The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-05-22
Hope of Obtaining Ancient Italian
Territory of TRENT and Trieste,
Now Belonging to Austria, Have
Long Been a National Aspira-
tion-Her Army and Navy Com
pare FavorabIy With Those Of
Other Powers.

TlTH the advent OF spring anu
NV milder weather the buglers
of the ~contending armies
sounded the call to be up and
at 1t. This was the signal Tor the
fighters to creep from their trenches,
pause to stretch their limbs, as it were,
and rush into the thick Of the ever In
creasing fury.
Spring, too, has been awaited with
anxiety by the world, as this was the
time generally accepted by those who
should know when the doubtful neu-
trail powers would step into the CORY
maelstrom.
Bulgaria, Greece, Roumania and
Italy, the latter, which by the queer
turn OF events abroad, has become an
all powerful factor, armed to the teeth
throughout the winter months. They
were prepared to enter on the battle
field with a full force II occasion re-
Quired 1t.
italy's Unique Position.
Italy's position has been one of the
most extraordinary outcomes of the
European embroglio. A member Of the
triple alliance with Austria and Ger
many she backed out when Germany
declared war, saying she was bound
only in case of a defensive war. Her
hereditary hatred of Austria overbal-
anced any written agreements. Since
Italy's first rejection of war on the
side of Austria and Germany the Ital-
ian people have been persistently agi-
tating for the acquisition Of Austrian
territory, particularly the ancient Ital-
ian provinces of TRENT and Trieste. The
voice Of the people seemed to dictate
that war on the side Of the allies was
Italy's opportunity to gain her ends,
although the efforts Of Won Buelow,
the German ambassador, to hold the
kingdom in check met with c~onsidera-
BILE favor among her statesmen.
100000 Armed Men.
Italy's power lies both in her army
and navy.
Her total army war strength is
roughly estimated at 3.400, 900 men, but
of these over 100000 comprise what
Il known as the territorial militia,
which is practically unframed. There
are twelve army corps, each district
except Rome having two infantry d.
visions. Rome has three. Recently
the CORPS on the Austrian frontier has
been greatly strengthened, and the
others since the beginning of hostilities
In Europe have been mobilizing to
their full war strength.
The organization Of Italy's perma-
nent army includes ninety-six regiments
OF line infantry, twelve regiments Of
bersaglieri and eight Alpine regiments,
In all 500 battalions. There are twen-
ty-nine regiments of cavalry and thir-
ty-six Of field artillery. The army also
has a regiment of horse artillery. two
regiments of mountain artillery, ten
regiments Of coast artillery, two OF
fortress artillery and six regiments of
engineers. A large battalion of avi-
ators has been organized in the last
few years for use in war.
Italy also has a fairly large navy. 1t
comprises twenty-one ba~ttleships. ten
armored cruisers. thirteen protected
cruisers, seventy-seven torpedo boats.
about thirty torpedo boat destroyers
and about twenty submarines. Incl
dentally Italy was the first Mediter-
ranean power to begin b construction
of battleships Of the Dreadnought type.
The newest Italian Dreadnoughts,
the Andrea Doria and CATO Duilio,