Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1911 — OPERATION ON POPE PIUS X [ARTICLE]

OPERATION ON POPE PIUS X

Physicians Use Knife to Relieve Pain in Swollen Knee. Paris, Aug. 11.—There is an unconfirmed report here that the Pope is dying. Rome, Aug. 11.—Under the direction of Drs. Marchiafava and Petacci, Dr. Andrea Amici, who also is physician to the Vatican household punctured Pope Pius’ swollen knee and succeeded in extracting a liquid of a serious character. The operation gave the patient much relief. Both Cardinal Merry Del Val and Mgr Bisleti were permitted to visit his holiness. They found his general condition improved. This was attributed to the removal of the'patient from his small bed chamber to more spacious quarters.