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Li m Fuim contemn 55 t VlV A Home Newapaper Published in the Interest of the People and for Governmental Affairs. VOL. XII. NO. 39. FOTJETH SERIES SALISBURY, . C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13ra, 1916. Wm, H. STEWART, ED. AND PROP. at Mm ll ll R0IE IN CHICAGO, NE THERE PRACTICED, .. - r - :. WlJt PnStlStS SjnBlff-'Wktl The B- CaSIS CttlttOCS f r Sabnit tl CattSC HarrUga 1 Pj W. II. Mifler lu The Menu. The Jesuits the priests and other apologists for the Roman Catholic church, when confronted with the Ne Temere decree of Pius X tell us that it is not prac ticed in A merle? , and, indeed, is regarded as a dead letter by the hiecichy he:e.' This is false, for whenever possible they use it as a weapon to beat their victims into line and keep them cowed by fear and threats of what will happen if they do not obey the priests. The following sworn statement furnishes indisputable proof of just how priests in Am erica use this infamous weapon against supposedly lrte American citizens. Chicago, 111., Jan. 17th 1914. My name is Catherine Janluci, I am eighteen,-years of age, and on May 11th .191, I was married by Kev. John F. Thomas to Tam beo Janluci, (vho had previously go e under the name of Chas A. Ktppens.) and I have a certificate lo prove thtl was lawfully mar ried on the above date. At that time aud during my entire life 1 was a member of the Baptist church and Janluci was Catholic and at first 1 refused to marry him on account of his re ligion but he most solemnly and sincerely promised that if 1 would marry him he would give up Catholicism and join the Baptist church and 1 not knowing any thing .derogatory to the Catholic system at that time I was, by false pretense, finally induced to marry. him upon his promise to quit Catholicism and become a baptist. As soon as we were mtrried he began to talk of what a beau tiful and glorious thing Catholic ism was and" he took me :o his church and his priest nd so.it people to me to praise t "lie ism, but remembering his swieuiii promise and hoping that he would be true to his word I steadily refused to allow them to inveigle me into tber clutches aud refused to have anything to do with Catholicism whatever, conditions steadily got worse and Janluci became insolent and abusive and finally he grossly mistreated and beat me in a shameful manner and called me vile name and all because i would not embrace Catholicism and I was rendered insensible aud confined to my bed on ac count of this abuse aud beating and was unable to sit up or even raise my hand and while in this helpless and pitiful condition Father Mofrisof the St. Moni ca's church 36th and Dearborn Sis., came to my house one after noon and HHid to me, do yvq I i i . . t uuow uiai you are not marrieu to Janluci aud which is the cause of all your.trouble, sickness, and unhapiuess, and if Janluci should come to me tomorrow with a Catholic vimaii and want me to m irry them I would do so in stantly as you are not his wife, you are a vile woman and living in adultery and no better than a filthy prostitute of the streets aud God lias cursed you and you can not have any children and will be forever damned unless you repent your mortal sin and become a Catholic." . I was too sick and feeble to protest against this abuse of the priest and he left me in much worse and far more helpless than when he came into the room. . . (Signed) Cath brine R. Janluci. Personally appeared before me M. O. Bryon, a notary-public in W . I . I t . 111...... . I county, Katberitie Janluci who swears that she signed the ab ive state ment and that it was done of her own free will and that a'l the facts are true us stated. t&igned) mary isyron . decreeing that the marriage cer v. - it- Notary Public. : y ut b performed by Notorial license expires Sept . ., " , . . , T 12 1917. cm' authorities only. Italy Also personally appeared be- go"S so for as to make it a peni- fore me M. C. liyron, notary puouc in anu i or vajok uoumy, Tilitwiid riiiisn. RprsIpv who swears that she was present' when Father Morris talked to Catherine Janluci and that the facts as above stated are true and I make this statement of my own free will. (Signed) Louisa C. Beasley. (Signed) MABy C. Byron, Notary Public. Red blooded Americans, what do you think of that tragic story showing the practical workings of the autocratic monarchlal and ttterly un-American Roman patholic system in this free re public? What American can re- main indifferent or unconcerned io the presence of such outrages as are here set forth with such .... 1 t . O simple but tragic na en tyr Is it not time we unite in a ' mighty movement to keep Ame- rica free, and prevent another Canossa or another St. Bartholo mew? ! Little good however results from telling such pathetic stories of outrages unless we, the patriots of America are ready to do some- thing to right the wrong, and restore the prestige and dignity I of our free gcuernmeut. In writ-j ing this article I have ventured , io hope that the readers of the Menace will show the article to their neighbors and friends -with fie view to getting the patriots in each community to organize a band for the purpose of putting an end to the exercise of such shameful despotism as is attempt ed by Ne Temere and such sub versive attempts to re establish intellectual slavery as is imposed by Montu Proprio. It is true that in the last in stance the papal decree primarily results in tntellectual enslave ment and mental paralysis of the Roman priesthood1, and those educated iu Roman Catholic school, but secondarily with Rome organized and seeking to dominate all public opinion form ing agencies the effect is detri mental to that freedom of thought or intellectual emancipation which marks the difference be tween the United States and Mex ico, and between .England and Spain. With the Ne Temere, however, the baleful influence is direct as well as indirect as is impressively illustrated in the above tragic and pathetic story. The Ne Temere, or marriage legislation of Pius X went into effect on April 18th, 1908. Ger many was not slow to resent the shameful insult Hung by the ar rogant sovereign on the Tiber into the face of every Protestant communion in the world. She promptly let Pius X understand that if the rest of the Protestant world was indifferent to the insult she did not propose to permit any such shameful implications to rest upon the lawfully wedded German citizens, when the con tracting parties had obeyed the marriage legislation recognized by the German government. Consequently the infallible and irreformable pope of Rome made haste to reverse his iufal table and iri'eformable ex cathedra utterances, insoforuis it related to Germany, for by a later de cree the Holy See exempted Germany from live new legisla tion. Germany by her refusal to permit the insolent and arrogant papacy to cast reflections on her citizens, or question the legiti macy of offsprings where mar riage had been performed in ac cordance, with German law, showed the whole civilized world what every self respecting na tion should do where a foreign sovereign attempts to meddle with the laws of the land. The Italian, government found in necessary to take radical and i drastic measures to prevent the church from perniciously med dling with stale affairs. Thus, in regard to marriage the Ital ian government forbids th ; priests to perform the ceremony, . tentiary offence for the priest to ,1(M.fnriTi a cniminv. The Mexican republic after the adoption of the constitution in 1859, refused to recognize any marriage that was not civil, al though priests were permitted to go through the ceremony for the satisfaction of the religious convictions of those who wished a religi" us ceremony' to supple ment the civil one. Surely the hour has struck for America to take a stand on .1. Ai I, A i r.nis auesuuu. ouuu oubrttiros - las that described above, and I A - imilar stories of domestic mis ery resulting from priestly in- terference with married couples, which might be cited, demand A I .a . 1 A. 1 J! mar we iane uio power jrom those who are trying to steal our freedom in order to make America dominant ly Catholic, and who by such legislation as Ne Temere, feel they must wreck homes and ruin lives in furtherance of their loyalty to a foreign soverign. The church opposes divorce, largely for the reason that to do so, and then grant a divorce upon the payment of money, adds more revenue to the Church, m fact, by its weddings, divorces and deaths, the hierarchy ob tains vast fums of money In Illinois, those Roman Cath olics who can raise sufficient monev have little difficulty iu obtaining divorce, and there are numerous indications that the Roman Catholic machine is care fully laying plans to fasten upou various commonwealths, marri age and divorce laws patterned after that of Catholic Austria, machine is carefully laying plans to fasten upon Various common wealths, marriage and divorce laws patterned after than of Catholic Austria. Even at the present time political Romanism is tiving lo discredit justices of peace, and make the marriages performed by them illegal An influential eastern publica tion has this to say on this sub ject: With the increase of Catholics in the judiciary the influence of the pope will become manifest Already there have been signs of it. 1 tie taking ot the junction of performing marriage services from the justices of the peace in New Jersey is one such sign Frequently Catholic magistrates in New York have declined to marry couples and directed them to their priest. Logically the refusal of Catholic judges and rcfrees to recommend decrees of divorce will follow The priests sho.v their cunning- by always discussing divorce as an "evil" when it is a remedy and a cure for martial ills The church op poses ''votes for women' because it fears votes mean divorces for women who want them. The point of attack for marriage re formers is the indissoluble mar riage. Where divrrce is desired by both parties it should be a ceremony instead of a trial and the principal business of the courts adjudicating on the dis position of children .an 1 property where the parties cannot aree. Indissoluble marriage is for the sole benefit of the church and is maintain d at the cost of moral purity and human happiness. Rome's true position in regard to marriage was- admirbty sum med up br 'he eminent Jesuit writer, Rev. John Charnock, S. J in a pamphlet entitled "Marri age," which was published by the Catholic Truth Society, and iti which he says: "The marriage of all Catholics (both parties Catholics) before a Protestant minister or civil mag istrate is no marriage at all.'' "The marriage of all fallen away Catholics ( who have bocome Protestants or infidels) before a (Protestant) minister or civil magistrate is no marriage at all." ' The marriage of a Catholic to a non baptized person is never : a real marriage unless the church grants a dispensation." 'The marriage of a Catholic to a Protestant (one never baptized in the Catholic church) before a (Protestant) minister or civil magistrate is no marriage at all." So deeply are we impressed with the necessity of prompt and united action to meet and repel this iniquitous attempt of a for eign soverign, to create misery and unhappiness by meddling with our democratic marriage legislation and other vital ques tions where democracy is in op position to the monarchial and depotic papacy, a number of pa triotic citizens in Chicago have commenced organizing a cam paign for effective action. Any readers of The Menace interest ed getting up a .group to .fight for legislation that will safeguard I . . .1. . . . ine nSnts American citizens HOB AFTER RAN WHO SHOT FIVE. Wife and Occupants of House Where She Was Employed Victims of Whits Assailant Marion, Sept. 10. Virgil Butt, a white man, 35 years of age, shot and seriously wounded five per sons at the home of Thomas Morris late this afternoon. The wounded are Lawrence Morris, Roland Morris J. L. Biddix, Mrs. J. H. L. Miller and Mrs. Virgil Butt, wife of the assailant. Af ter, being wounded himself, Butt escaped and is yet at large with probably a hundred men on his trail. Excitement is intense to night and if.the lugitive is cap tured there may be a lynching. Butt, it is said, has been a heavy drinker and has been regarded as dangerous when drunk Butt's wife was a cook at the home of Morris, supposedly against his will. This is believed his reason for the act. About 6 o'clock Butt appeared at the rear door of the Morris "home armed with a rifle and shot his wife, then entered the home and began shooting at the other occupants of the house. J. L. Biddix, a nearby neighbor, attracted by the shots, appeared on the scene. Butt theu shot Biddix the bullet glazing his forehead. Biddix returned to his house for a shot gun and succeeding in wounding Butt, as he escaped toward the hills. It is thought all the wounded will recover, though Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, who was shot in the neck, is in a serious condition. Constipation the Father if Blany His. Of the numerous ills that affect humanity "5 large share start with constipation. Keep your bowels regular and thev may be avoided. When a laxative is deeded take Chamberlain's TabKftir Tbey not only move the bowels but improve the appetite and strengthen the digestion. Ob tainable every where. German Casualties Thus far 3,375,000 London', Sept 10. '4er nan e.'ip ualH.'a in the war durug thu onth of Auus ac-rd iog to a comp'ic itioii !ieH from the German asu ilty lifts, totalei 240,9)0 This brings the German total since tli beginning ot th war, as compiled from the sun-so.- rces to 3,H75 000 These figures inc'nde ail the Ger man Niit onalitie but d not include the naval anil colonial casualties The detailed fig-nre for he month of August as follows: Killed 42.700; prisoner-'. 1.800; Missing 42.900: wound ed 153,500; total 240,900 Detailed figures for the period of the war to the end of August, 1916: Killed 832.0 0, pris ners 165,00; massing 23 4 0 "0; wounded 2 144.000. Total 3,375.000. who will write to the Militant Publishing Company, Chicago, III., will receive suggestions in regard to organizing a working plan for action. Rome acts while others talk. She has been in politics for years with a perfectly organized and powerful machine which has enabled a handful of Roman Catholics in many communities to dominate the press, party machines and party nominations, while her pernicious meddling with the marriage question, her attacks on our public schools, her efforts to evade the consti tutional provision for absolute divorce of church and state, in obtaining appropriations for sec tarian institutions and her pres ent attempt to substitute bureaucracy for trial by jury in matters relating to the free press, and her attacks in con- gress on freedom of religious discussion, should show every 1 patriotic. American' the. impbr tance of imitating Rome prompt and united action for tbto cause of wholesome freedom and lundamental democracy. BULGARIAN-GEM FORCES TAKE FORTRESS Rumanians and Russians, Fitting in Dobrud- ia Apparently suffer Consideraols Losses. JLondon, Sept. 11. The Bulga rians are evacuating Varna, the principal port on the Black Sea, according to a semi-official news agency dispatch from Odessa, London, Sept. 10. Continuing their" advance in Western Do- brudja, thn German and Bulga rian forces have captured the old Bulgarian fortress of Silistrai, vvuich lies on the Eastern bank of the Danube about 25 miles Northeast of Turtukai and 60 miles East of Bucharest, the cipital of Rumania and about an equal distance South of Con stanza Bucharest railway line. The capture of the fortress is announced by the Berlin war office which asserts that the Ru manians and Russians fightinjr in Dobrudja apparently have suffered very considerable losses during the last few days. In the Banat, North of Orsova, however, the Rumanians advanc ed against the Austrians com pelled the Austrian light wing after it had pushed them back two and a half miles, to with draw to its former position un der a strong counter-attack. At tempts by the Rumanians to ad vance against heights West of Csik Szereda were repulsed. In Southern Bukowina near the junction of the Hungarian and Rumanian borders the Fermans are in contest with the Ruma- uians. Berlin and Vienna concede a gain of ground to the Russians in the Carpathians near Zabio to the West of Shy pot. The Russians says Berlin, are on Vie offensive from the Baltic to the wooded heights of the Car- hsh were found m the atom pathians, but everywhere except ach of a seal and greatly en- near Shypot their attacks have been renulsed Attempts by the Russians to A- i break through the Austrian lines Southeast of Lemberg, near Halicza, failed according to Vienna, with heavv losses. The Vienna statement mentions the gallantry of the Turkish forces fighting with the Austrians in this region. The repulse of German coun- terattacks and continued heavy .i 4. - a .1 i d,uu7 iURru " tures of the fifrhtinar Scndar on the Western Front in the Somme region between the French and Rm;i, tn,ao anA u fioo Ul lUlOll lJ L CfcUlt IUU VJ7L IXidtAlO The attacks bv the Germans a trainst the British took r,laJKeeP yur bowels regular and North of Ginchv and against the French South of Rernv n San- erre A recapitulation by the Brit- ish War office of the results at- tained by the British on the Somme front during last week shows an advance on a front of 6,000 yards to a depth varying from 300 to 3,000 yards. In addition to numerous air battles between BYench and Ger- man aviators in which seven German machines were foiced down Frecch air craft have heav- ily bombed German depots and estabhshments in the region of Chauny, South of St. Quentm, Ham and feronne. The British claimed for their airman the destruction of three German machines and the driving down of others in a damaged condition. Patrol engagement and bom- bardments continue, to feature tUe fighting on the Macedonian front. The Bulgarians, accord- ing to Paris, have been forced abandon several trenches in t'. district near Vetrenik while the British have shelled Jenikoi and Nevolyen and made a raid on the Doroin. In. Albania the Italians in the Avlona sector have taken with out opposition several Austrian points of vantage. The usual artillery activity continues in the Austro-Italian theater, That Austria-Hungary, while - she would hail peace with joy in has no intention of auittine the 1 fray at the present under the ! terms her enemies would im I pose, is the" statement made MEN TELL ABOUT MAROONED LIFE When Was the War Over?" First tion Antarctic Explorers. Lf udou, Sept. 11. Life on Elephant Maud in the Au arjtic as it was experienced ny the marooned men of Ltenteiiaut JSir Ern st Sbak leton b South Polar expedi tion, who were recently res cued ani tatten to Chile, is d scribed in a message re ceived from Punt a Arenas i ml published ti lhe Daily Jhroiiicle today. "Thf day began," says the description, "with breakfast, which consisted merely of penguin, fried in blubber, ilh a 'iiuk of witer The lim it ng'.s duties cmsirdt-d in jieaiiug away snowdrifts ana Pitching penguin. Lunch was served at 1 o'clock, con Miim of a bitcu t wiii raw lo ber. The af U moon wae otMpie I witli regular exer , e;)Vr'r tiack or one hun- li ' 1 w- ! d - ill it lJgtll. "At5u'ci..ck, when dark-' ie.-H full., ch i e dinner, con lsling of pugu n breast and eef ta Licking t ba.- co, ..he men smoked pranr from ihe padding in their boots, -vhile the p pes were carved irum birds' boue and wood. fhe members of the party took turns in reading aloud from the only available oook-, namely, the Bihle, an encyclopedia, Browning, Ba a m cons essays ana Uarlisles French Revolution. Satur aay evening was always j i marked by a concert, tue fea ture of which was banjo playing. A banjo was the mly musical instrument in camp On one occasion Ihere was a welcome addition to the diet when several undigested joeo 4uese were the only &;h obtained during our stay. , . . . i fu ugirei mere wasa cnaDge m wpeo. impels were I (.11 I M 1 n . 1 . a ITTUafl . T n Ll gathered and seaweed vv ao available as a vegetable. 'We were in the midst of o of these limpet aud sea- weed lunches when the res-. cue boat was sighted. ,4V hen was the war over?" was the first qoe?tion asked Are Yea LooKni Old? ld ae comes quick 'enough wlthout invitinS h' Some look old at forty. That is because I they neglect the liver and bowels Uour liver healthy aud you wil not oniJ Ieei younger om iook younger. wnen trouoiea witn I T1TI a . constipation or biliousness take amoenain s laoieis. i ney are intended especially for these ailments and are excellent. Gasy to take and most agreeable in l effect. Obtainable everywhere. Boys Find Stolen $8,070 Hid in Woods. Martin's Ferrv. Ohio. Seot. 10. A box coataining $8,070 which was stolen when two vesterdav held up and fatally wounded Lee Rankin, paymaster for the Youg- hiogheny and Ohio Coal Com- pany, near here was found today by boys in a wood a few hundreds yards from the scene of the rob bery. No attempt had been made to force open the lock. Harry Brlnine of Bellaire, Ohio, who was ai rested as a suspect was todav identified bv Paul Pickens, chaff eur of the automo- bile, in which the money was being carried, as one of the rob- e bers, according to the police, Baron Burian, tne Austro-Hun- ganon Minister of Foreign Af- "There may Baron Burian, be some," said 'who say that for military reasons we ought to bo the first to start peace over t ires. I do not think so, as long a ; our antagonists speak of the partition of our country among themselves. We have defended our soil pretty well so far, and wil1 do li lomIer lonS enough to - make the others tired of it, any by! way." SEN, OVERMAN DESCRIBES ACHIEVEMENTS. Foartien Salient Features Pointed Out as Ac complishments of Vast Importance. Washington, Sept. 9. Upon the adjournment of the Sixty fourth Congress Senator Overman estimates the achievements of the Democracy as having a value which will linger in the minds of the voters through all the contest of the political campaign tiow narrowing down toward its fierc est struggle. Running over 'the accomplishments in these difficult times he said the party had averted war, had stopped the strike which threatened to engulf this country into a calamity al most as great as the Civil War, had prevented panics and had given prosperity such as the country has never seen. Senator Overman describes the outsianding features of the legis- ation of three years past under burteen heads, as follows: 44 1 The party has passed a tariff that has allowed prosperity to come and stay. 2. A currency and banking aw that abolishes money panics and furnishes an elastic currency all based upon gold. 3. A Clayton law that Trees abor and business by abolishing Government injunction and allow ing a trial by jury for indirect contempts, and gives business a rule and guide freeing it from ear and suspicion. '4. The Federal Trades Com mission, which is to business what the Interstate Commission is to railroads. Instead of the stiff unbendable system, this gives business a chance to adjust eacbj situation to business needs, when a monopoly is not present. '5. An income tax law which compels wealth to pay its share of the burdens of Government. . A good roads law inaugu rating national aid to road build ing and fixing a permanent policy that will result in a complete national system. "7. Rural credits for the farm ers. While not as perfect as it should be it is the first time any thing on this line has been con sidered to give the farmers cheap er money on long time loans and making it easy to borrowers. "8. The perfection of parcels post and postal savings system "9. The development of prac tical and substantial help to the farmers in the prevention of diseases to stock and vegetation and the extension of intensive farming. '10. A shipping bill to build up a merchant marine, the pur chase of ships in time of war for auxiliaries to the navy. "11. Establishment of agencies in foreign countries to aid in developing our foreign trade, especirlly with South America, as well as other countries. "12. Taking tariff out of poli tics by providing a tariff commis sion so that the tariff can be changed without disturbing busi ness. "13. Preparedness for national defense upon the land and upon the sea. "H. Firm, humane, and diplo matic course towards Mexico without going to war. Foreign policies tor the maintenance of our just rights upon the sea but not seeking war or inviting parti cipation in a European struggle, asserting our rights without bringing war. 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