The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1919-01-11

knights or Columbus War Work In
Indiana and adjacent territory, recent.
ly received handsome autographs
likeness of President Wilson.
The whole town of Minocqua, Wis,
regardless of creed Joined in pub
lie tribute to Father Peter Rice, pas.
tor of st. Patrick's church, for his eff
ficient work in all war activities.
Headed by a band parade in which
every resident who could walk took
part, marched to the clergyman's
home and then escorted him to the
depot where he gave an address.
The Provisional Government of
Austria and the Catholic party there,
have bill pending providing for an
election in January of an assembly
to convene on March LIST, for the
adoption of republican form of gov.
eminent.
Father Thomas Jones of Killorglin,
County Kerry, Ireland has been CIV
en- cup by the King of Norway for
valor in saving eight Norwegian sail
ors by dragging them up a steep
cliff 200 feet high and saving their
lives.
The Rev. Charles A. Fallon, of the
Oblate Fathers, has been awarded
the military cross by the British Gov
eminent for his services with the
+, Canadian army in Flanders for the
f; last eighteen months.
Ten hours ambulance driving over
a road swept by gas shell fire was the
record made by Rev. T. ]. O'Connell,
of San Jose, CAL, volunteer Knights
of Columbus chaplain serving with
over there.
More than 100000 men and women
braved the rain at Detroit to greet
Bishop Gallagher on his arrival for
his Inauguration to the see of Detroit
Fully $4,000 took part in the parade
while the balance stood along the
Fline of march.
Rev: j. G. Byrne, pastor of st. Lukes
church, St. Paul, and Vicar-Generar of
the St. Paul diocese under the late
Archbishop Ireland, has received Of
fetal confirmation from the Papal
Secretary of his appointment as ad-
ministrator of the st. Paul diocese.
Corporal Robert A. Foster, who car
ried the Irish flag lover the top" at
the second battle of the Marine, was
killed in action some time ago. The
flag is in the possession of President
Wilson. Last May the Corporal was
decorated with the Croix de Guerre.
The Cure of Haudainville, the Able
Gruey, an aged priest of rs years,
has been cited in a dispatch of the
French army and has received the
Croix de Guerre for bravery. The
Able Gruey distinguished himself
particularly at Verdun.
The great Cathedral of Metz is un-
damaged. It is Gothic structure,
of the Rheims school of architecture,
begun late in the 18th century. It's
fine stained glass is of that century.
It's tower is 387 feet high.
The island of Porto Rico is 80
miles long and 80 Vide. In the recent
earthquake it shook and rolled Just
as if It were floating out to sea. One
town was totally destroyed; not
house was left standing except the
Catholic Sisters Home.
Bishop Alerding of Fort Wayne,
Ind, recently named Catholic Press
Sunday in his diocese. He is the
fourth bishop to have done this with
in year. The others being Bishop
Then of Denver, Bishop Glass of
Salt Lake, and Bishop Chartrand of
indianapolis.
In the Argonne forest, France, is a
Marian Shrine. Everything about it
altar, pedestals, vases, statues, can
dies was demolished by shells; the
statue of the Blessed Virgin, with ex-
tended arm holding rose, is abso-
1utely untouched and intact.