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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
A TOUCHING INCIDENT
PROTESTANT CHAPLAIN HAS A
MASS SAID FOR CATH
OLIC CHAPLAIN.

A soldier sends us the account of
delightful incident in connection with
the late Father Bernard KaVanagh,
who died while British chaplain with
the forces near Jerusalem. The fact
shows how charity and good will have
been fostered by the comradeship of
the trenches.
A certain Protestant chaplain, very
shortly after the death of Father Ka-
vanagh, went to a convent in vii
lage near and asked the priest to say
Mass for the repose of the soul of the
Catholic c. F. The priest himself had
been wounded by a shell and was I'M
fit for duty, but so touched was he by
the request that he managed by a
great effort to say the Mass as de-
sired. The chaplain was present at
the latter and paid the customary sti
pend, thanking the priest with the
most heartfelt sincerity for his serv-
ices. The little incident rebounds
equally to the credit of the late Faith
er Kavanagh and of his separated
brother who so generously performed
a spiritual work of mercy on his be-
half.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
Rev. Frances X. Lasance
THE WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR, Gel.
EBRATES ORDINATION
ANNIVERSARY.

On May "a occurred the thirty-fifth
anniversary of the ordination to the
priesthood of one whose name is ia
miliar to users of prayer books all
over the English-speaking world, Rev.
Francis X. Lasance. Born, educated
and ordained in Cincinnati, the bril-
liant writer of devotional works re-
sides at Our Lady's Summit, Cincin-
natl, where, as chaplain of the. Sisters
of Notre Dame, and spiritual director
of the Tabernacle Society, he is be-
loved by all.
After seven years of parochial la
bors Father Lasance's health failed
and he was appointed to his present
charge. This was truly proyidential,
as it has given him the opportunity of
adding So materially to the devotional
work to which he was certainly pre-
ordained and, through his writings, of
giving solace to the souls of countless
thousands. Beginning in 1897 with
the publication of the Manual of the
Holy Eucharist" Father Lasance has,
despite his continual physical ailments,
given to the world seventeen prayer
and devotional books, appealing alike
to young and old, men and women.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
OUTDOOR STATIONS
THEY WERE SOLEMNLY BLESSED
AT MT. MANRESA ON LA
DIES DAY.

On Sunday, June 2, the House of
Retreat at Mount Manresa, Staten
Island, New York, was thrown open
to retreatants and friends, this being
the gala day of the year. This year
visitors to Mount Manresa, situated in
beautiful park like grounds, were
greeted with a sight of outdoor sta
tions which have been erected during
the past winter and were solemnly
blessed on ladies day." as the first
Sunday of June is called.
The groups consist of figures carved
Of stone, each figure having the pro-
portion of three feet six inches in
height. They rest on pedestals made
of rock taken from the grounds of
Mount Manresa, and are most eff
fectively placed on the hillside, among
the trees and shrubbery, following the
path surrounding the grounds.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
KEEPING CAMPS CLEAN
EFFORTS OF GOVERNMENT TO
PROMOTE MORAL CONDITIONS
SURROUNDING soLDiERs-PUB-
Lie ASKED TO AID.

The following letter needs no ex-
PLANTATION:
War Department, Commission on
Training Camp Activities, Washing
ton, May IA, 1918.
Right Rev. P. j. Muldoon,a d. D.,
Chairman of the Administrative
Committee, National Catholic War
Council, 932 Fourteenth Street,
Washington, D. G.
Dear Sir: In our execution of the
program of the war and navy depart
ments for the maintenance of clean
conditions surrounding military
camps, the work of this commission
has now reached a stage where the
attitude and whole-hearted support of
the citizenship are of the most i'm
portant value. This support is par
ticularly needed in carrying out that
part of our program which relates to
the repression of vice and the liquor
traffic in relation to soldiers.
The more obvious evils in these con
nections have been removed in the
natural and patriotic enthusiasm which
comes to the camp communities follow
ing the establishment of the various
mobilization centers. Now our eff
forts against vice and kindred evils
have settled down to a less specTacu-
lar, but more persistent campaign to
prevent evil women and other ear-
riers Of disease from having access
to the troops. To achieve It's purpose
this program needs widespread, pop,ir
lar support.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08

In your honorable and influential
capacity with the national war coun.
Gil, will it not be possible for you to
bring this matter to the attention OF
prominent Catholic officials through
out the country, with the request that
they give this program of the war their
unqualified Endorsement and support
This support would be of peculiar and
immediate value not only in the larger
centers, but elsewhere throughout the
country in communities wherever our
troops are camped in an effective ra-
dius.
With grateful appreciation of what.
ever contribution you may consider
wise to make toward this important
aspect of the preparation of our troops
for war, | am respectfully yours,
RAYMOND B. FOSDICK,
Chairman.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
PIETY OF FRANCE
JOYCE kILMER WRITES OF DEEP
PlETY OF FRENCH PEOPLE
ATHEISTS ARE FEW.

The friends of Sergt Joyce Kilmer
of the 165th Infantry, the well-known
poet, will be pleased to read the fol-
lowing lines, quoted from his letter
somewhere in France" to relig-
ious:
eve see simple, generous and
pious race, who have suffered, through
no fault of their own apparent to US,
cruel wrongs. We are glad not to
avenge these wrongs, but to try to
prevent recurrence of them, and the
work is the more welcome to me land
to many another in this regiment) be-
cause the people among whom we now
live and for whom we fight are Cath
olics. They are Catholics, these
French people of the villages in which
we have been stationed, Catholics
whose lives are a good lesson to us.
tants and many enemies of the faith.
But they live, it seems, in the great
certainly the rural districts are
free of them. The church may be
broken by shells; but in its ruins the
people will gather, their faith I'M
daunted And it would please you to
see how many American soldiers are
to be found in these churches-not
only at High Mass on Sunday, but
every day, coming to receive Holy
Communion right after reveille and for
a moments alteration in the early
evening. The French people are de-
lighted to find so many of the faith
in. a regiment from what they be-
lieved to be a Protestant land"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08

posed legislation for military or in
dustrial consumption. Should such con
scription be forced upon the people
we pledge ourselves to continuous eff
forts for the repeal of such laws and
to the support of all mass movements
in opposition to CONSUMPTION. We
pledge ourselves to oppose with all
our strength any attempt to raise mon
ey for payment of war expenses by
taxing the necessities of life or issu-
ing bonds which will put the burden
upon the future generations. We de-
mand that the capitalist class which
is responsible for the war, pay it's
cost. Let those who kindled the fire
furnish the fuel
3. Vigorous resistance to all reac-
tionary measures, such as censorship
of press and mails, restriction of the
rights of free speech, assemblage and
organization or compulsory arbitration
and limitation of the right to strike.
4. Consistent propaganda against
militaristic teaching in the public
schools.
5. Extension of the campaign of edu-
cation among the workers to organize
them into strong, class-conscious and
closely unified political and industrial
organizations, to enable them by con-
certed and harmonious mass action
to shorten this war and to establish
lasting peace.
6. Widespread educational propa-
ganda to enlighten the masses as to
the true relation between capitalism
and war, and to rouse and organize
them for action, not only against pres
ent war evils, but for the prevention
of future wars and for the destruc-
ton of the causes of war.
Z. To protect the masses of the
American people from the pressing
danger of starvation which the war
in Europe has brought upon them, and
which the entry OF the United States
has already accentuated we demand
(a) The restriction of food exports
so long as the present shortage con-
tinues, the fixing of maximum prices
anu WndlCFCI lIlCy UC
sary to prevent the food spectators
from holding back the supplies now in
their hands;
OBJ The specialization and democratic
management of, the great industries
concerned with the production, trans
portation, storage and the marketing
of food and other necessariess of life;
(c) The specialization and democratic
management of all land and other
natural resources now held out of use
for monopolistic or speculative profit.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
Paying Police Chaplains
BROOKLYN BOARD RECOGNIZES
SERVICES.

When the police budget of Brook
Ign, N. Y, is made up Commissioner
Enright will ask for an appropriation
to pay the chaplains of the police de-
partment a salary. Just what the pro-
posed pay will be is not definitely
known, but 1t is probable that it will
either be nine hundred or one thou
sand dollars year. The fire depart
ment chaplains received salaries Of
one thousand dollars a year until two
years ago, when the board Of esti-
mates cut the amount one hundred dol
lars. The police chaplains have served
without pay since the position was es-
tablished. Commissioner Enright,
however, believes the chaplains are
worthy Of this recognition, and will
endaaYor To obtain 1t for them.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
SCHOOL TEACHER HELPS WOR-
THY INSTITUTIONS.

Various Catholic charities receive
more than $4,000 through the will Of
Miss Catherine A. O'Neill, a public
school teacher, who died in Brooklyn,
N. Y, recently. Miss O'Neill was for
many years a teacher at Public School
No. 5. The requests are: Mission Of
Immaculate Virgin, Manhattan, ST.
900; Helpers of Holy Souls, Manhat-
tan, $1,000; Society for the Propaga-
ton of the Faith, Manhattan, $500;
Catholic Church Extension Society,
Chicago, $4,000; st. Joseph's Apostolic
School, Watertown, N. Y, $4,000;
Mary A. Coogan, a Sister of Charity,
Leavenworth, Kan, $1,000, and the
residue is bequeathed to the Female
Institution of the Visitation of Holy
Mary, Brooklyn.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
ST. JOSEPH NURSES
MORE LOCAL NURSES CALLED TO
U. S. POST.

Navy detachment 265 of Red Cross
nurses received call from navy
headquarters at Washington to re-
port for active duty on or about June
l at Portsmouth, Va. Those who left
Friday evening are the Misses Erna
Disselkamp, Frances McKenna, Marie
Kelly, Elizabeth Tubridy and Mary
Ash, all graduate. nurses of st. JOS
eph's hospital.
Forty-five graduate nurses of St.
Joseph's hospital are now in active
service Eighteen of this number are
at Portsmouth, Va. Several are in
foreign service.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
Attack on Cardinal

News has been received that an at
tack was made May on Cardinal
Czernoch, Primate of Hungary, with
serious results. AS the train in which
the cardinal was travelling left the sta
ton at Budapest, an unknown hand
flung a large stone into the compart-
ment of the archbishop. The stone
struck him, infiicting such injuries
that the journey had to be abandoned.
The condition of the primate is Sc
rious.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
500, 900 For K. Of C. Fund

John Mccormack, the singer, who
has just successfully closed a con-
cert tour to raise 100000 for the Red
Cross, has announced he would start
on a similar tour to raise the same
amount for the Knights of Columbus
war camp fund. He began in Boston
last Sunday night
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08

The Holy Ghost sanctifies and
strengthens the soul; He increases
our faith, enlivens our hope, and deep
ems our love of God; He prompts us
to do our duty, encourages us to face
and assists us to live and
die as Christians. A man is sinfully
foolish who neglects such grace.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
Dominican Chaplains

The Provincial of the Order of
Preachers, Very Rev. James r. Meagh-
er, has given the forces of the United
States in the present war ten COM
missioned chaplains, nine to the army
and one to the navy.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08
MEMORIAL DAY ABROAD
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS ARRANGE
CELEBRATION IN PARASITIC
CHURCH OF MADELEINE CROWD.
Elk. OF C. WORK IN BRITISH
ISLES.

Under the auspices of the KNIGHTS
of Columbus Overseas, Memorial day
was fittingly observed at the Church
of the Madeleine, Paris, according to
a cablegram received here by the
Knights of Columbus committee on
war activities. The service was ar
ranged especially for American sol
oilers and sailors, and Ambassador
Sharp, Consul General Thackara and
other members of the diplomatic corps
were present.
Z Cardinal Annette occupied the throne
during the Solemn High Mass which
was celebrated by the Right Rev.
Bishop of Verdun. Cardinal Annette
delivered an allocution at the close
of the services. The sermon was
preached by the Rev. Ernest Marsh,
S. S. F. S., of White Plains, New York,
who is a Knights of Columbus chap
lain with the American eXpeditionary
forces. Father Marsh spoke OF the
ideals which the United States is en-.
deavoring to uphold through participa.
ton in the world war, and paid glow
ing tribute to the memory Of the
blessed Joan of Arc
Church is Crowded.
Long before time for the services
to begin the huge church was packed
to the doors, at least half of those at.
tending being men in uniform Splen-
did music was rendered by a special
choir, and at the conclusion of the
services the congregation sang French
and American hymns and patriotic
songs.
On the same day a Knights of Co.
lumbus memorial service was held in
Battery Park, New York City, when
Rev. George Waring, a veteran chap
lain of the United States regular army
celebrated a field Mass. This was
attended by thousands of people, most
of them being relatives and friends
of American soldiers now serving in
France. French and Canadian soldiers
and many khaki clad Americans also
attended.
The Right Rev. Patrick J. Hayes
Bishop Ordinary of the Catholic chap
lains Of the American army and navy
and of the Knights of Columbus aux
Hilary chaplain force, together with
Bishop Curley of Florida, occupied the
| places of honor in the sanctuary which
had been arranged in band stand.
The celebrant was assisted by the
| Rev. Edward Duffy, a naval chaplain
and the Rev. Anthony Grogan, 6
| Knights of Columbus chaplain, who is
soon to leave for France Bishop
Hayes preached a stirring sermon.
That Knights of Columbus recrea
ton buildings are to be erected fol-
the use of American soldiers who may
be in England, Scotland and Ireland
| is the announcement just made by the
Knights of Columbus committee or
war activities. Colonel p. Nh. Gala
han, chairman Of the committee, has
appointed the Hon. Joseph Scott Of
Los Angeles, Cal, as special repre-
| sentative of the committee, and Mr.
Scott will sail for England in the neal
future, where he will make a complete
survey of the field and will perfec
plans for the erection of these build
ings.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-06-08

ignorantly despised monks of the Mid
die Ages. The Popes aided university
endowments when they could; but no
doubt some of them had hard times.
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP
R. R. BRIDGE BALKED

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 29.-RaiI-
way police, sent to the drawbridge
over the Brandywine near Edgemoor,
on the main line of the PhiladelphiA.
Baltimore and Washington railroad,
by a telegraph operator who had
noticed suspicious actions by some
men there. found a wire connected
with a fuse. evidently for the pur-
pose Of exploding dynamite to de-
stroy the bridge.
The operator, who was in a switch
tower at EdgemOor, had seen sew
eral mem apparently laying something
along the tracks. He notified the Of
ficials, but by the time the police
arrived, the men had fled, and moth
ing was found but the wire and
fuse.
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FORDMOTORPLANT
HERE TURNED OVER
TOQUARTERMASTER

Another OF washIngton's largest
industrial plants, the Ford Motor
Company, at JOHN Marshall place and
Pennsylvania avenue, has passed over
to the War Department to meet its
ever-increasing demand for office
space. it was learned today. The Ford
people will vacate in forty -eight
hours.
The entire building has been taken
ever for office purposes for the Quar-
termaster's Corps, announced R. T.
Jones. manager of the local branch
of the Ford Motor Company
THE building will be used for Of
fee purposes by the Quartermaster's
Corps. according to the information
we now possess" said Mr.. Jones to-
day.
I'VE expect to vacate within forty
eight hours. II possible. as the order
that we received Friday came from
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prohibited for maintenance of skating
rinks, fur storage, alcoholic drinks,
| cold storage establishments, house
hold ammonia and the like. Unless
the ammonia shortage Is met he says
the danger to the military establish
ment will be great as the production
OF munitions must be reduced.
Wastage of tin for cans also must
be prohibited, he says, and there
are many similar matters that need
remedy.
while 1t IS vitality necessary to
regulate the consumption of food in
public eating Places" Hoover wrote
Anderson, they consume On various
estimates, from II to 20 per cent of
the total foodstuffs and II they were
reduced out of all reason they would
not solve the problem. Some method
must be devised which will cover a
much wider area of consumption
at appears to me that we should
attack the non-essential uses OF food
stuffs, and that we should attack the
points OF unnecessary consumption
of foodstuffs. BY these means we
can place the BURDEN where It be-
longs-on the luxuries of the greedy,
and not upon the poor.
This implies some further meas
ures Of control in distribution and
non-essentiaI use. II you will give
the whole problem study believe you
will fnd that somewhere in the ma
tion We consume or destroy over 30
per cent more food than we need for
health and strength, and that this
margin, II 1t can be implemented. will
supply all allied demands. But we
should not draw II from that class to
which economy and moderate use is
a daily necessity"
Sugar Saving PIan.
Take, for example, the case Of
sugar. the shortage in which will, we
hope. not exceed 10 per cent. We
should be able to accomplish this by
a reduction in the manufacture Of
confectionery and sweet drinks Of,
say 20 per cent, and these very manu-
facturers could substitute other
things and maintain their volume of
production.
During the recent shortage we
made patriotic appeal to such man.
ufacturers to reduce their ennsump-
tion Of sugar by so per cent, and
placed II at this figure because we
did not wish to destroy the liveIi-
hood Of 25O.0O0 women and girls pend
ing fuller supplies OF sugar
Il have specifically before me the
case of one very large manufac
turer who followed this suggestion
The Washington times., 1918-01-29
HOOVERPLACES
FOOD.PROGRAM
RESPONSIBILITY
ON CONGRESS

The burden Of food saving mus
be placed on the luxurious anC
greedy" and not upon the poor
Herbert C. Hoover today announced
this as his position in a letter writ
ten to Congressman Sydney Ander'
son of Minnesota, who had proposed
new food legislation.
The Anderson proposal, Mr..
Hoover says, does not go far enough
The legislation that is to come
through the extension Of the Lever
act, Mr.. Hoover says, must in
clude-
New Powers Asked.
Control of distribution in order that
all classes and localities, ashal fare
alike and that unnecessary consump-
tion shall be prevented
Control Of use of foodstuffs in food
manufactures with q view to limiting
the less essential manufactures.
Control OF commodities critically
preservation OF foodstuffs in order 20
pESNSAh eESeN AOoSSo "a AAA4eoAS So~4A
fices.
Bill Sections IndOrsed.
In addition Mr.. Hoover indorses the
following sections of the Anderson
bill:
Compulsory wheatless or other less
days weekly.
Prohibiting use of foodstuffs in non
food products.
Limitation Of food served in public
eating places.
Declaring that 80 per cent of all
food is wasted, Mr.. Hoover says that
conservation measures must not
draw savings from that class to which
economy and moderate use is a daily
necessity"
1S1S's Sugar Prospects.
The shortage in sugar will not ex-
cesd 10 per cent newt year. That
should be made up. Mr. Hoover says,
through reduction OF candy and
sweet drink manufacturers by at leas.
20 per cent.
Sugar distribution also must be
controlled, he says, to keep 1t from
greedy hands"
Use OF ammonia also must be re-
duced- There IS today an absolute
Shortage Of 6o,OO0,OOO pounds of this
product in sight.
To meet this shortage Mr.. Hoover
recommends that use Of ammonia be
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believe, greater than can be borne
on a purely voluntary basis. ! am
perfectly willing to go on and make
every effort to succeed with volun-
tary methods and, in Saet. the sit
uation is one OF such gravity that we
are now sending out further and fur
ther requests for more self-denial,
for more voluntary action amongst
the trades in support OF conservation.
81 hope that II will succeed, but 1
think IL only right to point out that
il IL shall fail, the grave RESPONSE
bilitles cannot be left upon my shoul-
ders. II Congress should consider that
nothing further is necessary by way
of legislation"