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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-26

ABROAD - SOLDIERS ARE AS
SISTED IN EVERY WAY-WoRK
OF KNIGHTS is POPULAR
THROUGHOUT ALL ALLIED
COUNTRIES.
, Jack Remington, the famous cor
respondent, is member of the ST.
Paul Council K. of C. He is a mem
Der of the K. of c. Publicity Depart
ment in France. Mr.. Remington has
written the following letter to the
Catholic Bulletin.
BY Jack Remington.
With the arrival in France during the
last three weeks of nearly 125 addi-
tional Knights of Columbus secretaries
and volunteer chaplains, the war relief
work of the organization is rapidly
being extended to the various army
and navy camps throughout France.
The work of the Knights in France
is directed from the Paris headquar-
tiers, Is Place de la Madeleine, where
an entire floor of large business
block is devoted to executive offices
Lawrence 0. Murray, comptroller of
the. treasury under Presidents Roose-
welt and Taft, is acting overseas com
missioner and directs all relief. work
in France. The volunteer chaplains
are working under the direction of
Mgr. Connolly, whose headquarters
also are at is Place de la Madeleine
In Paris the Knights of Columbus
also maintain large warehouses for
the storage of cigarettes, smoking to-
bacco, candy, chewing gum, soap, tot
let articles, athletic goods, and re-
ligious articles, such as prayer books
rosaries, scapulars, etc., for free dis
tribution among the American sol.
diers and sailors in this country.
At all CT the American base ports
in France the K. of c. maintain sol.
diers' and sailors clubs, where facil
tiles for reading, writing, games and
other recreation are provided. At one
of these ports an entire park has been
turned over to the Knights by the
American military authorities, and q
band of one of the famous cavalry
regiments has been assigned to this
park to provide music for the thou.
sands Of soldiers who pass through the
port. The other clubs are maintained
in this French city by the knights
who also operate a club outside the
l'city for one Of the American naval
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-26
Knights in Paris.

In Paris the knights operate the
largest soldiers and sailors club OF
the French metropolis. It occupies
two floors OF what formerly was big
department store in the center of mil
itary activities of the city. A score
of writing desks, with plenty of free
stationery, and library of up-to-date
fiction and technical works of interest
to soldiers, magazines and newspa-
Ders always are available for visitors.
On the second floor of the club are
four pool tables and washrOoms. A
piano and Victrola are available for
visitors who are unsteady inclined.
Band concerts and other entertain
ments are given at the club frequent
Iy for the entertainment of the sol
diers a5&
The knights of Columbus recently
have opened branch warehouse in
the TouI sector to facilitate the work
Of handling supplies for secretaries
and chaplains stationed with: the
troops in that sector. Heretofore
| LuSSC Suppl1So- WS1S 0SI1I CSCAy Ii O1il
the Paris warehouse, but this neces-
sarily caused some delay which, it is
| expected, the new warehouse system
| will eliminate 49,.
One of the popular innovations of
the Knights of Columbus is its mobile
| field kitchens, each in charge of a
crew of four secretaries. These
kitchens operate right at the front;
in fact, they are located between our
| artillery and infantry units during the
| progress of the battle. The equip
ment of the field kitchen enables the
crews to prepare hot chocolate for the
soldiers as they go into battle or come
out of the trenches. With the cup
of chocolate is given some crackers
and a smoke Each crew carries 200,
| 900 cigarettes, and as the supply is eX.
| hausted the stock is replenished by
means Of the motor truck service
| operated by the Knights of Columbus
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-26
Hot DriHk and Smoke.

If one could understand what salts
faction the soldiers coming out of a
fight receive from hot drink and
a smoke one easily could appreciate
why these kitchens are the most pUpu-
lar of any system Of relief work yet
undertaken at the front. A party of
congressman from the United States
witnessed the operation Of one of these
kitchens the other day as an engineer
unit was coming from the firing line.
hot chocolate ard smokes in few
minutes. The congressman were so
impressed by this service that they
called at the Paris headquarters of the
Knights of Columbus on their return
from the front to thank the officers
of the organization for the good work
they were doing at the front.
1t is the intention of the Knights
to maintain a club for soldiers in
every important camp and school back
of the line, and to provide secretaries
and chaplains for each division at the
front The chaplains are doing excel
lent work among the soldiers, aside
from looking after the religious needs
of the men of their own faith, and
three Knights of Columbus chaplains
have been decorated by the French
government for distinguished service
in the field. The chaplains of the
knights of Columbus also make regu-
lar visits to the various military hos
pitfalls through France and they have
said hundreds of field masses for the
soldiers in all sections of France. A
volunteer Knights of Columbus chap
| lain said the first mass in the historic
church at Chateau-Thierry after the
Americans had driven the Germans
| from the town, and another volunteer
chaplain of this organization delivered
| the first sermon in English ever
preached at the historic Longres Ca.
thedral. In the last three weeks a
volunteer chaplain from Portland, Ore.
has read mass in twentyone French
villages.
/ 6AhSIIlCl way III NAAN1A I1AN fAAAAloAAL1
of Columbus secretaries are aiding in
| war relief is that of assisting the Red
Cross organizations in transferring
wounded men brought in on hospital
trains from the coaches to the aTnbu.
lances for distribution among the va.
rious military hospitals in. Paris
| Whenever a drive is on there are a
considerable number of wounded
brought to this city, and because
Knights of Columbus secretaries in
Paris have volunteered to help trans.
fer the wounded at the various rail.
way stations every American soldiers
! who comes here with convoy OF
wounded is handled by fellow coun.
tryman rather than by Frenchmen
The soldiers appreciate this service
as they like to talk about their ex.
periences at the front.
x. of c. Secretaries.
Many more secretaries are expected
from the United States in the next few
months and with each group of ar
rivals the war relief service Of the
Knights of Columbus will be broaden.
ed. The military authorities indorse
the service rendered by the organiza.
ton and in many instances have made
requests for Knights of Columbus sec.
retaries or chaplains to accompany
various units of the, army. The
French military authorities also in.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-10-26
Jack Renington's Letter

FAMOUS CORES POND EMIT
WRITES OF GREAT WORK OF
THE. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
ABROAD - SOLDIERS ARE AS
SISTED IN EVERY WAY-WoRK
OF KNIGHTS is POPULAR
THROUGHOUT ALL ALLIED
COUNTRIES.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03
Letters From Ndlhetir County
Boys NOw Fighting III France

Mrs A. M.PMcAfee received me foIJ
lowing letters from her brother. For
rest Sherman, who as member Of the
old End Idaho was stationed at Nyssa
before that regiment was prepared for
overseas service. His letters follow:
Well I.will write you few lines 20
day to let you know how am. We
went over the top yesterday afternoon
captured town and drove the Dutch
men back about two miles. And then
I got little gas and was sent to the
hospital. But. am doing well aud
hope to be back at the boche in few
days II possible. They sure are get
ting some OF their own medicine now.
And they will get some more 'toot
sweet" Gee II was great to see the
Dutch fall and the rest OF them scat
ter for the tall timber. That was my
FIRST time over the top and II isn't bad
either ~ 80 have told you enough
about this and please don't worry your
self to oesth about me for am going
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

l..
ItooFsHaif-Aiz, bergy, Meurcy Ferme
and serlnges by assault. You drovo
the enemy. including an Tmper,s,
Guard Division. before You for I,
depth OF Fifteen kilometers. When
your infantry was relieved, e was
in full pursuit OF the retreatlng Ger
mans, and your artillery continued "a
progress and support another Amsl.
can IN the advance TO. the vesle.
FOR your services in Lorraine. you,
division was formally commended n
General Orders by the French. ARM
Corps under which you served. ~,
your services In Champagne your y.
sembied officers received tho peraon.
al thanks and commentator Of Gen.
eral Gouraud himself For your
services on the 0urcq. your division
was officially complimented In a let.
ter from the Commanding General.
ist Army Corps, OF July 2sth. 1915.
To your success, all ranks and an
services have contributed. and desire
to express to every man in the com,
mand my appreciation OF his devoted
and courageous effort.
However. ..our position places a
burden OF responsibility upon us
which we must strive to bear steadily
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

Headquartsrs: ssnd Divisiou. Amer
can Expeditionary Forces France
August sisth 1919 49,
TO THE oFFIcERs AND MEN OF
THE 42ND DIVISIONS, *, !.
r A year has elapsed since the forma-
tion Of your organisation. II is there
fore fitting 70 consider what you have
accomplished as combat division,
and what you should prepare TO as
complish In the future.
Your first elements entered the
trenches In Lorraine on February
la1m. You served on that front for
ITO days. You we're the first Amer
ican division to. hold . divisional sect
or and when you left she sector June
2ist, you had served. continuously as
division In the trenches for long
or time than any other American
division. Although you entered the
sector without experience In actual
warfare. you so conducted yourselves
as TO win the respect and affection Of
the French veterans with whom you
fought Under gas and lombard
ment, in raids. in patrols. 10 the heat
OF hand to hand combat and in the
long dull hours OF trench routine no
trying to a soldiers spirit, you bore
yourselves in a manner worthy OF the
taditions OF our country.
You we're withdrawn from Lor-
raine and moved immediately, to the
Champagne front where during the
critical days from July i4th to July
18th. you had the honor OF being the
only American division TO fight in
General oouraud's Army which 60
gloriously obeyed his order. I'VE will
stand or die. and BY IT'S iron defense
crushed the German assault ard made
possible the offensive OF July 18th to
the west OF Reinns.
From Champagne you we're called
TO take part. IN exploiting the success
north OF tho Marne. Fresh from the
baltic front before chalons. you were
thrown against the Picked troops OF
Germany. For slght consecutive
dayp. you ATTACKED skiiifully perparsd
positions. You captured great stores
OF arms and munitions. You forced
the crossing 81 the ourca. You
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

Nv u AhhhU nhu WIN w hOhtN oOoAs NVN'
brother
"a Rfi FORREST.
|. i'm alettcr written a week Iator he
had the following interesting COM
ment 70 makes:
How arc you nov and how are you
getting ilong7 I an In the hospital
af present but am beginning 20 feel
pretty good. got gassed week ago
when went over tte top but did not
set enough to make Il serious. A
shell exploded about ten feet in front
oflnt and l could not get my mask on
in time. But we got what we we're
after. anyway, and drove the Germans
back about mile and captured ll,-
tie village
Z The Germans crawed up in a church
steeple end stuck Red Cross flag out
OF the roof and then turned three ma
chine guns loose on us. But that did
Ut, last long. That is what they use
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

the Red Cross for. Any time you see
one Of them carrying a stretcher With
> red cross on Il and bahdson their
arms you can figure they as carrying
a machine gun to position That Is
the way they get their guns up but n
is going TO give ont, ''soot sweet"
FORREST.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03
KENNETH

In his first battle Emmett. John
son. son ofMr. and MrsS c. s. johnson
had the misfortune 70 sssnme the roll
OF q casualty. He wes,hst by piece
OF flyine shrapnei. bw fortunstcls
was notseriously injured. In a letter
written after the one printed below he
tells that he has been discharged from
the institution and expects soon TO DO
back In the game. The following was
written while he was still In the base
hospitals = '.'.
viii write you a few lines to iet
you know how ! am getting along. The
slight wound that got isalmost we,l
4 have been In the hospital Just seveh
days. think there In a coRvslescent
camp that thoy send us TO from hers.
and then 10 a replacement camp. !
do not know how lonE n will be beforf
I get back to my compaay. donf
know whether my mail win be for
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

In letter to his father, J. s. MillE.
ken. Kenneth Milliken tells OF an IN
teresting vacation spent In the French
Alps. His letter follows; 81
Well am lust ending my vacation
at Aix-Leg-I3Aines and believe me
have had q grand time. You know AIR
10 up 10 the French Alps and we had
. chance to do littis mountain climb
ing but OF course all OF mine was done
on cog railroads. Was up to the top
OF Mount Reward yesterday and could
SEQ Mount Blanc from there. Came
down by bicycle about forty-four kill
ometers or about "a miles and for a
bout 20 miles OF q was all coastins Z.
The Y. M. c. A. here Is In the old
Casino, which before the war the Sc
cond most famous gambling resort IN
the world. It sure is a beautiful
place.
UrnNrNstr~rtr
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

warded or held for me: 80.
There are lots Of wild biackberries
seains ripe now aha worlds OF them
20 ripen yet. I was out and picked
eli could eat last night There is a
bie Y. NJ. c. A, here end canteen In
tho building. 20 to the movies ev-
Sry night. The other night there was
a talk by a Frenchman who had lived
four and q half years in England be-
fore the war. He,is an. officer in the
army and speaks very good English.
liis subject was: what Americas
Coming Means to France" II was
worth going a long way to hear.
There Is plenty Of time 20 rest, lots
70 eat. and plenty of anusemept a.
the Y. M. c. A. for the soldiers. and
we are we'll cared for by the doctors
and the Red Cross nurses.
Well will close for this time as
there Il nothing else to tell. Goodbye
EMMETT.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

Mr. and Mrs n. J. Thorp received
the following letter from their son.
William, who has seen some OF the
BIG battles In which tho 42nd Division
has been engaged. In the letter was
enclosed circular letter to the Off
GERS and men 10 the division by their
General in command showing that the
division had battied fcriifo days and
had prominent part hf'the repdise of
huns and In the Victories that have
followed. 1888 -
Tie letter and the circular follow;
willswrite you letter to let you
know that am still alive and we'll. I
figure that n I am alive after what
4 have been thru. you folks should
se 70. I have never been sick but
once and that was only for four or five
days. t' d. l-. s'i'I
: We have real American girls here
n the" " we Won't get homesick as
isng as there Ia anys American girls
~ iFranco.l f,'s'sf.s, "'i 's ~
Lam sending,yo paper thatswas
says, 10 ma IL rill' tell a.little OF
ny experience, ~ " r' yea .'til
wen will close for, this time. so
write oftsn.rc, ,s.ra,' 's. -'g. 80
v. u.tf., WILLIAM 2.
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03
Ia horse power motor goes wrong for
few days. G. B. sWANGo

Vancouver, Wash. August 2s. lsrS.
McNeff Tractor Co..
Portland. Oregon.
Gentlemen; l have been using the cleys-
land Tractor since March OF 1918 Tor or
ohard cultivation. aud have found 1t all
that is claimed for Il Am using a two
bottom 4 2 in. plow--a l6x16 dise--the lat
or can use with 10 II, spike tooth har-
row or 10 It. elod machine-thus doing
the work OF teams and men. MY land
is extremely selllng, but the Cleveland has
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

hta fire and viii be home soon. vou'
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03

We could write this ad by just telling you
the owners own words what this w0nderf
little geared-to- the-gr0und Tractor is doing 4,
ranchmen in Oregon and Washington.
The Cleveland will do anything that hors,
or mules can dO---and can go where they can
---over gullies, ruts and bitches, through so
soil, wet clay, sand and gumbo. No sinking
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1918-10-03
Read What These Oregon and Washington Men Haue tt

coburg, Oregon. Aug.so 1913
McNeff Tractor Co.,
Portland, Oregon
Gentlemen; have had my tractor hitch
ed TO most everything ON the farm, includ-
Ing the Ford Gar. Last spring otter we
finished plowing, ulied ten horse load
working the grownd down. and covered the
ground at faster rate than team travel
ed. have filled silos, Piowed, Narrowed,
Diseed. Hauled HAY, Haaled the Manure
spresder, Pumped Water, sawed Wood,
and am going TO fix pulley ON the drive
shaft so can run the milking machine aud
Team separator with the tractor IN case the
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
Off for the Army.

The following Adair county young
men left for Camp Taylor Sunday aft
ernoon after they were declared in the
service, speeches were made by Judge
Geo. T. Hereford, Judge W. W. Jones
and Rev. o. P Bush, all the speakers
giving the boys the best of advice.
Edgar Royse, Bryan Garnett, R. H.
Whitlock, A. D Compton, W. E.
Humphreys, Delmer Burton, Everett
Morris, Jas. A. Rosson, Sam Miller
W. A. RIAL, Tartln L. Roe, A. F.
Mings, W. P. Spires, John R. Coomer,
Garnett Poison, O. 3. Wooten, j. R.
Morris, T. E. Burton, Wallace Ben
net, S. J. Dire, E E. Abel, Leslie
Miller, Everett Workman.
The following boys, of Russell coun-
ty, passed through Sunday night, en-
route to enlist:
Leonard Gosser, j. R. Breeding,
Owen Pierce, Herschel Wooten.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
Married al Memphis.

The people of Columbia we're greats
ly surprised last Sunday morning when
the announcement was made that Miss
Virginia Coffey, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. R. Coffey, was married. The
groom is Mr.. Mack Watts, whose par.
ents live in Mississippi, and the cere.
mony was performed at Memphis
where the couple met by agreement.
Their courtship started at Bowling
Green while both the bride and groom
were in school.
The groom is said to be most ex-
cellent young man, son of MiSsis-
sippi planter, upon whose plantation
the couple will reside. From Mem.
phis the couple went to Nashville and
other interesting points, and this
week they will be at their home.
The bride was one of Columbias
best young girls, we'll connected and
her many friends rejoice that the COM
panion to whom she gave her heart, is
a young man of splendid character,
and who is abundantly able to give
her the comforts of life.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
New Principal Of .Lindsey.WiIson'

Rev. r. V. Bennett, the new Prin-
cipal of the Lindsey-Wilson, was here
at the commencement, and made his
announcement for the coming year,
He was only here few hours but he
met a great many of our citizens.
making very favorable impression.
Rev. Bennett is very superior man
and is teacher of experience. He is
a graduate of Vanderbilt University
and other institutions. He is especial
ly adapted to the training of young
men and boys. In speaking of him
another minister, who knows him
well, said: 81 know of no man in the
Louisville Conference who is Mrs Ben.
nett's superior as minister and teach
er." He is certainly great acqulsi.
tion to the Lindsey Wilson, and the
people of Columbia should take a
pride in having such gifted man to
become resident, and who will use
his best efforts in further advancing
an institution that has brought Co
lumbia from a population of 622 to
1850. There have been more resi-
dents and business houses erected in
this place since the Lindsey Wilson
first opened than were here when the
school started. All honor to the Lind
sey-Wilson.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
Big INCREASE.
Deposits Shown by State Banks,
Financial Institutions Of
Kentucky.
ALL NOW IN SPLENDID CONDITION.

Notwithstanding large buying o
Liberty Bonds and contributions to
war funds, bank deposits in Kentucky
State Banks alone have increased
s33, 176, 816.68 in the last year and are
S73, 029, 630.74 greater than in Septem-
Der, 1912, when the first report was
made to the department, Commission
er Speer states IN compilation of re-
ports made as of April II, 1918.
In the last year, since April 10, 1917,
the aggregate surplus has increased
1894, 1851, and since 1912 it has in
creased 81. 281, 4O1.4 Undivided profits
in a year have increased from 81, 1885,
3O2 Sc to 50, 52S,068 73.
Cash on hand April II, 1918, amount
ed to s6,391, 1876 "a. as compared to
So. 052, 1852. 60 year ago; deposits SUBJ
ject to check amounted April IL to
S97, $40, 159 81, and time deposits to
S4S, 52O,977.95 The surplus April II
was 50, BOO, 126. Sc and undivided profits
s2,52S, O65.73.
The total number of State Banks is
447, of which POI hold no Liberty
Bonds and SO no other government
certificates of Indebtedness. The
other 246 banks hold government Ger.
tificates of Indebtedness aggregating
S13, 515, 248. %.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22
OIL INTEREST.
Every indication points to the De.
veIopment Of Adair County,
and at an EARLY Day.
WATCH This PAPER FOR INFORMATION.

The following gentlemen who are
actively engaged in the oil business
recently visited Columbia, stopping at
the Jeffries Hotel:
Leonard Ruthledge, of Winchester,
KY; John G. Miller, of Charleston,
W. Va; f. Fl. Whitcomb, of Marion,
Ind, and Ernest Porter. of Monticello,
KY, all representing different COM
panies. They examined all the leases
that have been recorded and reported
to Mr.. Jeffries that they were all got
ten up right, and that their respective
companies would like to secure more.
They further said that after looking
over the territory that they believed
that oil was here, and that it would
not be long until Adair county would
be developed.
Work is progressing nicely at the
Hadley we'll on Crocus, and the drillers,
as we are informed, are confident.
The Adair County news., 1918-05-22

We havd just bought large con-
signment Of all qualities of paper for
this Office, requiring quite a sum of
money to pay for same, and it is nec-
essary that we collect the amounts due
the office for job work and for SUI
scriptions to The News. Therefore,
we want all parties owing US to come
forward and pay or send in the amount
they owe. There is scarcely a man
but has good idea of his indebted
ness to this office, hence there is no
excuse for not paying We believe
you want to relieve US, then do it.