The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-03-23
Army Is Thoroughly
Drilled and Prepar-
ed for Service
PEOPLE APPROVE
OFFICIAL COURSE
Plunge Into War, In
side Six Weeks,
Says Sinms
~ WILLIAM PHILLfp SIifuS.

~ WILLIAM PHILLfP SIafuS.
thtdG Correspondent tn,tcd PfssS)
.copyrlEht. iDis. by UnItcd Press.)
Copyrighted Ia Great nfitaia aud
FrRn"o.l
PARlS. March 22 itaiy's ca.
trance into the war within SIX wceks
Is now practically certainty. only
unexpected international Develop
nents can interfere with the carry.
NIX out OF the government program.
which Is obviously fixed, asd of
which the entire nation "a fully cog.
Infant
have Just returned from Italy I
visited Genoa, Rome, and dozen
pther Italian elites, going as lar
south ~ Naples mayo talked with
government officials. Hiitary sad
hawai- officers editors and men III en-.
walks OF life Tbcy assured me that
the crisis has como and that Itaiy
j. about 20 plpaEe Toto tie war on
the side OF the allies
All the italian ports are Gro adrE
WITH Incoming rheh az military aee
Genoa and Naples arr hceliiyes Of
youths from the uuited states and
South America. recalled 10 Tho ARMY
Everywhere troops are drifting THO
whole country reminds enc Of
great moving picture show With
grear armies drilling across Csc
screen. and an operator back Ia biz
. box speeding the him
spent an afternoon 81 the drit
grounds az Nsntimlgha. tic Italian
frontier fortress town rs miles north
fast OF Nice watching regiment
pf BersaglieTl men. Young. husky
hnd smiling They were beiug
drilled in sounds companies bat
talions, and regiments. always pt
tbout l20 steps TO tho minute, ahlch
Practically amounted 10 doU0ia quick
tme.
Your mca seem 70 be q aud
tell trained" I remarked 90 q drll
laetaln.
They've been drilling this way for
Ihree weeks" he repiied. then a.g
tiicanuy, they'll b. ready fog tac
teld iu two weeks
He drilled the men in' the same
strenuous fashion that o trainer pre-
barcs prize Gghics fos cham
tionship bout ~ Sent them through
lheir PAGES al last and furiois elip
allowing only DO minutes for rest
periods some Of the nera head
gear was covered vith The same
grayish cotton material CD their uni
form They were ready % the last
detail for spring aud summer cam
paigning
The emphatic impression cae rts
IN n trip through it.ly u tG h.
fuon,lll men is fha fia' l
forced shortly 70 ~ one of two
lhings--ciihcr % abandon an ilea 30
war and release tbe um aH now
holding subject TO mobilization, o.
Else 10 declare war. giying these
men something ~ 90.
Since last Aagagt teas eI th0B
sands OF ItaliaMs H,vc t6an recalled
from foreign countriea Nos. OF
lhese are now idlc They are swarm.
Ing over the Cnuntrg riamcr,ng for'
Italy TO take decisive stand IL
italy does not intend % lght, ihcu
they demand that they be released
20 they can earn their living. II
Italy intends var. then tbty want
war Immediately so they can HH
heir empty stumachs
Teachers hare been foliaed 10
Hose their scaools on Apsii O. so
that the blilaipr will hc available
Tor military purposes Tie country
was to so on ration 30 war bread"
loday. Under this order an bread
Is to, be standardized "a cnnaerXc tho
nations grain supply md thc> bak.
ing Of fancy pastry Is % b. pro
hlbited.
Every unit CT the italian army y
Is understood ~ now thorogShly
drilled and ready 20 absorb SIS fun
complement or reserves upon ihe e
.uancc OF general mobilization or
iers. Even the Italian boy scouts
ire undergoing special instruction
lnder officers detailed for That pur
pose from the regular army.
Italy can only be described as
ON tiptoe, fevcrlshly cxpecIant, ana
ready for n war che IS certain s.
near at hand:
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