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PAGE SIX THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1918. iitaly rs IT 1 1 iT - J3 law M " . i- M . ' ,M-" i I "-.! : : I;' v - ' v. , .ii i j- - . "-mil , r, heavy Vv if - . - ' Hxtvv -f vseuo i j" , J MOUNTAIN tVSn I It Jt i - . t I it --r;sy- . ' breaking rf t J ' BARRACK!i ON TH6 rAC6 OF A PR 5 C I PI CE , By DR. FELICE FERRERO, Director Italian Bureau of Publlo ' Information. The Wood and treasure of Italy wero freely spent In the successful effort to put Austrla-Hungnry out of the wr Wlillo Italy's efforts were not confined to the Austrian front, her contribution lo allied success was greater hero thnn In the other places where her troops fought the battle for civilization, tier ' fliinncliil imd liidustriul cffJrts have been rijunl to her military effort, and In nil these ri'iwtions Italy tins not In.i'Ked behind in r allies. That the nature and extent of these efforts may be better understood by the Amerlcun public, I wish to review them briefly. In considering Ituly's military con tributions, let me emphasize the fact IliHt her soldiers have not confined their fighting to their own soli. Like those of her allies, they hnve gone fur afield. They contributed largely to the glori ous victory on the Hitlkan front. A large contingent In France first gave powerful aid In the defense of Minima, then took part In the advance of the allied forces. Italy Had 6,500,000 Under Arms. Since the beginning of the war Italy hns called to tho colors little less than D.tiOO.OOO men and has suffered a loss of almost 1,500,000 of them. Of that loss nearly SfW.OOO died lu battle, and 100, 000 from disease. Over 650,000 are totally incapacitated, either by blind ness, loss of limb or tuberculosis. At the present moment the strength of the Italian army Is 4,023,000, Including the cluss of men born In 1000, who have been culled lo the colors recent ly. It may be said, then, that the na tion's man-power has suffered a per manent loss of nenrly a million. Itut, serious as Is this loss, Italy tins Inflicted an even greater punishment upon the foe. In Austrian prisoners alone she hns taken approximately a Million. The Austrian loss In killed and wounded Is, of course, unknown to us, but oven the most conservative estimates make It far greater thnn ours. In the .Tune offensive on the riava aloue over 200,000 Austrian dead were left on the field. Fighting Under Extreme Difficulties. Asldo from their aehleveinenta In other theatres of the war, lliily's sol diers have fought through fifteen fu rious offensives on the Ihoiiso and Iho Piave, Inflicting terrible losses on the foe In each. These cnmpulgns were carried on In mountainous regions and under rigorous weather conditions that taxed to the, utmost the genius of the military engineers and the endurance of the troo. The foe. when hostili ties opened, were entrenched lo care fully prepared and seemingly Impreg nable positions, backed by a network of military roads nnd railroads. On the Italian aide were deep gorges, tin scalable clitTa, almost Impassable ga ciers, pasnes filled with, snow and com manded by Austrian guns. There were no suitable ro's or bridges. The sur mounting of ... it Scull loa has chal Efforts Vim WorM War- ' nil. ' yAl I--.-' lenged tho admiration of the engineer ing world. Over 2.f)00 miles nf rnnil linvo heon constructed on the mountains of Italy and of Albania, and 1,000 miles of aerial cable ritllronds (Teleforlclie) hnve been built to carry food, ammu nition and guns over deep ravines. Economic Difficulties. The magnitude of litis mllitury effort can be fully appreciated only when one tukes Into consideration the economic structure of the nation and the nature and number of Its population. One must remember that out of 80,000,000 Inhnbltnnts lu Italy at tho heirlnnlnir of tho war only 17,000,000 were mule. mis seeming disproportion Is cnused by emigration, which was Inrt'olv com. posed of male adults. Out of thoso 17,000,000 only 0,000,000 were adults economically productive. Consequent ly the subtraction of the mobilized forces has had an acute reaction on the economic life of the nation. It Is estimated that on an average only 100 adults remained In each town or vil lage to provide In each case for" 320 children below the age of fifteen. Furthermore, (he traditions of Ital ian family life render the work of their women an economic factor of less Im portance than In some other countries, though It bus been utilized to the ut most and Is becoming more available as old traditions give way to wur's ne cessity. No Troops From Colonies. Italy sot no heln from col, mini nrn. tlngents. On the contrary, the scarcity of native troops In Italy's colonies compelled the government to relnforca theiu with troops from the mother country. Nor has help come lo Italy through tho co-operation of workman of neutral or allied countries. Italy, on ine oiner mind, sent a Inrge con tingent of skilled workmen to France, thus allowing her to release elements for war. Furthermore, near ly 500,000 of our niRle adults residing In America gave to this great ualiou direct contribution to her economic and military efforts. To meet their mllltar nhitpn ftin therefore, the Italian people have been compelled to cut Into the most urgent needs of agriculture and Industry. Her continuous luck of labor hns made the task of feeding the army and provid ing It with munitions a most dltlicult one. And yet Italy, lacking labor and In dustrial development, lacking almost entirety coal and raw materials, has by miracle of energy been able to create almost from nothing a power ful organ Irntton of war Industries. Difficult to Obtain Goods. The very act of entering the war cut suliitAiMiW SNOW STORM : ' " - i 1 Ml rt"a off Italy from one of the sources of supply of manufactured products, ft Is not necessary here to enlarge upon the well known fact that Italian mar kets were largely under the domination of Germany and Austria. That Is h situation that Is as well known to Americans as It Is and was distasteful to Italians, And It might be said In passing that It Is a situation that must be guarded against by allied co-opern-tlon and sympathetic economic rela tionship when peace comes. Mr. Francis H. Slsson, vice presi dent of the Guaranty Trust Company, in a recent article on the economic situation of Italy points out thnt while Germany before the war dominated the foreign trade of Italy so far ns manufactures were concerned, that country was one of the best customers of the United States In raw mnterlals and foodstuffs. That writer also points out that It was the adjustment of her Industrial and commercial life to the burdensome new conditions thnt has created an entirely new economic fub rlc In Italy. "Italy's devotion of her resources to war purposes has been complete," says Mr. Slsson. "Her pre-eminence In the production of certain articles of com merce marked her as the chief source of supply, for similar products of n warlike nature. Her ordinary produc tion of automobiles, aeroplanes, tur bines and heavy oil engines hns mere ly been Intensified and modified In the direction of such a standardization as would permit quantity production." Financially Italy Responded Well. Financially Italy also has responded to the demands of war with an open- handedness that hns surprised even her self. From the Omt of August, 1014, to the end of 1017 the total expenditures of the state were $8,895,000,000. Cal culating on the basis of a monthly aver age expenditure for thewar of $210,000. 000, the total cost of the war to Italy would be more than $12,000,000,000. A further proof of the financial ef fort Italy made for the war, notwith standing her small means, are the five national loans. The first one yielded about $200,000,000, and It seemed a great struggle, yet still others wens launched, all giving greater returns, and the last one, after the disaster of October, 11)17, yielded about $L 300.000,000, It must be remembered, too, that labor shortage hns meant a rood short age. It has established a vicious cir cle. Our fighters and Industrial work ers have accomplished their work while forced to endure a regime of restricted diet that has meant real and continuous suffering such as probably Is not to be found anywhere anong the other belligerent peoples. JACK DOIFSEIf IPiE Terry McGoTcm Died Tcday As Result Of 12-RisdBsd With Brit Last Buffalo, N. Y., Dee, 31. Jack Den- sey, demon challenger ef Jess Willard, started cast to open a tkeetrreel tour today after having disposed of Gunboat Smith in the second round of tleir bout here last night. The guiinor went out froai a kard left to the jaw after kaviag been floored eight times. Ia the first reund JACK DEMPSEY he kissed tho canvas six times and was only saved from complete annihi lation by the.Jjell. Tho famous old gunner was paralys ed from his waist down after reaching his corner at. the end of the bout. "Gee, that guy is'somo poison, aint hef" he remarked as they took the gloves off his hands. Died as Result of Battle Boston, Mass., Dec. 31. Terry Me Govorn, tho rhitudoiphia lightweight boxer, who mot Frankio - P. (Young) llritt of New Bedford in the foature 12 round toout at the Central Athletic association last night, died at the city hospital today from injuries sustained in tho fight. To Provide Four Thousand t Toss Of Wheat For Aastrii Vienna, Dee. 29. The inter-allied food commissioners at Borne have in formed Austrian representatives that i tho alliog will immediately provide four thousand tons of whnat for German Austria. Tho allied nnd Amerima joint com mission is coming to Vienna to nogo tinto for further supplies, it was re ported. With 41 stato legislatures about to moet, suffargiats are organizing a drive ia every state to induce each lcgisla tare lo pass resolutions calling upoi its jer.atirs to voto for the federal nmenuinont. HEADACHE FROi A COLD? UST ?tjas Celi fcT JEds Is Few Zzzst. Yaur said will break aad all rririM misery end after tokiag 4 deae, ei 'Tape's Cold Ccmpewad" rwj twt tours until three dose ar takea. It promptly epeas elagffod-ip trilt aad air passages ia tke lead, stops nasty discharge er aote ?otiar, re lieve aiok headacke, dnllaese, fever iskaeaa, sore threat, aaeeaiat,, mrrmm sad stiffness. Dea't ty stuff ed-npt Quit Mewfag and sanfftingl Ease year tkrekbiaf kad aetking pise la tke world gives raek prompt relief at "Papa's OotS Ceiapouad," whick seats aaly a few tewta at aay drug store. It acta with out assistance, tastes aiee, and aaaaea ao iaeeaTeaieoee. Accept a substitute 1 ACHES AND PAIS QDISLY RELIEVED Tom'U Sad S?oan's Liniment . cftes the Bevsra rSsencaaatic ache rut li a freely. Don't fei it ta. Jast let it ftiutrutt naturally. What a e3 of sootlriag relief soon follows! Exttraal ekaa, stiffness, oreM, crampad nasclaa, etraiaed aiaewa, Uclt "crfcaa" tkoac aUraeata aaa't fi:t of ta reXeriaf qualities of Sloaa's UaiaMat. Cka, conveaieat, ecoaomioaL Ash aay druggist for it. Ma, 0a, $1.20 mm mm TO RUSSIAN TKOOILE Bolsheviki Regk Is De Facta Govenimest And May Be Recogrized As Such. " By 3. W. T. Mason (Written for the United Press.) New York, Dec. 31. Refusal of the allies to send an army into Russia to subdue tho bolsheviki i in accord with the principle of tho Monroe doctrine. ucdor which tho United States has per sistently refused to sanction the col lection of Latin-American debts to Eu rope by means of warships. Democratic. opinion in Europe is en dorsing the American . viewpoint and will not sanction Jho use of foreign morconivries to come to the relief of any faction in Russia. . Tho plea of tho Russian moderates for armed assistance from tho western democracies is in itself a strong criti cism of the influence of tho immoder ate themselves in Russia. Moderates fa Minority. If thpf ennnot everthrow the bolshe vikj without the aid of alien help, the implication is very strong that, tho mod erates are in a minority. It follow from this fact that tho allies must soon begin to considor the question of for mally recognizing the bobheviki admin' istration. If the majority of the Russian people want the bolsheviki in office, then the bolsheviki regime is the do facto gov ernment of Russia, The aetual test as to whether the bolsheviki really are the majority party is the continued inabil ity of the other parties to take ovor the government themsolves. B!G PUIS FOR Al BUSStSAKDDRAYAGE Light, Fast Machines Will Be Better Adapted For Sport ITiaa Ckmerce. London, Doc. li. (By -s.J:.) The largo bombing machine, which was Am erica's specialty iu aircroft production during the wai, is the type from whicu the general purpose commercial aerial truck will bo evoived, according to Eng lishmen who have been active in the work of tho Royal Air force. "'ho light, fast "unstable" machine, favorite of the Royal Air force, was excellent for fighting, but its develop ment in peace is likely to be more for ;.ort than for commerce, b'.udonts of the air believe. Already the United States navy has a flying machine thi.t scats more passen gers than almost any surface street car, and designers on both sides of the At lantic are busy with plans for air buss es. Danger of travel through tho air iu ijp'.ce times is considered negligible nlrer!y, and statesmen and royal per senates ave not hesitated to trust thorn- selves to wings rather than to waves in 1 c rcsjing tho English channel even dui- ine the war. Increase of carrying capacity and de crease in the size of the field needed for starting and leading are important projects now occupying attention of is venters. Seas Made President . Of Na?al War: College Washington, Dee. 31. Admiral Sims commander of the American naval forces in European waters, has been assigned at his own request to the presidency of the naval war college at Newport, R. I. He will .assume that post when his duties overseas end, prob ably next summer. Secretary Daniels announced, today he has asked that the college appropri ation be doubled and that the work be enlarged. ) m r After knitting more than 10,000.001 sweaters, seeks, etc., America's army nf women knitters have been instructed to cease work, as there ia a sufficient sup ply oa band. nil "From Over There" General Pershing' Official Report Killed in action Disd of wounds IMed of accident 6nd o'.her twines Pied of disease Wounded severely .. Missing in action .... . 42 . 2 ... 8 ... 9 m .. 81 31 total Tbs following names of Oiegott Biea were In today's casualty list. ; Kay I Feck, OorrsJlis, wounded se verely Eddie E Wright, Portland, wounded severely Tm.TJBD IN ACTION Lieutenants Walter E Burke, Maywood Nek ; , Oliver T McKeown, Quiney Fla '. Ralph T Neal, Wgtcrtowu Mass , John A Patton, New Haven Co William K Simpson, VV Union W Va Sergcanta Walter II Detrow, Nsw Springfisli i Charles W Trrhune, Linton lad . 0 . , Corporals ' Samuel L Catliu, Kingsburg Cal Charles Clnguo, Frtiitdala Ala Charb-s G Cooch, Leaf River Hi -Georgp Danig, Philadelphia Dolek Goaezky,- BonUells N D - - ' Theodore llaring,' Margate' City N J Clydo Y Mix, UraysD.i Ha Ra'ph C Rnso, Meaderville Boat Edward D Shcppard, Millspced Ky Privates . Arthur W Bass, Richmond Va Uarttn Bicstcrfeld, Crete III Frank Brovarek, Holyoke Mass Peter Carlo, W H.ivan Ccna John Chadwick, itrceburg Ky Joseph Cozzette, mhdrum Ida John J Curran, L.juklyn William V Davcy, Webster Pa -Richard A Dot'.sun, Fordwick Va Arthur 'B Doheny, New Orleans Joseph W Gourley, Chuekey Tcna Axol E Haggqub:. Ontonagon Mich Frank W Harrias, D.-ookiya Powell J Hois, Cincinnati Stanloy Kroll, North Bend lad Harry Miller, Cleveland O Goorgo C Mitchell, Rents O . Robt Monk. W Union 111 Thomas J Neal, Liberty Tens Theodore L Patnaudol New Bedford Mass Roy O Pollard, Mondon Ma Alexander F Rhoad.-s, N Wilkssboro NO., Leadrn Rice, Troy Colo Wm A Shrrer, Iiuriington Ta Thomas Subeck, Brooklyn Weaver Story, Ft Worth Tex DIED OF WOUNDS Ueutenants Benjnmin I Berry, Cnrizozo N M Samuel I flowlor, BeHo River 111 Carl W Weber, Cleveland O S3trgeants Henry Billo, Columbus O Edward Weiler, Now York Corporals Edward Bcsinger, Chicage Elmer B Connelly, Aladdin Wa Timothy M Downey, Dorchester Mas Richard Echer, Liberal Mo Charles D Nelson, Maplewood N J Bernard F Urban, Buffalo N X Harry 8 Winbcrg, Randall Mo Horseshocr Franklin E Williams, Lil ly Ga tnvates Tsui W Anderson, Jamestown N Y John G Bailoy, Nawawah Ala Cris Benson, Seattle Clovoland C'lanton," Grenada Miss Samuel J Cohen, Baltimoro Md Howard Eiffert, Cloud Mina Joe Fragapane, Cleveland O Jchn Ghenn, Hookschurch O Leo L Goeko, Baxter Ia Benjamin Gordon, Russia Cloy H Hawkins.vGrenola Ras Guido Ianawa, I&nimerer Wyo Clarence Laraincy, Hcrmosa Beaoh Cal William F Linskey, Chiensjo John MoPeak, Sparta Wis John Mostass, Cleveland O John B OlBrien, Rochester N Y Mike Ontiverosa, Sasquoo Cal Walter C Perry, Pittsfield Mass William P Potter, Askcamp Ky Sherman Trowbridgo, Gannett Ida Charles A Wa?ner, Ericksville N Y Andrew L Walker. Springdalo W Va Earl E Winehart, Snohomish Wn Sam Wollraberg, Detroit Mich Petor Ziwisky, Clayton Wis Ernest P Canfield, Edwards N Y Famous Old Recipe for Cough Syrup Ewrflr aM rheifr mad at heme, but to britu them all for quick raolta. Thousands of housewives have found that thrv ran save two-thirds of tha money usually spent for cough prepara tions, bv using this well-known old recipe for making cough syrup at home. It is simple ana cheap to make, but it really baa no equal for prompt results. It lakes right hold of a cough and gives immediate relief, usually stopping an ordinarv cough in 24 hours or less. Get 2Mt ounces of Pinez front any druggist, pour it into a pint bottle, and add plain granulated sugar svrup tei make a full pint. If you prefer, use clarified molasses, honey, or corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Either way. it tables good, keeps perfectly, ana lasts a family a long time. It's truly astonishing how quickly 8 eta, penetrating throuA every air pas aaee of the throat and hunga loosens end raises the phlegm, soothes and heal the membranes, and gradually but surely the annoying throat tickle end dreaded jough disappear entirely. Nothing bet ter for bronchitis, spasmodic croup, wbooping cough or bronchial asthma. IinM is a special and highly eoaeea trated compound of genuine Norway pine extract, known the world over for its keakng effect on the membranes. r?.'4 disappointment by asking you frugjrtst for 4ft ounces of Pinex8 wit full directions and dont accept any tkine else. Guaranteed to give abaohita atiafaction or lnonerpromptry refunded, IPm Puex Co, Ft, Wayne, Tin at Ifmtnr ft I DIED FROM ACCIDENT Sfit Hugh L Miley, Davidson N C - Privates William E .Tesson, Taroma Wi . Patrick MeGillick, Ireland . DIED OP DISEASE lieutenants . . Lawrence L MeCaulay, San Antonie) Tex Henry L Morgan, Roland Park Md Ilmer J Needham, Philadelphia 8ergenta Robert B Hanrahan, Webster City Ia Arthur W McClellan, Berlin HE Corporals William H Hyatt, Toledo G Bugsne h Jones, Ridgeland S C Clarence B Sandquist, BinaMck Min Wagoner Marion M Green, Palmcrtos Pa . WOUNDED SEVERELY Captains Horace G Burke, Merropolis 111 .Wharton Sinkler, Elkins Park -Fa Clarence E Trotter," Imliaiiapolis 'ind Lieutenants . Austin- Besaneon Millcrsburg O Peter D Woods, Pittsburg Pa Sergeants James Clint, Brooklyn . Fred W Floyd, Morrison 01;la Roy O Folk, Poplar Bluff Mo Wiley W Glass, Charlottesville Va William A Harris, Corbcttsvillo if Y Barley F lams, Upper Sandusky O William Lacey, Mcdford Wn Forrest J Louden, Onstcd Mich Hugh A McCallum, Strong City Kas Edwin 8 Munch, St Louis Mo John M O 'Bricn, Everson Pa " Cecil J Steele, Sullivan 111 Corporals Dcuglas Allen, Olney Okla Jesse S Andrews, Strasburg Pa John G Brennen, Philadelphia. PeteT C'aubur.g, Newark N J Alvio D Collins, Alvord Tex William Creighton, Ossining N Y Wallace Drews, Woodbridge N J C'aude Gntties, Murfreesboro Tcnn Grover Houston, Vanwert O WUber A Hudson, Knoxville Tonn Floyd Kennedy, Lincoln II! Karl W. Muench, Appleton Wis John O 'Bryant, Chicago Grover C Smart, Dover Mont Privates Ralph A Young, Little Rover Kan Idward S Reinfeldt, A'deman Wis Joseph H Reisacher, Kansas City Ks Jesse R Matthews, Liberty Ida William L Robb, Seattle William P Rose, Haywaid Cal Lawrence F Berry, Santa Barbara. Cal Edward A Gilbert Jr, Santa Barba ra Cal A Tonic and ' Health Builder Kemove that warning roush or cold with Calcerbs (the calcium tablet). Thsy pivo strength to combat illneaa.. 60c boxes at tlruEKlsts or from ECKMAN LABORATORY, Philadelphia Manufacturers of Bckraan'n Alterative. No Confetti Wanted By Portland Police Portland, Dec. 31. If yon plan to ome to Portland tonight to celebrate he death of Old Nineteen Eighteen, dont' bother about bringing your eon fetti, for the police have orders to ar rest anyono throwing the stuff. But it will be all right to bring your tin horn and any other kind of noise making device, and you might put your colored serpent paper into your pocket, for that has not been banned. Touring California To Get Jobs For Mldiers Sacramento, Cal., Dee. 31. Captain Beverly B. Clendenin began tour of northern California counties today seeking jobs for soldiers. JrJe is idctailed to make good the promise of the state council of defense that California will guarantee to ever Honorably discharged soldier and sail or either his old job or a hotter one. Clendenin was detailed for the work by General Lcitch, commandant at Camp Lewis. He has already met with big employers and farmers of San Jua- quin and bacramento counties. Later they will visit the southern counties. Father Shaw, Former Prior In Portland, Died Today Martinez, Cnl., Dee. 31. The Eev. Father H. F. Shaw, pastor of the St. Catherine Catholic church here for tho past six years, died early today from pleurisy with pneumonia compile.... He was formerly prior of tho Catho lic churches at Portland, Ore. Father Shaw was taken ill several weeks ago, but kept at this post be cause of the influenza epidemic, so that his death was a result pf self-sacrifice. The funeral will probably be Thurs day with interment at Benieia. Women Taxi Drivers In - London Have Conn To Stay London, Dee. 15. (By Mail.) The woman at the wkee has come to stay, for women are taking to taxi-driving. The men have been trying to keep he work to themselves, but they arc apt to be ousted, for those who patron the woman taxi-driver ay she has mask mieer manners, regardless of the 'ze of the tip. Alex T. MrKenxie. a prominent poll ''"ian. committed suicide at Tonopah. Nev., by plunging to the bottom of sv 1200-foot shaft.- He was under Indict ment for the shooting of James Cnsiek, a mine superintendent.