POPE PIOS X DIES
OF PNEUMONIA;
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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<trt sisters lighted the randies
i the miraculous image# of St..
*»-«* and retrained prostrate, pray
ing for hts recovery.
The r'.r . rig of the church bells notl
• d lb p*; le of the eaposition of
The b< • sacmemt and called them
to prayer
f ardiual Merry del Val. who was
e»-'-d in. l*ft after a few minutes and
issued a summons for the cardinal*
wbu had left the city for their va
cations
r* the fatal turn for the worse
•be ,p - addressed the w hole world
B h* si bject of the war When he
was te»ld that the roar of cannon in
*h* ifPi-.e could be beard in Venice
he • tchirEMd
•: - of the dores must thrill
-epwichers at the familiar
mil of battle, recalling the heroic
day s of old’”
Otatii Comparatively Sudden.
tenth came •«* the aged jiontiff
a: *r a hset.* <»f a few lays, with the
'• - - ~e m*a of t- k nee on one side
and *r.e grim reaper «n the other
1 • wu> -•* 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**.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
