The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-21

lowed 80 closely by ,ho ,lpituntioI
of GERMANY.
Hiltorians viii rcrurl tins battle as
tEc Ercat,st single m1ntt,cr q ~
iought iu the world. iuv AUST l1s
cut-numbcrcd the italian two ~ me.
ltNuhE OiCi one milo 80 mon on the
Ntsritus sectors pf The Italian 'Iurt
They were superior in guns n am
munition, but not IN morale. ThoN
fought desperately, suVagcly Ls they
always nd, hut biag met every point
Of attack with sturdy defense ana bril-
hant countcr attack. forcing thcm
back with such enormous loss that Ia
u Few DAYS they were completely rOut-
ed and begging for mercy.
The armistiCc on The Italian front
differed from that on the west front
Ia one important respect. Diaz took
mo chances ON further devastation nj
hts beloved Cnuntry by the d%asturdlV
Recommendation tkmics. While they
wore SUNG for terms he sent his cav
airy dashing through The Austrian
lines at all points whore roads led
north TO the Italian frontier and
when the Austrluus accounting tho
terms of defeat, marched back To their
country, they lid 50 quietly under the
wutchful eye of the grcaps OF Italian
cavalry that were Ia be found guard.
ing every uNcnuC OF evacuation against
violation uf the armistlcc terms. Thr
result is that every foot of Italian
sou n every foot of the Italian IT.
rcdcutu Is free of invaders and The
peoples are returning to their normal
occupations disturbed only hy the low
Gus celebrations of the inhabitants at
their hbcrations from their hated
enemies.
lta1 has takon his place In he
lists of the long line of famous and
"a INA.I M A aa.L .A h. IL
%berinnins of civilization have lone
brilliant deeds of Nalour IN lighting for
liberty and Justice.
Gen. Armando Diaz was horn in
Naples. October 5th. 1861 of AN old
Spanish family that went into Italy
with Charles the Third OF bourbon
In The 18Th Century. An uncle of
the Italian Observation-Disclosures
IluI Fought with General Gugiiolmo
Pope IN tho first war of Independence
against Austrin and was "a close friend
OF Generals togcnz and pinnrll. Ills
father was Col. LdIdoNico Diuz of the
ROYAL Naval Engineers.
The young Armando Dlaz roceiy-
ed his first military education In
Naples nj the college OF Annunzln.
tellu, which ~ the oldest Italian mill
tary institution. In 1878 he cutorc,
~ the military academy of Turin and
IN 1891 was promoted second ~licuten.
ant OF artillery. lie served FOR scvoral
years IN the 10th regiment OF urtiIlort
hnd IN 1883 became captain in IN,
FIRST regiment. ic entered fho WA
school Of Turin the same year and M.
ter iva years Joined the genera staff.
lie was promoted to colonel in IgI1
In thf Idbyan war. Colonel Dlaz witt
the card regiment of Infantry made n
tirm stnnd before the Turks. In ia,
inlnons battle of lara, although badl,
wounded, Diaz maln on the nrst
line until the battle was wan. In lsft
no was appointed chief OF the sccro.
tary's office OF Gen. Polio, chicf ol
the Italian general staff. Promoted
major general in the same year. wa,
appointed commandant OF tho giena
brigade n later commandment OF In,
starr OF Duke d'Aostn's army. Whe,
ltalS entered the war with the allies
he was called again TO the genera
STAFF and IN 1916, az lieutenant gcnoraI
was entrusted with the of 4
division. which was mentioned severn
times for bravery in the heroic fiehi
on the Curso. In June. 1916, Genera
Cadorna CAV General Dinz the com.
mand Of the 23rd army c0rps. In No.
vember. 1917. he was appointed gen.
efaiissimo of the Italian armies.
General Diaz married SiEnorn Snrnt
D%citosn- Mtraboll, granddaughter a.
Count Giuseppe Mirabcili. first prssi
lem OF the supreme court OF Naples
They have three children. Msrceiio
now ~ years old. Anna ~ and lren,
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