Evening star., 1918-03-31

Italian front. the fact remains
that in the great enemy drive of last
October-November the allies in France
rushed these technicians of the air to
the rescue. ahead of all other reinforce
ments-and. with them. some Of our
aerial photographers (Americans In
French squadrillas), protected by Ital-
Ian aid duelists. made it possible to
hold up the drive. as everybody knows
was done
In this war.
Paul Revere's ride would remain un-
Known and Sheridan's would risk being
censored to that of one of our gem
erals Children would ask in vain:
who was the lady. mamma who said:
snoot. II you will. this old gray head?'' %
Nobody ever knew, dearie, The CEN
sors cut her name out!"
should the names be mentioned of
french. British or American aviators
VINO are anonymous heroes on the
1taiian front, 1t would do them every
KIND OF harm (if it got past), risk set
ting back their promotion and give the
reputation Of advertisers" with their
superiors- So, the first thing is, please.
oont give my name." What will youf
Their superiors are more sore them
selves! Military glory and anonymous
ness DO not gee together. It's a high
virtue,
Here, however, is the story.
The Italians had no complete or
modern aerial Photographic service for
accommodating the enemy front and
rear, and it was one of their great mis-
fortunes. perhaps the vital one of the
aHair, but they posses swift duelista
and grand Caproni bombers.
~ IS glorious story of union. will
not pretend that Verona is in the thick
OF the front. 1t is some twenty-five
miles southwest of Marostica saw apout
fofty miles from points beyond Bassano.
something like Paris was situated In
the days when the Germans were at
Noyon Verona has been bombarded by
boche airmen. Once they killed twelve
civilians, but it is an expensive luxury
Tor them in machines which were shot
down while trying it,
Verona has theater, concerts, music
nails, grand cafes and a still brilliant
civilian life. Believe me, soldiers are
glad that there is such city near at
hand. the first interesting town from
the front: where you can buy any
thing" Verona is full of French, Eng
lish. Italians and Americans, the latter
being mostly Red Cross.
Also, i know Marostica-not very
we'll. perhaps. Now, we are getting
up to the fighting area, where no Paris
correspondent is really welcome Ma
rostica is FIVE miles west of Bassano,
which is on the Brenta. All between
the two towns is organized. Behind
the. ancient middle age walls of Maros-
tica are the trenches and barbed
wire of war; yet Marostica is not bonn
barded. because 1t is behind two noun
tain buttes. 1t is not really evacuated.
but is full of life, with second-class
cinemas, cafes and shops.
Bassano is another story, 80 near and
yet so far. rather important city at
the foot of Mont Grappa, is bombarded
by shells and avions every day.
In Rassano barbed wire entangle-
ments run through the heart of the
city, on the sands OF the Brenta, which
flows through 1t, and the banks OF the
Brenta, all along. are elaborately or
ganized 1t Is the front
But back. in the rear of both Bassano
and Msrostica, before the civilian gets
rs near the front as Marostica and no
further, Is the little town of Castel-
goMberto with u grandiose aviation
camp. completely free from any shells.
II - at csstelgomberte that one sees