE

Postmaster General Burleoon Author.
ICES the Deal.
Washington, Dec. STANDARDIZATION
of the marine cable system of the
Western Union Telegraph company
and Commercial Cable company un-
der the direction of George G. Ward,
vice-president of the Commercial COM
pany, was authorized by Postmaster
General Burleson.
The Tomahawk., 1918-12-12
CANNOT RETAIN UNIFORMS

Soldiers Must Return Property Within
Four Months.
Washington, Dec. 6.-Enlisted men
discharged from the army will be re-
quired to return to the government
within four months the uniform in
which they leave camp. Army zone
supply officers, General March, chief
of staff, announced, will receive this
equipment and all troops will be sup
piled at the time Of discharge with
franked labels for the return of uni
forms by mail.