The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-11

twice ID day and served hot. regard
less Of whether the soldiers are In
the trenches. On the reserve firing
line. or on the highest mountain.
The first aid corps provides ado-
quate facilities for handling the
wounded along the firing line. while
numerous field hospitals are located
convenient 10 the fronts. Several large
base hospitals have nccn established.
In addition there are numerous re-
liefs carried on hy private and pub
De subscription. chief among these
are the FIRST aid restaurants" which
were established by an English wo-
man. SiEgor8 Huilah-Seald. widow %
"a former prominent officer of the
italian Alpine. and Sienora Bagu8ni.
who WAS Miss pcwar of H1milton.
ontario. Some uf thtsc restaurants
are get MP close 90 the firing lines.
Others are located 40 bases or main
railroad stations. In addition to give
ing regular meals the restaurants
supply the soldiers with dolio1clc- not
provided Tor bon the army rations
Along the front Loo the Trc1tiuo
one rife9 rapidly from che heat 81 tfc
valleys 10 the sharp cold ~ the A..
pine heights. Whll. tho army iu tho
lower SECTIONS has been digaing itself
IN the troops holding ire mouutai1
positions have literally blasted them
solves in. DO the hcishts the soldiers
living quarters are cue iu the solid
rock. Ia many casef those cls.cs are
lined with pl8nks and lIl are heated
by nrcplaccs.
IN the Galore. north OF C0rtluu ana
near tho Marmol8ta mountain. WHICH
rises nearly o. 600 fcct. there is 90
fair sized town consisting entirely of
entertainments, or duguuts ana caves.
M Of tho caves are furnished with
rough furniture made ON the spot
Tho officers have beds OF moss Tho
walls urc covered with military cipnks
and fcsiooncd with iry and nr cones.
over tho entrance To- tho officers
mess Dr. chIsellcd "Grud Hotel Nor
tar, I'm the confer OF the "hotcl'
hnnEa "a cago containing % canary CAPE
tured ln an Austrian trench. Outside
of tho moss hail. and ut various
places in the cavc-town Ito sized and
heroic busif o. King Victor have 0ocu
carved .in tho rock faces.
a chapel hos boon cut ,n ono side
81 "a large splrc Of rock whore 90 "a
NNN wv NNNNNN NIi' HNNNN.. n "NNIN". -
portable altar has been erected and
tho soldiers have lined the walls u'
tho chapel with pieces ~ hrIeht
quartz. scrnps of colorod cloth and
silver and gold paper from cigar and
cigarette packages.
In another part % the Rctiiemcut uu
open space ~ reserved ~forNumuso-
mcnts. Here plays are given with co..
n..nn aw.H MAJ. rnHHmNNHH HH HE. .#H
dioncc or games are held except dur.
ing heavy lighting.
A museum. containing objects SO.
cured during the campaign, was
started boz a corncr Of the ainusemcui
square The chief display Is a man
doiln 9hich was owned by n youUr
ltnlIau soldier who lost his lie In "a
desperate h-nnd-to-hH1d encounter
with Austrians after tho latter bad
tainted the Italians with being uu
army ~ mandolinisis' rather than
fighters.
on the heights overlooking the Dol.
omIfr road there is mueh evidence of
recent battles ir that section. MANY
fresh graves bore Inscriptions indl-
eating that both italian and Austrian
soldiers bad been buried in the same
spot.
Tho italian officers have already ace
compiishcd much in transporting
large sciFc guns in the mountains. aH
wen ~ keeping AN adequate supply
or ammunition and food nn hand. But
f'll greater plans are being made for
conducting tho campaign during the
winter which begins early 10 Sepieil-
brr in that section. ON the cXircmc.
heights sentrles have already suffered
n0m frost bite, and scouts have.