The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-23

now the common disaster which has
befallen their country has drawn them
together. submerging their differences
of opinion.
At big concert given in aid Of the
Venetian refugees an American woman
CHANGED to be sitting next to a hand
some, dark eyed Italian officer. She
noticed with surprise that he wore his
military cloak, although the concert
room was very warm. When the music
began, however, size entirely forgot him
and only became again aware of his
presence when in an interval between
one Iiccc and another her program
dropped to the floor the officer instinc-
lively stopped forward to pick it up, his
cloak fell open and she saw that he had
no hands
- Forgive me, Signora," he said, ~
forgot that | can now no longer pick
mp things. The American woman en-
tered into long conversation with him
and little by little dragged from him
his great desire. He had been treated
IN Queen Margherita S hospital and had
become a favoritc of her Majesty for
the fortitude with which he bore his
suffering. When he had recovered the
Queen told him he could ask whatever
he most desired, and, if it was humanity
possible TO give il, he should have it..
The officer asked her to intercede on
ms behalf 10 have him again sent TO
the front as an airplane observer, since
with the hands which were to be pro
vided for him by the American artif-
cial limb makers he would be able to
The Italian people have only recently,
since the tragic happenings Of Oct. q,
realized what an amount Of secret prop.
uganda Germany was carrying on in the
Kingdom, and with what disastrous re
suits to their country. However, they
have at last awakened to the fact that
1t is absolutely necessary for them To do
something 10 counterfeit this influence.
Among the measures taken is the distri-
button Of leaflets in every cafe theatre,
motion picture hall, or other public
place with the following Injunction:
When you suffer some Inconvenience
owing TO the war, do not curse the war
or your country; but curse the Ger
mans who have let loose hell, and swear
to resist, 50 as to avoid their beginning
again tomorrow.
Many of the women of the Italian
arIetocraey have given up the largest
rooms III their ancestral palaces as
worlTooms for the making of surgical
dressings, articles Of clothing, etc, for
the soldiers fighting at the front. One
OF these IS the Marchcsa Ccnturione.
one of the Queen ) ladies-in-waiting,
who has one OF the best organized and
most productive workshops in all Rome.
Half the Italian ladies of the Eternal
City go there morning and afternoon. so
that the tables placed along the rooms
are always filled with workers.
As IS usual III great assemblage of
women, much conversation used to 90
on. Marchesa Centurione was at her
wits end to invent some means of stop
ping all this chatter without hurtino
anyone 5 feelings. One day, while she
WAS rummaging about in her attic, she
came across an old bust pcrsonifving
Silence with a finger to her lips. Ii
gave her brilliant idea. She had the
bust brought down to the workroom4
aud put in prominent position. Next
morning all the ladies took the hint and
from then onward perfect silence
reigned without q single word having
been spoken on the subject.