Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-08
WAR WAKES ITALY,,
HER FACTORIES BOOM
Great Retreat Has Stimulated
People to Stupendous In
dustrial Effort.

Ireat Retreat f1aS otftilulatCb
People to Stupendous In
dustrial Effort.
War has wrought miracle for Italy
| The moral Of the people has never been
| higher The lesson of the great retreat
stceled the nation for stupendous
effort industrial The country, faced
bv tremendous difficulties, rs now or
ganlzed as completely rs any one 81
the Allies.
And Italy, be it remembered Is al
most barren Of those raw materials
upon which depends the successful
nrosrcution Of war OF that vital com
modify. coal, she has none. All must be
imported from England The stay-at-
home Englshman who Is now burning
less coal and consuming less art-
fetal light is helping Italy to degree
which can only be appreciated 10y
tour of her industrial centres.
Ansaldo, Breda, Pirclh, Capronl, ana
Isotts- FraSchini are household names
in Italy. And industry here IS pregnant
with genius Everywhere Is hustle
with no confusion, and most OF the
heads of departments are live wires
Take the Ansaldo works Before the
war they were the largest of their KIND
in Italy. employing about S,0oo HANDS
Now they aggregate 10000, including
women. Ansaldo produces anything from
shins. guns. munitions, 10 aeropianes.
Before the war every ounce o' 10"
material was imported Now they are
working their own ore mines, anu are
even providing some fuel IN the shape
of Ignite They have eNtended theu
works in a few years 10 size winch
was never dreamed OF. And all their
war machinery Is SO installed tha'
can be used for more peaceful hnpie-
ments when the war j. ended no woman
had over found employment NJ An
saldo's; now they can bc nunneFcu ~
th, Thousand. Their : lips IN the snip
building wards arc full either Of small
,,a'r nr merchant vessels With the latter
she sends her produces abroad and brings
hacl raw material. Casting. moulding,
and fitting shops work at high pressure
Goat gins and little ones are turned
out with the same precision ana sAll'
as are used for smaller objects In enc
enormous building completed since INC
outbreak az war artillery Is being Hlahu,
featured bX machinery 50 constructed
that in nesce time II viii turn ont '"'o
,,,otives And this building constructed
~ concrete Is complete down 10 casualty
wards and dressing stations Ever
+h;ng nos>lhlc has been devised Tor
tbo Cleanliness and comfort o. the en-
NO. one notices in bold lettering
a,,cI r,ot+ocS "a Cleanliness i the
nroof Of education and ciViiiza'ioh.
Drink Is the ante-chambef 70 tiie
hosnitsl.'' ITO respect the ume-taole
is the best quality Of conscleh'IoqS
worker" DIRTY machines are que SoieiF
n dirty workmen. Such mottoeS are
common to all great works IN ltaly
and they certainly make Tor eulciehcE
and cleanliness L..
The Breda works, devoted before
IL the manufacture Of locomotives anu
general machinery, now produce guns
lines. torpedoes and aeropiahe engine
Tb;s great firm has not only had TO |
a,'+srd ~ works. but since the machinery |
could not be imported the hfnl hiahu-
featured its own plant.
piranIs Is one Of the greatest rubber |
concerns IN the world !
W-i.b this as with other firms enor- |
mons Developments arc IN progress |
Nfost Of the tires in Italy are made here; |
Il tact the range Of production Is
from small rubber bands, diving suits, |
shes tires, 10 vulcanlzed and |
.Lonizad articles. such IA telephone
,y,st y,I,nerts accrmulator-boxes Tor sub
'iiA :. ,'' .be Il r rlsotta- Fraschinej |
at ,hlishment motor lorries are built
alternating and wiTe-putlIng tor held
~ other telephones are an important
-Idc nc their activities Here are also
made thesenginee for the 1spronl bomb
Dg machines and those used ID sui
- And the Cspron works Here one
g. the products Of one Of the world
,ioneer airmen-G iannl CapTon. lie
4 stIll !, Young man. Fho bQlit ms iirst
.,iDlane nine wears ago lie himself has
made some world record flghto NO
resrs ago he built hie first bombing
machine and has gradually evolved
tvDe which has made him more famous
He believes in the systemanc oes'fue-
ion of the enemy factories
T,5s snirit of waging warfare il re-
7ecfed in = remarkable pamphlet dedi
lid 20 Caproni by Nlno Salvaneschl,
,nder the title Let us Hill the War
salvnnescbi concludes IN these words m
Lei Us aim with 4 sharp volley AT
he heart Of the enemys resistance
consume with rain Of destruction,
he factories which create the German
icfence: accomplish the task, 10y "a
.oroh;ned manoeuvrp amongst the allies,
= produce the hoped for inequality
tween the enemy forces and ours,
nd above all, strike without regret
r remorsc; no pity for them who know
,eithcr love, nor faith nor reverence, !
rhe dead. killed by treschery IN the
renchcs and on the seas are waiting
rhe fallen. moved down by machine
.uns for the mad dream oil Imperial
.ar,,,.,,x are waiting The mother, the
s;dows the aged. and the babies IN the
mt, houses. in the deserted fields,
~ The Numbered churches are still
l III Let the deadly rain borne by
talian wings fall from the skye No
ne x.ilJ ever condemn us for having
Tiled the warr'-London Times.