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...Italians had at least one 35,000-ton battleship (probably the Littorio), with 15-in. guns; the Trento and the Trieste, heavy cruisers with 8-in. guns; three or four light, 6-in.-gun cruisers of the Condottieri class, and a destroyer screen. None of the British light cruisers could match the Trento or Trieste, much less the battleship. Admiral Vian invoked the tactics which dogged the Graf Spee to suicide in 1939. His light force laid down an intricate smokescreen, then peppered and confused the heavier enemy with darting attacks and withdrawals...
...down by car from the Mussolini family farm at Forli to say good-by to papa at Bologna. There his special train from Rome paused for family kisses and heartily the Dictator bussed young Mrs. Vittorio Mussolini whose husband was en route to Hollywood (see p. 21). Later at Trento, where in his youth Mussolini was imprisoned, crowds roared "Viva II Duce!" and he shouted back "Viva Trento!" The train chuffed on, stopped for several hours in the mountains during the night to give the Dictator a better chance for sound sleep, finally entered Austria where the Cabinet of doughty...
...King Vittorio Emanuele III. His $250,000 Fascist-built private train, far more modern and luxurious than that possessed by any of the world's emperors, waited with steam up and all blinds down to speed the Little King northward for maneuvers. Next day His Majesty was at Trento, sham war base of the "Blue" army, and Benito Mussolini arrived later at Bolzano, base...
...counter violence, but not while Mussolini retains his power. Liberty is the preservation of minority criticism. This has been eliminated." Many Italians in the Southern Tyrol have Austrian names. Last week King Vittorio Emanuele signed a Cabinet decree ordering all families in the Tyrolese province of Trento to adopt a strictly Italian spelling of their names, even though the offending syllables might have to be completely translated. Il Benito had taken care to see that fines up to 25,000 lire ($1,000) were provided for nonobservance of the decree...