davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
ia With u. =. Troops on Board

from his secretary, Edward T. Ftzger-
aid. saying: 1--WE are perfectly safe"
Mrs. Benjamin w. Vallatt, wife of
Major Vallatt, commanding the Mich-
gan Battalion. 107th Engineers, does
not believe her husband and his men
were on board the Tuscania
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IRISH PLOTS Are
TO Be BARRED
Federal Agents Say Many Arrests
Will Follow O'Leary's.

Washington, d. c., June l7.-The
capture of jeremiah O'Leary, Sim
Eein agent, under Indictment in New
York, in mountain cabin in Wash.
ington, will be followed soon by ar.
rests of number of Irish agitators
in the United States on charges of
treason or espionage.
The government has considerable
undisclosed evidence against OLeary
and his companions, it was learned
today, and arrest of his co-wOrkers has
been deferred only pending his appre.
hension.
Officials intimated today that the
government might not press it's
charges against some known conspira-
tors if they disclose what they know
of past relations between a group of
Irish radicals in this country and
agents working in the interests of
Germany to promote rebellion in Ire.
land.
O'Leary is on his way back to New
York in custody of department of jus.
tice agents.
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GAEllc-AMERlcAN
IS IN BAptAeAIs
investigation Begun Of Attack On DE-
partment Of Justice and
Post Office.

The Department of Justice has
started an investigation of last weeks
issue of the Gaelic-American, which,
under the heading, "Waging War CD
Ireland and Ireland's Citizens" d.
votes it's entire first page and part
of another page to an attack on the
Department of Justice and the Post
Office Department, charging that they
have allied themselves with the Brit
ish Government to attack Ireland
Copies of the article, it is said, were
officially transmitted to Attorney
General Gregory.
According to a summary of the az
ticle in the New York Times, it was
stated that the information on which
the British Government acted when
De Valera, Griffith, and other Sim
Fefn leaders were arrested was sup
piled from the United States, and
that this information was based en-
tirely on translations from the Ger
man cipher" The claim is made the
man who made the translation of the
messages is not an official of this
government. It is further alleged
that the obvious object of their pub
lication was to prove that certaf1
Irishmen in America were communs-
CONTINUED on page 81
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SOME GOOD RESULTS
FROM EVIL WAR
Reports Current That France Will Re.
sumo Friendly Relations With the
Vatican Before War Ends.

Through the black clouds of war
comes shining ray of light We can
see the faint outlines of rainbow of
hope. We may believe that God is
going to use this war, brought on by
the cupidity of man, for His honor and
glory.
It seems quite certain that France
will resume friendly relations with the
Vatican. For century France perse-
cuted the Church of God. An infidel
government seized churches, schools
and converts, drove priests and nuns
from the country, and put impossible
conditions upon ecclesiastical authori-
ties. With the outbreak of the war
France saw light. She had need of
those exiled priests and religious nuns.
The priests have shown that the Catho.
lie is genuine patriot. They have gone
to the front, thousands of them bear
ing arms for their beloved France,
while others are there to administer
the Sacraments of Christ to the dying
defenders of their country. The min.
istering angels of Gods mercy are
again in the hospitals or on the battle
fields to give succor to the wounded
soldiers of their country. There is a
religious awakening in France. The
French people admire the hero and
they will demand that justice be done
these noble men and women, the type
Continued on page 81
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS war
WORKS VAST GROWTH TOLD

where the Red Cross or the y. NJ G. a.
and the Salvation Army are not estab-
lished and the Knights OF Columbus
have a hut and secretaries these fa-
cilities are turned over to them when
they need them and the Red Cross
and the Y. NJ. G.. A. and the Salvation
Army reciprocate in turn. There are
It's Knights of Columbus chaDlains and
secretaries now in France
Father Mckinney and Mr. Mulligan
were guests of the French Government
in an inspection of the French and
American fronts previous to the great
German offensive. They report that
the American troops are in fine fettle
and eager to get into action and that
their high morale enheartens their
allied comrades in arms. The Amer
ican soldiers are we'll fed, well cared
for and in the best of spirits.
There recently sailed for France Su-
preme Physician Dr. e. w. Buckley,
and Supreme Director James j. Nc
Graw, of the Knights of Columbus,
their purpose being to assist in adj
vancing the extension of the work.
Accompanying them were former
Comptroller of the Currency Lawrence
O. Murray, who recently resigned his
position in the United States Signal
Corps to become deputy X. of C. COM
missioner, and party of chaplains and
secretaries. Joseph Scott, the we'll
known orator, appointed special rep
resentative of the K. of c.. Committee
on War Activities to survey the field
in Great Britain, will sail with another
party Of chaplains and secretaries.
Johnny Evers EnIists as Worker
Johnny Evers, the famous major
league baseball star, whose name is
known from coast to coast for the
splendid work he did with the Chicago
Cubs and as captain of the worlds
champion Boston Braves, recently of.
fered his services to 60 abroad as a
general secretary for the Knights of
Columbus, to supervise the athletic
side of the orders recreation work.
Evers' offer was accepted, and he has
sailed for France and without doubt
he will find that the news of his ap-
pointment will have preceded him and
aroused enthusiastic anticipation
among the thousands of boys who have
watched his career on the diamond.
Letters from chaplains with the boys
in the field and in the training camps
testify to the joy with which the men
welcome the copious supplies of base
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Irish Here EXEMPT
In New Draft Pact
BRITISH EXCLUDE AMERICANS
UNDER 21 AND OVER 81.
Arrangement With Britain Subject
of Notes Between the Two
Countries.

Washington, June Is. - Irish and
Australians in this country are ex-
empted and only Americans between
the ages of 81 and 81 are subject to
draft in Great Britain and Canada
under the British-American military
convention now awaiting ratification
by the United States Senate.
Details of the treaty, which be-
came known today, declared that it
required formal exchange of notes
between the United States and Great
Britain to settle questions relating to
application of American draft age
and Canada.
Text of Treaty.
The British military service acts,
which govern the operation of the
treaty, would make all Americans in
Great Britain or Canada between IS
and 49 liable to draft into the British
Army. But in the notes exchanged
by Lord Reading and Secretary Lam
sing it is agreed that the United States
may claim exemption for it's citizens
under 21 and over 81.
The text of Article 1, the principal
article in the treaty, reads:
Cali male citizens of the United
States in Great Britain and all male
British subjects in the United States
shall, unless before the time limited
by this convention they enlist or en-
roll in the forces of their own coun-
try or return to the United States or
Great Britain, respectively, for the
purpose of military service, be sub
ject to military service and entitled
to exemption or discharge therefroml
under the laws and regulations, from
time to time in force, of the country
in which they are: Provided, that in
respect to British subjects in the
United States the ages for military
service shall be for the time being &c
to a. years, both inclusive; provided
however, that no citizen of the United
States in Great Britain, and no Brit
ish subject in the United States. who
before proceeding to Great Britain OF
the United States, respectively, was
ordinarily resident in place of the
possessions of the United States OF
in His Majesty's dominions, respec
lively, where the law does not i'm
pose compulsory military service
shall, by virtue of this convention, bt
liable to military service under tht
Continued on page y
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Tuesday evening was a memorable
one for the church of st. Thomas con-
gregation which was present with
large number of citizens from through
out the city when they witnessed the
dedication of the service flag of fifty
nine stars from that parish. At the
conclusion of the program Father
O'Brien delivered "a speech, which
those who heard it will not soon for
get. After paying tribute to the young
men whose devotion to the country
was symbolized in the flag the dis
tinguished speaker of the occasion
said:
You will have Observed the
pastor said, that the honor roll con-
tains names suggestive of many nation
alities, but fully 65 per cent of them
suggest Celtic blood, kinship with a
fighting race.
81 am a Hibernian. i belong to the
Clan-na-Gael. | think | can speak as
we'll as any man in the United States
for the people of Celtic blood in our
country on the subject l am about to
present-for the fathers and mothers
in our parish, our city, our state and
our country whose boys are fighting
the battle for freedom and human
rights.
''This is what / want to say-that
regardless Of the wrongs of Ireland, re
gardless of the muddle which Eng
lands mismanagement has produced
regardless of the stand Of Sim Fein
regardless of whether Lloyd George
shall be able to solve the situation
| conscription has developed, the people
of Celtic blood in America would rath
er sec their mother colntry b,7ried, il
| the depths of the sea than have ;
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AN appeal TO
IRISH GENEROSITY
Mrs. Johanna Redmond Green, Daugh-
ter Of the Late John Redmond, Calls
Upon Irish People to Forget, Their
Wrongs and Trust to the Good Time
Coming.

Germany invented the Hymn of
Hate. Her people, not content with
learning it by heart, have made it
their religion. Little by little it has
found it's way to Ireland, undermined
the purity of our motives, obscuring
our high ideals. On both sides of the
Irish Sea this new religion of hate has
gained more converts day by day.
German propaganda has been clev-
erly at work under the surface,
spreading the seeds of hatred and dis
sension between Great Britain and
Ireland. So willy have been their
methods, so crowned with success
their efforts, that we. have almost
claimed the religion of hatred as our
own. It is not too late, however, even
now to recognize its trademark,
MADE in Germany" and to plant a
new seed in it's place-a league of
good will. Surely such seed should
flourish and bear wholesome fruit.
It has been stated, especially since
the menace of conscription has elec-
trified this country, that the Irish
people are filled with bitter hatred
and i'll will toward the peoples of Eng
land. This is mischievous false
hood. That the Irish people distrust
and loathe British disagreement in
Ireland is true, and they do so with
such avowed good cause that it would
be superfluous to recount the reasons.
They are known throughout the
length and breadth of the world, but,
whatever the British government has
done in the past or contemplates in
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SERVICE FLAG DEDICATED
AT CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS

dozen American boys killed through
her attitude, than have Americas sue
cess delayed a single week, than have
the issue with the Hun result in a
drawn battle.
Americas Cause Comes First.
This is our cause. We are conse
Grated to it. Compared with Ameri-
cas- cause, no other cause has weight"
In his address, Father O'Brien
touched on disloyalty at home. Il was
tempted a few weeks ago" he said,
ITO take issue with Judge McGee
when he said there was much disloy-
atty in Minnesota. The primary cleo
ton. While it gave a safe majority for
Governor Burnquist, disclosed so much
evidence of disloyalty in spots that it
looks as if Judge McGee knew what
he was taking about.
1T is not the majority that is right
but the disloyal minority that we must
look to. 1t is no time for partial 10y
atty. The man who is not aggressively
loyal. who holds back in war promotive
movements, is dangerous. Any man
or woman who is only 80 per cent 10y
'al should be sent out of the country.
We have no place for such"
Ell Torrance spoke as representa-
tive OF the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie and Dr.. Glenn r. Matclan as one
who had known all the boys represents
ed by the service stars. Joseph l..
Murphy presided. The exercises were
conducted on the church lawn York
avenue and Forty-fourth street.
There were but few aware of the
| TACT that Father O'Brien himself
would soon be at the front as chap
lain, and that he expected to be called
most any day, and when the announce.
ment was made by speakers before
Father O'Brien spoke there were
whispers of regret to see their beloved
pastor leave, but all gloried in his in
! is.CShe patriotism and wished hin
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,aly Observation-Disclosures a.

ba eeasReea0ttbaif sal,r-s rother~athfettc ar
ticles, talking machines, band instru
ments and literature dispatched from
X. of c. headquarters in Paris. From
Paris headquarters also go substantial
checks to aid the chaplains in caring
for their men.
Fifteen Hundred Volunteers.
No fewer than fifteen hundred vol
unteers responded to the call issued
recently through the Catholic and Sc.
cular press of the country for X. of G.
war workers at the front. These ap-
plicants are being sorted and classi.
fled. SO that the 500 men needed may
be selected and o. KID for service
abroad by the Government, which nat
urally exercises a close supervision
over all passports. A large contingent
has already sailed and other contin
gents will be sped to Europe at the
earliest opportunity.
Several X. of G. clubs are already in
operation among the American troops
of all denominations in France. The
service is also, OF course. free to all
men of the Allied nations.
Cost of Work to Date
The cost of the work so far, accord
ing to estimates made within the last
week. reaches $7,0O0,O0o, apportioned
as follows: Construction and equip
ment, $2,5O0,000; operation, $500, 900;
chaplains, secretaries and stationery
$2,000,Oo0; community and welfare
work, $l50,O0O; administration, Slo0,
600; extension of work, 81 100000. Ex-
penditures and advances for the cur
rent year are about $4,000 900 for work
| in the United States and 81 100000 fol-
| work overseas.
IL this substantial sum has been
necessary for the establishment Of the
work in what might be termed an ad
vanced nuclear state it is obvious that
extend it and maintain il on the vastly
| expanded basis required to cope Will
the needs of our cver-increasing mill
tary forces.
| These $7,O00,0OO is the financial mea
| sure OF the work accomplished during
the fiscal year; but this work will be
so far as men and material and results
are concerned about seXtupled durin!
the forthcoming twelve months, for j
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titude of the British peop III this
war, their generosity and sacrifice,
have gained the respect and admira
ton of all the civilized nations of the
world.
It is inconceivable that Ireland,
with her historic generosity of spirit,
would, by condoning such hatred and
ill-feeling, place weapon of destruc-
ton in the 'blood-stained hands of
the common enemy. That England's
difficulty in this war has been Ire
lands opportunity is true. Now, in
new sense, it is an opportunity not to
revenge herself for past ill-treatment
or present vital wrongs, but, on the
contrary, to prove herself a nation so
broad-minded, actuated by such noble
ideals and pity for the wronged, that,
in just and noble cause, she can,
without detriment to her honor, hold
out the hand of peace and good will
to the ancient enemy at her gates.
The Ireland of today, strong, sure
of herself, stands with sad eyes fixed
upon the horizon where the sun is
breaking before the dawn of her free.
dom. She will need all her courage
and patriotism. We are on the right
road; it lies before us, rough, we'll
nigh impossible. We must walk
straight on without looking back un-
til we have achieved the promise Of
the past.
To reach this goal we must look
for guidance to the great nations of
the earth. Now at this momentous
hour Fundamentally, even with pride,
we must admit alliance with England
whatever our differences, and they
are many and grievious. We are one
with large, unbigoted heart 1t is
our warmest duty to learn to be tol'
Grant and sympathetic of all that is
brave and admirable in the English
character; root out harsh prejudices
against it, trusting nothing but the
chivalrous impulses of our hearts
letting no threats alarm or promises
allure us.
We must take our stand, shoulder
to should, united against the conf
mon foe. It is possible for us to dc
all this and still remain true Irish
men and Irishwomen, with our hearts
burning with love of Ireland, brains
striving for her welfare, and true tc
our principles of Irish nationality
Is it too much to ask the British
democracy to do it's share in promot
ing this spirit of understanding ant
good will between the sister isles
If this is, accomplished rest assured
Ireland will not. be behindhand il
honor and chivalry.
New occasions teach new duties,
Time makes ancient good uncouth
They must upward stiH-and onward
Who would keep abreast with truth
Lo! before us CLEAN her camp fires,
We ourselves must pilgrims be;
Nor attempt the futures portal
With the past's blood-rusted key.
JOHANNA REDMOND.
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THOUSAND DOLLARS INSURANCE
FOR EACH HIBERNIAN WHO
GOES INTO FLAGS SERVICE.
Denver Division is to Pay Premium
Many Boys Will Be
Affected.

One thousand dollars insurance is to
be taken out by the Denver division of
the Ancient Order OF lIibernians for
each member who goes into the nation
al service SO many members are in
the service and are going that it will
be a heavy expense on the division
But we want to prove to the boys
that we are with them, heart and
soul" said State President Jerry Sulli
van.
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Roman Opinion Of
the Irish Situation
The Holy See and the Irish Bishops.

Rome, June 1.-For the moment,
and until the offensive begins again,
Ireland occupies the front place in
peoples thoughts and shares the most
important places in the Roman pa.
pers. But in this connection no one
is taking the trouble to attack the
Holy See now.
The "No Popery" talk in England
died down very quickly indeed, and
that is due, to a great extent, to the
simply true information sent by cor
respondents in Rome. In matter
concerning only the British Empire.
Ireland and the Irish Bishops, the
Holy See did not propose to say any
thing at all officially, but any straight
forward correspondent here had nc
difficulty in discovering, unoliicially.
the facts as they appeared to affect.
or not to affect the Vatican. These
were telegraphed to London and their
publication in the English papers
cleared the air marvelously. To take
| only one paper, but that the most inn
portant, The Times" printed several
very bad letters attacking the Irish
Bishops and tho Holy See. But it.
printed Also as soon as received,
common sense letters in reply from
Sir Mark Sykes and other English
Catholics. and also the kilograms
| trnn, e N no
is not Catholic, but who had, as be.
came a fair journalist, taken the
| trouble to find out the true Roman
point of view. And many Italian
printed the same common sense.
Holy See and Irish Bishops.
And the truth about the Holy See,
as far as the action of the Irish
Bishops is concerned, is that it did
not know anything at all about it.
Whether or not the facts have now
/ been communicated by the Bishops ]
am unable to say, but the Vatican
has taken it's own steps to be in
formed, minutely but unofficially Of all
the facts. And Of course it will also
learn all the details about the recent
arrests.
AS at the time of the Easter rising
two years ago, it's interest now is to
be sure that no eccesiastics are i'm
pIicated in criminal practices, AMI
there is no more likelihood of that
now than there was then. 1t was a
pity that the reports from England
} sent through the name "Dillon" as Of
one Of those arrested, for several pa.
: pcrs here jumped at the conclusion
that the person in question must be
| the only Dillon of whom they had
ever heard, John Redmond's success
sOr One or two, more prudent-and
5 the Catholic "Corriere dItalia" among
them-had evidently sought counsel on
: the intricacies of Irish politics and
were able to repudiate the suggestion
that John Dillon could be among those
arrested for completely in plots against
the English Government. But up to
I the time of writing no absolutely re.
liable details have yet found their way
into the Italian press.
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WILL SUCCEED BISHOP eoRMAN.

Formal announcement of the ap-
pointment of the Rev. John Stuart, for
ixteen years professor in philosophy,
scripture and Greek in Dubuque Col
lege. as president to succeed Bishop
D. NJ. German, D. D., now of Boise
City, has been made. The new presi-
dent vii! take charge of the institu-
tion Immediately.
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Supreme Chaplain and Supreme Di-
rector Return from Inspection
Tour Over Seas.
100000 EXPENDED IN FRANCE
All Agencies Cooperate in Relief Ac-
tivities - Orders Club Serving
American Soldiers at Front.

William ]. Mulligan, supreme direc-
tor of the knights OF Columbus, and
the Rev. P. ]. McGivney, supreme
chaplain, have returned to New York
after tour of three months in France,
during which they visited every point
where units of the American expedi-
tionary force are stationed and direct
ed wide expansion Of the organiza-
tons recreation work in France, ex-
pending some $2,OO0,00O in obtaining
property at embarkation ports and
other centres for the erection Of
knights of Columbus huts.
Forty-five of these huts were con-
tracted for, the majority now being in
operation, and in Paris 16 Place de la
Madeleine was leased and equipped for
Knights of Columbus headnuo rters in
France. The Knights, who have re-
ceived General Pershing's cordial ap-
proval of their work, are operating
three recreation buildings at the head
quarters of the expeditionary forces,
and the French Government has placed
special facilities at their disposal for
the purchase. of automobiles and other
materials necessary for their recrea-
tion work.
The French Government also as
signed fifty English-speaking soldier
priests to assist the corps of chaplains
maintained abroad by the organization
and 100 additional soldier-priests will
be so assigned in the near future. The
French people, and in particular the
French clergy and hierarchy, are en-
thusiastic over the work, and in an
audience with Cardinal Annette, Arch.
bishop of Paris, and Cardinal Andrieu,
Archbishop of Bordeaux, Father Nc
Givney was assured that every effort
would be made to aid the knights of
Columbus in it's work for the American
soldiers.
All Agencies Cooperate.
Mr.. Mulligan and Father McGivney
declared that the outstanding feature
of all war relief work being done for
the American forces was the effective
cooperation of all effort. In places
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All Agencies Cooperate.

Mr.. Mulligan and Father McGivney
declared that the outstanding feature
of all war relief work being done for
the American forces was the effective
cooperation of all effort. In places