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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-23

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-23

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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1918-07-23
NDIDA
FOR SENATE.

We are authorized to announce
J. HOWARD MOORE, Esq, as a
candidate for the State Senate from
Abbeville County, subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09

indeed a statement of which no
epithets could heighten the signif-
canoe. The judgment from Rome, to
which ! have referred, has lately
been published textually in a lead
ing German paper. And notice was
taken in a London print, consider
able time back, of the judicial pro-
ceeding / have mentioned, which in
cluded the main facts; but simply as
a piece of law intelligence. Except
in two articles of the Saturday Re-
VteiV, this gross outrage, which is
also a heavy crime, has not been
thought worthy of notice by the
newspaper press. But that to which
it is my duty to point is that the act
has had the full countenance and ap-
proval of the highest authorities of
the papal church.
If there be those who doubt the al
legations / have made, | have. only to
state that Cardinal Manning is suffi.
GENTLY cognizant of the case, and will
best know whether he can contradict
them. Other Roman prelates are,
believe, in the same condition; but
do not wish unnecessarily to localize
or identify the narrative.
To such a statement as this it is
but a feeble postscript to add that in
July, 1874, the same Roman author
ity, acting on behalf of the pope, and
in rescript addressed to the arch
bishop Of Munich, authorized a per-
son therein named to proceed to a
new marriage after a divorce from
a first wife previously obtained; not,
of course, because the divorce was
valid, but because the original mar
riage, being a Protestant marriage
at Munich, was void. / might refer
to other cases; not as parallel to
that which I have given at some
length, but simply as auxiliary
proofs of the intention of the Roman
church, wherever she thinks it NAV
be safely ventured, to trample the
law under foot. Even from so re-
mote a quarter as one of the South
Sea Islands, we are informed by Mr..
Herbert Meade of the complaint Of a
Baptist missionary that his married
converts are tempted to become Rom
ish proselytes by the promise to
give them fresh wives If they then
desire it."
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
AMERICAS EDUCATIONAL JOURNAL IN FURTHERANCF OF

do seek any credit for such an at
titude, for as long as l believe l am
right | can do no other.
Cranes book, "The Great Exor-
cism" was put in evidence, but his
other pamphlets were not intro
duced. He also wrote the booklet
entitled: "Can a Good Roman Cath
olic BE A Real Citizen of the
United States?" Which is prob
ably one of the reasons why he has
been so closely watched for some
pretext on which to prosecute him.
Crane has appealed on the ground
that he cannot be convicted because
his religion is not orthodox; he
claims that the Roman Catholic
prosecutor must also show that he
(Crane) does not believe in his own
religion, before conviction would
be possible (under the Post case)
and nowhere in the record appears
a word of proof to that affect. Even
the so-called "star" witness, Miss
kastl, a Roman Catholic under the
absolute influence of the priests, did
not supply, among all her state
ments claimed by Crane to be un.
true, a single word to that affect.
But under any conditions how can
a state, in a land granting freedom
to all cults and all religions, prose
cute a man for attempting to peace
ably make converts to his way of
thinking? Is it constitutional, OF
are we just ignorant? The echo
answers "How?"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
CONFESSION OF A SPY
---ROMANIST-GERMAN
Mentions His Church as Aid to
Kaiser's Spies as Casually as
Though the World Knew

In Ell Paso, where was utterly
unacquainted, l had to find some
friend in whose staunchness l could
put the ultimate trust. BEING A
ROMAN CATHOLIC, l made friends
with a priest and led him into gossip
about different members of his flock.
These are the words of Capt.
Horst Won der Goltz, late spy or
diplomatic agent" for the kaiser
who tells in his book 'My Adyen-
lures as a German Secret Agent
how he was sent to America from
Berlin for the purpose of creating
as much trouble as possible, what he
did and how he and others did it.
The fact of his being a Roman Cath
olic seems to have been of great as
sistance.
His life for ten years in the SER
vice is given and always we find the
"Holy Church" cropping up as the
chief ally of the kaiserbund.
Thus in 1908 Germany seemed
all-powerful in the Peninsula"
where King Alfonso's friendship
had been secured in Spain and
King Emmanuel of Portugal was
regarded as safe because he was
completely under the thumb of a
pro-German mother and a
CHURCH, WHICH, AS BE-
TWEEN GERMANY AND ENG
LAND, DISLIKED GERMANY
LESS"
In Italy he was assured by his fell
low agents that "Italy would never
enter the war" because three of the
most important parties we're on the
side Of Germany and "THE CATH
OLIC CHURCH WILL NEVER
CONSENT TO BREAK WITH
GERMANY"
In Cuba the recent rebellion
against the Menocol administration
by the Liberal Party" o.. Zayas
and Gomez was Strongly supported
by the Spanish element of the pop.
ulation who are almost unanimously
pro-German in their sympathies''
and therefore received German
money.
"All over the island" says the au-
thor of this remarkable confession,
"both Germans and Spaniards have
been arrested for completely in the
uprising. NOR HAVE THE CLERGY
ESCAPED. LITERALLY DOZENS
OF BISHOPS HAVE BEEN
JAILED IN HAVANA, UPON THE
SAME CHARGES"
Irish and German-Americans
seem to have been very liberal with
their assistance to the spies of the
kaiser in America and Won der
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
GLADSTONE ON ROMAN DEFIANCE Of MARRIAGE law

ETl HE English-speaking world
I'LL has produced very few men
|MI equal to the late William
49, E. Gladstone. In recogni-
ton OF his commanding personality,
his ripe scholarship and his long
and illustrious career in parliament
and as executive head of the Brit
lsh empire, the people of both hem
lspheres with one accord character
lied him as the Grand Old Man.
More than forty years ago Mr..
Gladstone, in three tracts of thrill
ing interest, turned the light on the
political enormities of the papal
hierarchy. His tracts were pub.
lished in America and Australia as
well as in England, were translated
and published in many foreign
tongues and made a profound i'm.
preston throughout the world.
Cardinals Newman and Manning
and other distinguished Roman
Catholics in England and else
where sought to answer the tracts,
but their answers served only to
elicit rejoinders which were still
more overwhelming till the three
dissertations were given to the pub
lie.
The completed work named
'Rome and the Newest Fashion in
Religion" was published in this
country by Harper Brothers,
New York, in 1876, together
with a preface wherein Mr..
Gladstone sums up and reiterates
his indictment and relates the fol-
lowing among many similar facts
showing the wanton disregard of
Rome for the sacredness of the mar
riage relation and her impudent de-
fiance Of the marriage law Of Eng
land:
More than thirty years ago, x, a
male British subject, was married to
Y, in a foreign country, but under
the provisions Of an Act Of Parlia-
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
Another PapaI Idol Unmasked

Catholic bishops cannot resist
meddling in affairs of the govern
ment when they think they, aid their
church by doing so. An instance in
point is the revelation made by one
Felix O'Brien" in the st. Paul
Pioneer Press of Jan. Is, in which
the writer in endeavoring to defend
Archbishop Ireland from the allega-
ton in the Hale letter and his ar
raignment as being disloyal to Amer
lea, charges the archbishop of try
ing to involve England in the dis
pute between the U. S. and Spain
prior to the Spanish-American war,
unquestionably O'Brien is a papist
and knows what he is talking about.
If this story is true, it is no wonder
that the archbishop joined in the
shout Of verbal patriotism of the
bishops, as it gave him chance to
cover up his shady work of the past
and pose as one of the super-loyalists
Of the country. He says:
Prior to the Spanish-American
war the Spanish government was
lawfully indebted to the vatican in
the sum of $5O,000,0OO and this sum
was secured to the church by inter.
est on the Cuban revenues. Obvious
", were the Cubans freed by the
United States government this COL
lateral would be destroyed. In this
crisis the archbishop went to Europe
and tried to use his influence with
the British government to make the
United States KEEP hands off, which
ne, as a high official of the church
had perfect right to do. However,
the British government refused to
have anything to do with the affair
and the war went on to its conclusion
with its well known ending"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
CALIFORNIA PUTS A
RELIGION ON TRIAL
Constitutional Guarantee Of ReIig-
iOus Freedom 0utraged--Arthur
Crane Convicted by Romanists

A Roman Catholic jury, has con.
victed Arthur Crane of using the
mails to promote "false, hypocrit-
ical and fraudulent religion" and a
Roman Catholic federal Judge
(Hon. NJ. T. Dooling) today SEN
fenced Crane to two years imprison.
ment," says a San Francisco corre-
spondent in a letter to this Office,
dated February 9th.
Crane is the second hereto "con-
victed and sentenced in Judge Dool-
ing's court, the first one being
"Newi Newo New" founder of the
"New Thought" cult.
Crane issued a statement to the
press, when arrested, in part as fol-
lows:
You may say for me that well
come this investigation. The pith of
the charge is that my religion is
hypocritical, and that l adopted re-
ligion did not believe, in order to
make money out of it. Men who do
not believe that religion have decided
that 1t must therefore be hypocritical.
This is a serious charge, and if
true, l would be one of the worst of
men. A so-called religion not be-
lieved in by its propounder is moth
ing less than a scheme to defraud.
But l expect to prove by over a
thousand credible witnesses that my
religion has benefited them immeas-
urably, and l will maintain the alb
solute truth of my books even though
the penalty for so doing is severe. |
can easily show that my books are
an expense to me and not an income.
The fight for religious freedom
was not all over when the Pilgrim
Fathers landed at Plymouth Rock.
and perhaps it will never be all over.
My part in that fight may not be
an important one-one soldiers de-
struction is not comparatively i'm
portant-but hope to stand firm
to the end, whatever comes.
l do not know how long the prose-
cution will take at the trial, but l ex-
pect that the defense will not take
less than a hundred days of trial.
Everything will be thrown wide open,
/ hope, and / hope the whole world
will know about this religion before
the trial is over.
This is a bigger matter than one
mans life. look upon myself as a
Soldier of the Cross, and am no less
ready for death in that behalf than
every soldier is for his particular
cause.
A certain newspaper takes this op-
portunity of inventing falsiications
as to my past. Needless to say, there
is not word of truth in them. NV
record is perfectly clean. All this is
merely part of the campaign against
me. Not against me personality
do not matter-but against me as the
exponent of the religion taught in my
books.
For that religion I will gladly face
the lies and scorn of the world, nor
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
- BY GILBERT o. NATIONS.
cs-President Free Press Defense 1.,,r.
o. Bliss Building, Washington, ID. 6.

ment, by the chaplain of the British
legation, in the house and in the
presence of the British minister.
Both professed the religion of the
English church. They lived together
ior more than quarter of a GEN.
tury;. and a family, the issue of the
marriage, grew up to maturity.
In the later years of this union The
husband formed an adulterous con-
nection with a foreign woman. After
period of much patience on the
part OF the wife, a separation took
place. In a short time he Joined the
church of Rome;, and, about four
years ago, under the authority of
certain ecclesiastics, and in an Eng
iish Roman Catholic chapel, he went
through the form of marriage with
his partner in guilt. He was subse-
quently informed by higher func-
tionary that he must obtain a iudg-
ment from Rome. He made applica-
tion accordingly; and the judgment
given was that the original marriage
was null, and that the second So
called marriage, SO far as appeared.
was valid.
In the meantime the injured wife
had applied to court for the judicial
establishment of her position. She
was duly declared to be the lawful
wife, and the bigamous husband ad-
mitted that she was such according
to the British law.
Within the jurisdiction of that law
he had taken HIS paramour to his
'paternal estate in shire, and had
designated and caused her 20 be adj
dressed there as his lawful wife, to
the great scandal of the neighbors,
who were well acquainted with the
true wife. He likewise entered his
spurious offspring, born since the
pretended marriage as legitimate !;
and a witness of position and char
acter on the spot asserts that the
woman received visits, and the most
marked and open countenance, at the
husbands seat, from Roman priests
and Sisters of Charity.
There is not in this statement one
word beyond dry fact. It might
have been much enlarged; but it il
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09

American law does not hinder pa
pists from being married in the man
ner most approved by the Roman
Catholic church but that church at
tempts to hinder its subjects being
married in the manner made legal
and approved by the American gov
ernment when same conflicts In
any way with the Roman DEGREES re-
garding marriages.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09

"The good men do lives after
them," which is one reason why every
true American should be enlisted in
this cause today. 1t not only helps
the country now but it helps be-
queath to your children, those liber-
ties and ideals without which Amer
lea would not be worth living in. You
enjoy the result of labor lovingly per-
formed by the fathers. Are you 60
ing to be a parasite and leave moth
ing that will live after you?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09

If the Roman Catholic church were
organized or operated from the
bottom up like a democracy, instead
Of from the top down like an autoc-
racy, there might be some excuse for
listening to the apologies of papists
for their church in matters on which
they are not informed. But as a
usual thing the lay members in Rome
know nothing of the modus operdndi
Of the papacy and because they would
like to have it in accordance with
their picture of how they imagine
it is they resent every charge that
refutes their ideal. But let some
question involving the supremacy of
American over Roman law arise, and
they will see where the papacy
stands. But most of them can't see
through the religious cloak that
shrouds the crafty plea that whips
them into line.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09

How many papists are going to
capture public Offices in your state
this year? The interest YOU take
in the matter is going to have lts
share in determining the answer
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-03-09
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
100000 IONS
Norwegian Shipping Is
Chartered

Will BE Put into Nom Hazardous
Trades, Principally With South
America. Releasing Ships in War
Trade.
Washington. April 22.-The shipping
board has chartered 10000 tons Of Nor
wegian sailing ships. They will be put
into non-hazardous trades. principally
with South America, releasing ships for
war trades.
The sailing vessels will supplant about
one-third as much steam tonnage, the
difference being due to slower speed.
Some of the chartered ships are as large
as 5000 tons capacity and ali are OF
steel. The chartered ships will be al
lowed TO fulfill existing contracts. most
OF which expire soon, after which they
will be directed in their trade accord
ing to war needs. Control by the ship
ping board will result in lower rates to
shippers and more effective handling OF
the ships. Most of the vessels are in the
Atlantic, but few in the Pacific will
De allowed TO remain for trade with
Australia and the Orient.
The addition OF the Norwegian sailing
SHIPS is one of the most substantial in
creases which the Amerlcan-controlled
merchant feet has received. Previously
all available steamers flying the Nor
wegian, Swedish. Dutch and Danish
hags had been chartered. While CON
troll of the vessels has been prompted
by war needs, it was indicated that as
Iaf as possible they will be allowed to
carry the ordinary merchandise OF
peace times.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
S. c. c. WARD WINS
MARKEY LOVING CUP

Hon A. W. Frye Of Detroit, Mich.
supreme organizer OF the Maccabees
was an official visitor to Kennebec Tent
No. 10 last night. The object of his
visit was to present to s. c. c. Ward
the State manager OF Maine, New
Hampshire and Vermont. the D. p. Mar
key loving cup. The cup was won by
Mr.. Ward for making the best showing
among all states in his division in the
great Marley Silver Jubilee contest
which closed Feb. Is. 1915. The supreme
organizer was presented to the large
gathering by the commander Of the
tent. r. E. Beane. Mr.. Frye gave a
fine address on the growth of the soc,e-
ty and the great success which Maine
was enjoying at the present time.
In receiving the cup Mr.. Ward thank
ed the great membership in Maine for
assisting in the success Of the late con-
test, as well rs giving the great credi,
due the local body for their activity in
the work
Cigars were enjoyed while the mem
bers became better acquainted with
their distinguished visitor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
CHAMBERLAIN BILL is
NOT TO BE PRESSED

Washington. April 22.-What promised
to be a sensational fight in Congress
over the proposal to turn disloyalty and
espionage cases over to military courts
martial was nipeed in the bud today by
President Wilson. Champions Of the
plan abandoned il for the present 1t
least when Senator Overman of North
Carolina. chairman of the judiciary
committee, made public long letter
from the President declaring unalter-
able opposition to the Chamberlain
court martial bill as both unnecessary
and unconstitutional.
Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon, au-
thor of the measure, announced later
that in view of the Presidents attitude
he would not press the bill and that
further hearings on it by the military
committee would be postponed indefi-
nitely.
Another feature Of the days develop
ments was the publication Of a letter
from Attorney General Gregory to Rep.
Gordon of Ohio regulating the action
Of former Assistant Attorney General
Charles Warren of Boston. who draft
ed the Chamberlain bill and urged Its
passage Mr.. Gregory said Mr.. War
rem acted without his knowledge and
that II he had known anything about
the bill he would not have permitted 1t
to 60 to Congress from his department.
Mr.. Warren resigned last week.
President Wilson's letter was writ
ten In response to one from Senator
Overman asking his opinion Of the
Chamberlain bill.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
HALF MILLION
DAMAGE BY
CAL. QUAKE

Los Angeles. April 22.-Nine earth
quake shocks. severe in intensity,
which began yesterday and extended
over a period of 80 hours, appeared
tonight to have completed their work
of destruction having caused proper
ty damage roughly estimated at aalf
a million dollars.
After 80 hours Of waiting, no addi-
tional reports of heavy damage mad
been received from all Of southern
California which suffered most, or
western Arizona and Utah, which
were slightly affected.
Helmet and San Jacinto. twon
towns Of the broad valley between
the San Jacinto and Santa Anna
ranges were half wrecked in :heir
business sections and their 400 homes
were severely Jared. Two persons
are known to be dead and 20 in
1gEs&
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-04-23
ATTACK
Continued from Page One


milar to the sector held by the
american troops.
The assault was over line two
pousand yards ir length and at sew
bal places the enemy succeeded in
htering the American lines. They
Yen entered the occupied Seicheprey
there the Americans holding that
Dsition offered the most stubborn
|esense.
Without a moments delay, follow
ng their retirement at Seicheprey
be Americans organized with the
french, a counter attack which was
arried out brilliantly. driving the
Germans out OF the village and taking
number of prisoners. The fighting
I'D not cease until late in the after
loon. The severest encounters oc-
(lrred i'll Renneres wood, where Ger
>ans had taken a firm hold at dawn
espite the most strenuous defense
81 small bodies Of Americans sta
3oned there. The French and Amer
IAN troops JOINED. in the counter at
bck on this section Of the line, even
pally succeeding in ousting the en-
my. The amalgamated troops
1orked in closest cooperation and
n the end Of the day were able to
Pore a complete victory and restore
r. lines as Trey were before the
Engagement. In this vicinity many
Prisoners fell into the hands OF the
lies, while the barbed wire and
hell-pitted ground was covered with
|ernan corpses.