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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
LA FAMILIA REAL lTALIANA
FUNDA UN ORFANATCRIO
r:eio es7sesa; d. La PRENSA.

Del serr:-io especial de La pRENSA.
ROMA. Mayo I6.-Un ielegrama
recibiGo hoy de Fiume da cuenta de
haberSe inaugurado IN orfauatorio
funGado bajo el patrocinio de la real
fam!lia italiana V que lleva el non,-
hre de "Orfanatorio Saboya."
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
ENCONTRAR
EN- PDAS. HEGRAS
PETROLEO
- - =

Te!esrarno especid! pa-a LA ?RENSA"
EAGLE PASS, Texas. Mayo l6.-
Inusitada animacion Sc nOta desde
hace algunos dias en- las ciudades
meyicanas de Ia frontera. especial
mente en- Ia de Piedras Negras, de-
bido a algo que justamente ha sido
considerable motive dc general rego-
clio: la comprobacion de que en- la
dicha region. V 10 largo del Rio
Bravo, existen ricos mantoS petroli-
feros cue entrar5in muy pronto ELI
exploitation.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
LOS ALIADOS NO PERMiTIRAN
REFERENDUM ALGUNO SOBRE
Ell TRATADO DE PAZ

Se-vlcio ESpecIaI Tara II FEsE--N1lN
PARIS. Mayo l6.-El Echo de
Paris" dice en- su ediciOn de esta
fecha que los aliados Sc nsllan COM
rictamente reSueltos a no permttr
referendum alguno re(acionaoo con
el tratado de paz-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
Sc PROPAGA LA REVOLUCION EN- TEPIC
NUEVOS BROTES POR'
CUESTIONES POLITICAS
Andan en- armaS algun0S
partidarios del senior
Godines, Gobernador
que fue depuesto
Especial pcrc "LA PRENSA-

NOGALES, Ariz, Mayo 16.-Via-
jeros ilegados del Estado de Sinaioa,
asi como correspondence particular
Y periodicos mazatlecos llegados ell
el ultimo correo, traen lnformes de
que en- ell Estado de Nayarit, antique
territorio de Tepic, ia revuelta ha to-
mado un cariz grave, habiendo que
dado suspendido ell trafico entire Ma
zatlan y Tepic, COMO resultado de
Jas actividades de las fuerzas insu-
rrectas, que capturaron la importan-
te plaza de Rosa Morada, situada en-
tre Acaponeta Y Tepic.
Los viajeros dnen que la situacion
en- Nayarit Sc ha agravado con el gol-
pc de Estado que Sc dio en- aquella
entidad cen aprobacion del gobierno
de Carranza, pues los partidarios del
gobernador Godinez, que fue depues-
to por la Legislature, Sc han undo a
los revolucionarios Y no solamente
han declarado la guerra al goberna-
dor impuesto. Santiago, sino al gobier-
no general del pals, por considerable
como responsible del goipe de Estado.
Dos nuevos jefes rebeides.
Dos nuevos jefes rebeldes nan a.
parecido en- Ell Estado de SNayarit,
siendo estos partidarios de sGoGinez
V antiques jefes de fuerzas rurales
del Estado. Tales jefes, segun re-
firieron los viajeros, son Rafael de
Dios Y Tomas Orozco, quienes traen
sus ordenes cerca de cuatrocientos
hombres bien armados. Dichos je-
fes Sc sublevaron al tener noticla de
Que ell gobernador Godinez habia sido
depuesto Y Sc unieron los revoIucio-
narios fellcistas que operan en- ell nue.
vo Estado, empezando a desplegar
una gran acJividad, pues atacaron a
varias peouenas guarniciones carran-
cistas Y luego hicieron asaltos sobre
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
IA SITUACION EN- FIUME ES
PEOR CADA Ola
~ 5000 ,spee,at Dc Ia PRENsA-

pei Sc-rscic cspcetal eE IA PRENSi
ROMA. Mayo 16.-La "Tribuna
dice que la situacion en- F1ume eS
cada dia peor. Y que clio Sc deoe Ia
incerriGambre que reina acerca de Ia
decision que sobre 81 Sftrtc Sc tome
on Ia Confe-encia de Paris.
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Antiques estudioS

Hace mucho tempo, deSde que sc
hacian eXploracioneS para la apertu-
ra dc los minerales dc carbon &C
tualmente en actiYidad, minerales
cue son en- su clase, los mas lmpor-
tantes de Ia Republica Y que, de ser
trabajados = toda Su capacidad, bas-
tartan para el ahastecimiento total
de Ia nacion, encontraron los ge6lo-
goS conOue en- algunoS Iugares habla
grandes 'chapopoteras, extranos
pantanos de aguas negras Y btu
minoSas. con marcado dior aceite.
que son casi siempre, la prueba Su-
perficial de que en- los terrenos en-
donde aparecen, hay yacimientos pc
troliferos mas menos importantes.
Sin embargo, como quienes baclan
tales exploraciones iban solo en- bus
ca de carbon, como eXistia la Green
cia de que los dos .productoS natura-
les, rara vez Sc encuentran juntos
en- la misIra IONA. nadie sc preocupo
por precisar la eXistencia de petr0leo
en- aquelas regiones, en- las que va
constituia suficiente riqueza para los
mas ambiciosos, la sola presencia
del carbon.
Pero ultimamente, geologos ame-
ricanoS llcvaroH a cabo detenidos es-
tudios Y eXploraciones, en- los terre-
nos cercanos al RIO Bravo. en- "a
parte norte del Estado de Coahuila,
v la existencia del petroleo ha que
dado plenamente confirmaGa.
Con tai motive, dos fenomenos Sc
nan operado inmediatamente el ala
notable en- el precio de los terrenos,
que Sc vendian para agostadero, fl
jando los acres un reducidisimo va
lor. Y las actividades financieras pa
Pasa a Ia Ga. pag. Col. 5a.)
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CONFERENCE LA RElNA ELENA
CON Ell REY DE MON
TENEGRO
n, ,.--,,.., .zy,c;a, :. "a rHENSA

De- scrr,r;o spaced "a Ia EF'D-'~H
ROMA, Mayo 16.-La Reina E'e-
ma Y sus hijos ncgaron hoy proce-
dentes de Rapallo. Y segun Sc dice,
el cbjeto ode la llcv5 ALI fue 81 &c
cnnferenciar con el Rey Nicolas de
Montenegro que Sc hallaba en- ese
lIgar de ingognito.
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diversas poblaciones, habiendo resuel-
to apoderarse de Rosa Morada, plaza
que ocuparon.
Las informaciones que proporcio-
nan los viajeros Sc basan en- las quo
Sc dieron a conccer oficialnente en-
ell puerto de Mazatlan, la vispera de
que los viajeros salieron de dicho
puerto, este es, ell dia .12 del presents
mes.
Los citados jefes rebeldes Sc acer-
earon a la plaza de Rosa Morada,
despues de interrumpir ell trafico con
Tepic, Y solicitaron de los jefes ca
rrancistas que la defendan, que Ia
entregaran, para no dar lugar derra-
mamiento de sangre.
Contestaron los jefes carrancistas
que no podian entregar la plaza, =
(Pasa a Ia Sa. nag. col oa.V
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que Carranza hizo en- su favor para
Subsecretario de Guerra Y Marina
encargado del Despacho, despues de
largas conferencias telegraficas sos
tenidas entire ambos y de las confe-
rencias ceiebradas por Gales y Adolf
fo de Ia Huerta y Alvaro obregons
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17

Correspondencias partcuiares lie
gadas directaIlentc de la ciudad de
Morelia, capital del Estado de Michoa-
can, informan ampliamente sobre las
condolences en- que Sc halla aquella
rica region de la Republica. Estas
son ahora mejores, no por virtue de
la buena administration de las auto
ridades carrancistas, sino debido la
forma en- que los michoacanos han
sabido resolver sus propios asuntos 10
Gales, va imponiendose la insolencia
de las fuerzas del gobierno en- deter
minados casos bien concihando con
sus jefes cuando ellos Sc colocan en-
estos buenos terminus.
Como nacio la defensa.
Los principales agricultores de Mi
choacan Y demas personals de posi-
bles, esperaron al principle que ell go
bierno les diera garantias. libranac-
los de las depredaciones de los ban
doleros, aSi como de los deSmanes de
las tropas, que algunas veces resulta-
ban peores que los propios hombres
del celebre cabecina Ines Chavez Gar
cia. Asi Sc espero mucho tempo;
pero habiendose visto que era imposi-
hle que el gobierno diera las garan-
tias necesarias para conservar salvo
los! intereses del Estado, especial
mente los ag1icolas. Sc resolvio for
mar una especie de liga defensiva
que para hoy ha dado los mas exceien
tes resultados.
Todos trabajan IN paz.
Una de las primeras medidas de
este saludable entendimiento, fue la
de armar a los trabajadores de las
haciendas Y demas fincas de campo,
bien apercibidos en- ell sentido de sus
deberes. Estos hombres tienen un
jefe, que por 10 regular es uno de
los duenos ell administrator de la
hacienda. De esta manera Sc comen-
20 a poner ternlino, no. solo los a.
saltos vandalicos, sino a los atenta-
dos de los mismos carrancistas de Gu
vas manos, no una, sino que cientes
de veces, Sc han arrebatado conside-
rabies partidas de ganado que im-
punemente estaban sacando de dis
tintas parties del Estado, y de las que
algunos animales han sido recogidos
hasta en- la propia capital de la Re-
pubica.
Como era natural. los carrancistas
Sc sintieron en- seguida afec(ados
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-05-17
NONDRAGON No
IA SALIDO
De PARIS
Ell Lie. REYES ESTA
En- BILBAO, ESPANA
:. :.
Ninguno de los dos ex-
Ministries ha saIido
del Iugar de su
residenCia

Personals ultimamente llegadas de
Ia capital de nuesvra Repuolica. con-
firman las noticlas que nos pro-
pcrcionan, las que ultimamenCe he
mos publicado acerca de Ia creencia
Official en- Mexico de que el General
Manuel Mondragoa, uno de los fac
torres mas ImportanteS cE el now
miento de Febrero de 1915 contra
el gobierno del Presidente Madero,
Sc encuentra en- la Repuhlica, com
batlendo al lalo de Felix Diaz en-
Il EStado de NeracruZ.
Los rumores en- la metropoli. Sc
gin nuestros inforr"antes. son los de
que hara como tres semanas que en-
TN barco &c Vela, procedcnte de las
costas cu5anas, el General Mondra-
gon haoia arrinado la playa de
Sot4ventc, en- Neracruz. ionde va 10
esperaban Jos felicistaS.
Agr"gan que las autoridades ca
rranclStas tenian va noticia de su
proxir9o arsl'-o, que vigila5an Ia
costa. pcr HliS que el velero en- que
Mondragon. hacia el viaje, habia
5ur:ado Ia viguarcla
Tambien Sc decia. que el mlsmo
vetero habia sido encontrado aban-
6onado cerca de la playa.
Como durante las ultimas semanas,
los felicistas han demoStrado gran
des actividades, atacando trenes y
pueblos en- una eXtenSa region. clio
Sc atriouye la presencia de Mon
dragon en- suS filas. Sc insiste en-
que aleunos otroS conocidos reaccio-
narios 10 acompanaron.
Todo 10 anterior, dicen nueStros
entrevistaGos, son rumores publicos
en- Ia ciudad de Mexico. cue han te-
nido su origen en- fuentes oficiales.
La falsedad de los rumores
Sin embargo, segun por otros con-
ductos pudimos averiguar, los dichos
rumoreS son falsoS, o. cuando me-
nos. parecen Serlo.
Amigos del general Mondragon,
saben que este. al preSente. Sc en-
cuentra en- la ciudad de Paris, donde
reside hace algun tempo, Y que no
ha pensado Slquiera, y asi 10 ha de-
clarado, tomar parte actica en- la re-
volucion felicista.
Hace POGO tempo estuvo en- Es-
pana. regresando luego a su residen-
cia de Paris, de la cual, los amigos
del general ex-federal, niegan ter
minantemente que haya salido Y, mu-
cho menos. con rumbo a Mexico.
En- cuanto al Lie. Rodoifo Reyes,
parece ser que al presente Sc en-
cuentra en- Bilbao, V Sc tiene la Sc
guridad de que no ha salido de Es-
pana rumbo Cuba, para seguir de
ahi a Mexico, segun sc Gecia.
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iPasa a Ia sa- Col 2al
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(Pasa a Ia Sa. ptlg. col 5a.)
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Compre uSted sus libroS en- espa-
mol la Casa Editorial Lozano, lis
\. Santa Rosa Ave, San Antonio,
Texas. Es la mas barata. - -
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(Pasa a la sa. pag. col 5ay
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IA QUESTION DE- F[UlIE SE AGRAVA.

Canon gigantesco de los aIemanes que hG
sido adjudicado los americanos en-
g. Z el reparto del material de guerra
S's> que aquellos han entregado
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tPasa a Ia sa. Col. 4a.)
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25

! party Of Young folks chap
eroned by Miss Amanda Pitts
VIII attend I'll entertainments At
the GTo"uviIIe Teachers Training
Nrh4oI this evening. The party
Is made up Of Misses Myrtle Hill
NLlkn,>on and MiElred F'utrcll
amt Ma>Srs James Wilkinson
dohnnl TlI'ery and Macon Hog
gard.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25
Insurance Man
Is Ba TX In Job
Sanders Suffered Is Years And
Had To Quit Work-His
Health Is Soon Restored BY
Tanlac

Tanlac has built me up so in
the past few weeks that my
friends hardly recognize me, :
said {. J. Sanders, Of 500 Cristler
Street, Dallas Texas, local agent
Of the Bankers lnternation;!
Life Insurance Company, Of Den
yer.
i had suffered from catarrh
of the stomach for fifteen years
be continued, land got 50 bad
that could hardly get about
and had to stop working. |
cohldn t digest thing | would
eat and suffered 50 much pain
that for months all | lived on was
a little plain rice. There was SO
much gas on my stomach that the
misery was awful and | became
dreadfully nervous pnle-m was
constantly dropping down my
throat and ] could feel lumn
III my stomach
Since taking Tanlac | have
gained nine pounds and feel like
q new rlan | have q fine appe-
tlTc. can eat anything ! want
sleep ll}~ 9 log Z, night and all
my troubles are NOW thing OF
the past. III fact Tanlac has
cone nlr more coed than any.
thug else | have ever taken.
lai1;c IS sold II Scotland Neck
u. +. l. Whitehead Drug Store
~ Enfield by Harrison and Hall
III Ai1tleton by Harrison D1ue
Company aad in Rosemary by the
Ro"e3nary Drug Company.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25
REFLECT YOUR BOARD

MIR. Editor:
| have read with a good
deal ot interest the article in
3 recent issue referring to the
successful and efficient manner
III which the present board OF
town commissioners have manar-
cd our town affair." during their
term of office and | wish 70 en-
uorse the Same and while doing
SO would like to add a word a,
, to the Mayor who has given SO
! mulch OF lis time and energy to
! the best interests Of the town
, while he has been in Office. How
much has the town done for the
- FOR all these services an,.
who would give 50 much real
work for the town as Mr.. Shack
!, eli has?
L IS FAY opinion that since MI
] Shackeli has taken so much in
tercsc IN the town and nas hoNl.
what he can 90. that we retain
! hn}i as Mayo. even over his ovl
i isEoit>I.
j ear net soon forget the vail.-
able services which Mr.. s,hacke!l
rendered this town and the peo-
PIE 81. the town during the cpl
! danlc Of lnfl,unza which swept
over us last winter. The work
| he did was not the sort Of work
which can be PAID for in money
Such services 10 not come tina
way but il was simply on account
ot the big heart that the man ha,
ard seeing the necessity for i'm
mediate action he responded Re
ailiy with little regard for ii
own health or Inconvenience.
Now people Of Scotland Neck
lets show Mr. S!l;cko;l that ",
appreciate hua and his services
As to paving tn ? town. Shout,
We wait: until our neighl,oiil'l
towns have drawn all OF the a.
Sirabie home seekers and the,
have become settled Satl>factor,
~ and then taila up paving? /
paving needed III Scotland Neck
! Does it hurt to pull d tooth! 9
: course it does but it has IL b
done occasionally, and feel tina
paving for this town is now q ne
cessity and the cost which woul'
hurt d little perhaps will be- owe
balanced by the good whic
must come from paved street:
and the pride a fellow has III hi
town should count with us lon
: way There were some who OF
posed electric lights when the
, were first proposed for the tow
| Who would be without them no1
Let rs have the same commits
toners, the same Mayor again bt'
don t lets have the same street:
. How about it?
, HIGH JOHNSON
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25
JUST GOT OVER A COLDe

Look out for kidney troubles
and backache. Colds overtax the
kidneys and often leave them.
weak. For weak kidneys-well,
read what a Scotland Neck wo-
man says
Mrs. J. a Dali P. O. Box nc
344, says: -<.;ou lar years a.
go | caught cold and it settled
on my kidneys and I was in mis-
cry. | couldn't rest nights, my
kidneys didn t act properly and
had terrible headaches. [ would
often get dizzy and specks would
float before my eyes, blurring
my sight. | was always tired and
languid, too, Finally ! began
taking Doan 5 Kidney Pills and
a few doses put my back and kid
neys in good condition again.
Price 60, at all dealers. Don :
simply ask for (. kidney remedy
get Doan Kidney Pills-the
same that Mrs. Dali had. Foster
Mllhurn Co, Mt4~s.. Buffalo n
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25
PERSONALS
Il EsSs

;;sssss isssEE=z7aE -7as'
~. r1ovd Price left this morn
;ur fo7. IIoheood on business.
600
,ri.~ Irene Hardy and Miss Tig
are expected here from Rich
,annd tomorrow.
-,r O. X. Taylor, Of Whita-
E4r> is visiting her sister Mrs.
-.I Ti'cry tins week
900
Mr.. u. Ray Boyette nlotored to
T2}nol-o this morning on bust
ness.
(t-u-O
Mr.. Calvin Brown arrived on
-. morning train from Oak City
ascend cue day here on business
600
NJ. W.Houghby Bradley left
~ -a. norHin4 train for NorfIeet
oa business.
~ =, uf. r.
VI 60 o-1 ~. 'ai'
$780, III "
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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-04-25

Mr. Lloyd Price left this morn
..l ro,. IEohgood on business.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01

sane, epileptic and feeble-minded.
Two children (girls) aged IL and 8.
The 12-year-old girl held for trial with
man who were caught in criminal In
timacy. The jail is clean but needs
painting badly.
County Jail and City Jail. Richmond
Visited by two members of board
August, 1918. The sanitary conditions
at both jails were good. There were
no inmates at the city Jail at the time
of this visit. Eleven were detained at
the county jail, / insane, 3 vagrancy. 4
intoxication. 1 non-support, 2 petit
larceny. Eight prisoners are worked
daily on the county roads. The total
arrests made by the city police force in
July. 1917, was 81. Forty-two of these
arrests were made for intoxication;
81 arrests were made in the same
month OF 1918, Is for intoxication. I
(Signed) e
CHARLES BECK, Chairman. g
MISS CATHERINE GALLOWAY, ~
Secretary.3
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01
COUNTY CHARITIES
BOARD FILES REPORT

The Indiana Bulletin of Charities
and Correction contains the following
report of the Wayne county board of
charities and corrections regarding
conditions in the charitable and cor
regional institutions:
County Poor Asylum. Centerville.--
Visited August %, 1918. There were
SO inmates, 46 men and 10 women, 3
insane. The inmates are well cared
for and well fed. The womens build
Ing is being temporarily repaired for
the winter until the new building is
erected. The farm is well managed
There was $4,000 worth of merchan-
disc sold this year. The inventory
shows: Hogs, 20 sows. l male, 1913
shoats, and cattle, "a cows and calves.
There is cured meat that will last until
Christmas; 1000 bushel potatoes, II
bushels sweet potatoes, 500 gallons
tomatoes, 200 gallons corn, $50 gallons
beans. 68 gallons peas. 100 gallons
gooseberries, so gallons currants, 25
quarts OF Jelly, and 25 quarts of rasp-
berry jam; 1000 bushels wheat sold,
IS tons hay made, and 800 pounds of
soap. Two meatless days and other
food regulations observed. A new wo-
mems building is the urgent need.
Women's and Juvenile Jails, Rich
mond. Home for the Friendless.
There were no prisoners in. the w0-
mems Jail. There have been only or,
3 since the state went dry. Nine in
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01
u. S. Gold Production
Least for Twenty Years
fBv Associated Fress

WASHINGTON, Jan. Gold pro-
duction in the United States in 1918
fell to $4,000 fine ounces, worth
$6S. 493,000, the lowest in twenty wears
anG silver production dropped to 81
$4,000 fine ounces worth. s67,879, 600
at the standard government price of
ole dollar an ounce, the smallest rec.
ord since 1913, according to the Joint
preliminary estimate of director of the
mint Baker, and the geological survey
issued today. Rapid mounting of the
cost of mining and refinement is as
signed as the cause of the decline.
which is shown by comparison with
1877 production of $50, 100000 worth
OF gold and 71.740,000 ounces of silver.
California led as a gold producing
state, the estimate showing S32,3S9
ounces valued at sl7,207 900. While
Colorado ranked second with 621.791
ounces, valued at $12,853, 900. Texas
is credited with having produced five
ounces, valued at $780, Montana, with
l o,34l, 600 ounces, was the principal
silver producing state, while Utah
gave 13,439.000 ounces, Idaho 10.1S8,-
GOO. and Nevada, 10,113,000.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-01

The Cathedral Of IS. John and Paul
n Venice is considered the Pantheon
Of the old Republic. 1t is large. mag
nificent building in the Italian Gothic
style, erected in the thirteenth centu-
~ by the same architect who built the
Cathedral Of the Frari. Like Westmin-
ster Abbey, the interior Of the church
contains the tombs OF many great men
of the country. Here lie some of the
{ ,eatest Doges, captains and admirals
d. le glorious armies and fleets Of the
Republic of Venice. The facade Of the
Cathedral has never been completely
finished, but the interior presents the
most imposing lines and richness of
decoration.
One of the chapels. added late at the
hme OF the maturity OF the Venetian
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art. was specially important, having

art. was specially important, having
been erected in memory of the great
naval battle Of Lepanto. which saved
Europe from invasion and the tyranny
of the Turks In the sixteenth century,
just as in our time the battle of the
Marine saved the world from the Huns.
The chapel dedicated to the Virgin of
the Rosary and decorated with pre-
cious bas-reliefs In marble by Vittoria
as well as fine wood carving and paint
ings was burnt and completely Destroy
ed sixty years ago. BY greatest mis-
fortune was also destroyed In the same
fire one of the most celebrated can
vases by Titan. 1.-THE Martyrdom of
st. Peter" which was just deposited
in that chapel while its own frame in
the church was being restored.
Great care was taken in protecting
the treasures of the cathedral at the
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beginning Of the war. All monumental
were covered with scaffolds and MAJ
sonry and the paintings and the pre-
cious windows of the main altar were
taken away-only one canvas could
not be removed. the canvas covering
the ceiling Of the Chapel Of St Do
menico, painted by Piazzetta. This
canvas was nailed to the ceiling BY the
painter in way to make 1t impossible
to be removed. On the 18th Of Sep.
TENDER, 1916, an Austrian bomb hit the
at the place marked by q
cross in our picture. penetrated the
wall and burst on the pavement, the
splinters tearing to pieces that very.
canvas and hitting two Of those monu.
ments, but only damaging the scat.
folding of sacks, which protected per.
fectly the marbles. will speak Of
these monuments In my next article.