The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-07-09
Italians Travelling
Around World
To Enlist in Army
Forced To Serve Under Austrian
: Banner, They Promptly Sur
rendered To Russians--NoW
Released, They're GoingHome
To Fight Under Own FIau

L 'S" N'NSt O"H ray ,
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Travelling twenty Ave thousanl miles
to enlist in the Italian armies after
having served under, the banners Of
Austria under protest, from which they
escaped by surrendcrinE to the Rus
Sims IN their first battle, $50 1td1ians
are now in Honolulu Ell route from
NlndivOstOk to Italy, via Rome. They
were torn from their homes In the
Austrian TroHtinO region and made to
! scrye In the armies of the late Emperor
Francis Joseph. 90. = %
Taken from the Austrian side OF the
Trentino, the men how hope, on being
assigned TO the Italian battle lines,
to be sent to the Trrntino sector to
fight against the Austrians
All,are clad in cheap khaki uniforms,
while many wear limp khaki outing
hats, but a large number have caps
of Austrian military design. Each man
wears upon his bcadgcar a rosette of
the Italian colots interviewer with those
of the UnitGd States, for they are
travelling under American war depart
ment auspices and will be delivered
by the American government to the
Italian war department.
To Be Guests Of Chamber
This morning all the italian sol
diers Wfu be the CHESTS of the Homo!
lulu Chamber of Commerce. Special
trolley ears win be ready for thensut
ten O'clock this morning to give them
a sightseeing tour of the city. The
chamber of commerce hoped to take
the men out for an auto ride late yes
t6rday afternoon but owing to the
short space of time in which to as
semble privately owned cars, this plan
had to be laid aside for the trolley
ride today. The ride win occupy two
hours time, sufficient to take the Ital
ians to all parts Of the city.
Theirs has been an unusual expert
ehce, They were residents Of Trieste
the Trentino and othcr"provinces IN
der Austrian domination. They were
compelled to enter the Austrian army
and were removed from the Italian
| borders and transferred to the Rus
which they were sent against the Rus
slams they surrendered. The Russians,
however, held them as prisoner Aus
trians until the recent uphcaval
throughout Russia when they yere,re
leased They decided to travel tht6nph
Russia and siberia, and eventually.
make their way to italy to offer their
services against Austria.
Czec no Slovaks Want to Fight
The men are directly under tn" com
mand Of Sergeant Mantovaui, but the
entire party is looked after by Baron
AliOtti, the Italian minister to Pcking.
He is going TO Italy on vacation
and was given the opportunity by the
United States government to accom-
Pany his fellow eountrymen.
It is reported that there are about
10000 Czechs, Slavs, Lithuanians and
Hungarians in Russia, originally cap
tnrrd by the Russians, who are an
Sious n enlist with the Italian forces
t" fight against Austria. The baron,
it is understood, is going to Washing
ton and Rome to arrange for their
tranSpOrtation.' They will have to
travel a'mo"t around the globe to en-
ter the Italian ranks.
The Italians are h hardy looking lot
Of men despite the fact they ha>r.
been prisoners for the past three wears
few of them speak English
Many American soldiers fratcrnizrd
with the Italians yesterday, and bought
ci"Nrs "nd ci%urcfFNs. ice cream comes
and dinners for their comrade Allies,
aud then took them to motion picture
shows last night
Concert Given BY "Y''
= A worry enjoyable concert was CIV en-
Mt the Army and Navy Y. NJ. &. A.,
last evening in honor of the Italian
soldiers. The interpreter was Fred l..
Loz1ar9ni., The visitors said they had
not attpniled an entertainment of any
sort for three years, and gave vent to
their enthusiasm by cheers aud up
plauSe. Magic stunts were given by
Pr Robert d. Williams; comedy
sketch was presented by Mrs Nellie
Kitchler and Sgt. Ed Burke Of the hos
pital corps of the Y. s. Army; Sergeant
Bcckwith of the same corps played
piano solo, and tenor solo was given
by Pvt Philip Hall, Y. s. Army, who
sang in the Italian language.
The visitors returned the compIi
memt when a double quartet of the Wis
itors sang the Italian national anthem
with such fervor that the entire audi
ence joined in, and Sgt. Lo,lovico Fris
inghclLi, Of the Italian forces gave an
address on Experiences in the prison