Show i ADORNA POPULAR t IDOL OF PEOPLED PEOPLE IN ITALY I D Divides Honors With King Kingin I in Minds of the Populace By JOH JOHN N H. H H HEARLEY EARLEY By Br The Tol Special sews News S Service seder vIce J ROME Nov 14 Italy's H.-Italy's Italy's wheel of war today revolves about two human General Cadorna and are pivots They Line the the king Opposition to the little imo developed on the inauguration of his s command The rank and file file fite o of the he therm I irmy rm however have always been with him him His foes were official liveries They zd ad the powerful forms torms of fraternal and nd n governmental politics s. s But But events proved Cadorna's genius for or selection Gorizia and the lower isonzo vindicated his watchful waitis waltz waitr wait wait- is z r policy 1 Today loday he has a a. fixed niche it in Italy's jail 11 of fame But it Is second to his place in the hearts of the people Discipline Is Strict The little is a a. rigid Disciplinarian dl He lIe begins with him him- elf Morally and physically he is the strongest man I know lenow said one tot of his Junior officers Ie is deeply religious He lIe likes to eat at at and he likes to sleep No other man Is begrudged his full share of Bach each Although doing little material work worl J e e plans and supervises everything ven in big things his snappiest judgment judgment Judg- Judg ment ent Is remarkably sure 1 He is far apter to stray in matters of General smaller nailer import The scholarly Porro orro Is an Invaluable aid on detail wo wok His optimism has been a tonic for pils his men Despair does not lift its head tn Ills in-Ills his presence N Never ver Lost His Head Cadorna kept a smiling fa face lt through h he he e long shower of personal abuse Never Nev- Nev er for a moment did he lose his head His HIe military excursions carry him to the hardest pressed zones He le has a a. shake of the hand and a aw word w rd of cheer for the highest and the lowest Somehow war seems easier after alter the little visit said a soldier In the trenches This Inspiring magnetism Is probably the most effective effective ef- ef element In Cadorna's command War t too o has endeared the king to toIs toMs Ms his Is subjects He has thrown away i he trappings of or royalty and rushes I about in a law gray racing car I Ift KvAll ft l his time Ume is passed at the front His His city and country palaces are closed In the heart of the zone di guerra fie e has bas an unpretentious dwelling I Is la an Active Man I He is constantly on the move more visit visit- fog ng battlefields I saw him in Gorizia Over a a. dangerous bridge and into a city he had bad come to spend IK A A. fleeting fleetin hour with his hie people Cheer- Cheer 1 Ing soldiers soldiers soldiers' and surround him A Although though smiling his appreciation he seemed embarrassed by their enthusiasm He motioned the crowd to silence Afterward In the lower Carso Cadorna Cadorna Cadorna Ca- Ca dorna machine went by The sa same e determined determined determined de de- de- de look that had marked Victors Victor's countenance sat on the little general general- s. s It It spells victory cried our officer victory for Italy and the allies Once when there was fierce fighting in the Dolomites the king suddenly appeared appeared appeared ap ap- ap- ap on the battlefield He lIe had sped from the Carso up through the High High- flung valleys Pressed by Cadorna to leave the zone of danger he refused Am I speaking to my king or my general asked the little simo To your general said the sovereign Then go and go at once commanded command command- ed td Cadorna And obediently Victor rode down the mountain toward the peaceful valley Aristocrats and peasants have followed followed folI fol fol- lowed the king into patriotic service These and nd not the Italian middle I classes classe generally are fighting Italy's battles |