The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-02-01
Minister Of Treasury Routs Out
l48 Officers and Sends
49, 40 Them I'd Front. < So y
SEARCH IS ON FOR OTHERS
: : : >
Great Disaster to CAtcrns'a Army May
De glssains In Oisouiss---~voians
teers In Minerity -~~Dessrssrs
Are Shot.
By PHILIP n. MACKENZIE.

Rome, nn the eve VI the great var,
while General ta'iurna was bard at
work creating the Italian army des'
tlucd tp unite Treat aud Trieste with
the Kingdom las officers Of all ranks,
from colunris To sub sieutenants. we're
given special work. THIS work con
sisted ia iinding out haw much money
was wasted during the TripoIl war.
A corridor 10 the ministry If the
treasury accordingly VAS set apart for
these officers. who during the Last three
years have been auditing accounts and
taking their time In doing II. while
their comrades fought the Austrsans
and we're wounded or killed An action
There Ia every rvasnn TO believe tina,
the great task II auditing the accounts
~ the Tr'Imtt war wsgili have besa
rtFri,mxe,i y iStnrtrly. hsr the NEW
minister " the treasury sieunr Mini,
discovered the las officers hidden II
the corridor
Signor Situ was disGusted NJ The
sight VI m many professional officers
calmly working ON the four simple
rules ot arithmetic. and in a hours
nv had the case brought before u cab
met council and royal decree was is-
sued postponing the work VI the lts
aftirers. who we're ordered without de-
Jay 10 the front
Ne figures are available as t. the
number os men physically III yet ex
emptcd from sctiye military service
tnses of ~scwiirsl Understandable,
mrantng literally hiding tn bushes
to cvadc military service. have been
frtstsaeps Va itslss s.. ..s... /. .,.. ,.,, d.
The socialists. Who oppose tho ssr
AMI whose peace propaganda roRtrtba
utet toward tbs recent military asas
ter. repeatedly toii N, fna SSrs that IA
ITALY the war Was bttn. fought by the
peasants, The rtth people 81 not hgh'
said TIE socialists, All ~hrt Gne has
money he ,yan easily ~h,t,e in The
bush"
The snns " we'll Co ~ tr7tdeSSueH and
farmers as a rule arr drivers u motor
loryics and ambusanevs sni Those ~
prpsr middle tle assess and mobility, wha
should be oth~rs. often pr,eter - drive
-}ag af}ters automobiles ualsSs they
~urcced 10 getting clerical work In q,
Il 80 away frnm taa froat.
4 is true that u4aag ySuag rIen vnl~
up,cercd Ter ACTIVE service SIS oHiterS
IN snfautrl Regiments aud sacrificed
their lvrs tnr their country, tut thrs
were ntlUority
IL mgSt rs, ajWl@e3 i'at HF ta the
ntvseut me mistaken impression pre-
vailed tNas fhn HARVEST share ~ a.af
trg WAS borne ny the pee SAINT anal IA.
ba75g classes sAa suffered nsNSt N
aiJ fr0m thc sag THIS Impression lu.
creased IL Sith an exseat that gr,sar
proINrtsoH " the ,a.a Mo rpyarued ota
short leave frrs tn. froat feis tiisrour
Acra and dissatisfied when they real
lg! that every city and tovn la the
gNuntry was .-uytie3 With young nee
NNo tyad~i p' itNry serSicy " wse
eNsea II cSllei 81 ;he ,ssl,,rS Sscce~ls~l
n remaining away fc,sn tas fryn; and
saw no sexual aghtlne
A. rrcal, besides those rs.n who
retr-oc,, e aghs when their sssrt ieavs
exri-tvi. others felt Justified In desert
'~c >crs 81, the latter sere arrested
.>,g-t saart.alyA ast shot ard their
,tr.7s3eS wcSv n4$ Impressed with
>u-h ,~Yy-av'sry ya,s5S6@eufS, wht5h.
t-S-es$ % Swung as q varnisE, ka3
re- E.5e>5jc es~tsT - eyV-V-r.< vttv and
p0saSta1 t,sSeryas ceeagse risssas D.
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