Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-11-08

mat any RISK 10 EHcct His Escape
Seemed Little Beside Life He Led
Brings letters That Tell Of Anguish
Of People in Territory Occupied by
Austrians.
Especial cmrespondenee Of the itaiianAmeri
can News Bureau. Chicagot
Rome.-A new cry OF anguish rises
from the side OF the Piaye held by the
Austrian arms. II reaches Rome
through one Of our soldiers, Ferdinan-
do cald0, bersagllere, from Reggie
Calabria. lie was captured in Noyem-
Der last by the Austrans and forced
| 10 do such hard work and en-
dure such privatIons that any
risk to effect his escape seemed
little beside the life ne led. He re-
solved to escape. Twice he attempted
1t, and the second time succeeded.
After several months of exciting adj
ventures he crossed the Galore Alps
country. He was helped by the inhabl-
tants, who took him In and hid him,
or fed him. Several of them entrusted
him with letters to friends or relatives
In Italy. These letters have been pho
tographed for pamphlet Issued by
the army and are a further testimony
to Austrian barbarities. One of the |
letters says:
Dear Friends: l shall try to tell |
you briefly of the misery of the past.
First Of all the barbarian Austrlans,
as soon as they arrived here, entered
the houses and carried everything
Off. What they could not take they
destroyed. What wine they could not
drink they poured In the cutters and
left us poor citizens without wine and
without bread. They force us to work
without pay or food, under the spur
Of soldiers bayonet.
Armed Men Break In Doors
AT night they break down the
doors to add terror to the misery of
women and girls. Often 1 was obliged
to fight for my life. Here In these
provinces death gains on us every day.
because there is nothing left to eat.
Yes, dear friends, If you do not send !
is something we shall soon be dead" Z
inside the envelope was written: :
a
AIKEN prisoner, for 1t Will mean your h
leath. ;
II have seen persons die from hum :
,er, even here"
Beneath the address were the =
lords: :
IF you do not find the person ad- !.
ressed. read the letter to the people," n
The letters repeat the same desper- &c
te prayer. the same cry Of anguish. n
up to now live," Pierina writes
er husband, who Is q corporal 7th d,
lpini, 86a company. ''If Italy does u,
OF come to our rescue, we shall die CT
'om hunger. We have been living on te
>ots for a month" th
Maria - writes her son Pfetro: re
I'VE are left under the dome Of the do
~ without a shelter-with nothing. I'M
ere one wishes for death as q relief of
'ery moment" ha
A mother writes to Signora Mar Oh
'erita Gorio 3S via Trieste. Brescia, bu
king for something to eat, because no
iy children are dying Of hunger" TO,
As inslstent as refrain, every let
repeats the message of Victoria nj,
- to Sergeant Antonio - of an,
249th Infantry: 10,
III the Italians do not come to de- u,a
er US we shall all die from hun tor
T." w.
In delivering the letters the Der. an,
sllere Caldo remarked: sor
AT the time l came away the re- mo
irces OF the country were at the To-
rest ebb. owing TO the repeated re- hor
sltions of the Austrlans. The peo- ,S
lived inside their houses to avoid 49,,
ltact with or insult and injury at 80
hands Of an unbrldlod, rough and
GRANT soldiery. This, however, did ~
prevent thieving and outrages ''e'
inst women by armed men. Blows
re given freely to whoever did not Civ
y quickly.
Mountalneers Burned Out. Ala
Whole woods were burned by the
strians to compel the dwellers In s.
Fly mountain cabins 10 flee. Their DIES,
'erings. however. did not wear out Wh'
morale OF the peoples resistance. Is b
'ir patriotism was sharpened and thor
r desire for freedom qulckened Of h
Their charity Ia helping our pris- said
RS escaping from Austria is admir-. hau
: They hide them. lead them over cam
lntein paths az night. known only ies
persons 3orn and reared among srsl
n, and through thousand pcrils. sie
'ur lines ~
~ 80 - us.', ''is. a 'nsy nnu one 90 a
o find ont. they drive him out OF -,
~. aossss l,se : oos, ana leave MN iicla
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