Italy at War and the Allies in the West

Italy at War and the Allies in the
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The War on All Fronts, Volume IV
ITALY AT WAR
AND THE ALLIES IN THE WEST
by
E. ALEXANDER POWELL Correspondent of the "New York World"
and Now Captain in the National Army
Illustrated

[Illustration: The King of Italy and the Prince of Wales. When the
Prince was on the Italian front, he asked permission to visit a trench
which was being heavily shelled. The King bluntly refused. "I want no
historic incidents here," he remarked dryly.]

New York Charles Scribner's Sons 1919 Copyright, 1917, by Charles
Scribner's Sons

AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
For the assistance they have given me in the preparation of this book,
and for the countless kindnesses they have shown me, I am indebted to
many persons in many countries.
His Excellency Count Macchi di Cellere, Italian Ambassador to the
United States; Signor Giuseppe Brambilla, Counsellor of Embassy;
Signor A. G. Celesia, Secretary of Embassy; his Excellency Thomas
Nelson Page, American Ambassador to Italy, and the members of his
staff; Signor Tittoni, former Italian Ambassador to France; Signor de
Martino, Chef du Cabinet of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; his
Excellency Signor Scialoje, Minister of Education; Professor Andrea
Galante, Chief of the Bureau of Propaganda; Colonel Barberiche and
Captain Pirelli of the Comando Supremo, and Signor Ugo Ojetti, in
charge of works of art in the war zone, all have my grateful thanks for
the exceptional facilities afforded me for observation on the Italian
front.
His Excellency M. Jusserand, French Ambassador to the United States,
General Nivelle, General Gouraud, and General Dubois; Monsieur
Henri Ponsot, Chief of the Press Bureau, and Professor Georges
Chinard, Chief of the Bureau of Propaganda of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs; Commandant Bunau-Varilla and the Marquis d'Audigné all
helped to make this the most interesting and instructive of my many
visits to the French front.
To General Jilinsky, commanding the Russian forces in France, and to
Colonel Romanoff, his Chief of Staff, I am grateful for the courtesies
extended to me while on the Russian front in Champagne.
Lord Northcliffe, who on innumerable occasions has shown himself a
friend, Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Blockade, and Sir Theodore
Andrea Cook, Editor of The Field, put themselves to much trouble in
arranging for my visit to the British front. Nor have I forgotten the
kindnesses shown me by Captain C. H. Roberts and Lieutenant C. S.
Fraser, my hosts at General Headquarters.

For the many privileges extended to me during my visit to the Belgian
front I take this opportunity of thanking his Excellency Baron de
Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium; M. Emanuel Havenith, former
Belgian Minister to the United States, Lieutenant-General Jacquez,
commanding the third division of the Belgian Army;
Capitaine-Commandant Vinçotte, and Capitaine-Commandant Maurice
Le Duc of the État-Major.
To Lieutenant-Colonel Spencer Cosby, Corps of Engineers, United
States Army, I owe my thanks for much of the technical information
contained in Chapter V, as he generously placed at my disposal the
extremely valuable material which he collected during his three years
of service as American Military Attaché in Paris.
James Hazen Hyde, Esq., who accompanied me on my visit to the
Italian front, has, by his hospitality and kindness, placed me under
obligations which I can never fully repay. I could have had no more
charming or cultured travelling companion.
I also wish to acknowledge the information and suggestions I have
derived from Sydney Low's admirable book, "Italy in the War"; from R.
W. Seton-Watson's "The Balkans, Italy, and the Adriatic"; from V.
Gayda's "Modern Austria"; from Dr. E. J. Dillon's "From the Triple to
the Quadruple Alliance"; from Pietro Fedele's "Why Italy Is at War,"