POPE PIOS X DIES OF PNEUMONIA; I ... Ra1 -ed After Relapse and Crisis Was Thought Passed. WAS UNCONSCIOUS AT END Rt alive* a«o Officer* of Church at Seaside—Last Sacrament Ad m " iterra When End Was Thought Near. R*tte. Aug M Pipe Pius X died •tl : * o r lock this morning Already suffering from bronchitis a weak heart, the worry occa Mc-and by the war involving all Europe bro- ibt ua branchial pneumonia, and the aged twatif Is a war victim as tru:* as if he had been struck down n tar 9*44 of bsttle He was ill four day*. His holiness had lam unconscious mo*' of the afternoon, but rallied in •be ere*in* became conscious for a 'line aid gave the physicians hope that he might recover But hi* strength was gone, be soon relapsed Info * obi and gradually grew weaker t-r • the end He died while sleeping peacefully Onsth Fcllowed Relapse. 1 the is ft* moon he suffered a re lapse and he received the last sacra tt -•* of Rum*-, usually gay -1 r • 4 v. :•» c lamoring throngs, are Th* • -* of the market places * - ! • d Everywhere eye# are turn ed rt -ctfully toward the golden d tie of >- 1’eier» which appeared u» hav 1. »! its glitter in the dark pnB of grtsf that hangs over the eter nal etty. Hundred* of visitors crowded the • - - street * leading to the massive eates of the Vatican, where the papal guard stood on silent watch. With bared beaus ai d eye# glistening with tear* tbs throng gazed at the place sfce-re ia? the peasant pope." as he »*» affec• */fla>-ly called by hi* Italian country a**. f P'-a X. Was Born June 2. 1835. i • **» X was a native of the 1.iiliw" of Kiese, in the Venitian pr* ,u«- erf Trevisco. which in 1303. **»•- ’ church a pontiff in Xie cuia iiwraiai who assumed the V crow* under the name of Rene diet XI i ru June 2. 183*. to a poor and ’ ui ■ .-» laauly of the came of Sarto. t -a X war christened Giuseppe (Jo seph ■ and known throughout life by 'he c.«,ect equivalent of Giuseppe. "Beppo “ The -arly life of Rope Plus was •Usd * . Mltfltj. Th.- district of »rev.j-o is on* of poverty, only those who have seen u realizing the strug gle lor <-i>vac- that ever prevail* From an early age Giuseppe, bred ■ !.• < .• door life, displayed a '-** nt for the priesthood The educa tional r« -o.(i. > of hi* birthplace were at*** exhausted, and the lad's studious • -a** demanded a wider Bel.l for their Jevek>pn,.-tiL He was sent to a at Caste). France, and from 1 :> was transferred to the Central ' i . iarv at Radu*. the world-renown ed seat of Italian learning. *>n s. ptember is. 1838. the young »ea ru • st received his priest s orders ■ • - Cathedral of Castel-France. ..at ,t ar w«s a Memorable one for Itai* The question of Italian libera • or *:*d le-eii forced to the front by 'be al»« ■' t*t of Orsini to assassinate Xajxdeoe 111. ' h.- diplomat* of nations assembled, u* ' he younger' priest was not con r rned la the movement He turned > ‘iark on 'he world and took up hts du' » «-ur*te In the village of Tom t*e|(* lie Mmu was loved by his par i showers to whom he endeared blm -elf by his unselfishness, his self-sac r fee and hi* tireless labor. Became Pansn Priest in 1867. • - was promo’ed as parish priest of > iso in 1867, only a year after the 'o- a of 'Vioui (Venicei to Italy, so tli:t* the feure pope lived, for the t?-.-' • nri* . two years of his life, under Awrian regie--* in his native prov ince '! he *bk dL-charge of hts office rec ommended t..e pastor of Salzaco to the notice of Monsfgoor Zinelli. at tbs' time -he bishop of the diccese. who nominated him to a canon ry in the Cathedral of Treviso. This pro motion was supplemented by bestowal of the deanery on Father Sarto and his appointment as Episcopal chancel lor. To him also was confided the del icate and Important charge of spiritual director of the Seminary of Treviso, which college he was likewise given a professors chair and an ex aunnership Nor did his activities end here, for he was chosen as a judge in the Capitular Ecclesiastical court, and fin ally was appointed vicar-general of the docese After such an apprenticeship it was uot surprising that when the im portant see of Mantuc became vacant, ia 1SS4. Ijpo XIII chose Giuseppe Sar to to fill the place It was no easy task to which he had beer, called, for tis predecessor had allowed discipline to slack His persuasive powers and administrative gifts were tested to th<- utmost, but he was fully equal to the ungrateful task Severe in personal taste. Signor Sarto showed himself z-^alcus in main taining the gorgeous ritual traditions of his church, and in ls$S the nine hundredth solemn centenary of St An selm was celebrated under his aus aices. while in IS91 he presided at a ike function in commemoration of St. Louis Gonzaga T wo years later Pope Leo recognized Bishop Sarto's merits by raising him to the Sacred College, with the title of San Bernardo alle Tern me, at a consistory held June 13. Iii93. At the same time he was chosen out of all the Venetian prelates to fill the patriarchate of Venice. Won Support of the radicals. In his nine years' resilience in the "seagirt" city the pope of the gondo l.i rs was beloved and a familiar figure. j to Austria. Germany and France, and in these countries, with the exception I of France in recent years, he was ; highly commended for wisdom and i strength. Brought Church and State Together. As to Italy, he increased the cordial understanding between church and state, which was not thought wise by Italian churchmen. However, his ac tion resulted in an uplifting of the church in Italy. The dioceses had been in a most deplorable condition because of the long conflict between church and state. There was evidence of miserable conditions existing in the Italian erai | grants. They have little or no instruc tion in their religion and paid no at tention to it in this country, on the supposition that the Catholic religion j did not exist here. The pope pursued this matter to the j proper outcome. He filled up vacant sees, stirred up comfortable bishops, and ordered the teaching of catechism ! all over the world. He aimed chiefly at Italy. In a word, he deserted di plomacy for the instruction and organ ization of the people. He gave up governments to took after the lost sheep of the household. Pisappointed diplomats then wailed ! about his timidity. But the wailing had no effect on the noble-hearted, simple man who was the head of the church. When the trouble between the church and state broke out in France and the concordat was dropped, the world looked to the pope, speculating what course he would thkf. What he did seemed to be the only right thing | according to the American idea. He ignored the nation. POPE PIUS X His firm, dignified, yet genial rule, quickly made him a force to.be reck oned with. Elected as Compromise Candidate. Pius X. was, as befitted a democrat ic pope, different in many respects from his illjstrious predecessor. Like the fisherman whose place he held, he found his recreation fishing in the Vat ican ponds rather than in writing Latin versos. To his saintliness of eharacter and moral worth, indepen dently of all lesser and worldly con sideration, memory doubtless will pay homage. When balloting began to choose a successor to Pope Leo XIII.. the name of Giuseppe Sarto was hardly consid ered at first. As balloting continued, however, the roll of votes in his fa vor increased. He was then regarded as a compromise candidate, and. finally, on the sixtieth ballot he was elected August 4. 1903, and five days later he was crowned in St. Peter's cathedral. Rome, with all the mag nificance and brilliance of ceremonies that distinguishes the coronation of each successor to the apostolic throne. From the post of spiritual heed of gondoliers and peasants, a work that he loved, to the throne in the Vatican was the career of Giuseppe Sarto, Pope Pius X. And he never had been ambitious •.o be the head of the Catholic church and the successor of St. Peter He loved the simple life among hi6 friends. There was a great difference of opinion as to the qualifications of Pope Pius X. for hiB office. His election, a compromise, was particularly pleasing Before Pope Pius had been on the I throne three years he evidenced that I young men who dreamed of the career ! of a courtier in Rome were going to I be disappointed. The pope wanted bishops for the different e>*es, and the j w ay for young diplomats to promotion. ! it was soon apparent, was through the ! tiresome but wholesome office of ecv j erning bishop. One great reform Pope Pius accom plished, and it promises to be ever re men-.bered in history. He proved that j diplomacy in church matters is a I thing of little importance compared with the direct teaching and preach ing of the gospel to the poor. Opposed to Woman’s Suffrage. An instance of his well-known un compromising attitude against ad vanced tendencies was afforded in his opposition to woman suffrage as voiced by the pope upon the occasion of his reception of a delegation of Italian Catholic ladies. "Woman can never be man’s equal.” he told his fair visitors, "and cannot, therefore, enjoy equal rights. Few women would ever desire to legislate, and those who did would be classed as eccentrics. Scripture, and espe cially the three Epietles of St. Paul, emphasize woman's dependence on man.” By virtue of one of his documents, known as the “Sapienti Consillio,” the congregations composing the Roman Curia of the Catholic church have been reformed and the American hie rarchy has been accorded a recog nized voice in the government of the church PETER RABBIT FOUND A RING Prized Wedding Band Loet Twenty Five Year* Age Discovered by Bedtime Here. "Peter Rabbit.” a pet Belgian hare, belonging tc Eugene Warndorf. *111 no longer be rhaaed from the lawns of neighbors on Retreat street. Bellevue. Ky, according to the Cincinnati Times b'ar la fact. "Peter Rabbit" has at 13 red a degree of heroism that has „ru«d i r him many caresses at the hands of the busy housewives and the adulation ot the youthful members of the Bedtime Stories club in the vi cinity. While his young master was visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Na gel recently “Peter Rabbit” grasped the opportunity to do a little investi gating among the tender grass shoots beside the walk in the back yard. He discovered something about the same time that Eugene discovered that the little rabbit had been digging again. "Peter”was about to be scolded, but f when the result of his excavation was discovered Eugene was happy. It waa round and bright and shiny, and Ea gene picked it up and examined It. He found that it was a ring, and took it to Mrs'. Nagel. “Why, that is my wedding ring," aha exclaimed. “Where did you find itr* He told her that “Peter” had dug tt out of the ground. The ring had been lost about 25 years ago by Mrs. Nagel's son, then a little boy. who since died. It waa identified by the inscription. IS CITY OF SIEGES j __ Belgrade Has Changed Owners Many, Many Time.*. Ancient Stronghold on the Danube Was Subject to Attach Time and Again by Different Nations— Familiar With War. London.—Where the blue Danube and the sluggish Sava meet, less than three score miles from the Hungarian frontier, sits Belgrade, city of sieges. War is nothing novel to Belgrade—the city was the very bone of contention In days gone by. when the now degen erate Turk pounded at the doors of Christendom and threatened to sweep ! Europe, even as Attila. the Hun, did ’ centuries before. Time and again. . Belgrade felt the attack of the Mos lem; time and again. Servian. Monte negrin and Hungariau heroes hurled j back the invader Zrlny, % veritable , host, accomplished seeming miracles in defense of Europe—Hunyadi saved j middle Europe from Turkish ravages, and—always. Belgrade bore the brunt of the battling. In those days the town was divided into two sections, the old Russian, or Sava-Makhala district, and the Tur kish. Dorcol. or Cross-Road section. So far back as the third century. B. C.. Belgrade was fortified by the Celts, who named the place Singidunum. by which appellation it was known until the seventh century. A. D From the Servian Girl In Gala Costume. beginning of the fourth to the end of the sixth centuries. Belgrade changed ; Its masters repeatedly. Huns. S&nna ti&ns, Gotha and Gepids held it by turn i until Emperor Justinian brought it ! under Roman rule. Toward the end of the eighth century it was captured by the Pranks of Charlemagne. A hundred years later, the Bulgarians took possession, to be ousted two cen turies later by the Byxantine Emperor. Basil II. In 1124 the Hungarians un der King Stephen took it from the Greeks, from which time it changed hands repeatedly. Greeks, Bulgarians Wii Hungarians fighting for its pos The city, considered the key to Hungary, was called Darol-i-Jehad. "the home of wars for fr-ith,” by the Turks and they used every endeavor to capture and keep It In 1427 It was ceded to the Hungar ians by the Servians, la 1456 the Turks sought its capture and were completely routed by Hunmrians un der John Hunvadi and Jc-hn Capis tran. the fighting menk. In 1521, Sul tan Suleiman captured tho strong hold, to hold It until 1688, when the Austrians took It only to loue it two years later. In 1717, Prince Eugene of Savoy captured Belgrade for the Austrians, who kept It until 1739, when the Turks again obtained a foot hold. They kept the Servian town un til 1789, when the Austrians carried it by assault losing it once morp three years later. In 1807, the Servians over whelmed the Turkish garrison, keep ing possession for six years, when the Turks again turned the tables. t'ntil 1862 the Turks kept a garri son In Belgrade, and it was not uqtil Prince Michael of Servia threatened war and the Powers brought pressure to bear on Turkey that the latter coun try withdrew its troops. Since then Servia has been in possession. BABY LAYS LOW A “HOODOO" He Is Made the Fourteenth at a Wed ding Feast and Removes Super stitions of Bride. Sacramento. Cal.—A wee infant in swaddling clothes saved the wedding breakfast of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Manne from being a failure here. When the wedding party sat down ta the breakfast the observant bride counted 13 guests. The bride balked at remaining at the feast and all the guests were unwilling to miss the fun. Then one of the party thought of the baby next door. The mother's con sent was gained and the youngster was propped up in a chair in the seat of honor, thereby removing the supersti tions of the bride about “thirteen.” Robbed of Cigars and Whisky. Chicago.—Three members of Hcr I nell lodge, B. P. O. E. of Hornell, N. I Y., en route to Denver, were robbed of nine bottles of whisky and seven boxes of cigars at a local hotel. To the police they gave their names as Edward Powers, T. J. Thomas and L. M. Mosier. Changes Mind After 24 Years. Williamson, W. Va.—Declaring that his sweetheart. Euphemia, had just ! changed her mind, Alec. Chernoff -e urned to the town clerk a marriage I license he had obtained 24 years ago. GERMANS CARING FOR THEIR WOUNDED IN THE FIELD [■stasis/? Vifc. -_ *rai. i , . m 1 -,—-i _^ • .. - ■■ ■ --- 1 ~~ — ..— —- ■■ ■■ W ■■ ■ -1---- ^^ — --- ■* German ambulance corps picking up the wounded after an engagement. Inset is a portrait of Surgeon General von Schienning of the German army. ADVANCE GUARD OF THE FRENCH IN BELGIUM 5222321 Picture of the advance guard of the French forces as it joined the Belgian army that was stubbornly resistin'; the invasion of the Germans. ENGLAND'S WARRIORS OF THE AIR ! I. . i This armed sky-cruiser is the best equipped of England's fighters of the air. The pilot is above and the gunner below, with his gun so mounted that it can be pointed in any direction. ONE OF GERMANY’S GREAT BATTLESHIPS One of the kaiser s powerful battleships firing a broadside. Inset is Admiral Paschwitz of the German navy. _1 _ _ . 1 GERMAN OBSERVATION TOWER Portable and collapsible tower used by the German army. GENERAL HOETZENDOFiF General Conrad Hoetzendori ia chief of staff of the Austrian army. SPIRIT OF RACE IS AWAKE Consciousness of Nationality, at Bot tom of Present War, la Manifest Throughout The World. Everywhere throughout the world the spirit of nationality and the spirit of race consciousness are coming more and more to the front, says an ed itorial in the Chicago News. At bot tom the war in Europe is a race war— ' contest between Slavs and Teutons. Of the original parties to the conflict, Russia and Servia on the one side are Slavic, while Germany and the predominant element in Austria-Hun gary are Teutonic. Yet within Aus tria-Hungary to a marked degree, and also In Russia, gnd even in Germany, other elements are striving, each in its own way, to reassert the old na tional spirit. The Poles and the Bo hemians, for example, are no longer separate nations, but the old spirit of nationality is strong within them, as serting itself in the maintenance of the national language and customs. i and In the oft expressed desire for the : restoration of governments corre | sponding to lines of ethnical origin. The desire of the. Irish people for ! home rule is another manifestation of i the spirit of race consciousness. | France and England and Belgium, as. j parties to the present war. are stirred! by new appeals to national spirit | Even in the Orient, where Japan is i strongly asserting itself, ard where China is waking up, there are notable | manifestations of national and rac% [ consciousness. t