Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-30
ITALIANS PAY VISIT
TO NAVAL ACADEMY
Members of Visiting Mission
Entertained at Luncheon by
Commandant EberIe.
DINNER GUESTS TONIGHT

Members of the italian mission went
in automobiles this morning TO An
napolis, where they visited the Cnlteo
States Naval Academy and were to De
entertained at luncheon by Capt. Ed
ward w. Eberle, commandant. The visit
was of special interest to Prince Udine'
who is a captain in the royal ltalian
navy.
This evening the mission members
will dine at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Larz Anderson. Guglielmo Marconi
was unable to accompany the party TO
Annapolis because of the indisposition
which has kept him confined to the
Letter home for several days. A Wash
ington physician is in attendance His
illness is not serious, it was stated,
being the recurrence of a stomach trou-
BILE with which he has been troubled
for some time.
The mission members are being kept
closely informed of military operations
in the vicinity of Trieste. 1t was ex-
planned today that the taking of Tri-
este is now assured. but that actua!
occupation of the city is being avoided
in an effort to save that city from the
destruction which accompanied the
Austrian evacuation of Gorlzia.
Fighting to Get Around Mountains.
Contrary to general belief. it was
stated, Trieste does not lie along the
main line of the Italian objective. Lat-
bach is the objective of present military
operations. Between that point and
the present concentration of Italian
forces are interposed the Hermata
mountains. rocky and stony, strongly
fortified with Austrian guns and con-
stituting a sort Of Italian Gibraltar.
To cross the Hermata would entail q
loss of half million men without any
compensating loss of Austrians. and
therefore Gen. Cardona is trying to
work around this obstacle. trieste
lies in the line of this detour. 1t is
populated largely by Venitians.
Italians state that the operations of
their army have resulted in withdraw
ing the possibility of Austrian aid to
Germany, and Germany has ceased to
count on Austrian aid on the western
front II Russia begins active opera
tions soon. it was stated, the Austrians
will be sorely pressed on both north
ern and southern borders. with ne
chance of military assistance from
Conference with American officials SO
far have been concerned almost wholly
with the method of obtaining shipment
of coal to meet the most pressing need
Oh "
awaits shipment on docks. and the prob
lem is to get tonnage to carry it. One
vessel of q German line already has
been pressed into this service, and the
mission has been promised proportion
of the new tonnage to be constructed In
this country. Vessels available for her
use from other allied nations are re-
stricted in number because of the ap-
portionment under the international
chipping pool, into which the United
StafoS haS not entered.
Messages of Welcome Received.
Many messages Of welcome reached
the Prince of U6ine and other MEM
bers of the Italian mission today from
cities of the east. middle west and
south which the Italians will visit dur
ing a ten-day tour starting Monday.
The commissioners were much pleased
by the messages and looked forward
with keen interest to the trip, which
is expected to contribute further to
creating understanding in this country
of Italy's ideals in the war, one OF the
main purposes of the mission.
Special interest is felt here over the
autograph letter from King Victor En-
manuel to the American people which
the Prince of Udine will present to the
Senate when he visits that body tomor-
row.
Following is the itinerary of the mis-
sion announced by the State Depart
ment:
Leave Washington Monday. June 4:
Atlanta, June 5: Birmingham, June s;
New Orleans, June 6; Memphis. Juno z;
st. Louis, Juno g.; Burlington. Iowa.
June 8: Chicago. June .: Pittsburgh.
June Il: Harrisburg. June IL; New
York, June IL; Philadelphia en- route to
Washington. after tho visit in New
York