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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30
CALENDAR FOR WEEK.
March 80 to April 6.

March 80 to April 6.
Saturday, March 30-Hoy Saturday.
Sunday, March 31-Easter Sunday.
Monday April Easter Monday, ST. Valerius
Tuesday, April 2-St. Francis of Paula.
Wednesday, April 3-St. Richard of Chichester.
Thursday, April st Isdore.
Friday, April St Vincent Ferrer
Saturday. April St. Celestine.
The Feast of the Annunciaton is set for March 25 TIL
day falls within the solemn season of Holy Week thi
wear and the feast is transferred to April Sth.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30
EASTER suNDAY-THE DAY WHICH THE LORD
HATH MADE.

EASTER SUNDAY-THE DAY WHICH THE LORD
HATH MADE
During Holy Week of each year the church in her
solemn ceremonial presents to the world reenactment
of the great Crucifxion eliminating with
the death of Divine Redeemer Calvary, Good
Friday. In this period concentrated the
mentous happenings Of human history the supreme
miracle of all is the fact of the Resurrection of Lord
on the third day after his death The things that took
place in Jerusalem in that week Of weeks transcend
Importance all the other that recorded in human
history for they constitute the basic Christian
faith and philosophy.
On Easter Sunday is commemorated the Foundation
miracle of holy religion The Resurrection Of
Is the cornerstone of faith 1t is also the
our hope Christ is risen from the dead the first fruits
them that Sleep s the promise to u.s. that we who die
with Christ shall also rise goriousy with Him. No won
der then that the church exuts this day. calls it
the day which the Lord hath made.
In our religion there is fact that stands out above
all Others that puts the seal of approval the work
Christ that floods with holy light che meaning Of His
mission to the world That fact is that Christ being
DEAD arose from the tomb by His Divine power in
accordance with His prophecy that would So Our
whole faith rests that historical upon It's
cornerstone 1t was st. Paul regarded it, when he
spoke those oft repeated words: Christ be rot risen
from the dead then Is preaching van then is your
faith vain"
The Easter period has always glored in the csre
monlas and discipline Of the church gladness and
divine Joy. With all the splendor and beauty of her
rituals ana the gladness of her sacred music all
mankind to participate in her joy and her victory She
Hoods the world with overlooking measures of her
and sanctty and opens wide her doors so that all may
gain admittance to her portals And yet how neg
geny and lndiereny is that gracious invitation received
oy oleed1ng humanity In this of world
an armed camp and and slaughter everywhere
Inc saving UNDECIDED selfshness and wick
edness direct the humanity to the paths of
destruction.
we can therefore, but hope and that speedily the
eyes and the hearts souls of men NAV he onened
again to the clarion voice Christ and
that never again in the tide shall the world cease
to respond to the Divine message joy and gladness
we must humby pray that God shall pity strengthen
and purify the souls of men,
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30

Secretary of War carries his pipe with him over
+hero hit It ia not now pipe Of peace, letus hope
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30

THIS YEARS ST. PATRIck's DAY OBSERVANCE,
Perhaps the dominant of the observance of ST. Pat
ricks day of this the emphasis laid the
spiritual trend of the Irish people, their high ideals
their unceasing aspiration for the attainment of the things
that ennobe the soul rather than the material and ser
of the everyday world To this trait Of this
national character is ascrbed their comparatively easy
conversion to the Gospel which Patrick promulgated
among them Their conversion the of pagans
to that of Christians however, not free from diff
Guilty. is sometimes represented for the great Apostle
frequently subjected to rough treatment and had to
battle his through the island against hostile
elements.
But when the seed of the faith planted it took deep
root in the spiritual SOIL 1t forced the noxious weeds
of doatry and the worship of Druds which had
cultivated to high degree of development and
emily claimed the ground its exclusive possession
and through the long centuries of page and
this has been maintained against world
flesh and the devil whether acting separately in COM
bination. as has often been the case
That there strong spiritual trend among the
Celts Of the period is by the high develop
ment and widespread practice of the cult Drudism and
the work OF st. Patrick to divert this discipline to the
courses and detectives Of Christianity Had he been deal
ing with people less receptive the ideas spirituality
his task would be infinitely tedious and prolonged
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30
THE LATEST STYLE OF ARTILLERY:

There is no daser of getting the blase feeling in Pa %
lust now with Long Tom Guns OF the Ieuons
delivering their dire with regularity ana pec
sion that are calculated get the goat of the fs tower
These emitted from new artillery COLI
trapton that safely located in forest about ~ miles
fr6n its target So actual damage that has been
donA is reported almost negligible but these CLOCK
like o1iarerhour strokes certainly not spechcs Tor
+o or IF insomnia 1t is doubtless the persistent and
continuous danmerng that is likely to get on the nerves
rather than other effects of the unceasng ana asae'
impacts ~ s. -.
And vet we are sold that these relay gis II such hey
are are nothing new under the sun-as least at 'eS
have bee antcipated and foresbadowed by our entepr
ing writer's of fiction The relay the greatest nj all guns
lis described by Major Robert W. Wood former professor
Dhysics at Johns Hopkins who coaborated with
Train IN his story "The Man Who Rocked the EartU5
it is tre that Huns shed Paris from adlstan&
Of more than 70 miles.
Mr. Trains book published year after the began
tells of the Invention by the Germans Of enormous
artillery piece which, is capable Of firing proectfle 80 to
This Shell of fiction is IS centi1deters III aam
eter and is reality of projeces Within pro
jectie.
Rifed IKE MORTAR this huge shell is timed 70 expofs
twenty miles from the at the top OF its trajectory
ing forward another pr6jec contained within it with the
added velocity OF 5000 feet per This
several times the SHE'LL 300 pounfs in
weight reaching it's destination ONE minute and thirty
seconds after the discharge Of the gun The gum nick
named Thanatos Trains narrative is automaticet
ly reloaded and fired every ten seconds.
The with which the Germans said to have sheed
Paris is described firing shell 240 mimeers in diam
eter GA centimeters about 92 nc1es) from point in
the German line nearest to Paris.
But the submarines with all their dabolioa1 activities
have failed to bring victory to the eutonfc sde too
will this latest Tom gun fail to consun,ate the
nefarous purposes of it's fabricators
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30

OUTBREAKS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST sEDIrIoN
is highly credtabe to the intelligence sefcontro
Of the American people that there occurred thus far
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-03-30
SATAN CLASHES WITH BEELzEBUB.

r. ;s said that the Kaiser General Ludendorf
have had a violent QUARREL which elected sharp re-
hinder from Wilhelm that he and not the General is Ell
dendorf should entirely satisfied with the role
of Beezebub,
ethan whom Satan except, non higher sat- -
He was next Satan himself in power and next IN
crime Gin mutual league united thoughts and counsels
equal hopes hazards Such the harmony as Mil
ton describes that prevailed between the prototypes OIL
base two ambitious gentlemen in the region dentlneo NY
General Sherman synonymous with war; Inc quafel 10
somewhat unseemly these high dgnarles' anu 10
expanabe only upon the theory that the supatern mas
his superior in the higher or deeper panches
of demonology. ~
Although their casualties said to be IN excess OIL
400 0 the Germans claiming that their recent 1our
dav drive was great victory. "a great oate has oeen
fought and victory been but nobody can see WHAT
will result from it." few more OF these fvrrhc 'As
+orios, will wind I'D the watch the Rhine.
The construction of the long range gun used py the
Germans in bombardng Paris may be understood ny
of Dr. explanation OF the troubles OIL
the flea:
The larger shells have smaller inside EN-.
And so on ad infnitum.
Orr regrets for isuccess and dscoEnnture OIL ehe
Russian Bolshevk will be tempered with l1ttle GOODNESS,
If the statement made by John Dillon the irish
leader is true says that the Boshevk nave aooos
marriage that 5000 petitions for divorce have peen Hie
in Perograd Shermans remark about war Will also Apply
to BolshevN peace
c.... 30 xuor Ralxer with him "0Vel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
SALUTE

he is a cannoneer he can ride without
the trouble of caring for horses. The
science involved also appeals to an in
telligent man. He must know about
explosives, fuses, range, trajectory, We
Iocity, and so on, and, what is more
knowledge here is fighting power.
Nerve is an essential element in the
makeup of good cannoneer. His gun
or his battery may be a target for a
half dozen enemy guns or batteries.
II may be the last defense of a vital
point, and the enemy, aware of this
fact, lets loose every bolt at command
in order to crush it.
The charging enemy may flank the
zone swept by shells and invade the
battery, bayonet in hand. even saber
and pistol. The artillerist is not arm
ed for rough and tumble combat, but
he has sponge staff, handbar, saber
and maybe shells loaded to be hurled
as hand grenades 1t is a melee,
fight to the finish. and if successful.
tie assailants driven off, the cannon
GERS, the shell carriers, the drivers who
rallied to save the guns, must resume
action. find the new range. sight the
pieces and FIRE "as cool as If ON pa
rade' or score no hits. For cannoaeers
mechanical training. especially N met
ais, is good preparedness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

his stature. His horse must carry be-
sides the trooper with his arms, am
munition and rations, his own fodder
sometimes.
A boy accustomed to horses will
probably have had fun out of certain
stunts" on horseback which prepare
him for a cavalry recruit. The circus
rider has taught him bareback riding
probably, jumps off from and springs
upon his horses back. Equally good
Is the fence and ditch jumping of the
horse with the trooper in saddle. A
cavalryman fights chiefly with his rifle
or carbine. If airships do the scout
ing the cavalry is the following up
force. Troopers are trained to fight
on foot as infantry, to intrench and
hold a point of vantage until infantry
gets to the front.
Hence a cayalryman must be an
all round soldier, not merely a show
fellow in saddle. Every exercise which
develops agility and power of muscle
is good preparedness for the would be
trooper. He can begin on the ground
in the open with arm and leg swing
ing. bag punching, bar jumping, vault
ing and tumbling, then take his horse
to the tanbark or meadow and proceed
many laps.
A trooper may get spill" in heat
of action, may be trodden on unless
he can roll Or scramble from under
hoofs. Man against man fighting comes
oftenest in cavalry; hence superb self
control and good aim help to make the
ideal trooper.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

The oldest provision of international
law is that a war vessel, destroying a
merchant vessel. either enemy or neu-
trail, must provide for the safety OF
passengers and crew. This the sub
marine cannot do. In some instances
submarine has purposely destroyed
them. This was deliberately advised
by Count LuXburg. German Ambassa-
dor TO Argentina.
The United States recognized the
British blockade as legal. The legal
ity of blockade depends on proper
notice, on its being effective" and
on its being conducted according to
recognized rules. The British block
ade was duly announced, has been al
most 100 per cent effective, and. with
few exceptions, is conducted as was
ou own blockade Of the South in the
fCiylI War. Some disputed points
have been agreed upon, some have
not None involve life; the evidence
for all exists. Great Britain has Of
fered to submit doubtful cases TO ar
bitration. They will finally go before
! the Hague Court, and the property in.
/ VOWED viii be given to whoever makes
/ the best legal case.
The United States holds the German
| blockade illegal. because it has not
! been one per cent effective, because il
/ IS conducted with absolute disregard
/ OF international law, and because IL
violates the first principles of human
/ ity, upon which international law is
/ founded. The German government did
not defend its practices a, legal. but
/ argued that its violations OF law we're
in retaliation for violations by Great
! Britain, and that they We're justified By
necessity.
The United States denies that any
act of one of two fighting nations
justities the other In illegal actions
/ against neutrals. The neutral main
tains his case separately against each:
each must be judged by its own acts
If one nation is allowed to cast in
ternational law to the winds. because
II thinks it's opponent has, law ceases
TO have any meaning.
Still more destructive is the doc
trlne of necessity. Law admits IN,
argument Of self-defense against the
charge OF murder. but In that case
the court judges the evidence. Il
every individual or nation is allowes
TO determine what is necessary. theI
VIII constantly decide that anythini
CONVEX 1t is necessary. Their owl
. opinion becomes the guide of action
their wish is substituted for law.
: Our dispute with Great Britain ia,
been conducted with recognition Of m,
: supremacy Of law Differences q
! opinion are being determined by tn,
regular processes Of law. Germany ha
e overridden the fundamentals of law
, She has made ii a contest of strengtl
J alone. If she succeeds, law betwee,
nations vanishes. The only way Q
e maintaining our rights, now or in tn
} future. is to deal with her as law
} abiding citizens and nations have al
; ways dealt with brigands and pirates
. that IL by force.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
Are Submarines Outlaws
By CARL RUSSELL FISH Professor of American History
in the University Of Wisconsin

The wages OF every workingman and
the price obtained by the farmer for
every bushel Of wheat depend upon
the freedom of the seas.
Freedom on the seas is just like
freedom on land; it means nothing if
one person or nation is free to treat
another just as he wishes Real free
dom means that all people shat have
equal rights upon the seas, protected
and regulated by known and accepted
rules of law If we had allowed Ger
man submarines the kind of freedom
they demanded, American Industry
would now be wrecked and the imer-
lean farmer would be fortunate TO GIT
fifty cents for his wheat
Great Britain and Germany are
trying 10 starye each other This is
a perfectly legal war object. Il is the
siege method. which has been en-
ployed from the beginning of civilized
war. No great nation has ever before
been besieged, because mechanical
means for doing it never before ex-
listed.
When nation is conducting a siege,
It is allowed to stop all trade of neu-
trails with the besieged area. on con-
dition that recognized rules are com
piled with. The action of Great Brit
ain and Germany is to be judged ac-
cording to the methods they employ
Great Britain has laid out certain
zones on the seas. blocking entrance
to Germany from all seas except the
Baltic. All vessels found in these
zones are brought TO a British port
and searched Those on the way tc
Germany are held Those for other
counties are allowed to go on, II
they contain NOTHING of use TO Ger
many. This prohibi ion includes goods
TO be shipped Overl, nd to Germany
from Holland rr-SCnma~k, or over the
Baltic from Norway or So den Il in.
cludes also goods for use il those coun
tries to take the place of their OWL
goods shipped TO Germany If, for in
stance, Holland ships all her own larI
10 Germany, intending to supply her
self from America, Great Britain con
siders this an evasion of the blockade
and stops the extra American lar,
shipped to Holland.
No lives are imperilled in this work
all cases of vessels stopped ar
promptly tried in regular courts L,
cept in the case of goods UNIVERSAL
acknowledged to be contraband, al
losses are paid for
Germany has laid out zones" cut
tins off Great Britain. France, an
Italy from all the world She has ar
nounced that any vessel found il
these zones. going anywhere, with an
cargo is liable 10 instant destruction
by her submarines. 1t is not, as /
sometimes stated only vessels carry
Ing munitions. The submarine has n
means of telling the innocent from tn
guilty /. it makes a mistake, no cour
can make it right later. for the ev
idence is destroyed on the spot. Tn
essence of law is that acts shall b
examined by courts. In desuoyin
evidence, the submarine is an OUTLAW
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
CELEBRATED OUR DAY ABROAD

The various countries in Europe,
allies of the United States, gave vent
the Fourth of July to their apprecia-
ton of the United States by giving
general observation of our national
holiday. That looks good and APP
pears as though this country was much
appreciated And we'll it might be
from the fact that in fourteen months
after the declaration of war this coun-
try had on July 1st, 100000 troops
on French soil and is beginning to
make herself felt in a very decided
manner. Before July of next year
at least 100000 troops will be in
France and Italy and sure then there
viii be one Fourth of July celebration
worth while and Yankee Doodle" and
Dixie" viii sound loud and effec-
lively.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Sixty-four million silver dollars
have been melted into bullion by the
United States treasury, most of which
has been exported to India. Fifty
eight million dollars of silver eertif-
Gates have been withdrawn from cir
culation and destroyed as the silver
on which they were secured was melt
ed down. The treasury still holds
426,O00,000 silver dollars. against
which $4,000, 900 in silver certif-
Gates are outstanding. New Federal
reserve bank notes of the denomina-
tions of 81 and 81 are being issued to
replace the silver certificates with
| drawn.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
THE DRIVE FOR AMIENs
The second Letter

The cities along the line of the British front
in Belgium and Northern France were masses
~ tuunbled down stone and brick and mortar.
Shells had done their work everywhere Hunt
fhe cathedral in any Of those cities and you
vreuld find wreckage every time Not only
cathedrsls, but buildings Of every KIND we're
n rrirs New and then enough of cellars
VrouId be left to afford place Of refuge for
soldiers chartered there This was the eondi-
tion even before the spring drive Of this year.
some cities occupied by the Germans after the
bir battle of the S0mme and before hlnden-
berxss famous voluntary retreat there vas
nv amount Of evidence of buildings being de-
Iiherafefy blown 70 pieces. One could easily
teU the difference between the irregular hits
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Taxes On incomes and excess profits
for the fiscal year ending last June
Both, levied under the war last year,
totaled $5S,21S,134 in Minnesota. In
the states of the Middle West and the
Northwest, Minnesota stands third.
Illinois and Michigan lead, with $780,
168, 591 and $40, 061, 307 respectively.
Other Northwestern and Central
states totalled as follows: Iowa $14,-
634,525. Kansas $26, 125, 166, Montana
81. 1926 ,249, North and South Dakota
$4,3O7 ,S2s, Oregon $1,000, TO, Wash
ington S17,701 ,482, Wisconsin $l5,-
| 1872 $40.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

the Germans win
I shall become an
immediate convert
TO their Kultur,
arguing that since
I h ey had won
against such fear
full odds. and
with practically
the whole world
lined up against
them, their theory
of life and con-
duet must be
right and ours
wrong"
The in CT d e n t
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

The Democratic conference held in
Milwaukee on Wednesday agreed up
on the following candidates for state
offices to be voted for in the primary:
For Governor--Henry A. MoehIenpah, Clinton
For ant-Governor-John w. Hogan,
Cumberland.
tersOn.
State TreRsuFer--John G. ReGtemann. Mil
waukee, and Frank J. Eggerer, Chiffon.
Attorney General-Thomas H. Ryan, APP
pieton.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
Government is a Necessity,

Government is necessity, and not
a luxury. and no government has the
right TO take from the taxpayer one
cent Isore than is absolutely neces-
sary 10 conduct the business Of gov
eminent effectively and economically"
Thomas r. Marshall.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Wisconsin charitable institutions
are raising their own sugar supply.
With an announcement of the shortage
of sugar some months ago the state
board of control directed the planting
of sugar beets at the several institu-
tions of the state under an arrange
ment with the United States govern
ment. AS a result upwards of 200
acres of sugar beets have been planted
and the beets will be sold under gov
eminent contract at $40 in exchange
for sugar at the market price. In
addition to this, arrangements have
been made for producing sufficient
amount of corn syrup. About thirty
acres of sugar cane have been planted
at Waupun. Machinery has been in
stalled and it is estimated that 5000
gallons of syrup will be made from the
sugar cane at the institution.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Stealing from railway cars always
was "plain stealing" but those who
engage in it now take greater risks
than formerly, because the railroads
are under control of the government,
so that this description of stealing
now constitutes an offense against fed
eral law. Uncle Sam has a very long
arm and when it reaches out for wrong
doors there is little chance for them
to escape. A new law provides a
maximum penalty of thirty years i'm
prisonment for persons convicted of
interfering with the production or de-
livery of materials necessary in the
conduct of the war.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
THE CANkONEER IN
FIELD ARTlL LERY

BY CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. kILMER.
The field artillery is the favorite arm
OF service among wise veterans who
have been through war. The soldiers
luggage and rations travel with him
and he needn't carry them himself If
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17

Why are jewels used in watch? De
they add anything to its time keeping
Qualities?
Jewels are used as pivot bearings
A metal bearing would wear rapidly
and the resulting friction would impair
the time keeping qualities Of a watch
The Jewels. being hard. show no ap-
preciable wear. The most expensive
watches have diamonds for bearingE.
which add to the cost. Most watcReG
have rIIbies and sappkires.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
FIGHTING IN SADDLE
HAS A BRIGHT SIDE
BY CAPTAIN GEORGE q klMER

There is less of routine and more
freedom Of movement in the cavalry
than in other arms OF service. Hence
a man lat home" with horsefiesh. not
bored with the tedious care of a mount,
his temper and various equine lido
syncrasies, may come to himself as a
soldier quickest on horseback. The re-
cruit should be lightweight. whatever
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-17
Wall Vases.

Tall wicker vases and baskets OF
many shapes and sizes to hang on the
wall are favorite flower holders.
.Grays. green's, pinks. browns and
blues are only a few of the many col
ors seen.