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La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-09

lie; forse il miracolo ha potuto
compiersi, perche brilli pih full
gente la stella propizia al desti-
nj d'Italia.
"Alle due compagnie del bat
taglione "Edolo" partono di cor
sa, con Parme spianata, con la
baionetta in Gamma, ALA riscossa
al soccorso dele compagnie so
relle, che non chiedono auto, ma
soltanto ehiedono lie munizioni
per continuare la lotta epica ed
eroica.
"E lie due compagnie del forte
"Edolo", in massa compatta, 81
gettano impetuose, come lie va
langhe dele loro Alpi, cui nulla
resiste, che tutto travolgono, e
irresistibili invincibili, si alb
battono sui beduini urlanti sini-
stramente di rabbia, impotenti a
infrangere il baluardo del forti
petit italiani, Ii ricacciano, Ii
fugano, Ii inseguono, Ii disper-
dono.
"Gli urli sinistri non gridano
pin I ebbrezza della speranza,
della sicurezza, della vittoria e
del trionfo, ma piangono rumi-
liaziOne della sconfitta e della
rotta, ma gemOnO il dolore del fe
riti e del moribondi, poi gil urli
sinistri selvaggi, affievoliscono
ma un solo URIC 81 alza al cielo
stellato di turchino, un urlo
santo di coraggio, di valore, di
gloria: "Savoia! Savoiar'
"E nella stretta finale del com
battimento giungono al crepitio
seeco e rabbioso del fucili e dele
mitragliatrici, il rombo pieno g
maestsso dele artiglierie da
montagna, da campagna, d'asse-
dio.
"Ecco tire episodi che dicono
Paudacia proterva degli assali-
tori, la virth militare del nostri
,bravi soldati:
ga poche diecine di metri dal-
la ridotta "Lombardia" 81 erge-
va una torretta di osservazione,
presieduta da una ventina di no.
mini al commando di an tenente,
distaccativi dalla compagnia
presiediaria della ridotta. Nella
prima del combattimento, fu con
tro la torretta che imperverso la
ferocia degli assalitori; essi la
circondarono, ne desistetero dal-
lassaltarla, a malgrado che lie
scariche del nostro manipolo mie
tessero vittime numerose.
81 venti alpini spararono fin
che ebberO munizioni, bruciata
ancora Pultima cartuccia 81 di-
fesero con la baionetta e 81 oppo-
sero validamente a che I ingres-
so della torretta fOsse fOrzata.
Ma nemici, cresciuti di numero
di baldanza, forse, perche &C.
cortisi che difensori erano RI
masti sprovveduti di munizioni,
poterono, scalando IL muro, qua
dagnare il ciglio, e di Ia, presero
a scagliare lie pietre della torret-
ia su gil alpini. COstoro, persua-
81 dell'inutilita della resistenza.
81 strinsero in gruppo serrato In
torno al loro ufficiale, g tentap-
do una sortita disperata, irrup.
pero alraperto 81 aprirono con
la baionetta innestata sui fucili
un varco ira lie schiere forti del
nemici, e ripararono nella ridot-
ia. Ebbero due alpini uccisi, Gin.
que feriti.
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La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-09
N0tile della Guerra
La BattagIia di' Derna

10 Battaglione del $50 Fante-
ria che proteggeva lavori di CO.
struziOne del fOrtino "Lombar-
dia" nella localita delta Mara
butto, fu attaccatO dal nemico
che 81 era appostato. Dopo un'o-
ra di cOmbattimento, il nemico
fu, con attacchi ALA baionetta,
cacciato dale posizioni che occu
pava, ma allie ore IL, aumentato
di fOrze, tornava all'assalto di-
sposto su di una larghissima
frOnte per rendersi memo vulne-
rabile tentare Pavvolgimento
dele pOsizioni occupate dal no.
stro battaglione. II pronto accor
rere di un altro battaglione del
$50 Reggimento, di un batta-
glione del $50, del Battaglione
Alpini "Edolo" di una Bate
ria da Montagna, svento il piano
del nemico. nostri avvolgevano
Ia sinistra del nemico e con at
tacchi ALA baionetta 10 ricaccia-
vanO Oltre il vallone Uadi Bamu-
fer dove si fermava mantenendo
lie posizioni fino allie ore Is mono
stante il fuoco della fucileria,
delle mitragliatrici dele bate
rie dele nostre ridotte.
ii Gen. Trombi fece alolra in
tervenire il Battaglione Alpini
Saluzzo un Battaglione del 400
Fanteria il 22.o Regg. conan
dati dal Generate Capello con
un'azione aggirante sulla destra
del nemico 10 costringeva ALA ri
tirata def1hitiva.
A nOtte eravamo padroni dele
pOsizioni che arabi turchi ave-
vano difeso con un accanimento
che condusse frequent combat
timenti corpo a cOrpo durante
Pintera giornata.
LIE perdite del nemico furono
ingenti. Del nostri, centocinquan
ia furono messi fuori combatti-
mento.
ANCORA DELLA BATTA-
GLIA DI TERI A DERNA.
Roma, 5.-La nostra vittoria
di ieri a Derna e di una grande
Importance. La battaglia dino
stro all'evidenza che Enver hey
aveya preparato da lungo tempo
i'attacco. Venne pero colpito dal-
la stessa tattica che intendeva
svolgere contro lie nostre truppe.
Infatti mentre vOleva aggirare
la posizione occupata dal TO
Battaglione del $50 Fanteria,
venne egli stesso aggirato sulla
sua sinistra ed suoi uomini sgo
minati dai fulminei attacchi ALA
baionetta del nostri soldati.
ALA battaglia parteciparono
cinquemila nostri uomini mentre
j turco-arabi erano in numero
motto superiore.
La ridotta avanzata "Lombar.
dia" davanti a cui 81 svolse in
gran parte Ia battaglia di ieri, fu
scena di un altro sanguinoso
combattimento CHI ebbe luogo
nelIa nOtte dall'11 al ~ Febbra-
10 II. 8. e terminate con un'altra
brillante yittoria per lie nOstre
armi. Come ieri, anche quella
notte si distinse per atti di su,
premO valore il battaglione f,
dolo" degli Alpini che occupa
appunto la ridotta "Lombarda"
Eco come un correspondence
della "Stampa" nara un attac,
co ALA baionetta fatto in quella
notte dagli Alpini dell'"Edolo.
"Alla mezza, dalla ridotta
'Lombardia' giunge trafejato
un alpino getta un grido conci
tato: LA ridOtta non ha pi0
cartucce, Occorre rifornirla di
muniZiOni". Come il soldatO si:,
IotutO evadere dalla ridotta, ira
versare il foltO del nemiri asse
dianti, giun0ere allie rjdotte ar
La sentinella del West Virginia. [volume] (Thomas, W. Va.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-09
ii Vice e-Ammiraglio Augusta

Aubry. nacque Napoli il % a.
prile 1s49. Entro mel Collegio di
Marina durante la guerra del
1866 e ne usci Guardiamarina il
10 Dicembre 1868.
PrOmosso soto tenente di va
scello mel 1872, imbarco sulla
cannoniera "Ardita" in una lun-
ghissima crociera sui fiumi Uru.
quay e Paraguay. Ivi, nella lotta
quotidiana cOntro lie inside del
due grandi fiumi allora non bene
conosciuti, 81 rafforzo mel diffici-
lie mestiere del navigare. Tenen-
tie di vascello mel 1873 intraprese
la famosa campagna di circum-
navigazione 1S7s-1SS1 sulla cor
vetta "Garibaldi" comandante
NORM, onde rimane a titolo indi
menticabile di onore per la BAN
diera italiana il passaggio duran
tie la rivoluzione egiziana di quel
la nostra nave per il canale di
Suez, che 81 riteneva minato, Sc
guita da una lunga schiera di ba
stimenti d'ogni nazione che, IT,
morosi, non 81 decidevano a ten
tare il passo, con grande danno
del traffico internazionale. Da
Tenente di vascello, dopo varie
campagne idrografiche da cui RI
sultarono lie nostre piI belle car
tie marine, fu pure professore di
idrografia di navigazione ALA
Academia Navale poi diretto-
re della stessa.
Capitano di Corvetta mel 1889
e di fregata mel 1891, commando il
"Flavio Gioia" con gil allievi
della Academia, flu capo di sta
to maggiore della divisione dello
Oceano Atlantico comandante
della "DOgali" nelrAmerica Set
tentriOnale centrale. 81 trovo
anche al Brasile, durante il diff
cile periodic DELI ammutinamen-
to della squadra brasiliana.
Mel 1896 commando P"Yacht"
reale "Savoia" in occasione dele
nozze del Sovrani. Capitano di
Vascello mel 1897, ebbe il CONAN
do della "Carlo Alberto" e fu
quindi capitano di state maggie
re comandante di bandiera con
s. A. r. il Duca di Geneva sulla
"Lepanto'. Dalla squadra passo
passo capo di State Maggiore
del secondo dipartimento mel
1903; mentre era direttore gene
rale del servizio militare al Mini
stero della Marina fu promosso
Contrammiraglio ed assunto il
II Dicembre 1908 al sottosegre-
tariato col compianto ministro
Mirabello, il quale 10 ebbe SEM
pre- in grande concetto come Goa
diutOre come AMIGO. Infatti
con rara abilita coadiuv0 il Mini
stro nei difficili momenti In cui
dalPEstrema Sinistra venivano
mosse aspire accuse ed in Tribu-
male 81 svOlgeva il processo per
la querela sporta dall'On. Betto-
10 contro ION. Ferri. Mel 1905
comand0 la squadra di riserva,
iniziando un periodic sOmmamen
te istruttivO di crociere nelrA-
driatico. Torn0 poi al Ministero
come sottosegretario di State e
vi rimase sino al Is dicembre
1909.
Gil elettOri di Castellamare di
Stabia 10 elessero contro il re
pubblicano Rodolfo Rispoli mel.
la XXI Legislature quale loro
rappresentante; mandate che gil
venne affidato poi dagli elettori
del l. collegio di Napoli dopo la
mOrte dell'on. Proto Pisani.
Lasciato il pOsto di Soto sc
gretariO ala Marina occup0 la
carica di vice-presidente del Cor
siglio Superiore di Marina che
abbandon0 POGO dopo per assu
mere il commando dele forze ma
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
DIR. MALLETS SERVICES TO THE con-
FEDERACY.

The Columbia State is reminded by the
death last Thursday of Dr. j. w. Mallet of
the struggles of the Confederate States to OBJ
tain powder in the closing days of the war.
Or. Mallet, a few years over from Dublin,
Ireland, of the best chemists in the
Southern States at that time and as such was
soon after the opening of the war taken from
field duty and detailed to the manufacture
of ammunition and after time became super
intendent of all the Confederate ordnance
laboratories Telling of his work. the Co
1umbia State says:
LAS such, by the way. he was in charge
of the powder-making operations conducted at
Columbia, Charlotte and elsewhere by the
late DR.. James Woodrow, of Columbia. Prob
genious makeshifts DR.. Mallet, Dr. Woodrow
ard other ordnance experts of the South re-
sorted perforce in their desperate endeavor
tc keep the armies in the field supplied with
powder; what teaching OF smokehouse floors
was done to get saltpetre, what prospecting
gradients were brought through the blockade.
ooine stuoent couId prepare Tor the chemical
societies highly interesting paper, by. as
sembling the available data on the subject of
the straits to which the powdermakers of the
Confederacy were put and the way in which
they solved their problems"
DR.. Mallets work as an educator is wen
known, but fuller accounts of his services to
the Confederacy would prove interesting and
instructive and would well illustrate the mag
ntude of the difficulties which the Confederate
States faced In their war against overwhelming
numbers, great wealth and superior equip
uent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
JEALOUSY SAVED THE TURK.

! The success OF the Balkan allies against
the once mighty Turk has again brought into
play that much used and much abused term
the balance of power" in EuroDe and II 10
the fancied necessity for maintaining This
balance of power that now threatens to rob
tho allies of the fruits of victory. 10 continue
Turkish rule in eastern Europe and to pre
cipitate the powers OF the continent into a
great and disastrous war
The term which has stood for 50 lony IN
the way of peace in Europe had its origin
centuries ago and Its use in connection with
turkish rule in Europe dates back to 1928
Just prior to the failure OF the siege of Vienna
by Sulieman the Magnificent ruler of the
ottoman empire. 1t was employed by Francis
l. KING OF France. who implored the aid of
Sulieman against the Emperor Charles "
isuleman had conquered Hungary and had
II ade John zapolya its ruler under his pro-
ltection' Archduke Ferdinand, of Austria
Brother of Charles v claimed the crown as
the brother-n-iaw OF the deposed king of
Hungary, and his cause was championed Inv
Charles, Francis l appealed to Sulieman 70
come to the aid of the man he had enthroned
pointing out to him the necessity of main
tanning in Europe "the balance OF power"
iSulieman decided against the emperor and
marched against Vienna. The great mower
!of the Ottoman ruler, however, was not SUM-
icient to capture the city and the siege was
raised. The decline of the Turkish mower
may be dated from this time. October, 1929.
although the possession of the country nm to
Vienna remained under control with inter-
lraptions, for more than a century later The
Ottoman empire reached its zenith of mower
under Sulieman and his DEATH shortly after
the raising of the siege. marked the begin
ming of the end. although it was not until
IlrS3, at Vienna again, that the great blow
was struck at Turkish power In Eurone
which stopped the advance of the Mahomme
dams and which, but for the mediation of
the powers, again seeking to maintain the
balance of power, might have resulted in the
Punishment of the Turk from Europe
Since the beginning of the fourteenth CEN
fury the Ottomans had been extending their
empire in Europe. First came the sub
i1ugation of the Greek empire finally result
ing in its complete submission to the Turk
Following We're the conquests OF the Serbs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
REV. HENDERLITE
TO NEW CHARGE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian-)
FREDERICKSBrRG VA. Nov.
11.---At the morning service of the
Presbyterian church Sunday Rev. j.
III. Henderiite announced that after
"a careful consideration OF the fnat--s
ter he had decided to accept the call
to the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN church of
Gastonia. n. C. His resignation Ii
to take effect on the last Sunday In
November, and with be acted on by
the. cor gregation next SUNDAY morn-
irg- II WAS with deep regret that tho
news of distraction " recrs'-ad bv
his congrsga lion and the public gen.,
orally, as Rev. Hendeflite has been
corrected with the local church for
some years and has always been ac-
tive in religious circles and has play-
ed prominent part in all matters Of
church interest. Under his charge
the church hos fiourished and devei-
nned to a roint OF Drosuerity greater
than 1t ever enjoyed before. He was
also associated with the Fsredericks-
burg college. where his influence win
he greatly nrirsed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
MONTICELLO.

Congressman Jefferson Levy cannot be
blamed for refusing to sell to the government
Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson The
property has been In the family of Mr. Levy
for eighty years; has been we'll cared for and
the public has been given free access to the
grounds and buildings That patriotic women
should desire its acquisition by the federal
government is natural, although we would
prefer to see it owned by the State of Viz
Iginia. but II Congressman Levy wishes to hold
the property it would seem that he has the
right to do So There is grave doubt of the
power of the United States government to
take over the property under the right of
eminent demain, That it does not possess
this right Mr.. Levy has been assured by dis
tnguishod constitutional lawyers. There has
been no complaint that the public does not
At4se opportunity to visit the shrine of all
lovers OF free government. and ii is not prob
affe-t that conditions would he better under
government ownership. For sentimental
reasons It would be well for the government
IT, acquire the property, but for sentimental
reasons Congressman Levy desires to hold It.
And there you are.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
DR.. EVANS RETURNS
TO HANOVER HOME

DIR. w. f. Evans. rector of the
Church of the Advent. Birmingham.
Ala. and formerly of Richmond. has
resigned his charge and will retire
to his home at boswell. near this city.
The church has formally accepted his
resignation DR. Evans assigned ply
seal inability 10 do the full work of
a large parish" as his reasons for re-
signing. Ii was known that he had
not been In good health for some time.
bat his resignation came az an un-
pleasant surprise to his congregation.
DR.. Evans is well known In Rich-
mond. having formerly been the rec
tor of Monumental church going to
Birmingham from that charge. He 10
an eloquent and forceful speaker and
a man or commanding fnrstfHct. Ito
has been in Birmingham for six years
and during that time won place In
his parish equal In force and affection
of his parishioners to that he had
held here.
The resignation takes effect in Feb
ruary. exactly six years after he took
up his duties with the Church OF the
Advent.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
AMBASSADOR BRYCE.

The people Of the United States will regret
made himself popular in this country by his
knowledge of conditions and of our system
OF government as well by his uniform SYM
pathy for this nation and its ideals. Between
proved to be link binding the two nations
more closely together. He was known lin this
country before being named as ambassador
and the selection was approved at the time.
ef the British. government Although a num-
Der of English newspapers have little in the
way OF commentator for Mr.. Bryce he has
wen the regard and esteem of the people of
count himself fortunate II he gains measure
of that esteem.
Mir Bryce Is well known an author of
books especially on government. Like Wood
to put his theories into practice. Rather
strangely the. work for which he is best
known is not ON the English but the American
81 stem of government His American Com
IA this country, and is classed with the works
lcf De Toaueyillo and Goodwin Smith Other
works by Mr.. Brye are The Flora and Fauna
Iof Arran." published when the author was
Roman Empire" published three years later;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13

man Rosenthai still lived when
Shapiro brought his car to a stand-
still, and the four men ieaped out
and crossed over Shapiro paused. ana
he turned his eyes upward with an
anxious. haunted look as though he
was living over again the scene OF
that night.
Il waited fifteen minutes" he re-
sumed. and then / heard three or
four shots" s.
Rosenthal had fallen. The crime
had been accomplished. In the heart
of New Yorl-murder had been bought
and paid for. Shapiro's words now
came In quick short jerks as he de-
tailed the speed with which tho as
6assins made their escape.
Louis krause. a waiter. testified:
Il saw man come out of the
Metropolis later learned he was
Herman Rosenthai. man back of
him raised his hand. as 81 sort OF
signal. and four men with pistols in
their hands left the south side OF the
street ard fred at him"
Krause identified three of the prts-
oners as having fired the shots Dago
Frank, he said, was the only one who
did not fire.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
Bulgars. Hungarians. Albanians and the adj
vance of the Mahommedan to the walls of

Bulgars, Hungarians Albanians and the adj
vance of the Mahommedan to the walls Of
Vienna Stopped here once his power began
to wane. and century later, thanks to the
Polish Sobiesk 1t was stopped forever anu
pushed back across the Danube. Little By
little his possessions were taken from him.
but the utter annihfiation of his power IN
Europe was prevented by the Treaty of Vienna.
signed in 1854 by France, Russia, Austria AMI
Great Britain. Since that time the Greeks,
with the help of Europe which finally wrote
lone bright chapter In the history of their
dealings with turkey have gained their in
dependence and now Bulgaria Montenegro.
IScrva and Greece have wrested from Turkey
all its possessions in Europe save the city of
IConstantinople Up again the balance of
power" pokes its head to save the Mahomme-
dan. Francis /, the powers of Europe. even
the Pope himself have allowed fears of undue
advantage to one nation or one sovereign to
prevent them from driving out the Turk The
same greed for territory, the same dog Ia
the mauger" attitude may now operate to
rejuvenate the Sick Man of Europe" II II
does not bring on great conflict between
nations the world may well account itself
fortunate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
COMMUNICATIONS MUST BE SIGNED.

1t should be unnecessary to inform the pub
lie at this late day that communications to
this newspaper will not be accepted unless
al. onymous communications. Frequently they
arc not even read and in any case they are
c-asigned to the waste basket. The Vfroinian
is glad to receive and publish expressions Of
opinions from its readers The more it re-
ceives the better. provided they are not too
verbose. 1t is the policy OF this newspaper
however--and of all newspapers-to insist
upon signature. The writer's name will not
be used if he requests that it be withheld but
a; guarantee of good faith, it must be at
tached to the communication
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
sary for him TO misstate facts and to state
as facts that which does not exist?

sary for him TO misstate facts and to state
as facts that which does not exist?
II is natural for man engaged in heated
political campaign to exaggerate, perhaps Al
any rate, little of II can be forgiven under
the circumstances. Even to make bald
nssstatement, such as Roosevelt made when
he said Wilson was nominated by the bosses
at Baltimore, may be condoned somewhat, 5but
TO continue such tactics after the fight Is over
Indicates an inability to see the trnit or, at
least, to speak it.
Colonel Rooseyelts latest untruth Is not I'm
portant save as illustrating this Characteristic
Of his In message to the progressives Of
the country he INDUCES in little boasting of
bis own influence and power, a little encour-
agement 10 his doiatrous followers. little dis
torted history and much prophecy. In this
statement he declares that channels of infor-
nation as to the acts and purposes Of the pro-
gtessive party were largely choked. To state
iris when 1t is absolutely false might have
been expected by one facing inevitable defeat.
II is an old whine and was made by the
colonel before the election. At that time it
was thought that he made it in search for ex-
Ecuses for the defeat of his cause, but that he
should repeat 1t now indicates that he made
II because he could not help it. He was COM
PEELED to say something that was not true
and this product Of his Imagination was one
of the results
In the campaign just closed as much space
was given to Roosevelt and his party as to
Wilson and his party and far more than to
OF sympathy for the cause by most of the
newspapers but because it was news. Roose-
welt had his own organs which gave him more
SPACE than the other newspapers, but all gave
him as much as his news value warranted
To say that the channels of publicity were
largely choged is to say what Theodore
r osevelt, better than any one else, knows
to be untrue. His speeches were reported.
in. many instances. advance copies prepared by.
himself being published. When advance copies
were not obtainabie the press associations
sent out thousands Of words about his move
ments and his speeches. Trained eerrespon-
dents by the scores travelled with hir~4His
space in proportion to the work done and
the time consumed as those of either of the
two old parties received. Without the press
reports his cause would have suffered ma
terially No one deserves any thanks from him
for giving him publicity. 1t was done because
the newspaper readers demanded the news and
they got 1t. Mr. Roosevelt knows it, but it
suits him to say otherwise
1t is just another Illustration of his tenn
permanent; of his inability to state the truth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-13
Studies in Jurisprudence.. Studies in Con.


temporary Biography" and many more.
In public life Mr.. Bryce served for nearly
thirty years. He was under secretary of state
fer foreign affairs chancellor for the duchy
iof Lancaster, president of the board of trade,
chief secretary of Ireland and ambassador to
ltht United States. For several years he was
|, member of the house of commons.
Although one of the most noted James
Bryce is but one of many examples of the
university man in politics in Great Britain,
tr, in this country. Those who decred Mr..
Wilson as "a college professor" probably
thought that this country was trying some
thing new.