Arizona republican., 1917-03-27

department of public works were re- quired. These two organizations be- gan working in the early part of the war and until the present time have built 510 miles of new macadam roads and rebuilt, widened. and repaired 2445 miles of other roads. Irrespec- tive of the regular state railroad forces, these above-named organiza tions have planned and built up- wards of 15O mics of airline cables for the handling of freight. 110 bridges and 200 miles of narrow guage railroad.
 There has also been done an inn mense amount of construction work in the way of wooden or cement bar racks. storehouses. warehouses; hos Ditals, schools and cemeteries.
 Tn order to secure the supplies for this new army. beginning perhaps with scarcely a half million men and now estimated It three million, the nation has put in operation a total of 2f79 factories, employing 46S, $40 persons, of whom 12.324 are classed as skilled woxkmen. This total num- Der of factories and plants is sub divided into 66 military establish ments proper. employing 21645 work men and 12,474 women: 932 auxiliary
 
 and 50253 women. Of these latter 91 turn out metal parts; 4S9 rifles. cannon aerOplanes, automobiles, pro- jectiles, and cartridges; and 352 man ufacture explosives. chemical pro ducts. and work over crude ores There are, further 11S1 minor pro- jectile factories employing 35,000 per sons. To these totals must also be added a countless number of uniform and clothing factories in every part of the land.
 The war so far has cost Italy some $4,000, ,000,000, of which sum q little over one third has been obtained through war loans subscribed by her own people. Notwithstanding these popular subscriptions and increased taxes the national savings bank shows 2 decided increase of deposits.
 These deposits Julv l. 1915, were slightly over s300.000000. of whicl sum a little over one third has been obtaired through war loans subscrib ed by her own people. Notwithstand- ing these popular subscriptions and increased taxes, the national savings hank shows a decided increase of de- posits.
 These deposits July l. 1915. werc slightly over s300,000,000 and Janu-
 arv l. 1917, they had increased by ! s65, ,000. 0G0 or total of 200, 900 ,00( ! lire. In addition there are deposits | ir private banking institutions i amounting to one and quarter bill ! lien dollars.
 i While Italy has officially placed l but a single loan of s25.000, 000 il i the United States, she is buying an nuallv there upwards Of $260.00G, 00t 1 in values. Those war materials shs l cannot 1NrOd11oe pnrn0 nhief1x | from the United States, such as cot i ton and woo!en cloth. mineral oils 1 shoes, iron ore, steel manufactures i coal wheat and horses
 The military activities of Italy or i lard have been, primarily, that o 1 continually menacing Austria with ar invasion that might reach Vienna 1 ad thereby forcing her to maintain
 a big army on this frotier that nigh 1 have been used against the Russian. | or the French; of maintaining an other army in Albania. and thereby l connecting with the Anglo-French ex- nedition at Saloriki: and finally. Q i hl"cka ding tho A3viatic ports of Aus i trja. urotectinp the Anglo French ! oXpeditions to the Dardanelles and tC Saloniki. and aiding in the transpor i tation of troops and material thithe,>
 Italy has on her northern frontie 1 captured S5,0o0 Austrian prisoners
 not counting q possible double that number of killed and wounded Italy'' army successfully handled the bis 1 drive of the AustrIans in the Tren 1 tino last May and turned that drive into 2 severe punishment of the Aus 1 trians by taking in August of Cor i iza and other points on the owel 1 line towards the sdriatic. together with some 10000 prisoners. The Aus ! trian invasion began with 400,00' men and 1000 cannon all aimed a one point between the Preta ant ! adige rivers. The plan was no less ! than to so defeat the Italians as tC ! be able to break across to the Frenct l frontier and take in the rear the de lenders of Verdun.
 The attack failed within thre'
 weeks Ii failed because of the rapid ity with which the Italians counter i attacked iii large numbers. Within 1 the space of two weeks they threw 1 across The Austrian path an army
 transported from other sections O the front using therefor S2.000 rail-
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