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The Irish standard., 1918-10-19
When the Last
Shells Fell
Upon Rheims

With the French Army at Rheims,
Oct. 8. The last shells fell upon
Rheims on Friday, after which the
Germans retired over the hills to save
the guns that fired the parting shots,
one of which hit the cathedral.
"The crash Of it," said an eyewit-
ness of this last blow of brutal force
at the inanimate product of supreme
art, sounded like an explosion Of i'm
potent rage" .....
Last Effort Ends.
A few more stones fell from the
ragged edge of All old breach in one
of the arches of the ceiling; another
cloud of dust and smoke rose out of
the skeleton structure and the Ger
man effort at the destruction of the
ancient capital Of the Remi was ended
There is little more the Germans
could have done, for Rheims today is
in utter ruins, as complete symbol
as even the Germans would wish to
leave behind them, of the ruthlessness
of war as they have waged it. Only
the buildings in the outskirts remain
erect and not one of them was left
untouched.
Toward the center of the town moth
ing but the ragged remnants of wall
remains standing while around the
cathedral and other churches even the
walls have been reduced to heaps OF
debris.
Cathedral in Ruins.
The cathedral, which required more
than 200 years in the building, has
been reduced to ruins in four years OF
more or less constant bombardment
The walls are standing but daylight
shows through them in many places
Great holes in the ceiling are grow.
ing larger as the unsupported mason.
cry crumbles and falls.
The Irish standard., 1918-10-19
Strange Fascination in
hibernianism, He Declares
Rev. William S. Heenan Of Denver, in Recent Address,
Home City, Warmly Praises the
Organization.

The Rev. William S. Neenan, of the
Holy Ghost church, in recent address
before the Denver Ancient Order of
Hibernians warmly praised that So
ciety, says the Denver Catholic Regis
ter He said:
Hibernianism. What is Hibcrnian
ism? 1t is called the Ancient Order.
The ancient order Of things appeals
strongly to the human heart, to the
human mind. We love the things of
long ago, the things dear to history
for their drawing power, their per-
suasiveness.
We people out here in this new
born country of the West are still
strangely fascinated in our trips back
East to our childhood homes, or more
strangely still, fascinated in visit
to the shores of the old country from
whence we came. know my country,
the United States, very well. ! have
never had the experience of voyaging
across the Atlantic. For myself, who
was born in New England, the fascina-
tion still draws. l love Boston. Why?
Because there are Jefferson Hall,
Bunker Hill, the old church where
Paul Revere had lantern hung.
love Philadelphia old independence
Hall. l visited Florida and worshipped
in the old Spanish Cathedral: 1866
dates the foundation Of that parish.
Things of antiquity have their draw.
ing power for us. Hibernianism is
antique, the Ancient Order of Hiber
mans. Its history is enveloped in mist
To go away back to the story Of Ire
land, back to the days of Elizabeth
and Mary the days of the dawning o
religious persecution, the days of The
discipline of the Earl of Sussex, pro
hibiting monks to partake of their re
ligious rites - these prosecutions
proved to bring about the brotherhood
of the Irish people. Organizations be
gan to form. Sir Robert Moore, ;
prince whose territory embraced wha
is now known as Kildare, was a grea
organizer of this Ancient Order O.
Hibernians. These were the days
when priests said Mass secretly in thu
hills, in the Wales, in the glens
guarded by these faithful Irishmen
guarded from attack during the cele
bration Of the Holy Sacrifice.
English history has made clear t
us the strong love evidenced in thos
days when these Irish boys organize,
themselves into society known a
the White Boys, the Republican Boys
Counter Catholic organizations arose
and Leslie Robert Moore, as the hea
Of these early Irish bands, wrough
great golden things for religious free
dom and Justice Is it strange the
that Ireland and in this new countr
of ours the descendants Of the men c
our religion still love to affiliate then
selves with such an organization?
Love of God, and love Of countr,
The Irish standard., 1918-10-19
APPOINTED ADMINISTRATOR
Rev. Father Byrne Receives confirma
ton to That Effect

Rev. j. c. Byrne, pastor Of st. Lule's
Catholic church, St. Paul, and vicar
general of the st. Paul district under
the late Archbishop Ireland, has re-
ceived official confirmation from the
papal secretary OF his appointment as
Confirmation was received through
the papal delegate at Washington
Father Byrne will continue as acting
named by the pope to succeed Arch,
bls hop Ireland.
The Irish standard., 1918-10-19

These are the rocks upon which Hiber-
nianism is built. In America in the
year 1886 some New York gentlemen
communicated with the heads of the
society of the old country, and received
permission to draw up constitution
and organize on these shores the An
cient Order of Hibernians. This Or
ganization has grown steadily since
those days. There has been some
disaster, some storm, but today the
order is mighty in comparison with its
size of decade or two ago. Ladies'
organizations arose in 1896. For time
they We're under the wings of men,
but have been independent since the
Saratoga convention.
The principles of this order are
friendship unity and charity-not the
today, not that, at least, which is based
on false motives, but the charity of St.
Paul, the charity that is founded on
Christ the Almighty God.
! am not provided with statistics of
the current day, but l do know this:
Many years ago, in less than q century,
the then small organization of Hiber-
mans had spent over eight millions of
dollars in taking care Of the sick,
helping the poor and burying the dead;
also eXpending four and half millions
| IN oil 1ynn In
chairs they have established-a chair
in the University at Washington, $780,
600 dollars on Trinity College, and in
Brooklyn they established in wo-
mans college a chair of $4,000. And
you know too the foundations they
have built and laid in many a school
and many a college throughout the
land for the fostering of love in the
study of Irish history and Irish lit
erature.
In Denver the organization has had
more or less a devious career, per-
haps, but never had brighter out
look than today. The Church .appre-
ciates it-how could she help it? s. =
Objections that formerly had some
weight with conservative men are fall
ing to the ground today-the objec-
tions for Joining this order in the cam
paign for membership. 1t appeals
strongly to any lrishman, and l can
not see any objection any enlightened
man can have to entering it's ranks.
Consider the benefits; the poor are
taken care Of, the dead buried y
The lrishman who can become cold
or apathetic toward the motherland
makes mighty poor American in my
estimation. Shame on the Irishman
who, from false pride, remains out
side of this ancient reVered Order of
Hibernians. God bless that order, as
God has blessed it, and foster its
growth in our midst.
The Irish standard., 1918-10-19

That Spain with only twenty-five per
cent more revcnhe than Ireland main
tains "a fleet and army, and administers
the affairs of population four times
greater than Ireland's.
That within the last 100 years Bel
gium, Greece, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ser.
bia, Rumania, Montenegro, Italy, Nor
way almost the entire continent of
South America, Cuba, Finland, the
Ukraine have all regained their ma
tional independence, and thrown off
alien governments.
That, in the majority of these cases,
the financial outlook, the prospects
for self-defence for the resurgent ma
tions were greatly inferior to Irelands?
CHANGE MADE IN RAIL OFFICE.
Thos. J. Pewters, 459 Sheldon ave-
nue., st. Paul, has just been appointed
agent for the Minneapolis and st.
Louis railroad at St. Paul. Mr.. Pew
ters has advanced rapidly in railroad
work, being very young man. He
has been contracting agent for the st.
Louis at Midway for some time and
will take up his new position at once
at corner Fourth and John streets,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Germany Is in Dire
Straits for Supplies
Seeking Substitutes for Glue and
Government Is Apportioning
Adhesives

Germany is in dire straits to obtain
many materials, according to state
ments made bv the Teutonic press and
reports which are rife in neutral coun-
tries. 1t is understood that stocks of
wax and shellac are entirely exhausted.
The Germans, however, are trying to
compensate for the supplies that their
war lust has deprived them of by using
substitutes. German papers carry
numerous advertisements for glue and
other adhesives, often stating the ma
terial is required for army orders.
1t is understood that no more animal
glue is being released for the. civilian
shoe trade except in limited quantities
for the manufacture of artificial sole
leather, but that this material is re-
served exclusively for factories which
are working on military orders. A
German publication says that raw
bones are now being made into glue by
treatment with sulphur dioxide, the fat
being removed with benZine and the
mass being boiled in water under press
ure. The resulting substance is a very
good glue, it is asserted.
According to report the German gov
ernment carefully apportions the lin
tied amounts of different kinds of
adhesives among the various consum-
ing trades. The February 10 issue of
"8oh emia" contained an article stating,
in regard to the general shortage of
dextrin and gum arabic, that the juices
from the stems of certain creeping
plants and from certain kinds of bulbs,
if properly evaporated and treated,
would make very suitable gum sub
stitufe for certain nurnosaa
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Ban on Gold Bar
Sales Rescinded
By U. S. Treasury
Trade Consumers Notified
Metal Can Be Bought
at Assay Office

The sale Of gold hars. suspended by
the New York Assay ONCE Friday at
the direction of Ray L. Baker, director
of the United States Mint, was re-
sumed yesterday upon the receipt Of
orders from Washington. Officials OF
the ASSAY Office, WHO had told the
wholesale jewelry trade, the manufact-
urers of dental goods and other users
of refined gold that no sales of the
metal would be made until further
notice, were unable to explain the ac-
tion of the Washington authorities in
resembling the original order. Notice
obtained at the Assay Office in the
usual manner was sent out to the trade
yesterday.
Purchases OF gold yesterday on the
resumption of dealings atthc local gov
eminent office were fairly large. al
though they would probably have been
larger had the trade known sooner of
the resembling of the order suspending
all sales of bars. The interruption in
the sale of bars was too brief to seri
ously hamper operations of the trade,
although considerable confusion and
uncertainty were caused by the sudden
and unexpected order OF Friday
Bullion dealers and users of gold in
the arts were still waiting late yester-
day to learn the reasons for the action
of the Washington authorities in the
temporary suspension of bar sales. 1t
is believed generally that steps are be-
i, g taken toward the adoption of gov
crnment measures to conserve the gold
resources of the country and that
iegislation is to be introduced in Con-
,r-ss shortly to cover the situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01

attracting labor from other indus
tries, and the other industries theh
raised wages in self-defence. AS
wages go UP in the war industries
the consumption demand on the
peace industries increases and the
struggle for labor intensifies.
This is picture of the industries
chasing themselves around circle,
stimulated and supported by clfdit
and constantly getting further ffom
normal conditions to which eventu-
ally they will have to return. 1t is
pointed out that the increasing costs
are initiating the national debt
which will have to be carried upon
the basis Of peace conditions, when
it will take twice as much in labor
and commodities to pay dollar of
debt as the government receives
now.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Rainy Season Cut
Coffee Crop in Half
But Venezuelan Stocks at Puerto
Cabello Nearly Double
in Year

In regard to the Venezuelan coffee
crop for the 1917-1918 season, a con-
sular report from Puerto Cabello says
the yield of that district is not much
more than so per cent of normal
Diminution in the crop is attributed
to unreasonable rains, which caused
deterioration of the blossoms But
stocks have been accommodating so
rapidly during the war period that a
small yield this year has been favorable
to Venezuelan coffee interests rather
than otherwise.
Lack of shipping space to Europe,
where good prices have prevailed for
coffee, and low prices in the United
States making it for the most part un-
profitable to ship, have combined to
cause a steady increase in STOCKS, it is
stated by Consul Frank Anderson
Henry. A year ago there were esti-
mated at from 10000 to 10000 bags
in Puerto Cabello and adjacent inter
ior towns, while now in the same region
there are thought to be between 100000
and 100000 bags on hand.
Total exports of coffea frorn thia
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Money and Credit

Although loans and discounts of the
Clearing House banks decreased $S1,-
$4,000 last week, as shown in the
statement issued yesterday, net de-
mand deposits increased s45,252, 900.
Excess reserv decreased $4,027, ,4S0, to
$65,327,750. United States government
deposits decreased from s3OS,S51 900, to
$216,255,000 as a result of heavy with
drawals by the Treasury.
Bank Acceptances.-Rates yesterday
we're as follows:
Thirty Sixty Ninety
Spot de- days. days. days.
livery: Per cent. Per cent Fer cent.
E ieible
banks. . .414@4 4as@4I4 4a5@44
E gible
non-mem-
bcr banks.4A@4Is 1904. 1904.
n eli igible
bank bills.5A@4 5A@4s4 5A@4a4
For delivery within thirty days:
Per cent.
Eligible member banks .4La
Eligible non-member banks. .... 45s
Ineligible bank bills ls........... s
Discount Rates.-The following table
gives the current rates of the twelve
Federal Reserve banks on CONNIE rel al
paper on all periods up to ninety days:
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
War Wool Figure
Termed Excessive
Boston Authority Calls Gov
ernment Estimate of 5OO,-
100000 Lbs. Too High
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune)

BOSTON, Aug. 31.--In a review Of
the condition of the wool market the
editor of "The American Wool and
Cotton Reporter" says:
ut is officially stated that the wool
requirements of the army, navy and
Red Cross will be 900,o00,oOC pounds.
There Is to be no wool available for
long time to come for civilian con-
sumption. This amount of wool does
not seem to be necessary at all, unless
great overbuying exists. Either one or
the other Of the official statements is
incorrect. One high government official
states that the maximum requirements
per soldier in France per year are
wool. Another official states that the
total requirements will be 900,000,0 900
pounds. On this basis 1t would seem
that an army Of Il 100000 or 12,000,-
600 men is TO be enlisted. Now this
is absolutely incorrect. because the
highest estimate made for the army
during the coming year is 100000
men II would. therefore, seem that
the estimate Of wool requirements are
altogether out Of reason, because every
ore knows during next year the army
is not going to be 100000 or 49,
900. 900 men.
THE only explanation that we can
evolve is that great overbuying exists
or else extreme provision is being
made for what the Red Cross needs.
II docs not, however, seem that the
Red Cross is to receive very much ac-
cording to official statements. All of
the hand knitting yarn already pro-
duced and held by dealers is to be con-
iscated, and according to report the
returns Of stock on hand are not COM
ing in fast enough from the small
dealers, and a warning has been given
that trouble may develop if the small
merchants do not hurry up and sub
nit figures as to what they have on
hand 1t seems to US that it is becom-
ing more necessary that some high Of
fetal in the War Department explain
just why it is that so much wool is re-
quired. when other important officials
say that the requirements per indl-
vdual are only so much. part OF
the extra requirements may be ex-
planned away by the building up of
stocks and by reasonable protection
for any difficulties in the way of de-
livery or wool supply. This scarcely
explains, however, the excess needs fol
the army, which at the present appear
to be at least 00,000,000 pounds toe
HIGH"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Franc Value Rise
Features Exchange
Army and Red Gross Disburse-
ments in France an
Influence

The value of francs in this market
continued to appreciate steadily during
last week, cables rising from $50 to
5.46. When the inter-Allied efforts to
stabilize rates on Paris started, at the
beginning of August. the dollar would
Duy 5.71 francs. Foreign exchange
bankers expect the drift to the normal
to continue until the ratio between
francs and dollars is 5.35 or $50. Dis
bursements in France on the account OF
the American army and the Red Cross
have facilitated the movement.
Moreover, the efforts to stabilize the
lire resulted in sharp movement dur
ing the week. The dollar would buy
6.34 lire yesterday, against 7.48 week
ago. In May the dollar was worth 9.17
lire in this market. Although there
is normally large demand for Italian
exchange in New York from the Italian
population which makes remlttances
to the old country, heavy buying of
goods in this country and offerings of
Italian drafts by South America, Paris
created bigger supply of bills than
could be absorbed. All trading in lire
bills is now regulated by the Federal
Reserve Bank. in cooperation with the
Italian Institute. BY an order sent
out by Fred /. Kent. director of the
| foreign exchange division of the Fed
eral Reserve Board dealers are for
hidden to buy or sell lire outside the
United States without his approval
Dispatches from Madrid during the
week indicated that negotiations for
an American credit of between $780,
100000 and S1oo,oOo,Oo0 in Spain were
proceeding satisfactorily. Local bank
ers, who were informed about the orig
inal American plans, explained that
the United States proposes to liquidate
the Forthcoming loan by shipping cot
ton, steel and oil to the Iberian king
dom. Oscar T. Crosby, of the Treas
representing the United States in
these arrangements.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

The outstanding developments of the
week were the rapid movement of the
franc and the Ira toward their nor
mai exchange value. Cables on Paris
rose = from o.6o to o.46. and cables on
Rome went up from 748 to 6.34. For
eign exchange bankers expect the pro
cess to continue until the discount on
these two countries is still further re-
duced. Dispatches from Madrid indi-
cate that the negotiations to get a
large. American credit in Spain are
drawing to a focus, and, if so, it is
expected that the premium on pesetas
IN this market will be greatly cur
tailed.
If you calculate the cost of the dol
lar in terms of foreign money at par
,value-that is, if you were buying dol
lars with pounds, marks or francs-its
value at the close of last week, as COM
pared with year ago, would be about
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Relevant Comment
Canadian Dollars Exchange Rating

Foreign exchange bankers believe
that the Treasury Department purposes
to use its influence to bring all ex-
change rates closer to the normal. Ell
forts to stabilize the franc, the lire,
and peseta are now in progress. Point
ing out that reports are current that
negotiations for loans for the purpose
of bettering exchange rates are pend
ing with. Argentina, Uruguay, Chile,
Peru and Bolivia, the weekly circular
of the National City Bank raises the
question why the United States does
not do something to remove the dis
count on the Canadian dollar in New
York. 1t may be pointed out in this
connection that that discount Is only
2 per cent, which is the same as that
on sterling exchange. which has been
stabilized in this market. The premium
on the American dollar in terms of
francs. on the other hand, has been as
high as 20 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
port for 1917, according to unofficial

port for 1917, according to unofficial
fgures, amounted to 1866 bags,
weighing 26,974,325 pounds, valued at
$2,377,953. During the years 1918 and
l9l6 the exports were 39952,257 and
29,181.137 pounds, respectively. Dur
ing the first half of 1918 exports
showed a decline over the same period
a year previous, the weights and values
for tor the two periods having been 49,
4o6, ,466 pounds, valued at S1,72S. .2e4
IN i9l7, and 9,97o,721 pounds, valued
az =, ?ia4,sso, IN 1918. Since July, 1917,
~ mas been impossible to ship to
r' rance market conditions in the United
opportunities to ship to Italy have heau u
very rare, so that Spain has been tha
most important outlet 'e
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Japan Producing Most of
The Betting It REQUIRES

"A Yokohama consular report states
That japan is now in a position to
almost supply its own leather betting
needs with products manufactured at
nome. Imports of recent years indi-
cate great increase in the manu-
facture Of leather betting in Japan.
pounds, valued at 35,6OO; in 1915. 28.-
600 pounds. valued at 10000; in 1917,
$500 pounds, valued at $500. The
decrease is more significant when it
is considered that these years were a
period of great industrial development
in-Japau.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Canada a Good Customer.

In presenting the case for Canada,
the National City Bank statement
says: at seems strange that we do
nothing for our good neighhor, Canada.
Canada has been buying heavily of US,
largely of war materials which have
entered into war work, and the balance
of trade is in favor of the United States
to such an extent that since last
spring New York exchange has been at
a premium of about 2 per cent in all
Canadian cities. The Canadian govern
ment maintains an embargo upon the
expectation of gold, as our own govern
ment does, and so Canadians who have
payments to make in the United
States are without the ordinary
facilities. They must offer somebody
an inducement to create the facilities,
and it costs about So on every 500 for
them to make a payment across the
boundary. The Prime Minister and
Minister of Finance have made several
trips to Washington and have doubtless
urged every argument which our own
government has offered on our own be-
half to Argentina, Chile and Spain. The
stronger one, for, in the first place,
Canada is fighting by our side, and
whatever we can do to help her bear
the strain under which she is laboring
will help win the war; but further than
that, our business relations with
Canada are more important than with
any other country. New York is the
natural headquarters for this continent
and Canada's surplus funds are usually
employed in this market. These re-
lationships involve obligations. 1t is
hardly too much to say that we should
be as interested in facilitating fnan-
cial relations with Canada as between
different sections of this country AS
a means of correcting the situation the
Canadian government has felt obliged
to take steps restricting importations
from this country"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-01
Cotton Production Cost

In regard to the cost of producing
cotton. the American Exchange Ma
tional Bank says that farm labor now
receives two and one quarter times the
wage average of the ten years preced-
ing the war, and no matter how large
the crop may be the raw cotton wui
apparently cost the farmer not less than
20 cents a pound. The cost of pro
dac'ng da crop OF l1ooo,ooo bales ss would
pound