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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
Soldiers Honor America
CHAPLAIN DOHERTY BRINGS
BACK WORD OF GENERAL
PERSHING ON RELIGIOUS SITuA-
TIoN-MoRAL CONDUCT OF SOL
DIERS is EXCELLENT.

Chaplain Francis B. Doherty, U. S.
A., and Chaplain Lyman Rollins, u.
S. A., who have just returned from
France on military mission to the
United States, were the guests of the
Paulist Fathers of st. Paul's College
last week. Chaplain Doherty belongs
to the ST. Paul Archdiocese.
Chaplain Doherty is attached to Gen.
eral Headquarters in France, being as
ISOLATED with Bishop Charles H. Brent
Episcopalian, and Chaplain Paul
Dwight Moody (son of the well-known
evangelist of that nancy in the Gen.
eral Headquarters Chaplains office
The function of this office is the di,
rection and distribution of chaplains
activities in France to the end of the
attainment of the best and special in,
terests OF all concerned under General
Pershing. This work carries with it
considerable travel and gives an Incl
mate knowledge of the situation from
a religious and moral point of view
From this broad knowledge Chaplain
Doherty says: Everywhere we find
the same situation, hear the same
story; the condition and the spirit OF
the men are excellent When leaving
France on his present mission the
Chaplain asked General Pershing
May we not tell our people in Amer
lea that the moral and religious stu
alton here is eminently high and very
satisfactory" The reply was: Yes
and you may say furthermore that il
is going to be kept up to that"
Chaplain Lyman Rollins, who Is as
sociated with Chaplain Doherty on his
mission, is chaplain of the 101st In
fantry, formerly the 9Th and 9th Mas
sachusetts National Guard, the first
National Guard outfit to arrive in
France. He was formerly rector Of st
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
A WOUNDED CHAPLAIN
FATHER FARRELL WAS IN THICK
. OF FIGHTiNG-BOYS RECEIVE
sACRAMENTS BEFORE BATTLE.

The Rev. William J. Farrell chap
lain of the 1G3d U. S. f. A, wounded
recently while performing deeds of
valOr at the front, and now recovering
from his injuries in a hospital, writes
to Il friend that he longs for the day
when he can return to "his boys" on
the battle lines. Part of his letter is
as follows:
The papers, no doubt, have shown
you the news that our boys have been
tried out by the Germans and have
proved that they can scrap. If you
were only to see them fight you'd be
the proudest man alive. I've seen how
the American fights; and no Drawer
boys ever fought. I've been fortunate
enough to have had the chance of
hearing confessions for many. There
is Il Rhode Island ambulance company,
composed largely of Catholic lads.
These I had for confessions, Mass and
Communions. These ambulance boys
degerve credit. They ran their ma
chimes right through shelled roads to
get the wounded back to hospitals.
One morning l heard the confession
Of over seventy Connecticut Infantry
boys from one company. They also re-
ceived. That same night they went
in again and the majority came out
for the grave or the hospital. Out of
this company several mornings / had
many others for Communion; their
fight was a game one, and an innocent
one with Gods grace in their souls.
1--WE have one body of our regiment
in a sacrifice place. l was hearing con-
fessions there, and one lad in particu-
lar helped relieve one lad after anoth-
er SO that all could get to confession.
A few days later l picked up his body.
Sunday morning, a week ago today,
just before noon, four out of five of us
got bang or two. l was lucky. Moth
ing much. Simply q small fragment
through the arm Qeft). 1t went through
coat, shirt and without even breaking
bone. Another she'll sent piece cut
ting through the counter of my heavy
trench shoe in two pieces, but never
doing anything beyond heavy and
deep blister-Tll be out of the hospital
pretty soon. I want to get back to
the boys"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
A NUN In WAR TIME
PLACID LIFE OF NUNS DISTURBED
BY GRIM WAR-GERMANS BURN
CONVENT AND PUT STOP TO
WORK OF MERCY.

Sister MarieTherese has just ar
rived in England from the line of
fire, says a writer in the Intermoun-
tain Catholic. For almost four years
she has been living, with seven other
nuns, in the cellar of their convent,
ministering to the flock of homeless
refugees who were huddled in shacks
and novels of the small corner of Bel
GUM where the enemy have not pene-
trated.
1t was only recently they were oblig-
ed to leave. One morning, during
early Mass, the old cure warned his
little flock that they must not stray
far from their cellars and dugouts.
RumOrs were abroad that the enemy
were contemplating strange new hor-
rors against the civilian population.
Next day, long before the sun had
snatched the dew from the stunted
shrubbery, the nuns awoke, coughing
and choking. I'VE must have taken
cold during the night" said Sister
Marie-Therese.
A gendarme tapped on the cellar
door. Get your gas masks and hurry
to the chateau" he shouted.
They hurried through the crooked
little streets, their long rosaries sway
ing. At last they reached the chateau,
situated at the edge of the town in a
clump of pine trees. Across the gray
dawn an ominous cloud was beginning
to roll from the direction of the enemy
trenches. Up climbed the nuns three
flights of cold stone stairs, followed
by terror-stricken populace. When
they reached the top roof they knelt
down in a corner and prayed.
Nearer rolled the sickening cloud.
1t was almost at the canal. The terri
fed populace watched it from the win
dows of the chateau. Over the town
fell a portentious silence.
The gas cloud reached the canal.
The barges were lost from sight. Then
a miracle happened. 1t hesitated, wav-
cred little and turned. The wind
had suddenly veered.
Down trooped the populace and the
eight nuns, every one talking excited
ly. Scarcely had they reached the
door below when there sounded a
whistling above their heads-then an
explosion. Then they heard the beat
of great engines in the air. It was a
double bombardment The planes ap-
peared to come down and sit on the
housetops, which they peppered with
machine gun fire.
So it went on for more than an
hour. At length the tocsin sounded
and the shelterers crept out from the
clump of pine trees. The place was
Uttered with piles of brick and mason.
ry. Great holes yawned everywhere
The interiors of riyen houses showed
skeletons of beds and broken crockery
The nuns filed back to their con.
vent. Before reaching the great stone
wall which surrounded it they knew
the worst. Flames leaped UP into the
air and Kissed and cracked. An in.
cendiary bomb had fallen on it.
They stood watching it till all that
remained was the charred bronze fig,
ure Of the Madonna which had stood
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
TWELVE NUNS DROWNED
SUBMARINE ToRPEDoED CANADl-
AN HOSPITAL SHIP-MANY
LIVES LOST.

A German submarine seventy miles
from the Irish coast on the night of
June II torpedoed the 11,000-ton hos
pital ship Llandoyery Castle, which
had been chartered by the Canadian
government and had been in the serv-
ice of carrying wounded and sick from
England to Canada for many months
past. The ship was then on her way
to England. She had on board 258
persons, including 80 men of the Can
adian army medical corps and four
teen Sister nurses.
Up to the latest reports only twenty
four of those on board, including the
captain, have survived the attack,
which came without warning.
All lights were burning when the
Llandovery Castle was torpedoed.
These included huge electric cross
over the bridge and strings of white
and green lights on either side The
sci also were Illuminated by electric
lights.
One boat in which there were twelve
nursing Sisters was seen to capsize.
The Sisters were thrown out and were
either drowned directly or caught be-
meath the boat. A Canadian sergeant
who was in the same boat managed
to crawl on the keel.
How the little craft with the nurses
was swamped is described. Not far
from the stern of the sinking vessel,
when the latter sank stern first, the
boat was carried down by the whirI-
pool created.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

in their chapel. Then, sadly, they
turned away to help other homeless
ones whose shacks and cellars were
unliveable.
Seven of the Sisters have gone to
Paris. Marie-Therese sits, with dazed
eyes, looking on the calm and quiet
and beauty of an English springtime.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
Priest Named Instructor

Rev. James F. Houlihan, native of
Susquehanna, Pa, and former we'll
known curate in the Scranton Do
cese, has been named instructor Of
chaplains by the United States and
will be stationed at general head
quarters in France. For five years
Father Houlihan has been an army
chaplain.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
Archbishop Pitayal Resign.

According to d dispatch, Most Rev,
John Baptist Pitaval, for ten years
Archbishop of Santa Fe. has sent to
the clergy and laity of his archdio-
cese letter announcing his resigna-
ton. The letter said his physical
condition is no longer equal to duties
of the charge, and a younger and more
energetic mind, will and hand are i'm
peratively called for.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
Home for Aged Priests

By the will of the late John Hanlon,
who died at his farm home near Og-
densburg, N. Y, on June 3, the bulk
of his estate is left to establish a
home for aged and infirm Catholic
clergymen of the Diocese of Ogdens-
burg. The farm on which he lived is
to be the site of the proposed home.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
K. of c. New Headquarters

Due to its greatly increased war
relief work and enlarged plans for
the future, the headquarters of the
Knights of Columbus Committee on
War Activities in New York City have
been moved to the Wahnetah Build
ing, at Fourth Avenue and Thirty
first Street, where they will occupy
the entire seventh floor,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
New K. Of c. Building

On Sunday, July 81, the Rt. Rev.
Joseph Chartrand, Bishop Joadjutor
of Indianapolis. Ind, will dedicate
the new X. Of G. building at Fort Ben
iamin Harrison near that city.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13
Ban Upon Mixed Marriages

The Sacred Consistorial Congrega-
ton has recalled the special tempo
rary indults and privileges granted
ordinaries, and substituted or put in
force the common law as embodied
in the now effective Code of Canon
Law. This puts check especially
on mixed marriages.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

Age is the holy place OF life, the
chapel of ease for all mems wearied
miseries. -MdsSihger
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

TO be proud Of learning is the great
est ignorance, Taylor. -,
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

stipend for a Mass The important
thing is to make the restitution as
soon as convenient. This should be
made to the injured party wherever
possible: Pay what thou owest,"
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-13

is Kenneth the name of Cathc-
ic saint? Raymond? Berchmans?
Leaore?
Kenneth is a form of the name of
the Irish saint Canice. Raymond is
the name of a saint. Berchmans is
the second name of an eminent saint,
John Berchmans. These three names
are all of males. Leonore, a female
name. is a form of Helen or Helene.
St Helena was the mother of the en-
peror Constantine the Great, who re-
leased the Christian Church from the
Roman CataCOmbs.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

made life as difficult for them as he could.
 In 1895 the world was startled by the news that a British adventurer pr. Jameson, had led a raiding party of armed men into the Transvaal. The raid failed. John Hays Hammond was among those arrested on the ac- cusation of having instigated Jame- sons attack on the South African re- public. He was found guilty and sen- fenced to die.
 But the brave, cool-headed wife of the eminent American mining engineer did not intend that anything disagree able should happen to her husband. Ever since their marriage. in 1880, Mrs. John Hays Hammond had followed the | fortunes of her young engineer, no matter where they took him. Butswhen
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

States. This was Dom Paul Kruger. then president of the South African republic. He was an old man-nar- row, bigoted and possessed of an in- tense hatred for the eager, grasping strangers who lie believed had sought his country only to despoil it.
 John Hays Hammond was among the most enterprising and, consequent ly. one of the most disliked of the for eign residents of the Transvaal. For years he had been employed as an en- gineer; first by Barney Barnato. the English mining operator, and later by Cecil Rhodes. to locate diamonds in Dom Paul's country. Oom Paul dis liked him. He dislked all men who brought swarms of eager reckless ad- venturers into his country. And he
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

Pershing came out of Mexico, without Villa, he brought with him, and sent back to every state in the Unioa, thousands of young national guards men. And then President Wilson, who had known for those two years just what the situation was, was able to say to Germany, Come on; we are ready for you now'.' g !
 In ringing speech at Villanova Col lege the other evening. Capt Georges I. Waring, chaplain of the Elevent hS United States Cavalry, made the fore-s going statement to an audience alters the raising of a service flag containings q huge star and tho number "245,n which honors 245 alumni and students of Villanova who are in the service of their country.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

they threw him into jail under death sentence she decided that it was time for her to interfere. She made up her mind to see Dom Paul Kruger and tell him that she had come to save him from the crime of putting an innocent man to death.
 It was not easy to see President Kruger, but Mrs. Hammond proved equal to the task. It was not easy to convince a man who harbored a deep, silent contempt for women, that a woman was worth listening to; but Mrs. Hammond was successful. Be- fore she left his office MT. Kruger had promised to spare her husbands life. The president of the Transvaal re- public kept his word to Natalie Ham mond. Her husbands sentence was comnuted- to imprisonment for 15
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13
WHY PERSHING NOW
 COMMANDS U. $. ARMY
(Philadelphia Record.l )

General Pershing is in command in Europe today because he went into Mexico and came back without Villa. He wasn't to bring back Villa. For two years Germany had grown more and more aggressive and contemptu- ous in her treatment of this country. The regular army of one hundred thousand men was in the Philippines, in Alaska, in the Canal Zone, and there were one hundred thousand Ger man reservists in this country with in structions in their vest pockets, telling them what to do. When General
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13
WIFE SAVED LIFE OF
 FAMOUS ENGINEER
(People's Home JournaD

John Hays Hammond. an American citizen. was in prison. under sentence Of death. He had been tried and con Nictod of high treason to the South African republic. One of four leaders of the reform government in the Transvaal, he was charged with com plicity in the famous Jameson raid, found guilty and sentenced to die.
 Only one person lived in the Trans Vaal with sufficient power to set aside the death sentence passed upon the man who is known today as the great est mining engineer in the United
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13

years, and later on he was freed on payment of fine of $125,000, and Mrs Hammond had the extreme happiness of knowing that through her interces- sion not only her husbands life, but the lives of the men arrested with him had been saved.
Arizona republican., 1918-09-13
IF YOU MISS YOUR PAPER.

IF YOU MISS YOUR PAPER. City subscribers who do not re- ceive The Arizona Republican
 promptly should telephone the cir culation department, phones 4422
 or 1881, before o'clock in the
 morning and a copy will be im- meeliateIy sent them.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-10
COVENTRY
School Entertainments to Provide Fund for Garden Prizes-Cottaqe Cheese Supper at the Grange

An entertainment was given Mon- day evening in the North School, Tuesday evening in the Silver Street School, aid Wednesday evening in the Pond Hill School. for the purpose of raising money for prizes to be given the winners in the children's garden contest.
 Ire Red Cross held an all day meet ing Wednesday, beginning at 10.30.
 Reds Best the Blues.
 The contest between the Reds and Blues which has been, on for the past two months to increase the attend. ance and interest in the Christian En- deavor society, was closed last week Sunday evening, the Reds winning in attendance and those taking part in the meeting.
 Mrs. Arthur Wood of Short Beach is here visiting her parents Mrs. Sarah E. Randall of East Se- tauket, Long Island, is visiting her brother, W. B. Hawkins Cottage Cheese Supper.
 The Grange gave a cottage cheese supper and entertainment Thursday evening. Miss Morse, the state demonstrator, was present nd made an address.
 The repubican..caucu for the cleo tion of delegates to the state congress sionaI and county conventions will be held "Wednesday evening, June 1cth. I The schools closed Friday for. the summer vacation. with picnics. in the afternoon.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-10
STONINCION
Matter of Closing of Streets to Be De- cided by Borough Meeting = Total Red Cross Collection $12,093.

The Stonington Ship Construction and Trading company, which now prac tically Controls the west side of Front street, have purchased or leased a lot of property adjoining teh plant and now asks the borough to close to pub lie traffic portion of Pearl, Front and Nontucit street. To comply with this request would mean great inconvenience to teanslers and some nearby residents. A borough meeting will decide the matter.
 Stonington oPinters.
 The sum of s20 was collected at the First Congregational church for the Red Cross. The total amount collect ed in the town to date is $12,09321.
 Town Clerk Elias B. Hinckley is busied completing the list of. voters who are in the military service Of the United States. The list must be in Hartford by June IS.
 J. Irving Maxson. and family have rented the Moves house in High street from Prof. William R. Snyder.
 Rev. F. D. Luddington, of Uncasville preached in the First Baptist church Sunday evening.
 The thermometer registered 40 de- grees Saturday morning.
 Examinations are in progress ir the public schools.
 The Hinckley Hill road. used as a detour during the rebuilding of the main Westerly -Stonington highway, is already becoming decidedly rough ir places
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-10
FARE RATES ADVANCED.
Government Jacks Up Cost of Train
 Riding to Three Gents a Mile.

Beginning this morning, it is going to cost more to travel on the New Haven's lines, for the new government rates become effective today. The fiat rate of three cent sa mile is now in force and old tickets cannot be used this being mentioned that arguments with conductors be avoided. They don't make the rates. Such old tickets will be redeemed. however, when pre- sented at railroad ticket office. Mile age books purchased prior to Nov. l. 1917, can be redeemed only at the of fees of the general passenger agent in Boston Mileage bought since that date can be redeemed at ticket office at the rate of 2.43 per mile
 The advance in rate per mile of travel will jump the Putnam -Danielson fare to 24 cents instead of the old rate of 20 cents. All other advances here are in proportion.
 Troubled About Employment Change.
 Members of the local exemption board are receiving many inquiries from registrants who expect that they may. be called upon to change their oc- cupation after July 1, in accordance with a recent presidential order The inquirers are seeking advice as to what they should do about getting into lines of work that tend toward the winning of the war
 Business men also are much per- turbed, fearing that their organiza tions will be broken up by the calling away of their clerks for other work more nearly related to the winning oi the war.
 As yet the local board is without ad- vices of an official nature as to wha; the rules for obliging a change of em- ployment are to be, so the board mem bers are not in position to pass upon individual cases.
 To Ballot on Water Supply Matter. Thursday of this week brings ar especially important city meeting-the one at which the voters will be called to pass upon the proposal of appropri ating s75. 900 for an extension of tn. ! city's wter mains from the pumpins station to the city, that Putnam ma! not again have to face the grave firt hazard that confronted it during thu severe weather last winter, when ther, was a dangerous shortage of wate | over period of several weeks. Tn,
 vote on the matter is to be by ballot
Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-10
Local Laeonics.

Spanish is to be substituted for Ger man in the schools of Westerly.
 MT. and Mrs John H. Murphy and family are at their cottage, Longshore, at Pleasant View for the season.
 The state tax on cities and towns in Rhode Island is due June 15. The tax is paid semi annually and each collec- ton amounts to nearly s600,ooo.
 Chief Scout Seamons of Greater Providence, commander of Boy Scots of America, with fifty-five scoutmast- CTS, visited Westerly Saturday after noon.
 Miss Grayce M Stott, for the past & Company store, has resigned and will engage in work with an import ing company.
 Wakefield camp of Woodmen of the World dedicated a monument in Riv- Teh address was by Albert c. Garvin, of New Haven.
 Miss Elizabeth Roberts, widow of Meade Roberts and daughter of Pat rick Carney of aPwcatuck, died We'd nesdav in Boston. Burial was in St. Michaers cemetery, Friday afternoon.
 Louis Marchese and Miss Annie Mu- rano were married Sunday morning in 1 the Church of the Immaculate Concep- tion, by Rev. Henry Bruno. They were attended by Miss Mary Perro and i James Pucci.
 1 For business reasons. Ralph L. Se- gar of Westerly, has declined the fiat ter;ng offer of chief electrical execu- tive in charge of the electrical con- struction in the shipyards of the Bethlehem Steel Works.
 Rev. Charles H. Palmer, until re- gently pastor of the Usquepaugh Bap- tistS church, supplied the. pulpit on Sunday of the Hope Valley Baptist church, in the absence of Rev. Brewer B. Boardman, the acting pastor.
 Captain George H. Webb, director for the draft in Rhide Island, said thai the men who registered last Wednes- | day will not be permitted to enlist ir the army or navy. This order is 1T reflect until further notice. It may be modified later.
 Frederick C. Guffum, IT,, of Wester- ly. cadet in the army aviation ser vice, who comp1eted a course at 1th aca, X. Y, May 1, and ordered tt
 Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas, is now a
 Park Field, Memphis. Tenn. He is il
 actual practice in flights.
 Harry F. Cook, formerly of westerly
 for the past three years supervisor 0
 recreation in Newport, has tenderec
 his resignation to teh board of recrea
 ton. He has left Newport for Koch , ester, N. Y. where he is to take
 course in industrial training Mir. Cool
 is a graduate of Brown and in summe
 vacation served as police officer a Watch Hill,
 The Second District Exemption board, at session on Friday, place Giocoma Pricci, 5s Pleasant street Westerly, in. Class 1, Division F, as al
 unskilled industrial worker. William B. Earle, of Westerly, was placed i Class2, Division c. as necessary akri
 cultural worker. Fred H. Lark;n, c Hope Valley, went into Class ?. Di vision D, as necessary industria l 11TnY