dent Wilson sent on November 4 the following message to the King
of Italy:--

May I not say how deeply and sincerely the people of the United States
rejoice that the soil of Italy is delivered from her enemies? In their
name I send your Majesty and the great Italian people the most
enthusiastic congratulations.

WOODROW WILSON.

During the war, Italy called to the colors from a male population of
only 17,000,000 nearly 5,500,000 men and suffered a loss of almost
1,000,000 of them. It is estimated that the nation's man power
suffered a permanent loss of over half a million.

But serious as is this loss, Italy inflicted an even greater punishment
upon the foe. In Austrian prisoners alone she captured over a million.
The Austrian loss in killed and wounded was doubtless far greater than
Italy's.

Over 2500 miles of roads were constructed on the mountains of Italy and
Albania, and 1000 miles of aerial cable railroads were built to carry
food, ammunition, and guns over deep ravines.

Italy's fighters and industrial workers accomplished their work with an
inadequate supply of materials and food that meant real and continuous
suffering such as probably was felt by no other of the warring peoples.

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We will never bring disgrace to this, our city, by any act of
dishonesty or cowardice, nor ever desert our suffering comrades in the
ranks. We will fight for the ideals and sacred things of the city,
both alone and with many; we will revere and obey the city's laws and
do our best to incite a like respect and reverence in those above us
who are prone to annul or to set them at naught; we will strive
unceasingly to quicken the public's sense of civic duty. Thus in all
these ways we will transmit this city not only not less but greater,
better and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.

_The Oath of the Athenian Youth._

SONG OF THE AVIATOR

(_This poem was written for an entertainment given by the Y.M.C.A. at
an aviation barracks in a large camp in France. Mrs. Wilcox addressed
five hundred aviators, and these verses were recited with great effect
by Mrs. May Randall. After the entertainment there was a rush to
obtain autographed copies of the poem._)

You may thrill with the speed of your thoroughbred steed,
You may laugh with delight as you ride the ocean,
You may rush afar in your touring car,
Leaping, sweeping by things that are creeping--
But you never will kno