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Show IS Heroic Italian I Army Ably Aided By a Fine Navy HOME, Tuesday, Nov. 5. "The he- ij roic Italian army, ably seconded by the If navy, -which played a greater part in U obtaining victory than Is generally Ih supposed, have at last brought the 1 1? "Italian -war to a successful and glor- j ious conclusion" said Lieutenant Com- j' mander Rizzo to the Associated Press ' today. Lieutenant Commander Rizzo jjj' directed the daring raid into tho in- y nor harbor at Triest in December last, when two Austrian battleships were i sunk by torpedoes, j, "At this hour," ho continued "when ! hopes of many years are about to be realized, it Is interesting to look back and see the immense debt the entente ft owes to America. Without her moral support the allies might have given up j hope. Without her food the allies might S have been starved. Without her. sup- E plies and materials it might have been n an impossibility to carry on the wnr. Pj Thus Italy might never have had the ft chancQ to obtain the splendid victory I of today." hi oo |