The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-08-21
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Italy Spent Ten Months Prspar-
-. :. !. ing for War,
Perfect Military. Mashiss Is Organized
With Remarkable .secrecy,. and
b., ".sSeed-General eidorna an
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Rope.-It has generally been
thought that organization was not a
strong point with the Italians. But
today. the italian army shows bow fine
work 5f' organization has, been &C
comprished. BIT the ten .months'
while Italy washeutrai were employed
ip orgalfzing,, with remarkable Sc
cIeSE and speed a perfect military
machi9e., 1t. was known that Italy
was preparing, but how extensively
was a. well-kept secret.
Today she has no lack Of high ex-
plosives" or Of anything else down
to masks against poisoned gas), which
close Study OF the war in other parts
of Europe has shown to be necessary.
The credit, is generally divided be-
tween Premier .SalandFa. General Ca
dorna. the chief of staff, and Zupelli,
the minister for war. These three
have shown themselves to be great
men.in this work of preparation and
foresight
General Cadorna, by the way, is not
For the king is commander IN chief.
ViotoS Emmanuel iii is daily whining
for himself the. love of his soldiers.
With ceaseless activity me rushes
from point Ito point at the front, ap-
pearing where he is least expected. to
f share, hasty meal with the. officers,
and 60 round to say to the men few
words of sympathy and encourage:
ment, often. under fire.
., GENERAL CadoERa seems to be an
Italian Joffre. He has not yet been
-so fleFcely tested. Like .J0ffre, ca
dornaIhatee politics in war, talk. ex.
element and hu,nbug of all sorts. Or.
gahihation and discipline are his in.
struments, and he has given the coun.
try quiet confidence in slowly ma
turing results, which is just what >ev.
eryieountry must have in order to en-
dure this long and terrible war Of ex
haustion. -,
Not that ,Cadorna is SLOW to strike:
far otherwise. For one recalls the
4 rapid seizure of the innumerable
passes of the Trentine and Carnic
| Alps in the first days of the war. be
fore the. Austrians. had got their mer
up from Galicia. Besides those CALLED
out by transcription, 100000 volunteers
enlisted before recruiting was stopped
by the authorities. Italy has a great
reserve Of men. And she has less tt
fear for her. race from the losses o.
this war than any great nation excep
Russia. For her birth. rate is, natura
ahd. high. Little children are not onl
loved in kaly. but they are plentiful
rThere is a potable absence Of tai
sfpries'' frorn-taIe front in italian tail
and ifsthe' italian press. yhe st6ries
4 perfectly Reasonable and Spsensatiop
81, bf'Sputse emphasize the courage
d asd eAdufabcH pr the tro6ps~ abou
which. there y no shadow of doubt
fand .m$fkedly 50 their humanity. STD
Tries OF the Kind. tgeatment&9f Austrian
pRsoners and. Wounded are told .ey
teiSwheres. All stories, some told 4
.she by eye witnesses of high ,niilitar.
Standing, Vng1hasf5e the excellence D
the ftaliSE artillery 6nd'its su6eriorit
! to the Austrian: The natufal and al
! tiacfal Strength =. the enspy's. pre
|. I-pared positions % he lsonzo alon
krendeEs progress SLOW ~, -.
81 THERE'S d great. development o
trained nursing by Italian ladies. Thi
= began during the earthquakes of re
r cent years and the Tripoii war.
is now q great movement Of the day
and a, valuable step forward in Italia
L life where woman nurses have bee
: till recently, notable by their absences