Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1916 — Distinguished Italian Sailor. [ARTICLE]

Distinguished Italian Sailor.

Vice-Admiral Camillo Corsi, successor to Admiral Viale as minister of the Italian navy, is a Roman by birth, fiftyfive years of age. He carries to his high office a well-balanced experience, both in ministerial and staff work, and in responsible command during actual warifju-e. He was chief secretary to Admiral Mirabello when that capable officer was minister of the navy during a period of important naval reforms. Early in his career be spent many years in navigation in charge of a scboolshtp, and during the war with Turkey he had the supervision of the transportation of the Italian troops to and later was in command of one of the Italian naval squadrons which took possession of several falands In the Aegean.