Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-09-10
Paul Conte of Wesley Col.
lege Faculty Gets News
From Italy.
IS VERY
Receives Copy of Leading
Italian Papers, which Con-
tain Interesting Articles.

ley college in this city, declares that
he has received but two communica-
lions since leaving that country. He
departed from home July IS. In a,
recent letter his mother stated that
she had written to him many times,
but he has failed TO get the letters,
they having evidently been held up
in some way as a result of the pres
ent unsettled conditions in Europe.
Mr.. Conte arrived in the city sew
eral weeks ago, having Just finished
serving his time in the Italian army.
Ills father wrote. to him. stating that
the Italian army is now being mobil-
lied and that he had Deer recalled to
serve. There Is a rule in Italy that
a, mar can be recalled for service,
providing he has not left the country.
Mr.. Conte being in this country, how
ever. gives him a good excuse not to
serve again.
Officers Satisfied.
The government first sent word to
his home n when he failed to re-
spond policemen were sent to find
him. His father old tn" officers that
his SON was in America n they went
away satisfied. His father declared
that he was glad his son had depart
ed for. America.
MIR. Conte's. father states. that he
has talked with many Americans at
present in Italy. His home is In
Venice II many foreigners are held
there on account of lack of funds and
for other reasons He declares that
the Italians are Very considerable Of
the Americans. At the present time
there are many staying at the hotels
In the cities of Italy and they have
no way of paying for their keep. De-
spite this fact hotel p%roprietors are
permitting them to remain. They
trust the Americans for anything and
have no fear abou losing their money.
They believe that they will get their
money when the Americans return to
this country. They have great faith
in the Americans to pay and will
trust them to any amount. The same
thing is true of s~torekeepers.
Italy Very Calm.
MIR. Conte in his letter to his son
states that everything is very calm
IN Italy and that one would scarcely
Know that the war was going on. The
modifying Of the Italian army does
not interfere to any great extent with
the train service. The soldiers are
compelled to travel mostly at night SO
as to Inconvenience the Americana
and and other foreigners as little as
Mr.. Conte -rTaheiv5ed a copy Of the
Courier of .TheB vening." one Of the
leading Italian papers, published in
Blan,es Socialists.
This paper is filed with news re.
garding the war. In one article a
prominent Italian socialist declares
that the Austrian socialists are tc
blame for the war. He states thai
the socialist party is a great power
In Austria and that the government is
afraid of it. If the members of the
party had fought the government or
the war proposition. the great strug-
gle would have been averted, the
italian leader declares.
Leave Island.
deserttion of the Island of Lido
winch is located about three miles
from Venice in the Adriatic sea. Ger
mans and others have departed from
the place. The island was formerly a
beautiful summer resort, but the wa
ter around it has bee mined and the
place is strongly fortified, the Italians
fearing a possible attack from the
Austrians.
The Courier further states that it
was not the intention of the English
to fight very much against the Aus
trans. The English had intended to
destroy the Austrian fleet, leave a few
vessels to guard the D~ardanelles. and
send the remainder Of her feet to the
North Sea.
Report Denied.
A report was circulated to the effect
that the Germans had sold two ships,
the ."Goeben" and. the "Breslau," ia
Turkey. The Courier denies this re-
port, however. stating that the two
ships were simply fleeing from Eng
llsh and french warships. They
sought safety in the harbor at Pola.
Austria. 1t was necessary to take
down the smoke stacks on the two
vessels so that they could get by the
enemy.
Germans Badly Treated.
lnat the German troops were very
nadly treated in Belgium. is another
statement made by Mr.. Conte's father.
he declares that the women hate the
Germans and they went so far as to
thro" hot water on the soldiers when
they entered various cities.
An English paper. called the
standard" published a recent article
to the effect that the people neal
Odessa. Russia had been forced into
the war: They refused to serve, but
were driven to do so. The feeling in
mat locality is very had against the
Russian government. Mr.. Conte de-
c!ared. He also states that railroads
IN Germany are still doing business as
usual and the country is fairly well
settled While the war is raging.
Ship Blown Up.
n Italian paper also has an ar
ficle REGARDING the blowing up of an
Austrian ship. The vessel ran on a
mine In Austrian waters. One hun
nred n thirty-one were reported
lost.
MIR. Conte's father also states that
the feeling between the Austrians and
Italians is very had. The Austrlans
are mad at the Italians. but vet then
are anxious to have their help in the
war. One italian was arrested twice
In Austria for yelling three cheers
for Italy" He was released both
times. however. the officials stating
that they did not desire to incur the
! enimity eff, the Italian government
Other correspondents which has been
received here by Mr.. Conte indicates
that the English and Italian ambas-
sailors did everything possible to
avert the big war.
A man with money is welcome my
where-if he will let his companion
do the talking. s
M