Show ITALY TO ALLY HERSELF WITH LOSING POWER CHICAGO Dec 1 Italy probably vr a y herse f wj h the defeated powers n the European 'war when peace Is made to prevent them from being beaten down forever accord ng to Co nt G u o Bo ognesi Ita an consul In Chicago in ex p a n ng today enormous purchases of armv supp es being made In the Un ted States by his government. I a y Is preparing to defend herse f in case anv nat on infringes on her Inter es s Count Bolognesi said She Is a ao preparing to be In a posl tlon to spea when the terms of peace are be ng made Accord ng to the count the Ita Ian army w number 2 00 00 men fu ly armed and equipped for active campaign ng with n a fe v months The war he sa d p obab y would last until next October o jNovember Five mil on bushe s of wheat were bought in Ch cago esterday by the Ital an government he sad A commiss on now In New York wl 1 purchase 5 000 horses for he Ita an a my Anotl er set f buyers are In he south and est bu n" la ge lots of sadd es and other supp es |