Show ROME GOVERNMENT WOULD OPPOSE GERMAN NEWS Italy May Establish Wireless Station to Block Overseas Overseas Overseas Over Over- seas seas Agency t R ROME h 1 J July uly 22 The 22 The Italian government govern govern- is S considering th the immediate es establishment es- es I m ment n nS of an official wireless telegraph telegraph telegraph tele tele- United graph news service to the States It is to follow the methods adopted by the German sem semiofficial service the Overseas News agency The motive for installing this Italian I service ervice is to overcome the matlon mation and lack of accurate knowledge countries regarding Italy's Italy s in foreign n war and regarding the admirable at attitude attitude attitude at- at of the entire nation in participating participating participating despite innumerable sacrifices s In the tho great reat struggle which the allies are conducting for the cause of Justice justice justice Jus jus- tice and liberty Bitter complaint continues to be e ex expressed et- et pressed in m the Italian newspapers re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding the falsehoods which have been propagated about Italy her army and her people and her method of conducting con con- ducting warfare The German news agency service is considered as largely responsible for this condition of affairs Incidentally it is hinted that in a military way the German officials in char charge e of the news distribution re recently recently recently re- re out a feat which almost had serious consequences for Ital Italy The amazing fact is being gradually revealed that the momentary success of the Austrian offensive in in inthe the Trentino Trentino Trentino Tren- Tren tino which resulted in an invasion of a. a section of Italian territory and a distinct distinct dis dis- menace against the city of VIcenza VIcenza VicenZa VI- VI cenza one of the bases for tor the Italian offensive eastward was due to clever work by tho the German disseminators of military news who succeeded in hoodwinking hoodwinking hoodwinking hood hood- winking the Russian army chiefs re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding the nature of the movements of troops which the Austrians were carrying out in the Tyrol in advance of their onslaught against the Italian forces Marconi Would Build Station The Italian government it Is un understood under under- er- er stood atoo is considering the use of the powerful Marconi wireless sta stations at Coltano and at Centocelle for the purposes purposes purposes pur pur- poses of transmission of news ever every everyday everyday day to the United States It is re regarded regarded re- re as doubtful however if either I of can supply the requisite requisite requisite site facilities for tor a full news service uch such as Intended as they are at present present pres pres- II ent almost constantly kept busy and at times they thy are ire overwhelmed with I I important messages Signor Signer Guglielmo Marconi himself I on April 25 last which was the forty forty- I second anniversary of his birth of offered offered orI or- or to install a new wireless s station more powerful than any yet et in existence existence exist exist- I ence at his own expense The urgency of putting before the world the true facts re regarding the Italian side of the ii current news was not then appreciated 1 as it is today nor had the very vry serious development of the German news propaganda propaganda prop prop- then h l produced u Its Sn effect r in the and Mr Marconis Marconi's r offer e w KW taken under consideration by ly the gov gov- It is now suggested that his ten tender er of services for the immediate construction construction construe construe- tion lion of such a a. station be accepted ever even if his offer personally to defray the expenses be not Dot admitted Th Thc Tho official bulletin of the Italian department of posts and telegraphs telegraph dealing with this Question says I There is no doubt that wireless telegraphy tele- tele graphy has proved to be in the hands of the Germans a marvelous weapon of which they have made use with extraordinary extraordinary ex eA ex- ex ability Germany through h her wireless telegraph stations in Spain and anti America inundates continuously and with the tIle greatest ease the two Americas and the extreme East with wireless dispatches and uses them also alsoto alsoto alsoto to transmit orders to all her agents Mr Mr Gabriel who recently made a trip to America has set forth in the Paris Pans Temps the German method of using wireless telegraphy during the present war Incidentally he ex explained explained explained ex- ex how the German auxiliary I I cruisers were able for so long a time timeto timeo to o 0 escape from the British and Japanese Japan Japan- ese se warships Each German cruiser was provided with sith which the tho I had also Installed aboard all he colliers and aboard all their vessels for or military transportation and genral genral gen- gen ral rat service and they utilized it with he greatest Ingenuity both directly nd ind indirectly The supply vessels not provisioned the cruisers but they exercised a constant and vigilant guard round them being able over and over gain to warn them of danger to be voided and to notify them of the a aa- aa roach of ot adversary vessels which nIght Ight be preyed upon In this y wy wyome ome orne of the German cruisers were able abie I o 0 escape for months from front the pursuit f the allied vessels and were able Iso to sink so many merchant ves yes els eIs peaks Through Vienna The Italian official news agency the has industriously contradicted misstatements of the German LewS agencies regarding Italy and her far var but almost Invariably those con- con were belated and came out uly after the damage which had been by the Germans had been ac- ac committed It is believed in Italy that all official pews sews Jews issued d from Austria is directly rider German supervision and that uch tuch that is put out by Austria actual- actual T originates in the German military TSi depa department ment- ment The military coup the Germans were thus thus- able t to ull uli oU off at the he of i exPense Italy was lade through j the pUblication of seemS seemS' seem- seem S' S gly v y simple f ann announcements of troop announced from Vienna he purpose se of these announcements announcement as to deceive the e Russians Th The T. T Italian had I authorities had known arl arty any in ip the the month of I I r I Russian I an offensive which April w was that the I 1 bout the beginning of June was a under rep reparation When acco accordingly yun the e r rat of news news- the i gathering of Aust I II al oops and and mU in the I i 1 I ozen the Trent Italian and authorities Roverto TSi was it regio Wit wa brou brought R be- be r e- e of 1 t e eyed eved either ys' ys that the f A st were I unaware that th the e preparations ing lo Ru ie by the Russians s i aught for an n on- on n- n ori on the Galicia and fronts fonts were in progress or that o their a aI e r I gassing assing of ot men and material south t of lozen was merely a maneuver for or mil mU- Iary aty effect d If the Should really really deliver the theto 1 ravy avy blow against Italy which th they to be preparing they would eit it as argued expose themselves to to all lie ie greater danger from the coming blow on on the Eastern front an and t they eY were simply making a feint i f t S. S they would be merely tying up an important important im important im- im quantity of military resources At this time the German news directors directors directors tors th the chief of whom is a general of 01 the great general staff and the most active worker a major of the staff recently rewarded by the kaiser for the efficiency of his services were issuing through Vienna a a. series of news an announcements announcements announcements an- an which are now believed in Italy to have actually accomplished their intended purpose of deceiving General Brusiloff BrusHoff and the other Hussian Rus- Rus sian chiefs responsible for tor the offensive The German scheme was to suggest that the Austrian movement in the Tyrol rol and in the Trentino was simply a realignment of troops and above all that no forces were being moved from the Eastern zone toward the front Clever German Ruse The detail of ot the whole scheme is declared by Italian military experts to tobe tobe tobe be entirely clear to all at present and the ingenious way in which allusion was made in the Austrian news bulletins bulletins bul bul- lethi to the movements on the Eastern front of certain divisions and certain i regiments and the numbers and names of which were casually given whereas these particular divisions had been en already secretly moved to the Italian zone succeeded the Italians believe in convincing convincing- the Austria had not designed any serious operation against Italy The Italian staff it is hinted tried In vain to convince the Russians of the true facts and the seriousness of the threatened threatenEd threatened threat threat- I ened blow and of the opportunity afforded afforded afforded af af- forded to the Russians of ot hastening their offensive in consequence of the I reduction of Austrian forces forcas on the Eastern front I This acceleration of the intended at attack attack at- at tack on the part of the Russians was momentarily looked for by at least I at-I I some of the Italian military militar leaders and as it did not come when confidently confident confident- ly counted upon and and as the Austrians actually delivered their assault with the I I greatest vigor one of the Italian generals generals gen gen- responsible for the defense of the theline line Jino in the angle anale of the rivers Adige gEn 1 and Brenta was was promptly removed from his command by General Count Cadorna the Italian generalissimo who felt that it was wag an error to rely upon the Ruso Rusa Russian Russian Rus Rus- I sian a movement being started i in or order to counteract o t c nih the ell Intentions t of f the I I Austrians When it was realized that I Ithe I Ithe the Russians had bided their time for forthe forthe for forthe the offensive for tor which they had been preparing two months and had ignored the anxious notifications by the Italians Italians Ital Ital- ians that the Austrians were arranging a very ery serious attack and In for tor it had considerably weakened their line in front of or the Russians the newspapers newspapers news news- papers of Ital Italy exposed the gravity of the situation revealed by the fact tact that there existed adequate opportunity for forthe forthe forthe the daily reporting by the Italians of such information as they desired to send out and for the prompt and au authoritative authoritative au- au contradiction of misleading statements by the Teutonic allies A campaign was was begun in Italy for the spreading of accurate in information information information in- in formation regarding the nation and all its vital Interests during the present conflict With regard to the projected wireless telegraph service the Tribuna of Rome says Italian newspapers have been re revealing revealing re- re how the German communications through falsehoods published re regarding regarding regarding re- re garding Italian matters have been able to send out by their wireless stations seriously detrimental information which has been reproduced in the I newspapers of the United States StatE's and of other neutral countries and also in the countries of our allies and friends Trance Prance Great Britain and Russia May Use Navy Station On account of or the great publicity given in both friendly and hostile Countries countries coun Coun- tries to the communications sent out in the wireless there arose the demand in Italy for tor the prompt establishment of a great station for the diffusion of news regarding our war and for the rectification of the falsehoods falsehoods false false- hoods contained in the communications I of our enemies I As is already known the Marconi 1 station at Coltano corresponds regularly regular regular- ly iy with Great Britain and Russia as well as with the Italian colony of Eritrea in Africa and with vessels crossing the Atlantic and the Red sea The Italian navy officials who have charge of ot the high power Marconi sta lions at Centocelle and Coltano CoItano are I considering to what extent those stations sta sta- could be Utilized for news transmission transmission trans trans- mission purposes If they should decide dedde de de- de- de cide that the traffic there f already sc se great that it could not le he increased in the measure which un Important news service would it might be considered opportune to install a new wireless plant for the express purpose of ot sending out promptly Italian Hulian news through a complete service of Propaganda propaganda ganda and of exact information In foreign for for- eign countries regarding our war It It is f to be bc noted that a transmission of this kind would be received simultanEously simul simul- by bv the tho numerous stations which are located within a few thou thou- sa sand d kilometers of the Italian Italia station We Ve c do not know why wy the offer which Signor Signer Guglielmo Marconi made macIc to erect at his own expense a high power station in Italy for the service of the government was not accepted In due lue time but we must observe that despite the he good will of ot SIgnor Marconi wireless telegraphy is not applied and anti developed by Italy to the same extent as IlS by the bythe the governments of Great Britain France and Russia and by by the governments govern governments ments menta of f the the countries heco countries n r e with which we I are arc at war We Ve accordingly as ask It the I attention of ot our government to this Important important im- im I matter so that a complete service of ot news distribution regarding our war may mav be made as as possible by wireless telegraphy telegraph not notI only in the of our friends and andin andin andin I in neutral countries but also on board the thou thousands of vessels which traverse th the tho seas While the tho German Overseas News agency ageny service seems intended for America almost exclusively in reality its chief purpose is now considered to tobe tobe tobe be tl to confuse the tho allies with regard to facts touching the war and with regard to matters mattel's which may have military con The news transmitted an at addressed to tho thu American stations I If promptly caught up by the Eiffel stations and is immediately cir cir- through throng the countries of the allies By the ime time that the official and semiofficial n nl ws vs agencies of the latter countries ha have iB e consulted the government government government govern govern- ment ties authorities and have obtained permission 0 o Issue contradictions of the German statements a lapse has usually occurred and the German news item is liable to have accomplished its intended purpose before the contradiction tion is forthcoming This is one of the defects which the Italians hope to remedy i |