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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Federal Officer Tracing Pro.German
War Lies.

In response to complaint filed
with the Department of Justice Blu
reau of Investigation at Omaha, Spe-
cial Agent John r. McAuley spent
Monday in OsceOla and vicinity trac-
ing number of Pro=German lies
iation in this community during the
past several weeks. The first report
the secret service man ran down was
the one to the effect that Red Cross
yarn and other materials were being
taken from the local Red Cross work
rooms and sold fST cash abou fd 5pHk
five minutes to convince the, tale
bearers of this traitorous lie that it
was without foundation and that it
is a dangerous story. to be clrculat-
ed by penurious parties, whether in
sympathy with the Kaiser or not.
The other fabrication is the fam
Gus sock story which has been run
to the ground in many other local
tiles. It started here, as it did else
where, and that is that some women
or some woman's sister or some other
woman's sister or somebody else
knew woman who knit a pair OF
turning them in she put deep down
in the toe note requesting that the
soldier who received them write to
her an Acknowledgement, and that
instead of receiving q reply from
soldier she had . letter from q lum-
herman in Wisconsin stating that he
had purchased them, for dollar, at
local clothing. store: AS matter
Of fact, the officer found here, as
he had found elsewhere, that the
parties who had peddled the motor
ious lie. evidently started by Ger
man sympathizers. knew little or
nothing about where it came from.
The result Of the secret service
mans days work here was, how
ever, not without favorable results
for it taught a number of thought
less citizens much needed lesson,
though as yet no arrests have been
made. The maximum penalty for
such offenses is fine of 100000
and Imprisonment during the war.
We are advised that it is the
duty of any loyal citizen who. hears
one OF these wise ones" limiting at.
or repeating one of the Kaiser's
famous falsehOods to brand the re-
port as a fabrication then and there
and to report the offender to the To-
cal authorities at once. One very
noticeable feature of these cases is
that the parties connected Herewith
are not active members Of the Red
Cross Society, nor do the records
show that they had prior to the date
contributed anything TO any patri-
otto fund.-OsceOla Sentinel.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
NATIONAL NET DEBT NOW $5,-
815,OOO, 900.
1t is Five Times Greater Than When
We Entered War Nine Months
Ago.

Tho I1n;tod S+atae entered the
nav w Year With = national net debt
fines o, preater ,than When # entered
tho war nina mnnths ago Int onlv
o ome Ta If the Iaht WITCH PROMISES
~ dava1nn nv the first If next wear.
~ NJ nSdeht nar ca n;ta 10 q hn,it Ski ani
th nc n uge ps ~ debt 10 esfima1ed
nn}ianai waa1th L. S1.2 ner cent
Tbn frnas,1rv financial summary
statnmant ;ssued TO-DAY for the first
s s;nna s;nne t iast Inne "a shows that
antn.i Observation-Disclosures dIrina the first
haif ~ the fiscal YEAR have fallen far
heinw " the he estimates narticuiariy for
tha mi1itarV estabiishment. An
snoiI 3on,+ p,o n[ exnenses for mini
Mans Mar u apd matnr;a1s confracts to be
fiiiad IN the snrimg will raise the
a aolvu ~ M nntiavs at that time. hut
officiais feel some doubt that ordin-
orv dishnrsements viii reach the
- n n q n Hnn 81 fo,. +ho
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Garden Grove.

j. r. Grenawalt went to Lamont
the rest of the. week: He was ac-
companied by his mother-in-law who
hah been visiting here for some time;
Mrs. H. j.. Culver went to Russell
the last of the week to visit short
time at the home Of a sister: 49,
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers, Of near Agen-
cy City, came Monday to take charge
of farm they have bought east Of
here.
Ross Dale is moving to farm he
has rented southeast Of Leon. w.
S. McCaull having rented the farm
he is on now, north of town.
Mrs. McNay, who has, been visit
Mrs. G.. w. Hoadley, who attended
the wedding, of her daughter, Miss
Anna, at Helena, Montana, returned
'a1 De aneut Gil went to Omaha last
week and took the government ex-
animation to be an aviator. The ex-
animation was quite severe, how
passed and will be called to service
soon.
Several of the farmers and others
have been making trips to Leon the
past few days to see the income tax
collector.
The ice harvest commenced this
week, the ice being taken from the
Burlington reservoir and is very
fine. George Roberts has the big ice
house leased this year.
Andy Brown, of near Pleasanton,
was here the first of the week visit
ing at the Will Barbour home with
his daughter and at the Ross Dale
home.
Guy Mccullough, who has been
living near Leroy, has moved on to
the Robert Jones farm west of town,
Mr.. Jones having moved to Carroll,
Nebraska
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Battle Hill.

Orpha McGahuey and uncle, Ben
ME Smith spent few days visiting
with her sister, Mrs r. H. Thomp-
son, of Van Vert, the past week.
Miss Iris Smith, from Leon, has
been visiting the past week with her
friend, Mrs. Dena Burke.
Mart Smith, from Tuskeego, spent
Friday and Saturday with his sis
ter, Mrs. Edward McGahuey.
Mrs. NJ. b. Mannasmith has been
N the sick list the past week but is
better at this writing.
Roscoe Ledford, who has been
staying with his cousin, Dave Drum
mona, returned to his home in Hen
ing, Minnesota, Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert McGahuey are
The proud parents of baby girl who
came to make her home with them
Sunday, Jan. 18th.
Dave Drummond was calling at
NJ. E. Mannasmith's Sunday.
,.olden McGahuey spent Sunday
1t All Payton's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McGahuey and
tile daughter, Ruth, spent Monday
yening at Edward McGahuey's.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
f.i
DeIkalb.

corn a at 1, DeKaib this b Week Week.
Mrs. Truman Beck and daughter
Elaine left Monday for few days
visit with her mother of Westerville
r Mr.. and Mrs. .Jink Wells spent
Thursday with the latter's brother
Mr.. Millisap is loading a car OF
what at DeKalb the past week.
Everett Woodland returned to his
home at Lamont Friday after few
days visit with relatives.
C. M. Grimm and M. Fl. Fry call
ed on Charley Wilson, Tuesday:
tune Of losing one Of his good two
year old heifers, Tuesday morning
while driving them to pasture, and
in some manner dropped to the
ground and was dead in less than
five minutes.
The weather reached the mark of
% below zero Friday night, The
week.
George South and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wilson and children.
Earl Anderson called on George
Fessler Sunday afternoon:
Mn, Mr. and Mrs. H. :na p; W gg9av and t
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Bert An
derson and family.
Ida Brown was a business caller
in DeKalb Thursday.
Harve DeKalb had business in
Grand River, Tuesday.
Mrs. Maude McCarl returned home
Thursday after few weeks visit
with relatives in Lamont.
Aaron Fry was business caller at
DeKalb Monday.
Jink Wells and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Drew Kelley and
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Beers spent
Sunday with the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Beers, Of Delray;, :,
Horny Redman is on the sick list
this week.
George Fessler called on H. E.
Wilson Sunday morning.
The boys are getting their second
cards now, most of them being in
first class.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Owens and
family came Saturday for visit
with his brother. Jim Owens and
family.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

One lot of good all wool
suits last year styles but ones
that sold for $15' to $25 each,
are here priced for this sale
CHOICE FOR $4.95.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
Put it in Your Hat

When some chaps are setting
around assuming to tell every one
what they know, as to what mum
bers constitute certain divisions OF
our army, remove your hat and then
read the following to him:
An army corps is $1,000 men.
An infantry division is 1000 men
An infantry brigade is 1000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 5000
men.
A battalion is 1000 men.
A company is $50 men.
A platoon is SO men.
A corporal's squad is II men.
A field artillery brigade comprises
1900 men.
A field battery has 1876 men.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296
An engineers regiment has 1898
n ambulance company has Sc
"A field hospital has IS men.
A medicine attachment has Ii
4 major General heads the field
army and also each army corps.
a brigadier general heads each
infantry brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment.
A lieutenant colonel Is next in
rank below>a colonel.
A ma ,or heads a battalion
A captain heads company.
A lieutenant heads q platoon
A sergeant is next below q lieu
tenant.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

from 20 to - degrees below zero,
Friday and Saturday mornings.
Misses Lua Record, Julia and
Clara Chastain came out from Leon
and spent the weekend at c.. p.
Ehastain's, returning to their school
duties Monday morning.
Ed TomInson came down from
Cambridge for an extended visit
with his sister, Mrs. Roy Gill.
Misses i4ua Record, Julia and
Clara Chastain we're callers at wv.
a. Jehnson's Sunday afternoon.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

SUITS AT HALF PRICE
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Richard NOV
ed to the Dennis Daughton farm.
Ace Bethards and family ride in
a Ford.
Joe and Ray Bethards, who have
been visiting at Ace Bethards, de-
parted for Detroit, Mich, and Arkan-
sas.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17
A corporal is squad officer.

and they are sure to please the most
particular auto driver. They throw
the light in the road instead Of light
ing the sky. Auto Specially Co., call
+. A. Wagner, Reporter Office, and
have him put on pair for weeks
FREQ trial
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-01-17

For Sale or Rent-The Walker ice
cream factory and restaurant. IN
Icon, Iowa. Apply at restaurant,
east OF depot. 14tf
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
CHAPLAIN BRAVES FIRE
PRIEST GOES OVER TOP WITH
HIS MEN.

Rev. George Van. Goethem, rector of
little church at Nogales, AriZ., Ia
boring in Paris as a. volunteer Knights
of Columbus chaplain, recently dis
regarded death when he heard that
Catholic soldiers at little village at
the front were about to go into action,
and at that moment were being
shelled gas by the foe, according to a
dispatch from Paris.
Father Van Goethem, wearing a gas
mask and helmet, managed with the
aid of American officers to make his
way to the Americans and, wearing
his mask while actually under fire,
heard many confessions and admins
tered spiritual comfort.
When the men went into battle this
| brave K of c. chaplain pushed for.
ward to an emergency field hospital
and waited until the wounded began
to arrive Here he worked day and
night and for a week--then he came
back to Paris to resume his hospital
work.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
CATHOLIC WAR AID
NEW YORK FUND LEASES LAND
AND BUILDING FOR
HOSPITAL.

AS an auxiliary to Base Hospital l,
for inValidated soldiers, the New
York Catholic War Fund has leased,
for term of three years, the prop
erty of the Messiah Home for Chill
dren, a large three-story structure
with two acres of land at West Tre-
mont, in the Bronx. The fund also
has leased the Hugh N. Camp tract,
directly opposite, consisting of an old
homestead, five other buildings and
nine acres of land Extensive aItera-
tions will be made and facilities pro-
vided for the comfort of 500 patients.
Upon completion of the improve
ments, the properties will be turned
over to the Government at 81 year.
Mgr. Michael j. Lavelle is presi-
dent of the fund, in which the late
Cardinal Farley was greatly inter
ested.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
TRIBUTE FROM ST. PAUL Ex.
EcuTWE ON DEATH OF
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.

Besides his proclamation on the
death of Archbishop Ireland Mayor
Hodgson wrote the following personal
tribute:
The death of Archbishop Ireland
will be regarded as not alone a great
loss to the nation and the state, but
as a personal bereavement to a large
part of the people of st. Paul, for
he was distinctly a citizen of st. Paul
known and loved personally by thou
sands, and honored and esteemed by
our citizenship without regard to
class or creed.
The people of his own faith will
always have keen appreciation of
what his life work meant as leader
in the Church to which he gave. his
long life of service; but apart from
the fact of his eminence and distinc.
ton in his own Church he filled a
large position in the affairs of the
nation and exerted great influence as
a citizen of the United States.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
POPE BENEDICT XIV TO cELE-
RRATE MASS MONTHLY FOR
THE DYING-PRIVILEGES FOR
PRIESTS.

In his letter in the "Acta" of last
month to Father Pedrini, president Of
the Sodality of the Passing of ST.
Joseph, the Holy Father manifests
the tenderness Of his priestly heart
for those on the brink of eternity.
IE the letter His Holiness laments the
ever increasing miseries that afflict
humanity, reiterates his sorrow at the
suffering which the war continues to
occasion and adds that his charity
must also be extended to those who
stand on the brink of the grave. The
Pious Union of the Passing of St.
Joseph furnishes him with an oppor-
tunity of showing this. He feels salts
faction at the pious desire to render
more efficacious the collective good
works of the sodality by inviting
priests to apply Mass now and again
on behalf of those who die on that
day.
Then His Holiness adopts practical
measures. Since the Roman Pontiff
is,' writes the Holy Father, "the first
of the ministers at the altar, so we
are pleased to encourage the praise
worthy initiative and to favor the
pious proposal by leading all the 9TH
ers by example and by promising our
selves to celebrate for this charitable
intention the Holy Sacrifice Of the
Mass. This we will do on the first
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
FROM MAYOR HODGSON

In his young manhood he gave mis-
service to the nation in the Civil War,
and throughout his long and useful
career he eXerted his great power
and influence in behalf of the highest
ideals of American citizenship, and
during the present great strife, de-
spite the weight of:age, he threw him
self with splendid zeal into the task
of mobilizing the citizenship of this
country in support of the national
purpose.
A pioneer and builder in the days
during which the foundations of this
great western country were being es-
tablished, he lived to see the realiza-
tion of most of his dreams.
His name will hold forever high
and honorable place in the history
of city, state and nation, and he will
be remembered as great churchman,
as splendid forward looking Amer
lean citizen, and, perhaps, best of all,
as kindly, human, neighborly asso-
ciate with his fellow men.
L. C. HODGSON,
Mayor of st. Paul
SAINT 07
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
|. F. c. A. TRIBUTE
LATE ARCHBISHOP Is PRAISED
FOR WORK OF EDUCATION.

The following resolutions on the
death of Archbishop Ireland have
been adopted by the Minnesota Chap
ter of the International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae:
Whereas, The higher education of
Catholic women has lost in Arch
bishop Ireland it's great source of
inspiration and untiring endeavor,
and
Whereas, the Catholic AIumnae
of Minnesota will ever remember
with gratitude his Jealous desire that
they grasp to the full the opportu-
mites in modern life open to women,
and
Whereas; the Archbishop and his
sister, Mother Seraphine Ireland, Pro-
vincial of the Sisters of st. Joseph
in the archdiocese of st. Paul, were
pioneers in education in the North
west.
Therefore, be it resolved, that
the Minnesota Chapter of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic
Alumnae tender it's sympathy to
Mother Seraphine in her great sor-
row., and
BE it further resolved, that cop
les of this resolution be sent to lead
ing newspapers in Minnesota and
that copy be spread upon the min
utes of the Minnesota Chapter"
The resolutions are signed by Mrs.
John H. Donahue, governor of the
chapter; Mrs. o. T. Straetor, presi-
dent of st. Joseph's Academy Alum
nae; Mrs. J. P. Melady, president of
Visitation Alumnae; Miss Helen
Dore, president of College of ST. Cath
crime Alumnae; Miss Lillian Taafe,
president of St. Margaret's Alumnae,
Minneapolis, and Miss Esther Muller,
president of St. Benedict's Alumnae,
ST. Joseph, MINI.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
Memorial For Archbishop
LOYAL LEGION MEMBERS PAY
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY OF
DEAD COMMANDER.

Tributes to Archbishop John Ire
land, late commander. were paid by
members of the Minnesota Comman-
derry of the Military Order of the
Loyal Legion, who met last Tuesday
night at the Merchants Hotel. St. Paul.
The Legion is composed of officers of
the Civil war.
Judge Ell Torrance, Minneapolis, in
his memorial of the Archbishop
fnoarned the loss of a. veteran OF
the Civil war. great prelate and q
prominent citizen of the Northwest.
In accordance with the erganiza-
tion's laws, Major c. H. MeCreery
Northfield, senior vice commander
succeeded Archbishop Ireland as e1r
paander, and presided at the meeting
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
Death OF Father Normoyle
PROFESSOR IN ST. MARYs COL
LEGE, WlNoNA, DIES AFTER
SHORT ILLNEss-BRoTHER or
LOCAL PRIEST.

Rev. Thomas J. Normoyle, a mem.
Der of the faculty of St. Mary's Col
lege, Winona, died Friday night, Oc-
tober 4, in Winona. Death was
brought on by pneumonia following
an attack of Spanish Influenza.
Father Normoyle developed pneumo-
MIA the morning before he died. At
one A. NJ. Friday, October A. he lapsed
into Inconsistencies and died that
evening. He seemed to realize that
it was his call to go, and he made
little effort to struggle against it.
The funeral was held Thursday morn
ing from ST. Mary's College, and was
strictly private.
Father Normoyle was born Febru-
ary 5. 1890, at Rathkeale, County
Limerick, Ireland. He studied clas-
sizes at st. Munchins College, Lime
rick, from September, 1901, to June,
1907. His studies in philosophy were
made at the st. Paul Seminary, ST.
Paul, Mimi, from 1908 to 1910. In
November, 1910, he went to Rome
where he completed his theological
studies at the North American Col
lege. He was ordained at st. John
Lateran's, Rome, March 7, 1914, by
Cardinal Pompili, for the Diocese of
Winona. He returned to Winona in
September of the same year, and was
appointed an instructor at st. Mary's
College.
Father Normoyle was considered
one of the brightest and most prom
ising among the younger clergy of the
Diocese. His loss will be keenly felt
by st. Mary's College where he la
bored necessarily for the education
of youth. His brother, Rev. Cornelius
Normoyle of the Diocese of St. Paul,
is U. S. Army Chaplain at Camp
Lewis, Washington.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12
Tribute To Archbishop John
Ireland

Inquirest thou why worldwide bells
from morn till night do toll?
They toll the passing of a Providential
Prelate's soul;
And Christian millions everywhere,
whom his love hath won
To righteousness, grieve DER the set
ting of his sun.
Kilkenny to Saint Paul-Queen City
of the great North West!
His way from youth to manhood,
Priesthood, Jesus richly blessed
Led on as God designed until it
reached its heightened end
Saint Paul. There he so lived that all
the world in him found friend
But God alone is Great Omnipotent
-Omniscient-Good
This truth John ireland, good and
great Archbishop understood;
And cen in death eulogies. pomp and
praise to him now given,
All these he gives to God--the Source
of every good--in Heaven.
Colossal Man! our Best beloved oil
men of high degree! #
No wonder now why bells do toll and
Nations sorely grieve;
The Ximines and Wolseys, Richelieuc
were. Not thus John Ireland
While grand Northwest = Sublime
Saint Paul. his pyramid, shall
stand.
: Req. y. C. D0p LiioDohs. m. SeDf. 80. 1914
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-12

.
President Wilson has proclaimed
Saturday, October Il, the 426th ami
versary of the discovery of America,
as Liberty day, and called on all citi-
zens to celebrate it to stimulate gen.
erous response to the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
Every town, city and countryside is
asked by the President to arrange
commemorative addresses, pageants
and harvest home festivals or other
demonstrations, and he directs that all
federal employees whose services can
be spared be given holiday.
The Presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
Every day the great principles for
which we are fighting take fresh hold
upon our thought and purpose and
make it clearer what the end must be
and what we must do to achieve it.
We now know more certainly than we
ever knew before why free men
brought the great nation and govern
ment we love into existence, because
it grows clearer and clearer what SUI
preme service it is to be Americas
privilege to render to the world. The
anniversary of the discovery of
America must therefore have for us
in this fateful year peculiar and
thrilling significance. We should
make it a day of ardent rededication
to the ideals upon which our govern
ment is founded and by which our
present heroic tasks are inspired.
Now, therefore, l, Woodrow Will
son, President of the United States, do
appoint Saturday, the twelfth day of
October, 1918. as Liberty Loan day.
On that day I request the citizens Of
every community of the United States,
city, town and countryside, to cele-
brate the discovery of our country in
order to stimulate generous response
to the Fourth Liberty Loan.
Commemorative addresses, pag-
eants, harvest home festivals or other
demonstrations should be arranged
for in every neighborhood under the
general direction of the Secretary OF
the Treasury and immediate direction
of the Liberty Loan committee, in CO.
operation with the United States
Bureau of Education and the public
school authorities. Let the peoples
response, to the Fourth Liberty Loan
express the measure Of their devotion
to the ideals which have guided the
country from it's discovery until now,
and of their determined purpose to
defend them and guarantee their tri
umph.
For the purpose of participation in
Liberty day celebrations, all employees
of the federal government throughout
the country whose services can be
spared may be excused on Saturday
the twelfth day of October, for the
entire day"