Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-10-03

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And this journalist was thanked
(Which, by the way. In the Italian war
zone slang, is expressed by silurate
{torpedoed), and this characteristical-
ly Latin headline was adopted: Com
ando Supreme (Supreme Command).
From that day on, the communicate
Cadorno has brought to the expectant
Italy the daily word Of her great gen
eral and the unspoken assurance Of
his faith In ultimate victory, every
day made nearer and more resplend-
ent, for the general believes in what
might be called the contagiousness Of
faith, and the Identification of the ideal
with the reality In ultimate achieve
ment. He believes that victory. be-
fore Undertaking. ms fact, must be
potentially blazing as an absolute GER
tainty In the hearts Of the soldiers
and their leaders-in fact, must de-
scend from the leaders to the masses
as an irresistible. joyous flow Of truth.
He believes that discipline is the spir-
itual flame of victory. Never for one
instant has he doubted the ultimate
issue of the war; never once doubted
his own power to win, not on ac-
count of personal conceit, but be-
cause he considers himself as an agent
Of necessity, an exponent of the inevi-
table march Of history.
His will Is inflexible, because he
never seeks strength In the opinion Of
others. On the other hand, he never
makes up his mind until every side
has been considered and every item
Of the contention outweighed. After
that his conclusions are drawn. and
anything that may follow finds him
answering. His strength lies largely
in his absolute, naive Inconsistencies
of anything that might disturb 1t; that,
In fact, would disturb another man.
No useless anxiety in him; no nerve
racking Impotence.
(; Once, away back In 1915. mayor
Of an italian city sent word that his
constituents had an Italian flag ready
for Goritz. Cadorna dismissed the
subject with whimsical smile.
"Tell him to put it away in drawer
for now"
But when, about one year later, Go
ritz was taken. the mayor received
this rather cryptic telegram from the
general himself:
"You may now send along that OBJ
ject. Cadorna."
Which rather reminds you OF
Dante's famous answer about the egg
with salt, at one years distance.
On New Years day of 1915. an &C.
quaintance sent him. with good wishes,
the offering of shaggy fur coat, and
the general answered accepting "the
fleece" as good omen 'for the con-
quest Of our ideal golden fleece" and
added: "But then. you know. in ia.
sons time there were no barbed-wire
fences nor other Internal devices, and
1t was possible to step more lively"
Which, by the way, is mighty good
hit at the closet-critics Of the war.
1t Is characteristic Of the general
that such gift he may accept with a
smile; but he definitely valves any
collective token or demonstration.
Knowing his affection for his native
place. and his regret at circumstances
having compelled his father to part
with the family homestead, 1t was pro-
posed to purchase and present to him
the house by national subscription.
He stopped that, and desired the pro-
ceeds to be given to the home for mu-
tilated soldiers and victims Of the war.
Other demonstrations were similarly
thwarted, but it is believed that he
will not refuse to accept sword once
owned by Garibaldi, since 1t is planned
to present 1t to him "at the end Of the
war;"
If general proves unfit he is ''tor-
pedoed" on the spot !; If soldier shows
the right stuff, he Is rewarded. His
constant preoccupation is: "Find the
men who have the stuff. With such
men as the Italians, first values must
have been developed during the war;
find them and put them up"
His ruddy, genial, open countenance,
his boyish freedom Of movement and
gesture, Interestingly contrasting with
the whiteness Of hair and mustache /;
his clear, forceful voice and the def
mite, resolute things that it expresses,
with a breezy sense of vitality that Is
quite refreshing to the hearer, all
come In for share in the exceptional
ly attractive personality Of this "gen-
tleman WARRIOR" who, as young lieu
tenant in 1870 stood by his father and
helped him give Rome to Italy, and as
a mature leader of men may or may
not give Trieste to Rome In 1917, but
will forever stand In the eyes Of Italy
and the light of the world as the true
representative of the righteous fight Of
Latin civilization against the barbaric
brutality of the Huns.
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