The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1910-10-26

relieving distress in Italy:
Office OF the Commander in Chief
United States Atlantic Fleet
L. S. S. Connecticut (Flagship),
Naples, Italy, January 10, 1909
Sir: The entire cargo of the vessel
under your command having been ten
dered to and accepted by the Italian
government for use in relieving the
suffering caused by the recent disaster
in southern Italy and in Sicily, you
will proceed to deliver said supplies
as promptly as practicable consistently
with the instructions hereinafter con
tanned.
.. NiceAdmiral Moreno, at Naples.
commander in chief of the Italian Sec
ond Maritime department, has furnish
ed the following list OF officials who
are authorized to receive and receipt
for the supplies to be delivered for
the several places named:
At Palermo, Catania. and Syracuse
the civil prefect.
AT Nlilazza, Genera: Escard, of the
Italian army.
At Messina, the paymastcr- general
OF the Italian army corps.
At Geggio. the paymastcr-gencral
OF the Italian army division.
At Giora Tauro, Bagnara, Scilla. and
Cannetello. the Italian army officer
commanding the local garrison
ian navy, has been detailed by his gov
ernment for special duty on board the
vessel under your command until the
delivery of the supplies has been COM
pleted. You will direct the pay officer
to pay on public bill the amount of
Lieutenant Bianchni's living expenses
on board. charging said expenditure
against the special relief appropria-
ton.
I. The accompanying three lists.
marked A. b and c.. show the uuanti-
ties OF each item apportioncd for ca
delivery in Sicily, OBJ delivery in Cal
abria, Co direct distribution.
.. You will exercise your discretion
as to affording Immediate and direct
relief Wherever, after due inquiry and
careful consideration. YOU deem ii nee
esSary and to this end ii is especially
enjoined upon YOU to cooperate with
and avail yourself to the fullest possi-
bic extent of the services and counsel
OF Lieutenant Bianchni as the accred-
tied representative of the Italian gov
crnmCnt.
g. Whatever supplies remain ON
board after all of the places mentioned
have been visited Will be delivered to
the army paymaster-gcneral at Mes
sina, except fresh meat which will be
brought back to Naples and placed at
the disposition of Vice Admiral Moreno
T. AS there is no shelter for shipping
along the Calabrian coast, the order in
which visits will be made to the vari-
GUS ports of call must De left to your
discretion.
s. Orders have been given General
MaZZa commanding in Sicily. and
General Tarditi. commanding i'm Ca
labria. that the responsible officials,
hercinbefore designated, shall sign re-
cepts for supplies delivered to them
for distribution. Such receipts will
be made out without prices or values;
but regular expenditure invoices with
prices shown and value extended will
BE rendered BY the pay officer win mis-
cargo accounts, said memorandum re-
ceipts being attached thereto, and a
certified copy of each such invoice will
be promptly forwarded to the Navy
Department together with detail report
showing issues made al each point
.. The shore authorities have been
officially directed 10 provide boats for
conveying all supplies from Celtis to
the shore, but this should not preclude
YOU from lending all assistance in your
power, employing the ships boats for
this work when necessary and practi-
cable.
TO- In order to facilitate direct dis
tribution in individual cases. YOU will
in writing designate certain officers
to the Celtic TO act as relief agents and
authorize them to receive and receipt
for supplies committed to their care
for distribution. Such officers VIII I'm
each case make to you a written re-
port in detail as to the disposition OF
said supplies, a duplicate thereof to be
forwarded to the pay officer to be fled.
with his returns,
IL. Until January 81. 1909. you will
keen the commander I'm chief advised