Show HELfS SOME The Italian government has been given assurances by 6reat Er ta n and France that cargoes of copper on board Italian steamers which have been held as contraband of war will be released In order to ecure this favor wh ch really is a right Italy pledged herself to prevent tho re-exportat on of copper It is added that cons derable quant t es of the red metal are needed in Italy for home manufactures The news w 11 be regarded as a Chr stn as present by the copper pro ducers of the United States who hava been trjing for many weary weeks to get the embargo ra sed The action taken will nelp the market but so long as Germany and Austr a are unable to obtain suppl es of copper in th s coun try the s tuat on will fee far from nor mal Germany needs copper badly in the manufacture of war n un tions and all tho old pots pans and kettles and odds and euds omposed who iy or n part of the red metal have been gath ered up by the government Ger many s mab hty to secu e copper may be one of the deciding factors in br ng ing the war to a close |