Show BY U. U S. S ENCOURAGES CZECHS Paris P Oct Oct 20 To O.-To To the Rev Father Alphonse curate of or Marie Mario Cello church Chicago has fallen falen tho the honor honorof ot of being probably the tho first catholic priest from the United States to lo serve sel In the ranks of the tho allies alles as a private The Rev He Father Biskup is ma now Private atc Biskup of or the Czecho- Czecho Slovak Czecho-Slovak lo al legion and has taken part In several se engagements with wih tho the boche When hen the tho United States entered the war the Rev He Father tried to enlist in the tho United States arm army as aa a regular chaplain and when ho failed In that effort efort he enrolled as a a volunteer with wih the Knights of or Columbus an and landed In Franco France as a volunteer chap chap- lain As his parents are of or Czech natI nativity na na- t I although h American citizens ho he tried to got Jet In the Slovak Czecho legion here but hut found h ho could not do so as asa a mu t of ot Columbus chaplain because the C Czechs are arc tut serving servin as part of the tho French forces He lie obtained permission permission sion aba from the knights to enlist in the tho Czech legion and at once dd did so 80 Private Biskup when he ho visited the headquarters quarters of or time the Knights of Columbus Co- Co other da day to lumbus in this city tho the obtain supplies for or the men inca of his regiment regiment regi regi- I ment told of tho the joy with which the tho Slovaks ho received the news that I the United States had recognized their Independence It I lt gave those men new I spirit I have been with them thom In sex sev- e cial engagements an and the they have ha proved i fine fighters but they are arc going to be even better bettel now for the they arc fighting for fOI something very dear to all al men of ot the time Czech race he lie said |