Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-24
AUSTRIAN USES KNIFE
ON ITALIAN; SPY HUNT
STARTED DOWNTOWN
Quarrel Over the War at
7th and Chestnut Streets
Ends in Wounding of
Young Man Who Volun-
teers for Service at Front

Prominent citizens of the italian colony
said today that they were convinced.
for many reasons, that numbers of Aus
trian and German spies, or rather Csince
Little Italy" is not officially in state
of war; agents of the Teuton Govern
ments, were at work In the quarter, taxi
ing notes on the number of men who are
! preparing to return to Italy to fight for
their country.
An incident which has excited tho
| imagination of Italian residents in this
connection was made known today
Ottavio D'Angelantonio, II young italian,
was stabbed by an Austrian, at 9TH and
Chestnut streets; friends of the italian
leaped upon the assalant and dlsarmed
him
D'Angelantonio was in a frenzy to en-
list To-Day and haunted the office of the
Italian Consul in his efforts to learn how
soon he could sail for Italy.
The stabbing affair took place last
night. a number of young Italians had
been making the rounds of newspaper
bulletin boards and were In a heated dis
cussion when the Austrian, whose name
was said to be Pallevich, Joined in the
talk and sneered at Italys chances.
He followed this up by stabbing DAN
gelantonlo In the arm, the wounded man
said. He had his wound dressed at the
Pennsylvania Hospital and later dis
played the bandaged member in Little
Italy, where furious discussions fol-
lowed and everybody who looked like an
Austrian or German sought cover.
More than $1,000 soldiers for the Italian
army from Philadelphia!
This was what they said In Little
nI hnt
meant 1t. Things had gone beyond the
mere question of sending a Philadelphia
regiment ito help out the old country"
declared all patriotic Italians, and IL
there are any Italians in South sth street
who are not patriotic, they had better
keep under cover.
All italian men between the ages Of
Is and 45 who have not become citizens
OF the United States will be obliged to
go to the front under pain of never be-
ing allowed to return to Italy again. But
this Is never spoken of in the italian
colony. 1t was said, Indignantly, that
nothing of that sort would be needed to
spur the Italians in this city to action,
and in proof of this 1t was recalled that
several days ago a group of young men
called on Charles d. Nardi, editor of tho
newspaper L'Oplnione, and asked that he
announce that a body of men to be
known as the Philadelphia Regiment.
would be organized for service against
the Austrans.
TO CALL ON CONSUL.
A committee of these young men will
call upon the Italian consul. the Cavaliere
Uflciale Gaetano Poccardi, at his office,
III Spruce street, today,
The Consul had been to Washington yes
terday He returned to this city today.
When he was approached with a ques-
ton about the number of volunteers he
expected. he held up his hands and cried:
Not a word Not n wordH'
1t was just like Colonel Roosevelt does
when he is about to leap on to the first
pages of the newspapers with a 10000
word statement. But in this case mum Is
really the word. The consul's Office
looked like war and every one was rush
ing about in a very practical manner of
getting things done.
The Consul. 1t was said, had received
the word from the italian Ambassador
mot to talk"
resident in Little Italy" is already
In active service, possibly at the front.
He is Giuseppe Donate, one of the edi-
tors of L'Opinione, who had gone to
Rome several weeks ago to visit rela-
tives. He has written that he has been
detained to join his regiment as a lieu
tenant.
The first Italian in this city officially
called to the colors is DR.. Joseph Pasceri.
of 407 North 63d street, who was notified
Saturday to be ready to leave on short |
notice. He Is a captain In the Italian |
Royal Medical Corps and is attached to |
the 9th Regiment of Artillery. a part of |
the 9TH Army Cops, now mobllizing at |
Verona.
Other doctors who say they are willing