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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-09

quest of Archbishop Zumarraga; it
arrived in January, 1886; it's first work
was the printing of tracts and similar
leaflets for the use of the mission
aries; the first book published was the
''Escala Espiritual para Llegar al
Cielo," of San Juan Climaco, and it
appeared early in 1887.
have never seen a copy of this
book, and none is to be found in the
catalogues of any public or private
library in the world, to my knowledge
However, my friend, c. F. Gunther, OF
Chicago, claims that, many years ago
he secured a copy of the 'Escala
Espiritual," and that it must still exist
stored away in one of the trunks that
crowd his warehouse.
He asserts, moreover, that the book
is dated 1882 instead of 1887. In this
he is evidently wrong, being led astray
by the statement of that old chron-
icler, Gil Gonzalez Davila.
The latter says in his Theatre
Eclesiastico de la Primitive Iglesia de
las Indias Occidentales" Madrid
1649), page %: In the year 1882 the
viceroy, Don Antonio de Mendoza, took
the press to Mexico. The first printer
was Don Juan Pablos, and the first
book which was printed in the New
World was that which San Juan Gil
maco wrote with the title, 'Escala
Espiritual para Llegar al Cielo,' and
which was translated from the Latin
de la Madalena."
The EscaIa.
Now, it is matter of history that
the viceroy, Mendoza, did not come
to Mexico until 1885 The translator
Father Juan de Estrada Cor Juan dc
Ia Madalena, as he was called in the
cloister), took the habit in 1885; and
during his novitiate, which lasted q
year, he made this translation, with
skill and elegance"
Consequently, one of two alterna
tives is evident; either Mr.. Gunthe1
has genuine "Escala Espiritual' and
| is mistaken as to it's date or else some
INSCRIPTIONS dealer in frauds" has
removed the title-page of some ole
black-letter tome and substituted q
forged title page of the 'Escala." The
truth will probably not be known un
til Mr.. Gunther's valuable collection
Of incunabula and Americana" is un
packed, arranged and catalogued.
The present non-existence of the
"Escala" is due to the fact that it was
intended exclusively for the use oil
the novices of the Convent of Santc
Domingo in this city (Mexico). and
being placed in the destructive hands
of students. it soon disappeared from
view, as do the school books of today
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New Worlds First Book
1T WAS A WORK FOR NovIcEs OF
RELIGIOUS ORDER IN MEXICO
PRINTING PRESS INSTALLED AT
REQUEST OF ARCHBISHOP.

The first printing press in the New
World was set up in the City of Mex
leo. While this fact is undisputed, the
date is the most unsettled question of
any that ever agitated "Old Bookmen''
circles in the world of letters known
as Americana says w. w. Blake
in The Mexican Herald. Beyond all
doubt, the best authority in this mat
ter is Senior Joaquin Garcia IcazbaI-
zeta, and his opinions I have adopted
in this article.
Icazbalzeta began in 1916 to collect
data for his great work, the "Biblio-
grafia Mexicana del Siglo XVI" a
descriptive catalogue of all books pub
lished in Mexico previous to the year
1901. Forty years he spent on this
work, it finally appearing in 1885.
The results of his long and profound
studies may be summed up thus: The
printing press was brought to Mexico
By the Viceroy Mendoza, at the re-
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Sell stamps.-st Xavier's parochial
school in Cincinnati, represented by
% children of the school, sold $l26,'
676 in War Savings Stamps.
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Italians Trust Pastoral press dis.
patch from Chester, Pa, dated Octo-
Der IA, says. Thirty-two members of
the Italian Catholic Church of st. An.
thony de Padua, this city, have been
fatally stricken by the influenza with.
in few days and the pastor of the
parish, Rev. Father Garritano, has
been ministering to the sick and dy
ing night and day since the epidemic
began. Their faith in the pastor and
priest has been conspicuously demon
strated by twenty-seven of the thirty
victims of the disease, leaving their
money in bank bonds, postal savings
accounts and cash running into thou
sands of dollars, in care of Father
Garritano as sole executor, with in
structions, after paying expenses, tc
hold until after the war, when, what
ever is left, is to be sent to dear ones
in their native land.
Descendant of Emancipator. = Pri
vate Daniel O'Connell, descendant Of
the illustrious Irish leader for whom
he was named, was killed in action
July 20, according to a War Depart
ment message received by his mother
Mrs. Mary O'Connell, No. IL Eighty
sixth Street, Rockaway Beach, N. Y
He was one of the youngest American
soldiers to be decorated with the
Croix de Guerre for gallantry in &C
ton, being only eighteen last March
when he was honored for valor or
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the field Private O'Connell was al
! altar boy in st. Rose of Lima's Church
Rockaway Beach, when he enlisted II
the old Twenty-third regiment, o.
Brooklyn, and went to the Mexican
border. When the National GuarG
was federalized he was transferred tC
the 165th infantry, the old Fighting
| Sixty-ninth.
Priest Ruries Dead.-Rev. DR.. 10
seph M. Corrigan, diocesan director
of charities, working in cooperation
with Mr.. e. J. du Nee, president OF
the Society of st. Vincent de Paul
took charge of the herculean task OF
disposing of the unburied bodies in
every parish throughout the city OF
Philadelphia recently. Six wagons,
including a large motor truck belong
ing to the Waste Collection Bureau
of the Society of st. Vincent de Paul,
were placed at the disposal of the
Most Reverend Archbishop for the
purpose of conveying the corpses
from death-stricken homes.
Aid Given Immeasurable.-"Tne
able, immeasurable is the aid given
the city of Philadelphia and the
municipal health authorities by Arch.
bishop Dougherty in this grave crisis
confronting us. His Grace has placed
every available diocesan resource al
the disposal of the Department OF
Public Health and Charities said
Director Krusen. 1.-TWO of the vita
factors in this fight have been the
Archbishop and the various Sister
hoods of the Catholic Church and the
senior or undergraduate year medica
Students
Victims of InfIuenza.-The prevail
| ing influenza has had serious conse
quences in the ranks of the clerg!
of the Boston Archdiocese, as vel
as among the laity. During the pas
few days three priests have beer
stricken down in their youth. The!
are Rev. Francis J. Garrick of st
| James Church, Haverill; Rev. Elphegt
J. Cloutier of the Church of the AS
sumption at Danvers, and Rev. JohI
Joseph Kelley, late of st. Anthem!
Church, Allston. Many others have
died.
Catholic Chaplain Dies.-Unitet
States Army Chaplain Rev. John F
Mccarthy, formerly assistant at tn,
Sacred Heart Church in Pittsburgh
died last Saturday afternoon at CAM
Meade, Va, from pneumonia. He wa
stricken several days before witt
Spanish influenza, which develope,
into pneumonia. Rev. Father Dunn
was with him during his sickness, an
his two sisters, Miss Anna McCarth,
and Miss Ella Mccarthy, were at hi
bedside when he died. The body wa
sent to Pittsburgh to the home of hi
sisters, and the interment, which wa
strictly private, took place on Tues
day morning.
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OLD WORLD NEWS

Ancient Font.-In the Cathedral of
st. Rufino, at Assist, Italy, built in
1140, is the baptismal font where St.
Francis and st. Clare were baptized.
st. Paul's Church.-Magnifice is
the Church of st. Paul, about 8 miles
outside of Rome. 1t is 400 feet long,
200 feet wide and to the ceiling, Is
feet high. The present st. Pauls was
erected last century and was the
finest built in that century. Two NAL
achite affairs in it cost 100000 each.
The Car of Russia presented them.
A Notable Anniversary.-A golden
jubilee in fact, is passing this year
without any public recognition on &C
count of the war and the scattered
condition of those who should cele-
brate it, but nevertheless it will see
an important development Of the work
started fifty years ago by the great
Cardinal Lavigerie, who in 1858
founded the White Fathers of the
Desert. This splendid band of mis-
sionaries is now to be found not only
in Algeria but all over the world.
Old Cemetery.-Workme who were
excavating in the grounds surround
ing the ruins of the Grey Friars Pri-
DRY at Richmond, York, England, re-
Gently unearthed several skeletons, all
well preserved, at a depth of about
seven feet below the surface. Near
one of them was found silver coin
of the date of Henry VIII. This por-
ton of the enclosure is supposed to
have formed part of the burial ground
of the monastery, which was founded
| by Ralph Fitz Randolph, Lord of Mid.
dleham, in 1858. 1t was among. the
last of the monasteries pillaged and
suppressed by Henry VIII.
| Ratification and Canonization.-
The Acta Apostolicae Sedis contains
a document approving the preliminary
steps for the Beatification and Canon
ization of Mgr. Felix de Andreis, first
superior of the Lazarist Fathers in
| Aul0TlCd. Tie WAS F1CdI GCuOldI uu
der Bishop Dubourg of the later dio
cese of st. Louis, Mo-, and prior tc
his arrival in st. Louis, one Of the
temporary teachers and residents OF
st. Thomas Seminary of the diocese
of Bardstown-Louisville. Fathers
Andreis and Dubourg were, before
proceeding to Missouri, guests and
assistants of Bishop Flaget, first
Bishop of Louisville.
Victory is Celebrated.-In little
shell stricken church in the town OF
Sainte Genevieve, perched on a hill
commanding view of Metz, Ameri
cans and French, soldiers and civil
lians, Protestants and Catholics, gath
cred recently in solemn celebration Of
the Battle of Sainte Genevieve, fought
and won by the French four years ago
The village priest beamed with de
light as he gazed upon his unusua
flock climbing up the hilly streets
which led to the church. In the shat
tered belfry, with its gaping walls
] still swing two beautiful bells, ane
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08

getting more han it's proportion,
many more houses in that section
being leyeled than in other parts Of
the city. though no section escaped
severe damage
The property loss at Gerstner av-
iation field has been tremendous.
OF the ~ hangers there are not btt
two remaining standing
Many aeroplanes are said to have
been wrecked and some completely
swept away A call was sent to the
aviation fields 'at Houston and Sar
Antonio. Food for 1900 men. trucks
and other material were dispatched
this morning from Ellington field al
Houston on a special train and reach
ed here shortly after noon So far
as known no lives were lost there
News OF the loss Of life in thu
storm stricken area continues H.
trickle in. adding to the casualty llso
which has now mounted TO l9 dead
ard 20 seriously injured This news
is coming in by mail or messenger,
as all telegraph and telephone com
munieation has been destroyed and ii
win ee several days before the first
wires win be working Two men
were killed at the Gertsner aviation
field, l. was learned today The
names but no addresses We're given
The commanding officer, Major Long
necker, who is in charge of the field
will probably make statement as to
conditions there when the injured are
cared for and the need of the POO
men there are provided for, said "a
lieutenant who visited here today
who did not care to take the respon
silfltty of making a quoted state
ment. The only message from Major
longnecker which would Indicate the
needs Of the men at the camp was
sent to the commanding officer al
Ellington field at Houston. L said
"Gerstner field annihilated Need
ing relief Of every kind
The message was filed at Echo. a
railway station nearly fifty miles
from the fiehl Relief, inclndina
nurses and doctors, arrived here in
response to the can Gerstner field
is Is miles south of here
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NINETEEN PERS JUS KILLED
IN TUESDAYS STORM
NEWS or TtfE DEVAST ON
AROUND LAKE CHARLES is
SLOWLY COMING IN.

Lake Charles. Ia, Aug I'm the
face OF unparalleled loss the people
oc Lake Charles, one and all. are to-
day lusily engaged IN q cheerful sal
pasins of such materisl goods as are
lett them from the devastating
scdurge OF yesterdays mexampled
Storm Which resulted III the loss of
five lives accounted for, with some
others possibly. and the serious and
minor injury of many more people
For the greater part the people
are consoling thought that they are
lett alive and well IN view of the
fury OF the hurricane and are not
worrying greatly over their property
losses, despite their appalling pro-
portions in many instances
The known dead are;
Mrs G. c. Therell. While
Mrs Hacbhury Hein2e. white.
Ralph Moss, colored
Louis Johns daughter colored
Unknown Negro Man
The badly injured are: Mrs. Lonis
Barrie, white; Mrs d. B. Gorham,
white Rev J. w. Reagan, white; C.
D. Barhie. White: tive children of
Louis John, colored.
OF any particular industry that ap-
pears to have met with almost total
disaster it is the milling district OF
Lake Charles and vicinity There is
hardly a mill lest undestroyed, with
lumber scattered to the four winds
The Calcasieu Long Leaf j. A. Bell.
stout. l.ocke4Moore. Krause and
Mangan. Channell Fence factory
Powell and other minor property Of
this kind. are virtually wiped away.
though stacks Of lumber to some ex-
tent remain.
The Clooney ship yards alongside
both of which later burned and fol
lowing the storm was saved by heroic
WORK on the part OF employees and
others. The business section was
severely dealt with
Brick buildings of the more modern
construction seemed to crash when
many frame buildings remained more
nearly intact Other buildings, at
testing superior construction, with
stood the storm much better than the
newer ones, both as TO brick and
frame construction.
The residential sections generally
suffered very badly with High Mount
in the southeastern section of the
city facing the open prairie perhaps
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SUBMARINE SINKS
sH0aL lIGHTSnIp
u-HoAT APPEARED WITH N
HALF A MILE or LAND OFF
NORTH CAROLINA COAST

Washington, Aug Destruction
BY submarine off Diamond Shoal
iightship number II a helpless craft
anchored off Cape Haueras to warn
shipping from the treacherous shoals
forming the grave yard Of the At
lantic coast" confirms the belief Of
naval officials that German sea
wolves sent 10 this side 81 the A.
tantic are under orders To handicap
commerce in all ways possible with
out exposing themselves 70 naval or
other formidable opponents New.
of the Smelling and sinking OF the
lightship came to the navy depart
ment today clearing up the mystery
of earlier reports from coast guard
stations on the North Carolina coast
that heavy Smelling was heard al sea
yesterday afternoon The crew a , 2
men on the lightship escaped in their
email beat and rowed the ten or
twelve miles to shore
Subsequently the submarine APP
peared within half a mile of land
which projects far out from the main
coast OF North Carolina. There were
no reports of ATTACHES on villages,
coast guard stations or lighthouses
and the purpose of the submarine
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Washington, Aug hacked by "A
reservoir OF 100000 American troops
Field Marshal Foeh, supreme COM
mander of the American and allied
armies, is PREPARING to hurl the en-
tire united military strength Of France
Great Britain and the United states
against the Germans on the western
front
This was the impression gained by
members Of the senate military com
mittee who heard General March
chief of starr. explain ia executive
session the war departments reasons
Tor asking extension OF draft age i'm
It's to include all men between rs ana
4G years They learned also that the
definite decision to enlarge the Amer
lean military program to an army OF
5000, 900 men was reached July 30 ana
is in accordance with an agreement
reached in Paris shortly before that
time
The date when the United States
decided to more than double the great
effort it already was making ana .u
bring it's whole man power to bear
Immediately may be significant Gen
eral Foch's smashing blow was struck
July Is with American troops bearing
their full share.
1t appears possible that the success
of that blow had influenced American
officials e be!ieTo that enough couio
be done this year when the fun Amer
lean army becomes available The
period of time covered by estimates
for equipment and Transportation OF
troops under the enlarged army plan
is understood to carry it up to next
spring.
As the project is understood. AL
though no details were obtainable il
is contemplated to place an army on
substantially three million American
troops in France before the sprins
campaign opens, backed by two mil
lion more at home, moving forward as
needed The British efforts to con
centrate troops on the western frunj
in the last few months, coupled with
the French and American efforts,
give promise of such overwhelmin
forces in the battle next year that 81
comparatively short and bitter fight
may see the issue decided
IN his mid-week conference with
newspaper men later in the day Con
eral March dealt with the battle situa-
tion in general terms and referred 80
his appearance before the senate com
mittee only TO deny a report that he
had fixed the military program Of
landing eighty four American diyis-
ions in France by next May He had
made no such statement, he said
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Society
A Call for student Nurses.

-
oar government is calling for 25-
COO student nurses 70 take the places
IL those who haf gone TO the FROM
1t offers to .Aomen very fine on
portunity for service, for the need Is
very u gent
The all Is for women between the
ages OF 10 aud e.. Intelligent, re
lnsi0e women OF good education
ANA sound health are wanted There
are 1879 numcs training schools iii
this country Those who enroll will
$50 assigned % these schools as va
cancia Occur
The terms Of training vary from
two to three YEARS. according to the
requirements OF the particular
school to which The student nurse
nay he sent
Mrs NJ a. Thompson has been
appointed recruiting AGENT for Hct
Springs and would ae glad to enroll
those who desire to take the course.
Car or tecphone her at % Hen
derson avenue
The enrolment closes the 18TH of
August,
.
Fred Fray, the Ouachita avenue
merchant, and family have returned
from tour OF The West, which in
eluded Colorado resorts Salt Lake
city, Yellowstone park and many
other places OF interest Mr. Gray
made the entire trip In his auto and
mad a most delightful "trip.
Y y y
Ed Harvey Is here on a furlough
from Atlanta, Ga, on a visit to his
parents.
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MRS. NsrrLgroN. PHONE 1908

Formerly or Buekstaff Beauty shop
wishes to announce that she will De
found at her shop in the Thompson
Bldg, the tntire summer and pleased
to serve new as well as old patrons
First-class work. sanitary method
only. 7-2-tt
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
NINE. HELENE sWlFT's
Celebrated Toilet Preparation

will be on sale during her absence a
1868 Central Avenue.
Dermative--
for wrinkles and relaxed muscles
Cleansing Cream. Skin Food, BeauN
Powder My lady's table should no
be without
HELENE SWIFT ARTICLES.
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commander in showing himself so
near the beach was not clear
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-08-08
GENERAL FCCH's SMASHING
BLOW WITH PRESENT FORCES
BROUGHT ABOUT TAE
DECISION.
THREE MILLION TO BE
IN FRANCE BY SPRING

Huns Are to Be Given No Rest BY
the Forces of the Allied Nations
and it Believed the German Army
Can Be Completely Crushed BY
This Time Next Year.
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TUMULTY NOT A CANDIDATE.
won't Run for IIuEhes's Former
Seat In Fall.

WASHINGTON, Feb 7.--Sccrctary
Tumulty In formal statement to-day
declared he was not candidate for ap-
pointment as senator from New Jersey
to succeed the late william Hughes nor
would he he candidate Mt the election
in November lie said he considered 1t
more important for him to remain as
secretary 10 the President,
MorEan FIRMS Rid acts CITY Rev
enuc Dills.
j. +. Morgan and Co. were awarded
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Troop Units on The TuScania
When Sunk by Submarine

following
Headquarters detachment the 2oh
Engineers
l07th Engineer
battalion Of Wisconsin Engineers).
1O7th Military Police Sixth Regi
Wisconsin Infantry.
(parts Sixth
Wisconsin Infantry.
Number 100 Aero Squadron.
15Sth Squadron
Replacement detachmen 32d Division which
Macarthur, Texas
pioneer
behind the battle lines The regiment the service
members National Army
well regular channels
The training their special the American
o.
n forestry n
regiment in the world although
the Tuscana
officers Of In
ing W A. Mitchell OF the Regular Army regiment
Henry Graves Chief Forester of the
Agriculture Is Lieutenant Colonel Neither
battalion
The sQuadrons drawn from
than two-thlrds
board, were Wisconsin
win
troops Tuscna but knows
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aboard other vessels witnessed the orpedong it
stated.
References other Americans might indicate that the Tus
cane either conveyed by American srshps of
armada of transports carrying American troops.
The condition of OF the survivors ptiabe Many
aside all their clothes and had been swimming about
for hours before being rescued.
The Mayor of Belfast Ireland, wired Ambassador Page to-
day every facility provided for the comfort of the
and that gone their ad backed
by unlimited funds"
The American Red Headquarters here Capt Edgar H. Wells
and Capt Smith They instructed spend all money
needed supplies survivors. telegram also sent TO the
American Consulate Belfast asking that money and supplies for m-
mediate needs be provided
Foryive Tun survivors, landed Wednesday night were picked
Iup from open boats in rough
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INITIAL LIST OF
SOLDIERS SAVED
FROM TUSCAN|A
Men From the Sixth Battalion
of Engineers Landed
in Scotland.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Despatches
last night said that at least 100 Sur-
vivors OF the Tuscania had been landed
al R,uncrano, Ireland. Additional de-
spatches reached the War Department
to-day saying that 600 survivors are
at Larnc, Ireland, and that - are at
Islay, Scotland The dispatches s1id
the British authorities were doing
everything to make the survivors as
comfortable as possible. and wcrG
sending. supplies 10 the places where
they landed.
Among those arriving at Fort Ellen,
lsiay. are:
Second Lieut. l.. Maker, Engineers.
Following belonged 10 Company l.
9Th Battalion, Goth Engineers:
First Lieut.. SchNeIssnscr.
sergt II. 4. Kelly.
Corpl. II. +. Bullock.
Corpl. William a. Cherry
P-ivates:
Alva Bowman.
| Dale c. Hazclett.
william a. HlckrIng
Charles II. lneck
Harry \. Keller
Lloyd Ledbetter.
James T. Moss
Walter Maczarek.
! David Foe
Edward B. Peterson.
j. W. Redd.
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Country United More Than EUer
To Win the Var, Says Baker

WASHINGTON. Feb 7sccreory Baker to-day issued the follow
ing statement:
with the losses
II Is the first challenge 10 the
has refined but made deadly
stealth of the In warfare.
and Will win this Losses like this
country families OF those who have
determined
press
"As rapidly they will be the public in
possible notice will be
possible added the
dead"
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GALLINGER FEARS MONARCHY
Says Pending RiIIS Indicate Desire
10 Establish AutOcrncy Here.

WASHINGTON. Feb, 7,--Republican
Leader Gauingor in speech to-day
called attention Of the Senate to the
enormous war expenditures as a bur
den 10 future generations. Bills, now
before Congress, he declared, indicate
a",irc to turn the irpupru 'H'ip into "a
autocracy"