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Show Toast to Gallant I American Army by Italian Minister ROME, Aug. 19 General Persbin?. who was the guest of King Victor Em. manuel yesterday left here shortlv before be-fore midnight for Venice on bis way tfl j Trevizo where he will start on a viall j of the Italian battlefields He will pro ceed to Milan and Turin before return. '1 ing to Paris. , 1 Last evening Minister of War A bricci gave a dinner in honor of Gei I eral Pershing. Signor Albricci pro- j posed a toast to the "jrallnnt America! j ;irmv" and said b was honored in wel coming General rershing to Pome. , Replying, General Pershing said tail colleagues joined him in praising tit braverv of the Italian army. "No one knows the Italian peopll better than we. owin to the larg : number of Italians who have adopted American nationality' said Genera Pershing. "The Italians are regard as among our best fellow citizen " j m rapacity as commander iu iel 3 am able to realize the bravery of om j army and therefore 1 can undergo . what gallant men there are in jours. on |