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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-11

rTlHE wire pullers and scene
III shifters at the vatican have
| M- been seriously overworked
during recent months. Work
ing up sentimental phrases and
fanciful theories into camoufage to
hide papal confusion or retreat is
no child's play. To be sure, "fa-
thers," who are reputed to be child
less, must be far above chilHs play
anyway. So, when conditions out
side compel revamping of vatican
policy-or pretense--the' politico-
ecclesiastical artists there are prompt
to skillfully apply the daubs Of
color to cover the awkward predicas
ment or the ill-advised move. When
ever this one or that one Of the
worlds real leaders touches the
popular chord and fans into being
a worldwide breeze Of approving
sentiment, some vatican" official or
organ sticks up sail and brazenly
pretends to lead the whole feet in
pursuit Of the popular aim.
A few weeks ago there came
about dire need for papal face
saving because Of the decidedly un.
sympathetic reception which the un-
Germanized world gave the pope's
peace plea. True to the rules Of the
game as papal politicians play it, they
pretended not to see what really
had happened that is that the
whole world, not German-inspired,
condemned the note as pro-GermaI
end proceeded to declare that the
pope's peace plea really had
wrapped up in it the sum and sub
stance of President Wilson's reply
which was SO rightly and universal
ly applauded. They unblushingly
sought to show how the popes mott
was the real thing, while President
Wilson's reply was the elaboration
and afterthought. Surely ''it is t
laugh" Also, in the more recen
slang, "How can they do it?"
Under big headline type and dat
Of Jan. IA, in prominent dailies
appeared the following:
STATEMENTS FIND FAVOI
WITH POPE
Basis Of Peace as Shown in Wa
Aims Speeches Approved
BY Vatican.
Rome, Jan. 14.-The Osservctor
Romano, again commenting on tn
statements of President Wilson an,
Premier Lloyd George, recalls tn
impartiality Of the holy see through
out the war.
Certainly" says the newspape,
which is the vatican organ, "the hol
see saw with legitimate satisfaction
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-05-11
ovewored During
o Modern Doctrines

editor of that paper, Rev. DR.. Phc-
Ian, 'the dean and senior of the
Roman Catholic journalists of the
United States" In teply to a let
ter addressed to him by the secrc-
tary of the committee of the Meth.
odist ministers of Chicago, he made
some most remarkable, though
characteristic, statements published
in his paper Feb, 6, 1898, The
matter published being so totally at
variance with the views claimed for
Leo XIII, and DR., Phelan having
confessed that should he write "any,
thing against faith and morality
he would be "1iable to arraignment
and trial as any other writer" or
June %, 1893, a registered letter
was sent to the pope inviting his at
tention to DR.. Phelan's editorial anC
requesting reply if the said edi
torial did not represent the rea
views of the Roman Catholic churcI
and of himself as its head.
Leo XIII Endorsed Phelan
Official evidence came back tina
the letter reached the pope's hanc
but no reply ever was received from
anyone. Pope Leo XIII thus def
nitely endorsed the words of Prizes
Phelan which are here printed il
full:
"The reply which we shall make I
this courteous letter of DR.. Lee, ma
appear fantastical in that gentle
mans eyes, but we can assure hil
that it is our honest conviction, an
accords with the views of every ii
telligent Roman Catholic in tn
world.
"A nation is necessarily doomed {
certain political disintegration tha
has not a common religious belle
Armies and navies and a multitud
of fighting men can safeguard n;
tion's independence; but unless theI
is a common religious faith underll
ing the nations resolve to be fre
those armies will dwindle away an
those navies will rot in the sea. W
believe the empire of this world
in store for the people who keep the
faith. Religious iisunion carries
its train political 6isunion and deaf
That is why in the sixteenth centur
the (Roman) Catholic nations of f,
rope made religion a state concer
and punished heresy as treason to IL
state.
"A people which enjoys oneness
belief should guard it as its very lii
1T SHOULD PREVENT THE PUI
LIC EXERCISE OF ANY RI
.l1GTON DIFFERING FROM TIL
. ONE 1T SANCTIONS without inte
. fering with the liberty of individua
to believe and practice in PRIVAT
eny religion they choose. If t
Spanish Inquisition did no more tn,
to punish the public practice of
heretical faith it would have nev
r received the condemnation Of Cat
e olic posterity. The three republi
/ against whose proscriptive laws I
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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-27

We are fighting for the liberty Of the wo
for the triumph of our ideals of democracy
selfgovernment over the last great advocate
force unfolding injustice. We are buying "
our Liberty Loans the security and joy of
people for generations to come. No price co
be too high to pay for such victory-no {
too great for such purchase.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-27

We have carried our first armies across three
thousand miles of ocean and joined the issue
of battle with the military power of nation
that has been for forty years preparing its
plans and it's weapons for its present attempt
to dominate the world. We have had to put
forth an immense effort and spend fabulous
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
RAISE RACE QUESTION
China and Japan May Ask Peace
Conference to Act.
Object Is to Seek an Agreement That
in Future Discrimination
Shall Cease.

Toxic, Nov. 23.-Japanese newspa-
pers are suggesting that Japan and
China raise the race question at the
forthcoming peace conference with
the object of seeking an agreement
to the effect that in the future there
shall be no further racial discrimina-
tion throughout the world.
A Japanese delegation, including
representatives of the war; navy and
foreign ministries aud various experts,
will soon embark at Japanese port
on a warship bound for the peace con-
ference by way of the United States.
No announcement has yet been
made as to whether the chief of the
plenipotentiaries will be sent from
Japan.
The opposition party is urging the
nomination of Viscount Taakai Kato,
former foreign minister, as head of
the delegation.
If the chief plenipotentiary is not
chosen from among the statesmen now
in Japan, it is most likely that SUITE
mi Chinda, the Japanese ambassador
to Great Britain, or Keishiro Matsui
the ambassador to France, will repre-
sent Japan at the council
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
United States and Allied Govern.
mentS Will Decide Basis
of Representation.
MINORITIES ARE FREE
Extent of Participation by Nations
Which Severed Relations With
Central Powers and Neu-
trails Will Be Decided.

Washington. Nov. 23.-Aside from
the personnel of the American dele
cation and the preparations for Presi-
dent Wilson's journey to France, in
terest here in the peace conference
centers on what nations are to par
ticipate in the deliberations.
The Allied powers and the United
war and their representatives will
outline a plan OF procedure for the
conference.
These powers also will determine
the extent of the participation OF
other nations which have declared
war on the Teuton powers, others
which only severed diplomatic rela
tions, still others which observed a
benevolent neutrality" toward the as
sociated nations, and finally the neu
trail nations which might seek repre-
sentation on the ground that their flu
ture will be vitality affected by the
expected decisions of the conference
Each Nation a Unit.
Each nation admitted to participa
tion in the conference will be regard
ed as a unit The number of its com
missioners or delegates will not mat
ter, nor is it expected decisions viii
be recorded on majority votes ol
these units.
If the usual rules covering such in
ternatiOnal gatherings are observed
at Versailles and officials here be
lieve they will be, no attempt will be
made to bind minorities to the opin
ions held by a majority of the com
missioners.
Each nation will be free to adhere
to any declaration of principles pro
posed to the conference or to with
hold it's assent.
In The Hague convention a number
of governments declined to accept
certain rules laid down, and Others
did so only with reservations which
were set out with great exactness il
the protocol.
Yet these divergent views did no
prevent the agreement of the confer
ences on the great general principles
the adoption of which was the maiI
object of the powers which conceived
and brought together the internationa
gathering.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
Congress Passes and President
Signs Wartime Prohibi-
ton Measure.
BOTH HOUSES ADJOURN
Appropriations at This Session Aggre-
gated s6,2ss, 900 900, Making
Total for Sixty-fifth Con-
gress $55, 5,ooo, ,oOo, 900.

Washington, Nov. 23.-The second
session of the Sixty-tifth, or war"
Congress, which began Dec. 3 last,
ended under resolution which had
been adopted earlier in the day by
the Senate, Al to IS, and by the
House without objection.
Since the third and final session
of this Congress will begin in IL
days-Dec. 2-the adjournment was
devoid of many of the spectacular
features usually accompanying the
ending of the sessions.
President Wilson did not 90 to the
capitol, because no legislation requir-
ing his action was passed by either
body.
Little business was transacted in
either house, most of the Senates
time being taken up in spirited de
bate, while the House, after passing
the adjournment resolution, recessed
The usual committee from the Sen
ate and House waited on the Presi
dent and were advised that he had
no eleventh hour communications to
make.
Congress formally completed and
sent to President Wilson the bill for
wartime prohibition, effective next
July |. The President promptly
signed the measure.
For length, bulk of appropriations
for the war and the number and i'm.
portance of legislative measures
passed the session which closed was
regarded by leaders as unprecedented
At this session war was declared on
Austria Hungary, and the members
also saw the victorious end of all hos
tilities.
Appropriations passed aggregated
$36,29S, 100000, making the total for
this Congress more than $55 ,0000 900,
900, of which $19,412 100000 was ap
propriated at the tristan extra-ses
sion at which war was declared or
Germany.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
4o4 KILLED IN BATTLE
1,515 American Casualties An
nounCed in Last List.
Disease Takes Lives of 105 and 824
are Wounded in Action-M issinQ
Number 81.

Washington, Nov. 23-In a list of
by the war department are the names
of 404 Americans who gave their lives
to defeat German autocracy. The list
also carries names of los Americans
who have died of disease In France.
Other casualties reported were: Died
of wounds, SS; died from accident and
other causes, IL; wounded, 824; miss
ing in action, 82
Northwest names appear as follows:
Killed in Acknowledgement Ken
nedy s. Waner, jamestown, N. D.; Cor
poral John Magnusson, Minneapolis;
Privates: Cleo X. Benson, Clarkfield,
Mimi; Edward Born, Norwood, MINI. !;
Glenn j. Ball, Duluth, MINI; Ralph 8.
Mann, Hope, N. ID. Wounded, Degree
Observation-Disclosures: Elwin C.
Crawford, Leroy, Mimi; Nels Fred
erickson, Williston, N. D.; John Hor-
vot, Ely, Mimi; Frank r. Maxa, lie
Sueur Center, Mimi; George w.
Moore, Davenport, Iowa; Oscar Olson,
Enderlin, N. ID. Wounded Slightly
Corporals: William Glenn, Bowbells,
N. D.; Arnold ". Therein, Hamill, S. d.;
Privates: Emil Bostrom, Hankinson,
N. d.; Frank A. Day, Grand Forks, N.
D.; Paul r. Dempsey, Raleigh, N. d..
Henry Evjen, Hayfield, Mimi; Gustav
V. Koelin, Dent, Mimi
Killed in Action-Private Richard
w. Hyde, st. Paul Died of Wounds
Sergt. Oscar j. Erickson, Grafton N
D.; Privates: Nick Heintz, Holding.
ford, Mimi; Henry j. Schostag, Min
nesota Lake, MINI. Died Of Accident
-Sergt. Edward NJ Elder, Brainerd
Mimi; Private Charles T. Smith, St
Paul. Wounded Severely-Privates
Albert M. Anderson, Rosholt. s. D.;
Philip v. Hankes, Minneapolis
Wounded Slightly-Privates: Alber,
Redwater, Hamil, s. D.; Oscar Paetz
nick, Groton, s. d. Wounded, Degree
termined-Privates: Richard f.
Mason, Redfield, s. D.; Arthur j. Haw
kins, Lamberton, MINI. Missing In
Action--Privates Andrew o. Bothum
Sherwood, N. D.; James r. Reed, St
Cloud, Mimi; Bert Olson, Minneapolis
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
DEPENDS on PREMIER
Date of Peace Conference Is Up
to Lloyd George.
British General Election on Dec. 2s
May Delay Meeting Until
Early in January.

Washington, Nov. 23-The date for
convening of the peace meeting in
France is now virtually up to David
Lloyd George.
The British election is Dec. 2S If
the premier feels he can leave Eng.
land before that date, the peace con
ference should get under, way by the
middle of December, it is said here
If he cannot leave, however, until
after the elections the conclave prob
ably won't begin until the end of De
cember or the first of January. Pres.
ident Wilson will make his sailing ar
rangements accordingly.
Details of the Presidents trip are
nearing completion. 1t is likely Mrs
Wilson will be the only woman on the
journey, the wives of cabinet dele
gates going over later.
The newspaper correspondents will
not be taken on the Presidents yes
sci, according to the plan now. Only
the date of the Presidents sailing
which originally was planned for Dec
8, but which now may be delayed
some-and the personnel of the peace
delegates remain to be announced.
The President expects to visit Eng
land as well as France, has friends
say
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
King Albert and Queen Return to
Brussels, With Their Children,
After Long Absence.
WILSON TO TELL MOTIVE
President to Reply to Criticism Before
Embarkng for Peace Conference
Tentative Sailing Date Is
December q.

Brussels, Nov. 23.-kine Albert
has entered his capital. His
queen and their children accom-.
panied him.
Havre, Nov. 23.--The Belgian army
has passed Louvain, the city which
was sacked and burned by the Ger
mans early in the war, it is announced
by the Belgian war office. I'VE have
reached the line of Arendonck, Mol,
west of Diest and east of Louvain," !"
the communique said 'In the Brus-
sells region we received $500 Allied
prisoners"
Preparing Welcome.
Paris, Nov. 23.-President Wilson is
expected to arrive in Paris about Dec.
II, according to information here.
Plans are being made for the enter
tainment of the American president
as well as the Allied rulers who will
visit Paris. The visits will begin at
the end of this month with the arrival
of King George and Queen Mary of
Great Britain. King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth of Belgium will come on
Dec. 5.
Wilson to Tell Motive.
Washington, Nov. %. - President
Wilson, 1t is now understood, will
make an important statement on the
purpose of his visit abroad just be-
fore leaving here, and at the same
time reply indirectly to criticism
which is being directed at certain fea-
lures of his. peace program.
The president and party will leave
on the Agamemnon, formerly the Kai-
ser Wilhelm H. one of the big passen-
ger steamships which were among
those seized from Germany Present
indications are that the president and
party will leave Washington on Dec. 4
or a day or two later, conveyed by
naval craft.
200 in Peace Party.
His encourage, including the Amer
lean peace delegation, advisers, ex-
perts, secretaries, stenographers and
the wives of some of the officials, will
number approximately 200 persons.
With regard to the delegates there is
still no definite indication as to when
the names will be announced
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
said that neither the date, seat nor
program of the peace conference has
been decided upon by the associated
governments. There is thought to be
little question, however, that the
tribunal will sit at Versailles, where
preparations already are under way
for it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
LINER CAMPANIA is SUNK
Breaks From Her Moorings in Gale
Along Scottish Coast.

London Nov. 23 - The steamer
Campania, once queen of the seas, was
sunk in the Firth of Forth. Scotland,
in a gale. All on board the vessel
were saved. The Campania broke
from it's moorings and collided with
a battleship. 1t sank before it could
be beached.
The Campania, former Cunard
Line transatlantic fiier for several
years had been the mothership for
seaplanes in the British navy.
The Campania was of 1880 tons
and was built in Glasgow in 1892.
When the war began the vessel was
taken over by the British admiralty.
1t was in the Jutland fight and also
took part in the operations by the
Allied fleets at the Dardanelles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
Musterino Out elueiackets,

Chicago. Nov. 23.-The first steps
toward mastering out bluejackets at
Great Lakes naval training station
are being taken, following receipt by
Capt. w. A. Moffett, commandant, OF
instruction from Secretary Daniels
Captain Moffett said he construed the
orders to mean that men with depen
dents or business interests are to be
given priority in release. Applica
tions OF the men are to be forwarded
with recommendations to Washington
The population Of the station now II
about $4,000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
SHIPPING BOARD UNDER FIRE
Senate Adopts Resolution Calling for
information.

Washington, Nov %. - The Senate
adopted a resolution proposed by Sen.
ator Harding of Ohio, calling for a
complete report of all plans and activ-
tiles of the shipping board and Emer-
gency Fleet corporation.
THE resolution is inspired by the
statement of the heads of the shipping
board and feet corporation that there
are now places for 100000 workers in
the shipyards," said Mr.. Harding. 81
think it is inconceivable that these or.
ganizations contemplate continuation
of shipbuilding upon a war scale, es
pecially as that would involve an an.
nual additional outlay of 5000, 900, ,000
for labor alone"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
1000 ARE VICTIMS OF BLAST
Belgian Town Completely Destroyed
BY Explosion.

London, Nov. 23.-An explosion Of
munition trains in Belgium caused
casualties estimated to be between
1.500 and 1000. One hundred and
fifty dead already have been counted
according to Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam. The, injured are
being taken to Budel, Holland.
1t is reported that the cause of the
disaster was a bonfire built by chill
dren, which spread to two German
munition trains nearby.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
WILHELM STILL EMPEROR
No Official Notice of Abdication Has
Been Made

London, Nov 2S.-The Daily Mail
attributes to high official of the
British government the statement
that William Hohenzollern is still
German emperor and king of Prus-
sia as far as the British government
is informed, and apparently is await
Ing for something to turn up" "The
Berlin government" the official added,
according to the Daily Mail, has not
made any communication to the AL
lies or the United States notifying us
of his abdication. We think it almost
certain that If the abdication occurred
notification would have been sent at
least to the United States"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
RED CROSS ON GERMAN SOIL
American Delegation Is Given Cordial
Reception

Paris, Nov. .29.-A delegation Of the
American Red Cross has crossed the
Rhine into Baden at Huningen, being
the first Americans on German SOIL
The place where the river was crossed
is short distance north of the Swiss
frontier.
German soldiers accepted American
flags and officers cleared the roads for
the Red Cross trucks and insisted the
Red Cross workers drink with them
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
IT'S LIVES LOST ON SEAS
United States Also Had 145 Ships
Sunk During War.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Loss of las
American passenger and merchant
vessels of 354,449 tons and IT'S lives
through acts of the enemy in the
period from the beginning of the world
war to the cessation of hostilities Nov.
IL, is shown by figures made public
by the Department OF Commences bu-
reau of navigation. Nineteen vessels
and 81 lives were lost through use of
torpedoes, mines and gunfire before
the entrance of the United States into
the war.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
Frisco Discards Masks.

San Francisco, Nov. 23.-At signal
given by whistles and bells residents
of San Francisco came from behind
their gauze influenza masks at noon.
The doffing OF masks, which had been
worn since October "a, followed a
statement by the board of health and
a proclamation by Mayor Rolph that
the epidemic was at an end. At the
request OF the Red Cross thousands OF
the masks were turned in to drug
stores for use In Red Cross mercy
work 1t home and abroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
Newberry Election Case Dropped.

Washington, Nov. 23.-Proceedings
before the Senate elections commit.
tee contesting the election of Truman
H. Newberry, Republican, as senator
from Michigan, were ordered dismiss
ed by the committee on vote of to
5. Those who voted to prevent the in.
vestigation are Vardafnan and King,
Democrats, and Sherman, Dillingham;,
Knox and Kellogg, Republicans.
Those who sought to keep the investi.
CATION alive were Pomerene, Walsh,
Wolcott and Ashurst, Democrats, and
Kenyon. Republican.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
P0SEN IS TAKEN By POLISH

Seize Reins of Government and Form
Legion.
Amsterdam, Nov. 23.-The town of
Posen. and great part of the prov
ince of Posen, in Prussia, are in Po-
lish hands, according to the Berlin
Vorwaerts.
The Poles in the soldiers and work
mems organization have seized the
reins OF power and are forming a lie.
gion. They are in possession OF mum.
tions and provisions.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
PACIFIC COAST is AROUSED
All Unions May Strike As Protest in
Mooney Case.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov. 23.--Labor
on the Pacific coast is seething with
strike talk. Practically every union
before Dec. | will vote on the pro-
posed general strike as protest
against the execution of Thomas j.
Mooney, sentenced to be hanged Dec.
13. Some labor leaders declared that
not a wheel Will turn throughout the
country If the state of California takes
MONEYS Life.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-11-23
More Priority Ratings Cancelled.

Washington, Nov. 23.-All priority
ratings except those for the navy, the
Emergency Fleet corporation, rail
roads, telegraph, and telephone COM
panies have been cancelled, the prior
tiles division of the War Industries
board announced.