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A ifflFL jil (I (ifM ! il It sl FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES 3t ?c )c jjc ?c 3C djc 5C 36 CIRCULATION IS OVER 3800 DAILY ( fc fc 3c Jc sc jc sc t sc )(t sfc sjc sjc sjc THIRTY-EIGHTH TEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915 PRICE TWO CENTS ERMANS T 1A CAPITAL OF RUSSIA Full Army Corps Said To Be Driving Toward Petrograd Movement May Force Evacuation of Brest-Litovsk, and the Russian South Front-Berlin Expects Novo Georgre wsk to Surrender With 50,000 Troops-French Gain Reported London, Aug. 19. Evacuation of lirost-Litovsk and the Riissiun south front may be forced within a fortnight owing to the necessity of Grand Duke Nicholas wheeling his army northward to defend Petrograd. This was the belief expressed by military critics hero today. The evacu ation of Urest-Litovon may come with in a fortnight, it is believed, as a re milt of the capture of Kovno by the forces of Field Alarshal Von lliuden Imrg. The Austro-Gormnns are now attack ing the outer defenses of Hrest-Litovsk, The Teutonic infantry is steadily clos ing in upon the fortress bnse from the west mid southwest and siege guns aro being brought up to batter the inner unriis or tne mv position. In the capture of Kovno and the ad uince upon tho railway connecting the northern lortress with Brest-Litovsk by way of Vilnn the Oerinans aro threat iiing Petrograd. The liussiuu war of fice today nilmitted the capture tf the principal defenses or Kovno, hut cliuin I that fortifications two miles and a leilf suith of the fortress were still I. "I, I. sians. Part of tho Sinvs in the Kovno region are being driven southward and w.ith the Germans threatening their rear there. They hurriedly evacuated their line from Kalmia to Suwalki, to the west of Grodno. These forces are re tiring , to the Warsaw-Petrograd railway. Important French Gain. Paris, Aug. 19. The most important gain made by the French in weeks on the western front was announced in the official comniuniquo today, which stat ed that the cross-roads oast of Notre Dame De Loretto had been captured. This is the junction point of tho Arras Bethune and Angres-Ablain highways. A strong counter attack was deliver ed by the Germans after the crossroads was taken, but this was repulsed, and the position, which formed a salient in the l'rench lines, was maintained. The capture of this position will per nut the launching of an offensive against tho Germans to the north and northenst of Soiichoz. "Violent fighting continues about tho summit of Lingekopf in tiie V09 the communique stated OK TRAINS AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTS SEATTLE'S LAZIEST MAN Seattle, Wash., Aug. 19. Found The laziest man in Seat tle, if not in the world. His wife testified he is the cham pion. Justice Brinker agreed with her. His name is Shot Biruger, a negro, who weighs 250 pounds. When his wife asked him to bring up a scuttle of coal the other day, Shot said: "What'r you trying to do, wo man! Make a slave of met" Justice Brinker ordered him to pay Mrs. Shot 7 a week or else go to the stockade under the lazy husband law. AMERICANS ON WHITE STAR LIR WHEN TORPEDOED ires," the communique stated. "We Piie Slavs in this region, on the right 1 have taken new-trenches on the crest bank of the Nieineu river, are protect-1 of Schintziunenle. " his; the retreat of the main body ofj Kussinns upon Vilna. All preparations! Germans Make Steady Progress, hive been made, however, for tho early Berlin, vin wireless to Sayville, Aug. Hianilonuu-nt of this latter point. The; 19. Novo Georgiewsk may bo expected population fled lroin Vilna more than to surrender within a few days with its .1 week ago and the Russians have been garrison of .ri0,000 Russians, German busily engaged dismantling lactones newspapers declared today. Riga and "id removing eervthing of military I Uvinsk are also threatened by the Ger- value. mans and Brest-Litovsk is now half Petrograd today nilmitted that encircled, "stubborn fighting with alternating As an example of tho great progress successes" was in progress south of that, is boiii'-made by the. kaiser's arm- th Uielostmk-Drest- I ies in the east tho papers pointed out I that ihe fortresses of Warsaw, Ivan (lorod, Lublin and Lumza have been re ! duced and taken since August 5 Wnvno uud on Litovsk line. Heavy attacks nijainst Novo Geor giewsk arc also reported by the Rub ;.inn war office. It was i-lnimed that t rie situation uround Hrest-Litovsk was I Fighting on Italian, Front unchanged. Rome, Aug. 19. General Cadurna is It is persistently rumored that a now endeavoring to break tho Austrian whole German corps is being moved ' line along the Isouzo. Heavy bombard from Field .Marshal Von Mackeusen's incuts before Goritz and infantry at-..out-hcrn front to the north for a drive' tacks south and west of Tolmino were hi I'etrogrud after Vilna is seized, reported today Mime critics believe the German plan j Italian infantry rushed tho Austrian is to drive a wedge in the Russian line out of .several rows of trenches from :ist of Vilna and then march ngainstj Snu Martino to Bighan, but were later Los Angeles Plawwright Was . Supposed To Be One Of Passengers London, Aug. 19. Fifteen Americans were aboard the White Star liner Arabic, which was torpedoed without warning and sunk off Fastnet early to. day by a German submarine. Of 423 passengers and crew aboard the vessel 875 had been landed at Queenstown this evening. A statement from the White Star line reports 48 unaccounted for. WRITE STAR LINER ARABIC TORPEDOED BY SUBFJARIN E Hope Expressed That All Pas sengers Are Safe In Boats SUNK IN ELEVEN MINUTES AFTER TORPEDO STRUCK State Department Acts At Once To Ascertain If In terests Were Affected Washington, Aug. 19 Klovcn boatloads of" survivors from the torpedoed liner' Arabic arrived nt Queenstown today, Amcrlcnu Vice Consul Thompson report ed to the state department this afternoon. New York, Aug. 19. Zellah Coving ton, playwright, of Log Angeles, and his wife planned to sail ou the Arabiii from Liverpool, it was learned this aft ernoon. At the Fulton theater where a play is being produced of which Covington Is a .co author, no word haa been re ceived from him. It Is assumed that Covington and his wife sailed as planned." New York, Aug. 19. The White Star line announced at 5:25 this afternoon that 375 survivors from the Arabic were known to have been landed at Queenstown. London, Aug. 19. Commander Finch, of tho Arabic, cabled the White Star line offices here frwn Queenstown this evening that his ship was torpedoed without warning. f'trogrnil while the Slavs to tho south ue held olf. To counter such an at 1 irk, the Russians must evacuate Brest l itovsk and retreat to the north or l.-nve a garrison in the southern fort 1 'm to impede the movements of the 1 "'minus to the southeast. Take Two More Forts. lierlin, via wireless to London, Aug. I '. Penetration of outer positions of Hie Russian? at Brest-Litovsk ami the iptiire of two more Novo Georgiewsk lulls with !2I cannon .was reported by (be war office today. field Marshal Von M.ieke.nsen 's lut.es penetrated the outer works of l;,' -t Litovsk near Kokito'no, the of ' 1 i :i 1 slntement declared. In addition 1 " 1 lie cannon. which fell into the hands " the Germans with the fall of the forts at Novo Georgiewsk, 1000 111 miners were taken. Following up his Kovno victory, '' i l l Marshal Von Hiudenbnrg is clear "i: the region west of Grodno of Rus- i'orceil to evacuate the positions by the enemy artillery. Naval Engagement. Berlin, via wireless to Hayvillo, Aug. 19. Among tho announcements from the official press bureau today was the statement that tint "admiralty yester day reported an important engage ment. ' ' This is believed to refer to the sink ing of the British transport Royal Ed ward in tiie Aegean sea. More British Troops. London, Aug. ID. More British troops have been landed on Suvla bav in the Dardanelles. General Sir Ian Hamilton today reported fresh Inndings ami declared "severe fighting is in priri.'ress with heavy losses to both sides." General Hamilton admitted that the arrival of Turkish reinforcements blocked the British advance following the landing of fresh troops. Queenstown, Aug. 19. The White Star officials this after noon received a message saying a rescue ship carrying 400 sur vivors from the torpedoed liner Arnbic is en route to port. If this be true, it accounts for all of those on board the vessel ex cept 3(1, London, Aug. 10.--A state ment from the White Star line offices this evening slated that 10 boats, containing passengers and members of the crew of tho Arabic, were en route to tjtieonstown. It is hoped no lives were, lost, but the line of ficials are not -j cS certain, the statement said. "'" New York, Aug. HI. A Queenstown cable to the White Hlar line offices here this after noon declared persons were saved when the Arabic was tor pedoed nnd sunk. There were l2o including pas sengers and the crow aboard tiie liner, leaving "iO unaccounted for. WOMAN TURNED AWAY AFTER SWIMMING MILE Ocean Tart, Cal, Aug. 19. Determined to board tho battle ship Wisconsin, Miss Anita Bill ing, of this city, swam a mile through a choppy sea to the side of the wnr dog today, only to have an obdurate officer declare that under . no circumstances would a mermaid be allowed on one of Uncle Sam's- fighting craft.- Miss Boling also swam out to the battleship yesterday but that time a stony faced "midshipmite" stood guard at the gnngplank and refused her admittance. CHANCELLOR OE GERMANY TELLS OF SUCCESSES ot Addressing Reichstag He Says Empire Has New Annies For New Enterprises SIXTY-TWO MILLIONS IS PROPERTY LOSS Awful Destruction Wrought In South By Hurricane and Tidal Wave Reports of Loss of Life Coming In From Many Sections As Communications Are Restored Gov ernment Takes Quick Action to Relieve Suffering In Stricken Districts New Orleans, La., Aug. 19. Proporty loss to the entire south in the hurricane of this week was todav o.itimiited hero at $02,000,000, divided as follows; Loss in buildings destroyed, 10,000,1)00. Cotton and other crops, $'.'(), 000,000. Oil, 2,000,000. War Expert Mason Has Fig ured Out Meaning of Eastern Campaign FORTY-EIGHT ARE MISSING. Loudon, Aug. 19. A statement from the White Star line offices at 8:25 to night reported J 8 from, the liner Arabic unaccounted for. Of tthe 423 passengers and crew on board 375 wero saved, the statement said. The list of those aboard is now given as 132 second caiun passengers, 48 GREAT STORM LOSS IN LONE STAR STATE WITH TOLL OF LIFE By J. W. T. Mason. (Written for the I'nited I'ress.) New York, Aug. 19. The fall of Kovno points to I'etrogrud as (he ulti mate objective of tin- present Gorman drive through Poland. The kaiser re served his public congratulations for the Kovno victories. The Germans attempting to separate the Russian armies into northern and southern forces and to bottlo up, at least temporarily, the large purt about Brest-Litovsk and the I'ripet marshes. The .Sluvs are not yet divided. Their defensive has been well maintained. If the kaiser's forces sue ed in dividing P'l"''"''.' '" n,-.., i. ,.-..,. r:, 1 n..i, v;i.i... that the liner e will be in a precarious position, not because of the actual separation but be- I... -.ill 1 ... NT Will UO UIIUUIl IU 'UIH:UUl TUIB I his miinitimiH. The chances of the Itiissiuns avoiding the trap are about evm. ateorage and a crow of 243. Lundon, Aug. ID. The White Star liucr Arabic, eu route from Liverpool to New York, was sunk eurly toduy by a German submarine about five miles off Kastnet. The I'ig 15,000 ton liner was sent to the bottom alont (10 miles 1'rom the spot wheie the Lusitanla was similarly destroyed. Kirst "dispatches fiom Liverpool de clared the Arabic's 175 passengers and members (if the i n w hud been saved, but Inter reports Miid soma were be lieved to have been lost. The Arabic's Berlin, via wireless to Suyyille, I.. I., Aug. 10. "Germany hus strong armies for her new enterprises, nnd proudly nnd without fear wo look to the fu ture." striking a kev note of ootiinism. Chancellor Von Hethmnnii-llollweg thus iKliiresscit tiie opening session of the reichslng. A big throng heard Ihe im perial chancellor as he again truccd the events leading up to the war. lie de dared it was false that Germany alone was prepared fur the conflict nnd charged that the country's enemies had misrepresented the facts. "Tho present occupation of Poland b your armies is the beginning of nn evolution which will lead that country from the liussiun yoke, toward n brigh ter future in which it will bo able to develop an individual nnd national character," the chancellor declared. Continuing Chancellor Von Itethniann llollweg went over the events which have transpired since the lust session of the reichstag. "All French attacks against our western front have failed," the chan cellor said, "despite their contempt for death and their reckless waste of lives. "Italy has been splendidly repulsed by our ally, despite the numbers in which she lius attacked. The Dardan elles remain unshaken nnd cannot be taken. "We extend greetings to our faithful allies, especially to Kiuperor Kran. Jo sef, who celebrated his eighty-sixth birthday yesterday." The chancellor reviewed the Gnlicinn, Poland and Courlnml campaigns and declared Germany's enemies were in curring n (Trent toll of blood by con cealing the real situation. He referred sarrcnstically to Knglund's claim to In fighting for the rights of others nnd declared Germany was fighting for the freedom of the seas. Dallas, Texas,1 Aug. 10, The death toll in the tropical hurrienno which swept southeastern Texas had reached nearly 200 this nttermim uud was still growing. Many points nt which lives are known to have been lost have not yet been heard from, but wilh these miss ing the list of dead was steadily in creasing. With the death list at Galveston rais ed to I I, additional reports from that district increased the aggregate toll nearly 100. Most of the fatalities to be reported were believed to bo duo to vessels being swamped in the storm. The list included: Perished from the dredge Ham lions ton, 0; from the dredge Han Iternard, 27; drowned i-t Jennings Island, II; Hour Lake, II. All railroads operating in Texan aro usscmbling men be drawn from Feirt Wingate, Browns ville, Kl Paso and from army posts. The lied Cross society here is await ing further details to determine w'ue- 1 thcr special representatives are needed , to caro for tho injured. General Bull, in command at Texas City, has reported that the government losses there were very heavy. Many cavalry mounts were swept out to sea and all equipment virtually ruined by the storm. It is nut believed the number of 20 dead at Toxus City wjll be increased when complete details are obtained. Tho war department learned today that, not more than 10 soldiers perished in tho storm nt. Texas City, despite re ports that (he death list there reaches 20. 46 Dead in Galveston. New Orleans, Aug. 10. Uite reports received today from the Texas Sturm declared there were -111 fatalities in (lulvestou and Virginia Point alone. Twenty persons are reported to have drowned at Virginia Point. Tho Cause way hotel there is declared to have col lapsed. There wero 00 guests in tho hotel. At. Galveston "IS were reported tn have perished. The dead there indiule the Wile and daughter re Lighthnuso Keeper Hteinhnrt. The loss by fire, which followed Ihe storm in the island city, is estimated at 1150,000. Itcnorts from Houston declare urcnt and nmterinls today linm in Galveston wero suffered ulomr to construct n wooden trestle across ; Seawall boulevard and east of Tremoat (Inhesion bay in order it connect theN'reet, where scores of dwellings were, island city with the mainland. This is ! toppled (tver. The wreck of Galveston necessary owing to the destruction of I in also complete from Hleveuth to Nine parts of the great causeway and will ( it li streets. In this district the loss take three weeks with men working day 1 j chI imnti-d at 15,000,000, J)ebrls is and night. piled high in the streets and (special rnconfirined reports reaching here of i police tire on duly to prevent looting whole villnges along the coast being uf wrecked houses 11 ml stores. wiped out lend to indicule that the casualties would run into thousands, but it is In Ticvcil most of the inhibit ants of these towns wero saved and that tiie bus of life will be much less than was expected on the face of these reports. Home of the towns and vil lages reported destroyed were of more than 1000 populhtinli. The number of dean in the city which bore the lirnul uf lac hu rr'u-11 in- Ida I at I I. The suifsiilo life saving station was demolished nnd seven sleumers are re ported ngrirind about. Galveston. Tho wind which hit Ihe harbor and city whs of terrific force. Vessels were ripped from (he mooriui-s and hurled inland ou the crest of the flood. Houses were blown down nail trees uprooted. One of the most striking iudlnit ions of the force of the wind was found when a was monument was discovered as having lie. .11 blown 220 feet. Drop Bombs on London. Berlin, via wireless to Snyvllle, L. I., Aug. HI. Zeppelins dropped bombs up on tiie city of London and an important establishment on the Thames Tuciiday, an official 11 unit of Ihe latest ai-rinl raid upon Kr gland declared today. The bombardment was with good results, it was stated. Fncti.ries nt Ipswich were also bombarded. The Zeppelins escaped without dninnge from the tiro ot aim- uhcstoii, Texas, Aug. 19. About : demolished ninl shipping entirely dc 1 '" persons are known to have perished moralized. " 'lie Texas storm region ns a result Number of Known Dead, "i ilo- terrific tropical hurricane which - ti,c mjr of known dead based on "'I't Galveston and nearby cities, and reports received up U un early hour '"-a moved inland to wreak further todav is distributed as follows: ," ue upon crops nnd towns. The Virginia Point HO; Texas City IS; " '"mine was at its height, on Monday ; Morgans Point 11; Sylvan Beach H; m. I hii, mitji Wednesday morning,! Hitchcock 7; Lnl'nrte 7; Port Arthur J'" 'Hi-ally wiping out several smaller' 4. Lynchburg II; Seabrook 3; Houston """ villnges and inflicting property I o! rVinrt 1; Galveston (I. 0-11:1,.,. which will run into millions. I 'The property damage which is pot i- -Ill' s of railroad tracks are destroyed, ,i...i ,., ,,,,,, recite l H.-t.Ki.uoo, is most- "i ir.-.ls "-final. of telegraph and telephone iv .nU'reil in Galveston where the loss are down nnd wires flattened otl 1 -. ,.,.U, m l.V0O0.00O todav. Other estimates were: Houston 2,ui)0.i)oO; Seabrook l.iHH (Mill; Texas City 40u,iM(l; Port Arthur !2ii0.ii00; Sabine fl'Mi.dOO; Sabine Pa IihV'NO; Kemnh $'0,0o0. Cotton Planters' Loss. Pnnrmntis losses were suffered by cot- 01 More Steamers Sunk. London. Aug. II). The Wilson liner Serliino, 2,205 tons, nnd the British stcuuior Thornfidd, US tons, have been sunk by submarines, it was an nounced here toduy. The crews were rescued. London, Aug. 19. The Wilson liner Grodno was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine toduy. The crew was rescued. crew numbered men. lietlier 1 nircrnft guns. those reported to have perished werej ' Vive boats from one of our torpedoe pnssengers or 11 d-cra of tho crew was,),,,, flotilla attacked a small modem not stated. British cruiser nnd destroyer near the The Arabic left Liverpool yesterday i rm(-if f lightship," the official state afternoon bound for New Yrirk. It waslmt Hi,i. jconseiuently declared In naval circles 1 n()ur bouts sunk the cruiser and do- mat tne liner eouiu 1101 onve ocen sus-, B( rMV1.r yi. suffered no losses." tiected nt currying conirnnanil, 111 viewi v, rr-diiil Von II ndenbiirg has of the fact Hint she was headed away : U),,n s pri u-rs around Kovno, it from the war .one and en route to a ! nll,'mceil. neutral port. The Arabic wus sunk at 11:1." this, m jjvacuate Kovfll. morning. She w-nt tu tne Dottom with- . . A m preparations are in 11 minutes after boing struck by the ' mi'(, ,)y , BMilin, fr the German s torpedo. . ,,,; f' Kovel. according to Kleven boats w-ro put over Ihe side , . . . ,,:..,,.,, r(.iv(.,l .. , quicKly after .lie torpeuo explode,, am - , , ,iHml,., t:!!: , ; iUi "'' an' tZ coatea.s of some government l(,..,rl. from O.eenstown this nfL.r. I buildings are being removed, it is re ""onl. It will take weeks to com lj restore communication and re conditions to anvthiiiLT like Saved By SeawaU. idy the great-sea wall erected by H'-ton eleveu years ao saved it 'ting the same fate suffered in growers ami oil producers. Acres ""Hi m, " '" heTl S,000 persons were drownld ....tton mi the field were destroyed and ''"' entire city inundated. As it, u !, estimated that a vast percentage t '" city has suffered millions of dol- 0f tho Texas crop is a total loss. r" 'l"'s to property but the death list! when the storm struck shipping off I veston proper is not expected to ' Onlveston, the havoc wrought was ter ""! six. Forty small crafts in the'rj,iP. (his Carlson, of the crew of the are neiicvecl to have been sunk "11 THE WEATHER I COT 0&I M I I 3FACH ..iSS Suit TOO u'g the storm, beach resorts were (Continuod oa page ) 3 Oregon: Fair tonight and Fri day; northerly winds. noon were ( isiiruun iory ami 11 was im possible to learn h"W many, if Buy, pns sengers or niemlit'is of the crew were lot. It was bel-ved a ma.joritv, at least, were saved. Late this afternoon it wns not known I whether any Americans wore nlxmrd the Arabic or h-ther Captain Finish iiH'l endeii'. iui-1 in -scape when the sub j marine was nii-tt ' 1 . It Is therefore un 'determined whether (ho sinking of the 'Arabic may be regarded as a " deliber ately unfriendly act," as the I'nited I States warned (l. rniatiy further attacks without warning ' I"1" a steamer carry ing Americans would be regarded. As 111 the cae or the Lusitania, tne first reports rea- Iiing here snid there were no camalti'-s. Immediately afterward, however, Liverpool dispatches said it was re tNjrted some were lost. Unconfirmed porti-d. Kovel is 7.1 mib'S southeast of Brest Litovsk and the southernmost point of the new Sluv line in Poland Daiico at Hotel Oalvez. Houston, Texas, Aug. 19. A dunce was in progress at the Hotel Halve: in Galveston Monday night while tho fierce storm wns nt its height. When the lights went out owing to the break down of the electric light plant, candle In addition 10 di'inl are reported at l-ntliit, uliorn tho tirniti-rt V Iiimh wns ' placed at, lK'0.000. Two are reported tn have perished i-t Hay Itidge. Roltof Work Bogtin. Washington, Aug. 10. The war de iMirtment todav ordered food. Iieildinil and tents rushed to Galveston from were substituted. Hundreds of storm Port Hill, ih nnd Fort Lavenwnrth, victims (ouk refuge in the hotel. Mia., lor fiso iiy victims or the gun; Members of the Shrevcport bnsehall storm. The army will cooperate with 1 ten 10 and HOO other refugees from Gal the Hcd Cross in relief work. veston broUL-ht this story here upon Fiirlv dispatches staled that the arriving in Houston todav. Manat'er storm had subsided nnd that the ens Kneaves, of tiie Hhrivveport team, esti unities could not be accurately esti- mated the number of dead in Galveston mated. from BO tit 100. Other ineml lers of til - The war department also ordered , (earn declared the list of victims would food supplies scut from New Orleans to Calves! F. rgency supplies willl (Continued on Page Five.) First1 Wounded Italian Soldiers Create Excitement in Rome (Ay Alice Rohe.) M'uiled I'ress Stuff Correspondent.) Koine, Julv II.- -Illy miiil.) - Hix linn I red wounibd soldiers, too first .visual of Horror of Italy's entrance inln'the wnr, arrived In Koine today. Koine, einotiomil, responsive, gacd utioii the iiuloadiiH' of the two train- loads and their despatch in tram cars, ambulances am. automobiles tu tho var ions hospitals. It wus 11 sight long to be Another Steamer flunk. London. Auk. 19 The British stcnincr Donslev. of II.U'.M tons, from l.iveri I to Bi.stoii. is reported to have been torpedoed by u submarine near hen the Arnbic was sunk. The Diinsley wns presumably attacked by the so me sub marine that sank the White Star liner. One report received hen- says the Dundey is still afloat and is picking up survivors from the Arabic. An earlier dispntrh to the owners of the vessel said it had been sunk. British Cruiser Lost. Berlin, via wireless to Tuckertoti, v r Aiur 111 A British cruiser was reports said prs-lically all passengers (,!,)r'yH,l in an engagement off the Bill members ctf the crew were taken ,, ini f Jutland, nn admiralty off before the Arabic made her final (Continued on Page Three.) statement announced today. The cruiser u-m sun U bv n loruedo boat. The official report in Jicutcd a real battle had U-en fought. But the Prince itf Piedmont, future king of Italy, his eves fastened eager ly on the two soldiers, began to ipies 1 1 1 1 11 them eagerly: "Have you see papa the king." The two soldiers, eyes filled with tears, voices broken with emotion, tried ill vain to reply. "I would like In f to the front and fight with (he soldiers for Italy with tuiil," he said affectionately, remembered. Traffic wus stunned ti villi.' with euildish svinpathv tu en- the vehicles bearin.7 the (led Cross courauo the two soldiers to talk, passed through the city. " lint have you seen papn," he r- Women wept, and men, hats in hand, 1 iterated. cl red Ihe returning, wounded, while 1 The two soldiers weeping and laugh- from the same depot fresh recruits were j ing wilh emotion replied: departing for the front, 1 "Yes, we have seen him. He gnv-t So fur Hemic had gnzed only upon us then medals with his own hands, these departini; soldiers, banners have1 He slunk hands with us. He called m flown, and flowers had pelted the 'sol Ihis brave sons." -lull.' Today all wus changed. The "And how is hel" cried the crown little crown t-rioce uud his sisters, his prince. ih,.r. ii ii lleletiii, ami the tfin-cn "Fine," replied th;t soldiers, "and Mother Minifo-rilii have been nt. the lilii hen rted when among ns. He acts itntion to ei 1 the soldiers on their us though it were a holiday instead way to the mountaius to jisu the me" of 11 wnr.'1 with the king. Then the two soldiers recounted to Today, In the midst of the surging the little prince all the details of the. Koimin crowd, the ciown prince again encounter 111 which they were wonnde.t. was among the pcopl-. Two wounded And mtt. until he had seen them safely men in particular attyicted his atten-, placed ia the hospital would he lenvn t i ci 11 for they wore upon their breasts their sides. At, the station to greet uiediils fur bruvi-rv. Strongly affected the returning wounded men f 1 mil the nt the sigiit of these two heroes the front was also (Jueon Helena, (he queen little prince Insisted that (hey enter Mother Mnrguoritu nnd the Duke of his nntomobile and be conducted tirdcnim. the hospital in his company. The Ho-j The number of wounded is being kept man crowd watching tiie scene brokoja secret throughout Italy. The Roman into cheers and wild demonstrations, ' papers have not, even been allowed to "Vive Prince Humbert!" " Vive print tho number of today '1 returning savoitt, "tivo me army, mien, 1 tg