The New York herald., 1921-10-18
WELCOME BY NATION
$4,000 Italians Will Assem-
BILE at Battery to Greet
War Genius.
OTHER GENERALS COMING
Foch, Beatty and Jacques Will
Visit Country in Next
Fortnight.

The coming Of Gen. Armando Wit
torio Daz, general of the armies OF
Italy, aboard the steamship Giuseppe
Verdi tomorrow morning will inaug-
urate a series of interesting and color
ful official ceremonies in honor of mill
tary chiefs who contributed greatly to
the defeat of Germany and Austria
John +. Sinnott, secretary to the
Mayor announced yesterday that plans
have been made to welcome suitably
Gen. Diaz. Gen. Jacques. chief of staff
of the Belgian forces during the war;
Lord Beatty, ranking officer Of the
British naval forces, and Marshal
Foch. commander in chief Of the allied
armies.
The arrival of Gen. Diaz tomorrow
will be followed by the arrival Of Lord
Beatty on October %. of Marshal Foch
on October 20 and Of Gen. Jacques on
October 80. The British sea captain,
victor of the Dogger Banks and COM
mander Of the battle cruiser forces in
the battle of Jutland, is coming on the
Aquitania, which is expected next
Saturday. Marshal Foch will be a
passenger on the Paris. which is due
a week from next Saturday, and the
Belgian commander will come aboard
the Lapland, due here the following
day.
The ceremonies OF reception will be
similar. The Federal Government. the
State. the city of New York, the Ameri-
can Legion and various societies and
organizations will cooperate in paying
every honor to these men whose names
are now historical. Tomorrow morn
ing Gen. Diaz will be met down the
bay by the army boat Lexington, carry
ing Major-Gen. Robert l.. Bullard. Rear
Admiral Vogelgesang, Lieut.-Col. De
Lancey Kountze Of the American Legion
and other special representatives, and
several boats will carry members of the
Mayors committee. Destroyers and
hydro-airplanes will meet the Verdi at
Sandy Hook. After the various delega-
tions formally welcome Gen. Diaz on
board the Verdi the General will so
aboard the Lexington. which will bring
him to pier A at the Battery. the same
landing place Where Marshal Joffre,
former Premier vlviani and Arthur j.
Balfour were met in the days of the
war. The pier will be decorated with
Italian and American flags for this
occasion. and the Mayor requested all
citizens yesterday to display the colors
Of the two nations.
Dfax to Make an Address.
From pier A Gen. Diaz will be es-
corted by $50 mounted policemen to the
City Hall, where Gov. Miller and Mayor
Iiylan will receive him on behalf of
State and city about noon. according
to the tentative schedule. and where
the General will make an address.
Thereupon he will be escorted to his
headquarters in the Ritz-Carlton by
way of Lafayette street. Ninth street.
Fifth avenue and Forty-sixth street.
Perhaps $4,000 Italians are expected
to assemble at the Battery tomorrow
morning to pay honor to the hero of
their nation and race, the soldier who
stopped the Austrian advance after the
Caporetto retreat and in the nick of
time for the cause Of the Allies. I'm
mense interest is being taken by the
10000 Italian residents of New York
III tne NlSlt OF the General. Senator
Salvatore Cotillo is chairman of the
italian organizations which will nay
special honor to this member of the
big four OF the military commanders
of the war. On November in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral high requiem mass
will be said for the soul of Italy's un-
known soldier at Gen. Diaz's request.
| Gen. Diaz is in his sixtieth year. hav-
ing been born in Naples on December
| s. 1861. His military service began when
he was commissioned second lieutenant
of artillery in 1882. When the war with
Turkey came on Diaz was in COM
mand of regiment of infantry and
fought in Tripolitania against the Turk
ish forces. He was severely wounded
in 1911. Two years later he was CHIEF
of bureau OF the General Staff Corps.
and In October. 1914 he became a
major-general. commanding the Siena
brigade and subsequently attached 70
the General Staff
In May. 1915. when Italy declared
war. he was at the front A year later
he was n Lieutenant General. Constantly
displaying military genius of unusual
brder, he took command of the Thirtv-
third Corps In October. 1917, and In the
Following month he became Chief OF
staff of the Italian army. Since then
he has commanded the forces of his
country as a full General.