The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-01
AMERICAS PART IN
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
Ugo Ara, OF the F7onznlcy Quartette,
Returns from Fifteen Months
Service in Italy.
RED TRIANGLE THERE.
Prejudice Against "Y" Overcome
When the Real Work of Pro, iding
Comfort is Discovered.

"oi III hIs" lIa1 Spl1StbihS nm aNb
lous had happened to restore the
morale Of her army The force which
flung back the AustrIans from the
Piave and the heights of Asiago was
the same which had yielded at the dis
aster of Caporetto, but il was different
in lighting spirit and commence.
Some hing had been done TO these
men who swept away the Austrians
as Caesars leglons VI Romans mao
struck Ia the past Heart had been
put In them. How the United States
contributed to this heartening pro-
cess. which resulted in a iighung Italy.
Is big story. a part OF which can be
told now.
Ths credit 70 Americas aid In Itafys
raliying is given by Ugo Ara. the we'll
known musician of the FlonZaiey
Quartette. He has returned to America
on furlough to play a season after
having served for fifteen months with
the Italian army. He went as prl-
vate. was assigned to mental work in
the ambulance corps. and later was
on the staff OF a famous general. mem
Der of,9the sanitary com mission for
the prisoners of war. Eventually he
was transferred to be translator sec
rotary for George W. Baden. chief
Y. NJ c. A. physical director In Rome.
'.Italy's rally on the Piave was mag
niicent." said MIR. Ara The Italians
no longer talk of the Caporetio--thas
ia done. Before the battle OF tho
Pave there was apprehension and
gloom in Italy among those who did
not know their new army spirit
Then came the great offensive and
the manner in which our Italian
troops conducted themselves Will live
in history. Some of them fought for
days. refusing TO give away to reiler
troops for fear that the shift might
change the result of the battle il
was q new and wonderful spirit, and
the Americans had much 10 do with
IL The Americans in Europe raised
our energies and hopes, AS for the
part played by the \ NJ c. a there
is nothing but praise.
The work of the Y. NJ. c. A in
Italy can be described best as he
welfare Of 4.0o0. 0eo soldiers
That organization began modes ~
almost humbly. in bologna. where
there are thirty seven Hospitals " heu
YOU consider that in Italy We have
three hundred important cities and
hundreds OF large towns. IN all Of
which there g need fer the Y. VI
G 4 work you can appr. ate the
size Of the field there The association
began BY distributing reading matter,
liable I43ues and musical instruments
ia the hospitals ana GONZALES ent
BONES
IL t'eorEe W t2FaoSh. me CHiei
tf&sls AZ director. estanHshed phys4cai
TeeTe4.oh and light sports IN the
HeSt.tz5 r n 1d1iS~,a 70 the games
ID .zAts.ssfs @ai' 4 G"a3a De ptaI-ta o.
~ VII IN" could not stand or walk
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~ ply 5r M long corridors Of nos
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NJ d et"A .otseE htt. met WIN
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a,7 efea'ea community sP'F' "h'eA
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S'Fcuta'ed ~nhoer cover.
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panied us toao Oh hiaterl@L re
oruught s,Ve" Si'ee.s OF "Fnihe paper
~iIn envelopes. -oe ps'ohs. zen gaines
OF epoce "a lavorise ieAliah same
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tamp oFetlo aho' pest or ALI Phoho-
srarn'
Inc coione's lace oeameo. ne
conid no, neHeVe ms eyes and was
ali sfhlies bu' "heh mr.. braoeh' III
quiet mooes. manner, saio 'hat the
T. ~. u A. asked permission 10 sehd
piano 20 Inc nospltal, the colonei
ceased smliing iears nIieo nus eyes.
ana snakine the Reo ifahgle man
mana ne cfied NO" see whaf kfnd
OF iriehos nave IN you and am AT
your ehtiIe disposal lot ahFtn'hg 'hat
can raeihta.e your work
IN ano'her hospifal me menicai
onfcer In ehafse turned 70 MI braden.
AFTER watehing the delight or the pa
t1ents Al the games ana exclaimed
TINS is the nrst tune have seen my
foioiers smile since the Caporetto
Tragedy
Inc patients IN a hospital Tor SOL
diers wounded in the faces used to
swear shocklngIS wheh nrst they were
lowed 10 JOIN the games instituted
by MI, BFJdPn. A short time after