Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-18
LIEUTENANT To
SPEAK AT RINK
ONLOAN drive
Bruno ROseIu Of the Royal Italian
Army Gives address at Empire
Friday Night
STEKTS MKT LOAN ACTION
actual Experience on Fighting
Front Gives Him Power To
Speak AufhOritafiFely.

Lieutenant Bruno Roselh of the
Royal Italian army and an attache
Of the Italian embassy at Washing
ton VIII speak at the Empire theatre
Friday night at S o'clock in connec-
ton with the fourth Liberty loan
drive
Every man. woman and child in
Rock Island is urged to hear the
lieutenant's dramatic story of the
stirring events on which the eyes
Of the world have been focused for
the last four years. Admission VIII
be absolutely free and the meeting
viii be enIiTened with patriotic
singing in which all may have a
part No one should miss this Op-
DOrtuuity to hear an authoritative
talk from the lips OF one who has
had an excellent chance to acquire
inside Information concerning the
war. its causes, aims and prospects
Of success from the allied stand
point those in charge say.
Before the entrance Of italy into
he conflict, Lieutenant RoselH was
q professor in Adelphi college,
Brooklyn. and when his country
cast off the yoke which bound it to
Germany. and Austria in the triple
alliance" and Joined its lot with
The allies, Professor ROselli enlist
ed as private in the Royal Italian
army He has seen two and one
half years Of active service on the
italian front and by reason of merit
alone has been advanced from the
ranks 70 the position he now holds
rs 4 commissioned officer
Lieutenant ROselH is as good .
speaker as he is n fighter, deliver
Ing his message first hand in q flu
Bnt. forcefuI manner After hear
ing him. one is best able to appre-
-izta the accomplishment of his
valorous Coun tryuen in the pres
snt world struggle. Although start
ing with the handicap Of an ALI
ance with its present enemy, which
had been con ceived as a means OF
Hefense under previous national
adjustments, matters progressed
antiI the people of Italy realized
hat the war being waged was not
defensive war, but a war of con-
quest
Chose Right.
Convinced OF the perf1dy Of Ger
many and revolving at the awful
atrocities of the Huns, Italy was
called upon to make a choice and
align herself either on the side Of
tight or the side Of might, and as
HE world knows and app1auds, she
chose to cast her fortunes with the
allies on the side Of right and |
against the might Of her former
aIfv, Germany.
Every citizen as wen as the boys /
and girls in the local schools are
asked to hear Lieutenant ROseIli !
1arrate the wonderful story of Ital- /
an cooperation in the work of max |
ng the world safe for democracy. |
7. H Stafford. director of the |
county speakers bureau for the |
'Ourth Liberty loan campaign. has |
arranged for this unusual Opportun- |
ty TO hear Lieutenant ROselli's |
message and vouches for him as a |
most entertaining speaker.
While in this vicinity Lieutenant |
RuseIli is speaking in each of the |
.ri-cities. have already spoken in |
Moline. and appearing today and to-
morrow in Davenport. Friday |
night is Rock Islands turn and a |
packed house should greet him on |
lis appearance at the Empire.