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Show ITALY WELCOMES U. S. SOLDIERS Manifestos Issued Calling on People to Greet Sons of Generous Land. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. The reception re-ception .accorded tho first contingent" of American troops to land In llaiy, was enthusiastic and cordial. The American Am-erican consul general at Genoa has Informed In-formed (he stale department that L'ltorriere Mercantile, a newspaper of, Genoa published Juno 27. the date ot the arrival of tho Americans, an enthusiastic en-thusiastic number praising highly the soldiers of the United Slates and declared de-clared thai with their aid. triumph would ultimately reward the efforts of the allies. Manifestoes were Issued by lh Genoa authorities calling upon the people to welcome the troops from! America to the homo of Columbus. I "To the sons of tho generous land.i bound to Genoa by the gcnhi3 of Co- j lumbus, let us testify with omotion our feelings," said Mayor M.'issonc's manifesto. man-ifesto. "Let us so do that they may carry with them the remembrance ofi It. as a viaticum of faith and auspice, and may they be ablo to say that they have felt in the first salute of Italy,! the throb of a people firm in its pro-1 posals, worthy of the new destinies! which the valor of arms prepares iorj humanity." I The 11 Corriere Mercantile said: "The country of Columbus salutes today worthily tho soldiers of frcoj America. "To the sons of the powerful and glorious republic of the United 'Slatrs , who come to shed their blood for the holy cause of Italy and of civilization,! goes forth our enthusiastic salute. "They bring us their arms and their young hearts: they bring as the ar ' dently desired and efficacious aid of; their land, from which eradiates upon' the world such a resplendent light of1 civilization. Therefore, their aid is so! much the more precious; therefore, iti is so much the more rich in significance. signifi-cance. "A cause which by force of its Ideals has succeeded In drawing to itself the! aid of so great a people, cnnnol fail to triumph." I |