The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-25
Catholic Chronicles

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sheeting of the highest and toughest |
material. There are three large pro- !
pellers. The main propeller is mount |
ed directly on the shaft of the motor;
the other two propellers are set on
bracket bearings a few feet below on
each side of the main propeller and
are driven by an endless chain geared
to the main motor shaft.
This and another proposition, which
does away with military exemption for
divinity students, will necessitate a
conference with the senate. Under
President Wilson's recent regulations
these men will be used in noncombat-
ent divisions. Final action on the bill
was unanimous.
80 Per Cent Of Students to "Farm."
The Department of Labor announced
last week that 80 per cent of the stu
dents of the country will spend their
vacations this summer working on the
farms.
Widower Is Observation-Disclosures Am
erican, M. ]. Dwyer, who, while resid-
ing in the Noble Ecclesiastics, Rome,
attended lectures in Propaganda, was
| ordained subdeacon on March 16. The
saying that a man cannot commence
hard study with much hope of success
after forty is falsified in this case. Mr..
| Dwyer is now 81 years of age, and has
| been a widower for considerable
time. Three years ago he resigned
the position of district attorney in the
United States and went to Rome to
study for the priesthood. His exam
nations in Propaganda, in philosophy,
and theology have been brilliant. At
one time he was editor of Donahue's
Magazine.
Wins SIS, 900 Damages.-Chicago-
verdict for $4,000, was returned
against the Chicago Examiner today by
the jury which heard Judge w. F.
Cooper's libel suit. The case was
based on a series of articles printed
five years ago. Cooper sued for $780,
900.
Catholic Women Care for Workers.
The Catholic Women's War Relief
Association is about to establish a
home for Catholic young women who
have come to Washington for war
work. The city is overcrowded and
proper accommodations at fair prices
are hard to get
Monk from Quebec Cited for Brav-
-Quebec.-Father Gregoire, Ca
puchin Monk, and for years a we'll
known Lenten preacher here, has been
cited anew in the orders of the day of
the French army for conspicuous BRAY.
cry on the field of battle. The reit-
Grated honor comes as a reward for
his conduct on the recent retirement
of the British and French armies on
the occasion of the German offensive.
| Largest Seminary in United States.
The plans for the great theological
seminary of the Archdiocese of Chi
cago on the shores of Lake Erie, near
Libertyville, Ill.,, have been announced.
1t will be the largest in the United
States.
American Catholic Soldiers in Paris.
Catholic soldiers who may go to
Paris, whether on duty or on leave,
may be glad to know that they will
find opportunities Of discharging their
religious duties in the English tongue
} at ST. Joseph's Church, so Avenue
Hoche, Paris. This we'll known
church, which is served by English
speaking priests, may be reached by
| the underground railway-Etoile Sta
| ton, to which it is quite close-or by
tramway from any part of the city
to the Arc de Triomphe. The fathers
attend to the spiritual wants of their
compatriots all over Paris, and one OF
them is on duty at the church each
day for the purpose of hearing con.
< fessions or otherwise rendering help
to visitors. There is sermon in En-,
l glish at the 10 o'clock Mass and at the
, afternoon devotions.
: Catholic Bible Is Bought for $6,250
:, "A Catholic Bible was sold the other
day in New York for s6,250. 1t was
= from the library of the late John D
;. Crimmins-"The Holy Bible translated