The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1918-12-05
A Tribute to the Boys.

place last Sunday before Hlgn
Mass. The home Guard turned
out and marched into the church.
A U. S.service flag with III stars
3 golden and 5 silver was unfurled
and the names of the Ill boys In
the service, represented by the
stars were read by Monsignor
Bouska. While this flag was be.
ing unfurled, the choir sang,
America. Next Old Glory was
unfurled and the choir sang Star
Spangled Banner. A fine patrio-
tic sermon was then delivered by
Msgr. Bouska. The stars on the
service flag represent all of the
boys from Tabor, and vicinity,
among whom Jos. Obr, Chas. Hat
wan and Stanley Kortan died in
the service of their country, and
five were wounded, same being
Fr. Hslla, FIR. Hatwan, Ant. Bos-
ka, Emanuel Blachnik and Martin
Krist. Special mention was made
by the pastor of John Kudrna and
Frank Halla who went to France
with the first forces of Gen. Per-
shing as volunteers.
Word was received here Nov.
9th by Albert Kortan, that his
son Stanley, who was drafted and
left for one of the camps here on
June %, died of influenza in
France October IA. The deceased
was % years, IL months and !
day of age. He was born in this
country. He is survived by his
father, two brothers, Thos. and
Albert, and three sisters: Mrs.
John Novotny, Mrs. Steve Duffek
Mrs. Matt Merkvan and Miss He
len, to whom we express our SYM
pathy. In their grief they have
the consolation that he died in the
services of his country.
Joseph Kotalik returned from
Camp Dodge Monday. Chas. Ste
panek returned from Camp Dodge
Tuesday, both under the demobili-
zation act. The latter informed
us that the boys are sent home at
the rate of 500 q day.
Monsignor Bouska will leave
for Chicago next Monday for a
conference relative to his mission
to Bohemia for the equitable and
just adjustment of the question of
church and state separation Un.
der the Austrian government, the
Catholic church was the state
church in the whole empire, but
since Bohemia, which has been a
vassal province of Austria, has its
liberty and is a republic patterned
after our own, religious freedom
| will be given to all and that means
separation of church state, since
| it has been proved that all beliefs
prosper better if conducted upon
their merit and are not forced up.
on any one. The other priest who
will be sent there on like mission
| is Rev. Jos Zlamal of Cleveland.
However, Monsignor Bouska and
| Rev. Zlamal will not sail for Bohe
mia until after January 1st, and
they will remain there at least SIX
| months as advisors to the clergy,
relative to the conduct of their pa
| risbes under the new arrange.
ment, based upon the experiences
of this country. In order that Be
hemia might prosper as it should
the estates of such foreign noble
men, who received their titles to
them in the t7th century by Ferdi.
nand II after robbing the BOhe-
mian noblemen Of them and expel.
ling them from the country, will
be confiscated and will be parcel.
led out and sold 10 the toilers in.
stead Of the parasites. Estates
that we're bought, or do not come
under that classification will be
bought from the noblemen and dis
posed of as the others. The same
will be done with church property
that exceeds reasonable limits
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