Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-15
STIRRED
: BY CALL TO COLORS
j, But Secret Preparations
|ea,s ior Sailing for Home Under
wide Way.

..,,.n &c in state OF great agi-
'e' ~ all aspects business is going
: IN. little colony in its quiet, usual
? ~, way. but inwardly there is
. .e,ment, caused by the prepare-
/, !, many Of the younger men to go
= tor their mother country In what
rNn.u, The impending war with Aus
~. greatest caution and secrecy,
w. IN all sections of the city are
Nightly in little bands TO discuss
eIens for leaving and to pledge
u her country. a rev Gays ago
tW Ia for New York. where they
s.hers from Chicago New York and
'a They are arranging for the trip
How many are in the party Is
,rn because of the reticence o.
~ho know anything about It.
W. me excitement and bustling but
nrenarations for war has been
~ ~ according to Dominic Lonzeran-
ssti indiana avenue, an Italian re-
i4 M the arrival of papers here from
~ callng reserves to the colors. The
s.s.ss regard this as conclusive proof
Y, Mir country has decided to cast her
!, I'm the Allies against Austria.
n.rlnlc who has n prosperous whole
4. fouor business received his papers
=. wreks ago, as did the other reserves,
v aunr TO the large family dependent
Mn and his business, he has decided
u 10 leave America But this Is rot
d 4. case with all the married men, says
n.,lnc fearful wives and daughters
IS A, alter the plans Of some OF the men
8 III have decided to stand by their coun-
NJ sweethearts OF the single men are
s. I,srtbroken, for nothing that they can
~ or do will deter their lovers from
B rsudlng by their pledge.
mat the greatest secrecy prevails is
s ,haWn BY the fact that nearly all the
IN burned the papers calling them,
IN they be found and reveal Italy's
Is rhus to enter the conflict. The men
rheu approached, know nothing of
& nv mobilization and merely shrug
lh,lr shoulders. They are silent. going
b ,bort their business, and they expect the
a ,,ne Of others.
Nearly 900 Italians arrived in this city
hst night from different towns and ham
a M IN New Jersey on the train arriving
hcamden at o'clock from Long
4, pnncb The men were picked UP at
8 fferent places, the largest group getting
E A The train at Mount Holly, when two
,yra cars had TO be added to the al
vsay long train On the ferryboat the
nsn we're silent and apprehensive, not
lks the festive Italians that can be seen
II \ The summer time. but silent, deter
+ mined Italians that are going to war.
4 tpcn the arrival at Philadelphia, the
h h,ni marched down Delaware avenue and
& vsy lost In the twilight.
The banks so far report no large with
& taEals Of funds but Lonzeranno says. he !
& krpws for fact that many of his country |
men have drawn their deposits. Gaetano |
Psardh the Italian Consul at III Spruce |
f y.reet neither denies nor affirms the report |
hat the call has been sent out by Italy |
md that the men are answering It, The |
reserves, along with the volunteers, expect |
+ psail within two weeks. AS 1t is rumored |
that the Ancona, of the Italian Line,
which was held up at New York on her
Fly to this port, is being converted into
laarmed cruiser, the loyal Italians expect
q that she Is the boat on which they will
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