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    THE NORTH PLATTE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE.
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XV SUCCUMBS
Illness That Was Not at First
Regarded as Serious Has
Fatal Ending.
PONTIFF HAD BRIEF REIGN
Elevated to the Papal Throne In 1014,
His Llfo Was Saddened by the Atro
cities of the Great War Or.
djjlned Priest In 1874.
Rome. Popo Benedict XV Is (lend.
From n slight cold, which hnd not
been regarded ns anything serious,
double pnoumonln developed, nnd tho
physicians In nttendnnco had given up
bono for the recovery of their ills-
tlngulshed putlent. Their bulletins hnd
in n measure prepared tho world for
the sad event.
Cardinal Gosparrl, papal secretary
oi stntc, made public the fact of tho
death of the pone.
Ills holiness had been suffering for
some days, huvlng contracted double
pneumonia, and treatment began too
late.
During the enrly hours of tho morn
ing, toward 4 o'clock-, there was a sud
den chnngo for tho worse nnd tho
bronchial affection from which his holi
ness bad been Buffering for several
days, spread to his lungs.
The pontiff asked for and received
the Inst Bncrnment, Insisting upon this,
"If only to glvo n good example," he
said, despite nttcmpts by bis attend
ants to dissuade him.
The pope's physicians were In con
sultation at the Vatican at an early
hour, and the morning bulletin Issued
nfterwnrd Indicated nn extremely seri
The Lato Pope Benedict XV.
ous condition. Dr. Ruttlstlnl, however,
stated then that while the condition
of bis holiness wns grave, It wns not
hopeless.
Pope Given Oxygen.
Soon thereafter, however, the pope's
condition bccninonggravatod and tho
administration of oxygen was begun.
Meanwhile, prnyers were being said
In nil tho churches nnd Catholic Insti
tutions of Home on behalf of his holi
ness and great crowds begnn to as
semble Tn St. hater's. ,
The sudden change for the worse
In the pontiff's condition seemed to
havo come as it great surprise, even
to those who had been observing him
most closely. Last evening ho rocolved
some strengthening Injections and tho
doctors then stated they were satis-
lied with his condition, expressing lnjpo
mat uanger of an. extension of the In
Humiliation lo tho lungs hud passed
and. saying the crisis appeared to be
overcome.
One of the most disturbing condi
tions thnt developed early In tho day
seemed to be passing away after 10
o'clock In the morning, ns the pontiff
was then ublo to oxpectorate slightly
This aroused inoro hope among the
wntchers, but toward 11 o'clock he he
canto worse again and oxygen then
was udmlnlstercd.
Cardinals Walt Word.
Mgr, Zamplnl, sacristan of the apos
tolic pnlnce, Mgr. Carlo Rcsplglil, the
pontifical prefect of ceremonies, nnd
Mgr. Mlgono, the prlvnto eliuiylierluln,
were at tho pope's bedside.
There wns nn nlr of deep anxiety
nnd apprehension about tho Vatican,
where many of the cardinals wore
waiting in nn antechamber, nil tho
cardinals In Italy having assembled In
Rome upon receiving word of tho
pope's serious Illness. Tho doctors,
after a consultation, did not conceal
the gravity of tho pontiffs condition,
although Professor Murchlafuru took
a more hopoful view than his col
leagues. Pope Hears Mass Celebrated.
MgrMlgohe celebrated mass In un
apartment adjoining tho popo's bed
room. ;TJio door ,to tlio sick-room ro
TO PNEUMONIA
al
Pope Benedict XV, two hun
dred and sixtieth In the list of
Roman pontiffs, served as pope
for about Ecven years and five
months, having been crowned at
tho Vatican Sept. 6, 1914. His
reign was shorter than that of
any of the three popes immedi
ately preceding him. Pope Plus
X, his Immediate predecessor,
t served 11 years before he died
in isn.
malned open so that the pontiff might
hear.
Many diplomats visited the Vatican
seeking news; all of them wero re
ceived In the antechamber, none be
ing permitted to disturb the patient.
It Is said that the pope contracted
his present Illness three days before
his death, after he had celebrated mass
In Matlhlo chapel. He received visi
tors nnd attended to bis usual pontifi
cal duties until u comparatively few
hours before ho passed away.
Cardinal Glorgl, the apostle pcnltcn
tlary, was summoned to Pope Bene
dict's bedside at 8 o'clock this morn
lng, says an Hxehnnge Telegraph ills
patch from Rome, to Loudon, to rcclto
the prayer Tor the dying.
6preads to Right Lung.
The Inst olllclal bulletin on the con
dition of his holiness read:
"Ills holiness has been four dnys
with lnfluonzn bronchitis. It Is ascer
tained that Inflammatory process has
sprond to the right lung.
"Tho patient passed an ngltutcd
night nnd hnd no slecn. This mornlntr
dlui dyspnoea Is intense. Tho tempera
turo wns 104, tho pulso 102 nnd the
respiration 08.
"BATTISTINI,
"CHERUIJINI,
"BIGNAMI,
"marchiafava:
Takes Turn for Worse.
It vns nbout 4 o'clock in the morning
thnt the change for tho worse In tho
pope's condition occurred. It wns espe
cially duo to catnrrh, which has spread
to both lungs, to Inability to expec
torate and to pulmonary Inllammatlon,
It was stated. Professor Cherublnl,
who had been waiting nt the Vatlcnn,
wns Immediately summoned. He found
the pope mentally depressed and pant
ing for breath.
Realizing the patient's serious con
dition, Dr. Cherublnl administered
sedatives nnd expectorants, but the
beneficial effects expected did not man
ifest themselves. In view of the grav
ity of the situation Dr. Cherublnl sent
nn urgent call to Professor Blgnniul,
n Vatican nutomoblle being dispatched
to bring him to tho Vatican,' bis nr
rlval there following shortly.
Consultation Is Held.
Professor Blgnnnil tho evening be
fore had remnrked upon the nbsenco
of a cough, checking expectoration, nnd
consequently wns not surprised by tho
development, It nppenrcd. After n
brief inspection of tho patient ho left
to bring Professor Machlafava, with
whom ho shortly nfterwnrd consulted
In the Vatican.
HAD FILLED HIGH. POSITIONS
Pope Benedict Prominent in Church
Counsels Before His Elevation
to the Papal Throne.
Pope Benedict XV roso to the su
premo bead of the Catholic church
Sept, 0, 1014. less than six months
after he was elevated to the cardinal
ship. Ho was horn of noble parents
at Pogll, near Genoa, Italy, Nov. 21,
1851. Ills father was Marquis Dolln
Chlcsa.
Kducutcd nt Cnpronlcnn college nnd
the Acndemy of Ecclesiastics, he wns
ordained to the priesthood In 1878.
He was taken to Madrid, Spain, by
Cardlnnl Itampolln, and for four years
was secretary of the nunciature In
Spain. In 1001 he was appointed con
suitor of the holy olllce nnd In 1007
Pope Plus gave Mini cthc appointment
'of archbishop of the see of Bologna.
He was made a cardinal In May, 1014.
SadrieneH Ru Hnrrorn nf IVir
Pom ItiMHfl!i win tiiiwli nlTi.Kwl h&
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the honors-and sorrow of the World
war and many times tried to bring
about peace negotiation. Germany's
violation of Belgium's neutrality filled
htm with great sorrow and after, the
sinking of tho l.usltnnla, he' telegraph
ed the Gorman emperor telling his
abhorrence of the deed.
Pope Benedict's llrst appeal for
peace was Issued one week after his
coronation. Tho appeal failed to bring
results, as did also his Inter plan for
a Christmas truce. In January and In
July, 1015, he again tried to bring
about peace negotiations. In March,
1010, he repented his attempts and In
May of tho sumo year suggested that
America should act as conciliator be
tween the warring nations. Ills note
to President Wilson to this effect
reached Washington when Germany
and the United States were Involved
In n diplomatic crisis. Tho Vatican np
proved of President Wilson's peaco
note Tn 1017, but three months later
the United States entered tho war.
Made Appeal for Peace.
Tho Pope's most memorable nppeal
for peace was Issued lnhls own hand
writing on August 8, 1017, nnd nsked
belligerent rulers to end tho struggle.
During tho peaco conference his pleas
wero Issued In behalf of weaker na
tions. Just before tho conference President
WHson had a private conference with
Popu Benedict nt tho Vatican In which
ninny questions of a social nnd inter
national nature wero discussed.
Tho settlement of the 700-ycnr-old
Irish problem wns received with great
plensuro by tho pope, who Issued a
message congratulating the principals
In tho negotiations?;.
Our New Balloon and Airplane
This Is tho steamship Wright running down the Hudson rlycr for final
yarn ior omani unilateral to tne united States. The Wright was built for transport service, but wns converted Into
n balloon ship nnd piano carrier. Six wells ha?e been built In for the stownge ami inflation of six kite bnlloons. Tho
vessel Is equipped with u hydrogen gas generating plnnt, and hns complete repair plants for balloons nnd planes.
. . .
Germans Adopt
Yankee Sports
Boxers From the United States
Find Rich Pickings and
Easy Bouts.
DUEL YIELDS TO FOOTBALL
Civilians as Well as Military Engage
In Games Workers Suspicious
of Middle Class Clubs, but
Have Many Themselves.
American sports hnve becomo tho
ruge In Gcrmnny. Tho few American
boxers who have filtered Into Ger
many have found rich likings nnd
easy bouts. Recently In Munich I saw
n bout between a clever German pro
fessional and a young German-Ameri
can, says a correspondent of tho
New York Herald. The German had
the footwork technique of a fencer,
nnd ho always made a regulation num
ber of swings before plnclng a blow.
He also had severafVxtremoly pretty
fancy steps with his foot. The young
American was n trifle wild and uu-!
scientific, but be bad learned bow -to
use his lists In Milwaukee. He whs nil
over the ring, until finally ho stretched
the old school scientist out on the unit'
In the third round.
This Instance Is one common In Ger
man sports generally. The old con
ventional etiquette games In which
people lenrned to defend their honor
nre giving way to sports which people
piny and pay to see" for the fun of tho
game.
Duelling Yields to Football.
Mcnsur, the old formal duelling, and
gymnastics, the only purpose of which
was to give athletes a chance to dis
play their muscles, nre giving way to
football and track sports. If tho
Hohenzollerns hope to win their wuy
back to the hearts of the German
masses they must discard their plumed
helmets and shining nrmor nnd come
back In football togs. The young
princes must make n name In races or
track meets and show n willingness, to
rub elbows with the crowd nt the races
and themselves tuke part In trnek
meets.
As long ns exercise meant drill, some
thing connected with duty, Gennnn
youth did It because they had to, nnd
tried theh to offset the effects by over
eating nnd drinking and complete In
ertia out of hours. Their dlstnste for
sports began In tho schools, where
they had only drills preparing them to
bo soldiers.
German universities had a way of
mixing sports Just as they did learn
ing, with stilt collars, cmirt etiquette
and fifteenth century Idetils of honor.
Only duelling could thrive In this at
mosphere, and this could bo defined ns
blood letting Intimately connected with
much smoke, more beer nnd mostly
formality. Such sports wero marks of
social superiority nnd never a pastime.
To be sure, tennis hnd begun to como
In hut It was made more n rendezvous
nnd tearoom than n sport.
The only organization where physical
exercise held sway were the turn
vcrolns, gymnastic societies, such as
thoso in tho middle West In America.
But these, too, wore crippled by the
efforts of political parties and the
Government to 11111101111117.0 nnd par
ticularize them. They became and
still aro entnngled In political preju
Noted Town Is Now
Without a Policeman
City Marshal Blackburn of
Tombstone, Ariz,, has resigned.
Ho has been receiving $50 a
month pay from the city, tho
balance uintjo up by subscriptions
nmong business men, who have
been struck by n wtvw of econ
omy thiU left his emolument be
low the living lino. So Tomb
stone, once tho haunt of tho
West's most famous desperadoes,
temporarily, at least, Is without
pollco protection.
dices. Tho burgers have their turn
verelns and the workers hnve theirs.
Under no circumstances would they
think of cpntnnilnntlng eilch other by
huvlng n meet. Indeed tho workers
nre more exclusive. Insisting that
members hnve union enrds and In somo
clubs thnt they bo members of Socialist
parties.
Atmosphere of Democracy.
The fall of the Hohenzollerns, tho
end of universal .service nnd tho
gradual spread of democratic ideas
hns created an ntmosphere. for tho
kind of sports which people follow to
enjoy themselves. American welfare
organizations in Germany nre over
flooded with requests for training in
sports nnd equipment. The world
student federation movement has made
this a part of Its work here. Several
American sport experts hnve been
coaching secrets of soccer and track
contests.
One of the army trainers with tho
Coblenz forces hns been Offered nn at
tractive post In Germany when the
nrmy of occupation goes home. In
Dresden nnd Hnllo the students have
laid out track nnd nthlqtlc fields on
their own Inltintlve. "
Soccer has becomo almost the na
tional game. Swiss, Dutch and Aus
trlnn teams come to Berlin to piny.
Some time ngo n tenra of British sol
diers from the Berlin milltnry mission
mot "a team from the Gorman military
police. As might Hnve been expected
nntlonnllsts on both sides were highly
scandalized, but the men enjoyed
themselves.
A significant transformation nlso
hns taken place In tho German army.
Now that service Is no longer com
pulsory the Gennnn staff has bad to
mnko It attractive. The new drill
books In addition to prescribing setting
up exercises have a large pluce for
sports. Army championship games
were hold In he Berlin stadium this
summer. They hnd' running, shot put
ting nnd swimming, organized ns
elimination contests. Some of the
running wns milltnry, with full pack,
but most of It was on American sport
lines.
Boxing nnd footbnll are not, how
ever, Included as compulsory. 0.'he
mnjor in chnrge of this training told
me that these games aro permitted,
but because they Involve a certain
amount of bodily risk the army does
not wnnt to faco the responsibility of
having to pay damages for Injuries.
Army Barred by Allies.
Tho nrmy tennis also cannot play
with civilians on restriction from tho
nllles military control commissions.
The reason ' Invoked li that army ns-
Only Woman Bishop in the World
Bishop Alum White, A. M., thu only woman bishop In the world (conse
crated In 1018 at tho annual convention) and head of the Pillar of Fire church,
which slio founded In 1002. vln less than twenty yenrs Bishop White has seen
missionaries Bpread her gospel In every
Carrying Ship
tests, Just before being tnken to tho navy
Fight Rattlesnakes
With Mustard Gas
Tho Department of Agricul
ture ngents ut Uusoin, Wnsll.,
hnve ndopted a unique plun to
rid tho state of venomous rep
tiles by tho use of mustard gas.
Tho gas was forced Into n bed
of lavu rock, which previously
had proved nn Impenetrable
fortress for rattlers. Soon there
appeared snnkes ranging from
Infants a few Inches long to bull
rattlers nine feet In length.
Dazed and blinded, they easily
were clubbed to death.
soclatlons In sports might make It
possible for tho German staff to train
n largo number of civilians for ulti
mate warfare.
Sports have taken 011 n populurlty In
Germany with the men on the street
which never existed before, and crowds
attend the track meets. When there
are long distance runs the roads for
miles nre lined with enthusiastic fans.
I saw a communist meeting In Dues,
seldorf scatter while an orator was
hnrrungulng for domination ot'the
proletnrlnt, not hecuuse the police
wero raiding, but because n cycle rnca
was scheduled on the squure.
But political considerations stUL
continue to determine lineups in sports
moro than mere qualifications. The
workers continue to bo highly suspi
cious of middle cluss sporting organ
izations, but they nre the llrst In to
see the games. They hnve enormous
verelns of their own, totaling some
2,000,000 members. Arriving nt Dres
den one Saturday evening, I found
no room to be had because workmen's
Saxon turnvcreln wns holding nn nn
nunl meet the following day. Next
day I watched their parade, 15,000
strong, nnd saw a part of the game.
They came as n delegation of 30,000.
Men of nil ages were In line. Many
of them beavy, big-handed, ungulnr
workers. Muscular strength they had,
but were clumsy and green nt their
games. But they were full of enthusi
asm and energy, nnd took part from a
real love of sports. The political angle
to these games was the presence of
workers' delegations from Austria and
Bohemia. One Dresden plncnrd pho
tographer showed "Yesterday," a re
view of the Imperial guard by I1I3
majesty, Wllbelm II, and under It "To
day," showing tho 15,000 workers nt
their games. Tho heading over the
picture was "Strength Gives Victory."
Mention of the Olympic games Is a
delicate subject In German sporting
circles. They would like to go to
Pnrls, even though many backs would
be turned on them. They welcome out
side contracts and participate In nny
contest wbero tho mark has not fallen
too low for them to travel.
country In the world.
DITCHES FARE
III THE OF HEED
This Statement Was Made by
Charles S. Barrett, of Nation
al Farmers Union.
PROFITEERING -IS ALLEGED
Secretary of Agriculture Alleges Some
Companies arc Charglno the
Farmers Extortionate Inter
est on Loans Mado.
Washington, D. O.
came to the front with tho announce
ment ly Secretary Wallace that i.
would lay before tho national agricul
ture conference charges that certain
companies loaning nionoy on farm
mortgnges were tnklnir t.dvnntium r
the present crisis to charge- extortion
ate interest rates.
Tho jAgrleulture dcnnrtaiAnt nlc,
made public Infonnntlon it lmd gath-
men snowing thnt the banks f the
United Stntes hnd outstnudlurr nnnmv.
Inmtely $3,800,891,415 personnl nnd col
lateral loans to farmers and 31.447..
4S2.020 In farm mortgage lonna nt the
enu 01 wm.
"In nil lines of buslne!."-
retnry declnrcd, "wo find predatory
individuals who seek
take advantage of the misfortunes o
others. We expect thnt from men or
n certain type, but It la a real aim.
to note that the same sort of thing Is
now being done by 'somo Insurance
companies nnd farm mortngo loan
companies, of whom we have a right
10 expect a higher code of etldes.
These chnrges. ho added. riU not nn.
ply to nil companies ninkln? oitnn tn
f tinners, for some, ho sahJ, were doing
tho right thing nnd helping the fcurmers
nil they could. Others, however. ho
asserted, "are taking ndvnntnge of the
iarmer s distress to hcnrtlesHly extort
n rate of Interest nml form at ioc
wfilch ennnot bo justified."
Chnrles S. Barrett, president at tlio
National Board of Farm Ornnnlyntlnnt:
nnd president of the National Farmers'
anion, niso declared that the govern
uient had "ditched" the farmers "he-
nuse, through the federal reserve
board and other arencles, It allowed a
ruinous nrtlflclal dellutton to bring ng
rlculture lo Its nresent dcnlorublir
straits."
Ileal success' for the conference, he-
nsserted, "would be possible only If n
plan Is evolved "through which speedy
aid will bo given the fnrnw-ji, m they
can continue ns producers of food anil
clothing materials for this country and
for n large part of the world."
Asks 156,000 to Aid Destitute Indians.
Wnslllnifton. D. ("!. An fmmetUntn.
nproprlatlon of irG,000 Is needed for
tlie relief of destitute Indians, Presi
dent Harding Informed congrcHB. De
claring thnt the situation is Bt rUtail
that It would be "unsafe" to delay
action, bo urged nromnt nnssnee at '
resolution nutborizing the expenditure.
Failure of last year's cron In nnnr
localltes and "Industrial staguntlon"
wero given ns tho main cnuses of des
titution nmong Indians by Indlnn (1mm-
missloner Burke. In a renort forward
ed to Speaker Glllett by the president.
Uidlnns of ;) reservations nre In re
need, ho said.
Americano Decorated by King.
Home. Kii.g Victor Kmmanuel, re
viewed -the American battalion which
came here -to participate In the cere
monies attending the presentation of
the congressional medal of honor to
Italy's unknown soldier. Queen
Helena, Crown Prince Humbert, Prin
cess Yolnnda, General Diaz, Premier
Bonoml nnd the members of his cab
inet and Ambassador Chi were pres
ent. After the king had inspected the
battalion, he presented the war cross
tn MnJ. Gen. Henry T, Allen nnd two
of his oClcers.
Burch to Face Second Trial.
Los Angeles. Arthur ('. P.urch will
face his second trial for the alleged
murder of John Ihdtyn Kennedy 0:1
Monday, March 27. A jury In Burch J
first trial, disagreed and was discharg
ed, after a seventy wo-hour diiidluik.
Booze Ship is Selz'd.
Savannah, Ga. The auxiliary yawl,
Polly, wns slezed by the coast guanl
yacht, Tyboe. and broujrhl hare under
guard. On board, government oltlcers
said, they found 400 hmn of wihsky,
brandy nnd champagne.
Yankee and British Envoys Robbed.
Paris. Sir John Bradbury and Ro
land W. Boyden, the British and Amer
ican members of the reparations com.
mission, wore robbed of :i,000 francs
and 1,000 francs respectively In a
sleeping car, returning from Cannes.
Dr. Edsall Will be Dean.
Cambridge Mass. The sehooi
of
public heaith to be created nt llurvari
university with a $2,000,000 gift from
tho Rockefeller foundation will liote
us its dean, Dr. David I,. ICdsall, who
Is dean of Harvard Medical school.
Fish Commissioner Quits.
Washington, -.Dr. Hugh M.
Smith, who has been United States
commissioner of llsherles since 1013,
has resigned from that position ufter
thlrty-slx years of service with tho
bureau of fisheries