Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-09-05
Following In Footsteps of Father, Who Restored
 Rome To Italy.
GREAT TACTICIAN
 65 YEARS OLD TODAY
Mpmber of AristOcratic Family, Whose First Service Was Under Command of His Father, Wins
 Promotion by Achievement.

Cadorna, the chief of the general staff of the Italian army, whose re- cent successes against the Austrians have made him one of the great out standing figures of the war, reached his 67th birthday anniversary today. It was in an old mansion at Pallanza that the now famous commander first saw the light of day on Sept. 4, 1850. His family belongs to the oldest Ital- ian aristocracy and has long been celebrated in military war. His father, who was count as well as a brilliant general, led the Italians against the Austrians in the war of 1S48 and had the honor of heading the troops which restored Rome to Italy in 1870. -
 At the age of ten the General Cad orna of today entered the Cadet school of Milan, where he is said to have dis tinguishod himself for his intelligence and vivacity of character. After sev- eral years of hard study he passed to the Military college at Turin, and from there entered the Italian army. He was graduated from the military college at the ago of eighteen, stand ing first in his class, and began his active military career as a second lieutenant to the general staff. With this grade he entered upon a course of instruction at the staff college and while keen student of everything bearing on military matters he spent his spare time in reading history and philosophy. During his term at the Staff college he served in both the i'm fantry and the artillery.
 Studied Northern Frontier.
 Upon leaving the college he was ap- pointed to the staff of the division of Florence, which was then commanded by his father. He was made cap- tain in 1875 and major in 1883. Dur ing tho ensuing ten years, until he at tained the rank of colonel in 1892 there took place several important maneuvers, in which Major Cadorna took prominent part. It was during this period, also, that he acquired the exact knowledge of Italy's northern frontiers which has proved him ill such good stead during the present conflict.
 It is true that his father, while in command of the army corps at Turin, had given some attention to these studies and had imparted the results to his son, but the latter has acquir- ed such perfect knowledge of all that pertained to the defense of the frontiers as to amaze all of his col leagues in the army, being able to place with exactness every valley, pass, road, and other strategic posi- tion. without ever a reference to books or maps.
 Author of Military Works.
 After serving six years as colonel of the famous Tenth corps of Bersag- lieri, Cadorna was raised to the rank of major-general. At the time of his promotion he wrote an excellent pam phlet on tactics for the officers of his brigade. The book soon became known to all of the Italian military com manders and was much sought after, for it was recognized as embracing the fundamental rules for infantry train ing. In it's later editions this pam phlet is acknowledged as an authority and when General Cadorna became chief of the general staff of the army, soon after the outbreak of the present war, he had the satisfaction of seeing his little book, although written six teen years before, universally regard ed as the best work on the subject.
 General Cadorna has published sev- eral other military works. all of which are characterized by a clearness and