Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 193, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1917 — Page 2

In Venetia

THE territorial division of northern Italy known as Venetia is fertile region whose blossoming plains are dotted with numerous cities famous as centers of great historic interest and custodians of art and architectural treasures of incalculable worth. / - ' :«■ Venetia is the rear “boot strap” v of the Italian peninsula. It juts far up into Austro-Hungarian territory, at the head of the Adriatic sea, and is bounded on the south by the Adriatic and the territorial division of Italy known as Emilia, of which Bologna is the principal city. The southwestern Doundary is Lombardy, of which Milan is the metropolis. It has an area about equal to that of the state of Vermont, but its population is ten times as great, says a bulletin of the National Geographic society. Among the noted cities whose literary shrines, historic buildings and wonderful art galleries are endangered by the far-reaching iron fingers of war are the great Mistress of the Adriatic, Venice, once the seat of the most powerful republic in the world; Verona, treasured in the heart of the English-, reading world at the home of literature’s greatest lovers, Romeo and Juliet; Padna, also a familiar name to the Shakespearean student; Vicenza, rich in Palladio palaces; Udine, the military base for Italian operations on the Isonzo during the drive toward the Austrian port of Trieste, and that delight of artists, Chioggia, the chief fishing port of Italy. Delta Land of Many Rivers. Venetia is largely delta land, having been formed by the alluvial deposits brought down from the Tyrolean Alps by numerous rivers, including the two largest watercourses of the kingdom, the Po and the Adige. The lower reaches of these rivers flow through extensive plains where levees are necessary to prevent frequent inundations. In this section the Po has a fall of not more than a half-inch to the mile. Naturally this silt soil l is extremely fertile, producing large crops of wheat, maize, rise, tobacco end chestnuts, together with mulberry leaves for silkworms. j. Many of the towns of Venetia are manufacturing centers, the chief products being glassware, woolen, silk and cotton goods, paper and candles. Venetian lace has become so widely known as almost to have lost the geographic significance of its name. The territory derives its name from Veneti, the tribes which inhabited this region during the early Roman days. When the barbarians poured over the Alps, and Atilla sacked Lombardy, the people of the interior fled to the Adriatic coast, taking refuge on the low islands which cluster around the mouths of the numerous rivers. It is to this hegira that Venice eiwed the initial impetus'; for its rapid rise to power, beginning in the fifth century. Her fortuned finally waned , with the discovery of thU\Cape of Good Hope route to the Far) East, in 1486, this ocean lane to the Orient striking a fatal blow at the island city’s supremacy as a trade center. A large part of the Mediterranean traffic was quickly diverted to the Atlantic sea--2 bojird, establishing England’s dominance as the world’s greatest com-merce-carrying nation. In 1797 Napoleon gave Venice and a large part of the contiguods territory to Austria. The city and province were incorporated as a part of United Italy in 1866, after the defeat of Austria by the Prussians on the field of Konlggratz, in the “Seven Weeks War.” Bassano an “Infant” City. Bassano, one of the picturesque towns of northern Italy; with about 7,500 people, is situated on the turbulent Brenta river, 20 miles east of the Tyrolean border and 30 miles north of Padua. For sentimental rather than strategic reasons, the Austrian forces would be overjoyed If the fortunes of war should ctiuse Bassano to fall into their hands, for it wap before this city that Napoleon achieved his first signal suc-

cess in his remarkable campaign of September, 1796, when. his infantry covered a distance of 114 miles in six days, besides winning three battles from the Austrian troops. Thirteen years after his victory at Bassano Napoleon raised the town to a duchy and conferred ihe dukedom upon his devoted secretary of state, Maret, the French journalist and diplomat, who shares with Daru the distinction of having been one of the hardest workers in the service of the great Corsican. Bassano is one of the “Infant” cities of northern Italy judged by the age* standards of Vicenza, Verona, Venice, Padua and other municipalities of Venetia, although it was six hundred years old when the first permanent English settlement was made in America. A few years after it was founded in the eleventh century the district was given as a fief to Eccelin, a,German follower of Conrad IL Eccelin founded the famous Ezzelini family which dominated- this town and neighboring cities from time to time during the middle ages. The most powerful of these feudal lords, and the most notorious, on account of his savage cruelty, was Ezzelini da Romano, a stanch supporter of Emperor Frederick 11, and one of the most successful of the Ghibelline adherents in the great civil wars which devastated Italy during the thirteenth century. He not only held Bassano, but, with the aid of the emperor, extended his sway over Verona, X icenza, Padua and Treviso. Eventually Pope Alexander IV declared a crusade against him, whereupon he made an attempt to invest Milan. Here he was wounded and captured. Enraged at his illfortune in falling into the hands of his enemies, he tore the bandages from his wounds and refused all food, thus coming to a much more tragic end than his compatriot in arms, Enzio, a natural son of Emperor Frederick, who was captured in 1249 and held prisoner in Bologna for the remainder of his life. Enzlo’s 23 years of confinement Were solaced by the devotion of Lucia da Viadagola, a gentlewoman of Bologna who is said to have endeavored unceasingly to secure her lover’s release. There is a legend to the effect that on one occasion the famous prisoner’s escape had almost been accomplished when a lock of his golden hair, hanging over the top of a vflne cask in which he was concealed, betrayed him. —Bassano is beaut if ully si t uated at the foot of the Venetian Alps. It is famous for its potteries, especially its majolica, and for an extensive printing establishment. Its trade is largely in silks, leathers, wines, oils and asparagus. Few are the medieval Italian cities which cannot boast the name of a great artist or sculptor as a favorite son. Bassano's contribution to the gallery of fame is the Da Ponte family of painters, who adopted the name of their birthplace as a surname. The most distinguished member of the house was Jacopo da Ponte Bassano, a disciple of the Titian school. (

Composed Opera in Bed.

One, at least, of Rossini’s operas was composed in bed. It was when he was young, poor and unknown, and lived in wretched quarters. After writing a duet the composer allowed his manuscript to slip off the sheets and fall under the bed. Rossihi was too comfortable to get up, and, moreover, he believed it would be unlucky to collect tjie sheets, so he went to work to re-write the duet. To his disgust, he could not remember it. It was therefore necessary to write a new one—a feat which he accomplished In a couple of hours.

It Pays.

Struggle diligently against your Impatience, and strive to be amiable and gentle, in season and out of season, toward everyone, however much they may vex and annoy you; and be sure God will bless your efforts.—SL Francis de Sales.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

Say, hear you the call of the bugle And hear you the roll of the drum, And see our boys arm for struggle, And notice they willingly come? How noble, how thoughtful their bearing, How calm Is the glance of the eye. As they to the field are repairing,— Come all, now, and bld them goodby. From farm and from shop let us gather, From commerce and gain let us rest, All envy and rivalry smother And bring forth the truest and best: Let us fling out the Star Spangled Banner And In the free breeze let it fly, Entrusting its fame and Its honor To our boys and bid them goodby. y We know you are gallant defenders Of every bright star In the folds Of that banner that never surrenders To wrongs that a tyrant upholds; And the cohorts of tyrants defying On the field you will conquer or die ’Neath the banner that o'er you is flying.We trust you, we bld you goodby.

SPENDS All TO EASE THE SUFFERING

Red Cross Uses No Part of War Fund for Administration Expenses.

COST IS MET BY MEMBERS Tenfold Increase In Staff Since Year Ago—Total War Fund Subscription Paid In Is More Than $30,000,000. Washington.—Although the American Red i Cross has more than 700 salaried employees in its headquarters in Washington, and the cost of conducting its affairs reaches a very high figure each month, absolutely* no money * contributed to the war fund is used for administrative expenses, according to a statement issued by Henry P. Davidson, chairman of the war jcouncil... _ Mr. Davidson announced that $6:175,752 have been appropriated for actual war work by the war council up to July 31, 1917. The total war fund subscription paid in on August 1 amounted to $30,037,116.13.' Actual disbursements up to that date were $2,872,598.64. The cost of maintaining the office In Washington, it is explained, is met by members of the Red Cross. On July 27 there were 2,517,412 members, each of whom has contributed to the organization, thus making ft pbsslble for officials to carry on their work in an up-to-date business way. The statement issued says:

Marvelous Growth in Year. “To handle the business of the Red Cross a year ago there were 75 employees at the Washington headquarters ; today there are 700 paid employees and 61 full-time volunteers. Over 3,000 pieces of mail come into Red Cross headquarters every day, and each must receive attention. “The full-time volunteer workers who are aiding in administering the affairs of the Red Cross during the war Include the head of the largest copper company in the world, a-bank president, a railroad vice president and numerous men of Influence and prominence from all parts of the United States. The ability and enthusiasm which has been placed freely at the disposal of the Red Cross in this situation is one of the most

HE MAKES WAR POSTERS

Within a few days we may expect to see oh all the fences and bill posting spaces in of the country, one of the most powerful appeals for recruits in the navy that has so far been put forth. It is a poster called “Over There,” made by the famous artist Albert Sterner for the navy department.

GOODBY

By S. S. LEWIS.

Though friends and, your kindred you’re leaving. And- all the eWlearmentg’bf peace, Fond hearts to you closely art cleav--1 Ing With a love that never will cease, And while with the tyrant contending On their faith and devotion rely. For with you their love they are send- * Ing And weep as they bld you goodby. And though you may cross the wide ocean. On autocracy’s trenches advance, How grandly will swell your emotion To see the fair Hiles of France Entwined with the folds of Old Glory In union that never can die While told is sweet Liberty’s story,— ■Tis for her we bid you goodby. Where autocracy’s bayonets bristle. Shells rain from humanity’s foes, By your side is old Scotia’s thistle, By your side Is Albion’s rose; The shamrock of Erin there heeding The down trodden Belgian’s cry,— You go to aid freedom now bleeding And our prayers go with you. Goodby.

remarkable features of this enterprise. “Members of the war council and their staff assistants, together with many heads of departments created specially for war service, are serving without salary. “In addition to the 61 volunteer officers or employees at headquarters giving their full time to the Red Crons without salary, the organization on July 15 had on its pay roll 43 officers or employees receiving salaries of $2,000 or more a year. Of the 43, 14 have been added since the appointment of the war council .on May 10, one with a -palary of $6,000, one at $4,500, one .at $4,000, two at $3,000, one at $2,700, one at $2,500, three between $2,000 and $2,400, and four at $2,000.

Many Give Their Services. “Aside from the officers and employees receiving salaries of $2,000 or above, all other paid employees at headquarters are clerks or messengers. Of the clerks 24 receive salaries in excess of SIOO a month, 33 are paid SIOO a month, and 607 are paid less than SIOO a month. Many employees receive only nominal salaries, whereas they are accustomed to earn much more. This service is their contribution to the Red Cross. All administration and overhead expenses at headquarters are much more than met by dues from members of the Red Cross. Thus the war fund is and will continue to be available for actual relief work in Europe as well as in this country.” " The statement says it is the earnest desire of the Red Cross that the American people, “to whom the Red Cross belongs, should know all about Its acts and its affairs.” Praise is given for the manner in which offerings have been made and it is noted that the task undertaken by the Red Cross to relieve suffering and distress is the most stupendous effort of the kind in the history <?f mankind. “The accounts of the Red Cross,” it is stated, “are regularly audited by the war department and an annual report is rflade to congress. But it is the purpose of the war council to take the people, day by day, as fully as possible into its confidence. Information as to Red Cross matters will accordingly be made public in great detail.” It-is stated that the campaign for $100,000,000 resulted in subscriptions of about that sum. Final returns are not yet available, it is said. -

HAS BUNGALOW ON WHEELS

Wisconsin Couple Travel 4,750 Miles in House Mounted on Motor Car Chassis. Marysville; Ore.—Traveling in a “home on wheels,*’ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Basel of Milton Junction, Wis., arrived here recently on their way home. Mr. and Mrs. Basel are comfortably quartered in a neat little house built on a motor car chassis. The house is 6 by 6 by 13 feet, contains a cooking gallery, lavatory, table, chairs and bed. There are three windows on each side of the house and one in the rear. The house is built of basswood and covered with canvas. The floor is covered with rugs and the windows curtained. They have traveled 4,750 miles in their nomadic home.

BOY SURVIVES SNAKE BITE

California Lad Walks Fourteen Miles to His Home After Rattles Struck Him. Oroville, Cal—Willie Kirkpatrick, young son of Henry Kirkpatrick of Mountain House, was brought to the Oroville hospital the other day suffering from a rattlesnake bite. The boy was bitten on the index finger by a big rattler as he was scrambling over some rocks in the French creek canyon while on a fishing trip. After being bitten by the, rattler the boy had to walk 14 miles to his home, where a doctor was summoned, so that it was about fourteen hours after the accident beforeMnedical aid was given. Recently the lad was reported as doing well as could be expected, bus that all danger from the poisoning was not past.

LONE AVIATOR SCATTERS HOST

Thrilling, Air Battles In Recent Big Offensive in Flanders. FIGHTS CLOSE TO THE EARTH British Airman Swoops Down Low, Bombs Airdrome, Puts Machine Gun Out of Action and Disperses 200 Men.

British Headquarters in France and Belgium.—The work done by the British air service in the recent offensive in Flanders has not been surpassed in efficiency and spectacular features since the war began. Many fights occurred between the rival pilots, but the Teutons were completely outclassed, both in numbers and skill, and were forced to retire at most points after losing six machines. The majority of these air battles were at a height of 200 feet or less, and in at least one instance the two opposing pilots battled to within fifty feet of the ground, at which height the German- sidestepped and crashed to the earth. The British planes were under constant and heavy fire, particularly from rifles and machine guns, owing to the low altitude at which they were flying, but through all this hurricane pf lead and steel all but three came safely. These are reported missing, and there Is no indication of what befell them. Wonderful heroism was displayed by the British airmen, who performed remarkable deeds. One; typical instance will indicate the nature of the important work they carried out. A British aviator crossed the Ypres salient just as the infantry,attack began at dawn. One Man Attacks a Force. For a time he patrolled the roads and canals, now and then running the gantlet of enemy fire at a height of thirty feet in order to obtain information for, the guidance of the infantry in their advance. During this patrol work he came to a German airdrome. Owing to the early hour only one enemy was stirring outside the shed, and he paused in his ablutions only long enough to satisfy himself that the plane above him evidently was one of his own. The British airman circled low and dropped a bomb squarely on one of the sheds. This brought numbers of Germans tumbling in a panic from the buildings. He turned his machine gun on them, and, circling about the field, bombed two other sheds with disastrous effect. All the time he kept up a steady stream of machine-gun fire at the Germans, a number of whom were killed or wounded. Alone, Disperses 200 Men. The Germans finally got a machine gun into action against him, but .he dived and at twenty feet silenced it with his own gun. Having put their gun out of action, he circled the field, firing with his machine gun through the doors of buildings at the huddled enemy within. At one time his machine actually touched the ground. Leaving .the airdrome, the British aviator attacked two German mounted officers and put them to flight. A little later he encountered a column of 200 troops and swept along the line, with his gun working steadily. The entire column was dispersed and fled by devious ways to cover, leaving numbers of their comrades lying in the road. Two German battle planes appeared on the scene and the Briton engaged them both, sending one to earth and putting the other to flight. He pursued the fleeing plane, but it was soon lost-in the clouds. Pumps Lead Iflte Troop Train. In the meantime a large body of German soldiers had gathered around the machine which had been brought down. The British flying man came sweeping back from the mists In which he had hidden and accounted for several of their number with his machine gun. His next^ objective was a troop train. He traveled along Its entire length, pumping bullets into the crowded cars. Later he did valuable scouting work over the enemy lines. Numerous instances are related of .pilots charging the anti-aircraft gunners and machine-gun operators at a height of thirty or forty feet and silencing the guns. Pistol duels between the British aviato.rs and the German infantry were not uncommon occurrences. In one instance a young aviator, in a burst of chivalry, deliberately stopped his machine gun when a German officer drew his pistol and began shooting at him and engaged the enemy with his own pistol, apparently feeling that he had no right to take an unfair advantage of his opponent The aviator’s pistol was sufficient, however.

Prefers Tent to Hotel.

Cleveland, O. —Fred Edman of Memphis jingled $2,000 in tils pants pocket here the other day, but it didn't seem to alter his method of living much. Edman piloted Colonel Armstrong to victory in the Edwards pairing stake at the opening day of the grand circuit meet. But, though Edman is making s pile of money, he lives the simple life in a tent with Mrs. Edman. He carries that tent everywhere. The only things he hate* are hotels.

WOMAN COULD HARDLYSTAND Restored to Health by Lydia F-. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Fulton, N. Y. “Why will women nay out their money for treatment ana ——— receive no benefit, lIIIHIILUIHI when so many have l|iyd§SEw» proved that Lydia I E. Pinkham's Vegeteb^e Compound will make them W well? For over a year I suffered so ■RIH from female weakness I could hardly ,stand and was afraid to go on the street alone. Doctors said medicines were useless and only an operation would help me, but Lydia E. Pinkham • Vegetable Compound has P«>ved it otherwise. I am weU and can do any kind of work. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, care of R- A. Kider, R.F.D. No. 5, Fulton, N. Y. - We wish every woman who sutlers from female troubles, nervousness, backache or the blues could see the letters written by women made well by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. If you have bad symptoms and do not understand the cause, write to the Lvdia E. Pinkham Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass., for helpful advice given free.

Enjoyment.

“How did you spend your vacation?” “Thinking about getting back to the shop where there aren’t any hornets or m'osqultoes or sunburn or malaria or anything.”

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USES TURF INSTEAD OF COAL

Switzerland, On Account of the War, la Forced to Fall Back on Peat as Fuel. According to a report to the department of commerce from William P. Kent,. Consul at Berne, Switzerland, the exigencies of war, the lack of developed coal deposits, and the Inability to Import coal in quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the population have Induced the Swiss government, through ’a semi-official organization, known as the Societe Co-operative Suisse de la Tourbe, whose address Is Berne, to resort to the use of turf or peat as a substitute or to supplement the insufficient supply of coal. The association Is in the market for the purchase of Improved machinery for cutting, raising, drying, and com■pressihg turf. Turf or peat as a fuel Is not a satisfactory and complete substitute for coal, on account of its low caloric properties, particularly for steam generation, but In those portions of the United States where It abounds it may be used to advantage for domestic consumption by admixture with coal, not only saving the cost of distant transportation of coal, but producing sufficient heat at a much reduced cost. It Is useless for a map to study who doesn’t think.

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