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GERMANY DELAYS
ITALY DECLARES
SEE AMERICA FIRST
WAR ON AUSTRIA
Meni ca ——
Ambassadors in the Two Coun-
tries Receive Passports.
TEUTON VESSELS SEIZED
Confiscation Of Austrian and German
Ships In Italian Harbors First
Move In War — Troops
Clash On Frontier.
Amsterdam, via London.——A dispatch
from Vienna says the Italian Ambas
aador to Austria, the Duke of Avarna
Bunday afternoon presented to Baron
Von Burian, the Austro-Hungarian
Foreign Minister, the following
declaration of war:
“Vienna, May 23.
“Conformsably with the orders of his
Majesty. the King, his RULUSNT sOVe
reign, the undersigned. Ambassador of
Raly, has the honor to deliver to his
excellency, the Foreign Minister
Austris-Hungary, the following
munication :
“Declaration has been made. as
from the 4th of this month, to the im-
perial and royal Government of the
grave motives for which Haly, con-
fident in her good right, proclaimed
annulled and henceforth without ef
fect, her treaty of alliance with Aus
tria-Hungary, which was violated by
the imperial and royal Government, |
and resumed her liberty of action in
this respect.
Formally Enters Upon War.
“The government of the King, firm
ly resolved to provide by ali means at
te dizpoea! for safeguarding Italian
rights and interests, cannot fall in its
duty to take against every existing
and future menace measures which
events impose upon it for the fulfill
ment of national aspirations
“His Majesty, the King. declares
that he considers himself from Mon-
day in a f war with
191
of
Com-
Austria.
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WHY [ALY HAS
GONE 10 WAR
She May Now Recover Her
Lost Provinces.
Big Fleet Available — Territory
Asked About 8,000 Square
Miles, With 1,000,000
Population,
The entrance of Italy into the world
war, which began last August, brings
the number of states engaged in the
conflict up to 11. Italy, allied with
Germany and Austria-Hungary since
slate of
Hungary.
“The undersigned has the honor to
make known at the same $ime to his |
Excellency, the Foreign Minister. that |
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at the disposal of the Imperial
Royal Ambassador at Rome and
will be obliged to his Excellency if he |
will kindly have his passports handed |
to hin }
(Signed) “AVARNA"™
A decree was issued Sunday
fiscating sll Austrian and
ships in Italian harbors
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Rome, via Paris Italy is at war
with Austria-Hungary With the jssu
ance of the general mobilization order
the Kalian Government issued a proc- |
lamation declaring war on Austria, |
which officially will begin Monday i
Prior to this, and after a lengthy |
consultation, the Ministers of War and |
Marine proclaimed all the provinces
bordering on Austria and the islands |
and coast towns of the Adriatic in a
state of war, which wae equivalent
the establishment of martial law
#tep usually preceding the
declaration i
King Victor's mobilization dec ree |
went into effect Sunday morning and |
more than 2.000000 men fully equip |
ped with arms and ammunition it ie |
expected will be put into the field with. |
in a month. |
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Made Delay.
Syracuse, N. Y.—The jury in the |
trial of William Barnes’ suit for libel
against Theodore Roosevelt returned a
verdict in favor of the defendant after
considering for more than 11 hours the |
question of placing all the costs of the
sotion upon the plaintiff. it is the
belief of the jury everything Colonel
Roosevelt charged is true, and there |
fore the plaintiff, not having been |
libeled, is entitled to no damages
William M. Ivins, of counsel for Wil
Ham Barnes, announced that an appeal
would be taken from the verdiet of
the jury at Syracuse which found in
favor of Theodore Roosevelt in the
trial of the libel suit brought by Mr
Barnes against the former President
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Automobile Load Of It, Which Was Te
Be Used To Recover Body.
Syracuse, N. Y Four were killed,
three fatally injured and 17 others seri.
ously Injured here when an automobile
load of dynamite, to be used to search
for the body of a drowned boy, ex
ploded. Several women are among the
Injured. Windows were blown out of
nearby factories and shreds of bodies
and clothing were thrown on telephone
wires and scattered for a distanes of
150 feet.
MUFFLER ON DERNBURG.
New York Hears It Was Set Te Work
By Wireless.
New York.~The muffler has been
put via wireless, on Dr. Bernhard
Dernburg, chief spokesman of the
Kaiser in this country, according to
reports heard here. It is sald that the
former German Colonial Secretary will
make no further speeches, give out no
more interviews and write no more
letters for publication in this country,
1882 in the Triple Alliance. was called
upon last summer
assassination of the
shortly after
Austrian
ihe
Crown
She lined
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negotiations which SOON resolved
Germany and Austria-Hungary to in
duce Haly to remain neutral
Prince von Buelow, an astute Ge:
man statesman, whose wife |»
Italian woman, was sent to Rome with
uimosi to save
for months, but in vain. He
Italy certain parts of Austrian terri
tory as the price of her neutrality, but
her answer was alwaye, “It not
enough.” It now appears that Austria
in
enter the field against her
in the meantime there had arisen in
faly a war party. led by the “Irredent
ists.” which made its voice heard in
no uncertain terms
Rome for months past have ir dicated
that the sentiment for active participa
than that on the side of continued nen
For months the diplomatic ex
changes between Vienna and Rome
had been constant, but the most per
sistent efforts of the diplomats to keep
Haly out of the war were futile. The
Triple Alliance was denounced by
Italy on May 4. but even after this
diplomatic endeavors were continued
Austria offering Italy further conces
sions as late as May 10
Large Forces On Italian Front
Italy's first move on land undoubt
edly will be against the Austrian fron.
tier. Large numbers of her troops are
mobilized In this territory. and
forces of Austria-Hungary are lined up
on the other side of the boundary. The
very mountanious character of the
and fighting of
nature.
Bo far as known, the Italian fleet is
mostly in the Adriatic, under the com.
mand of the Duke of the Abruzz!. who
Is known {0 many Americans through
his visits to the United States some
10 years ago. It iz generally believed
that the fleet will proceed promptly
against the naval strength of Austria
in these waters
To Regain “Unredeemed Italy.”
One great purpose of Maly in enter.
ing the war is to gain possession of
“Unredeemed Italy,” a sweep of Aus
trian territory to the north and east
near the head of the Adriatic Sea
This region, which meludes Trent and
Trieste, is Italian in all but nationality,
To attain it has long been her cherish.
ed ambition.
the most difficult
REFUSES SHRAPNEL ORDER.
Battle Creek Man Declines $3,000 a
Day indefinitely,
Battle Creek, Mich--C. BE Kolb.
president of a local manufacturing con.
cern, has refused an order from a Eu
ropean government for shrapnel shells,
The order. If accepted, would have
amounted to about $3,000 a day for an
Indefinite period. “I could not sleep
easy with the thought that the product
of our plant was murdering boys in
Europe,” said Mr. Kolb in announcing
his action. “If the United States
wanted the shrapnel we would make
them.”
FRENCH CONTINUE
10 GAIN GROUND
Report Germans Had Held
Position Six - Months.
PETROGAD REPORTS GAINS
{ French Considerably Hampered While
Capture
Paris.—The following official eom
munication wae issued:
Supplementing the Previous reports
of the Importance of the suf
fered by the Germans in their attack
to the north of Ypres during the night
jof May 20.21: We captured 156 prison
ers and took several mine
The ground war strewn with
{than 500 German dead
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more
troops on the slope of Notre Dame de
Lorette made an attack which suc
| ceeded brilliantly. We have taken the
German fortified works called
| White Way’ (La Blanche Voie), which
tis situated on the only one of the five
southern ridges of the Lorette Hill,
which was still partially in the hands
the enemy. From this point the
Germans, with thelr mitrailleuses
were considerably hampering
action, as also was the case on
piateau and to the west of Sucher’
of
our
the
Berlin (via Londan)
i slalement given
{ Office
“Western theater of wa;
"North of Ypres
froops attacked our positions east
{the canal during the night
An attack by the British in
late avening south of Neuve Chapelle,
iin the region of la Quingue, broke
{down under our fire. Northeast of
Arrag we shot down an enemy flying
| machine at Fresnoy
The following
wae out at the War
of
the
{the Forest of Ailly, failed with con
| siderable losses to the enemy. who left
{a few prisoners
"Since the Ist of May, 104 000 pris
oners, 72 eannon and 253 machine
guns have been captured by the army
junder General Mackensen and the
other German troops fighting in the
are included in
i ready published.”
the total figures al
| Petrograd (via London) AB off
{cial statement referring to the recent
fighting In the Carpathian Mountains
“In
| weeks,
the fighting of the past three
since the beginning of the
| operations of the enemy in the Car
| pathians, their losses on May 10, May
i 11, May 12 and May 12, during which
the fighting lost some of its intensity,
averaged 10000 a day. On the other
{17 days they were much heavier,
especially during the period between
May 16 and May 19. when they
amounted to several tens of thousands
daily.
“Certain regiments of the enemy
have been reduced to a single com:
pany. Their total losses during thie
period, including 40,000 prisoners cap
tured by us, have undoubtedly reached
to one-fourth or perhaps one-third of
their total strength.
“The score of guns lost by the
enemy in this fighting is as nothing
compared with their total number, but
it must be borne in mind that owing
to the lack of horses and the scarcity
of projectiles between 2,000,000 and
3,000,000 shells having been expended
by the enemy during this period--the
enemy left behind on old positions sey.
eral hundred guns. This circumstance
has helped to equalize the odds, which
were in favor of the enemy.”
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$220,000,000 MORE FOR WAR.
French Chamber Called Upon For Ad.
ditional Apropriation,
Paris.-~Minister of Finance Ribot in.
troduced in the Chamber of Deputies
a bill providing for 1,100,000,000 francs
(8220,000,000), being an additional ap
propriation for the first six months of
1916.
REPLY TO NOTE
Answer May Not Come For
Week, Gerard Cables
NO DICKERING ON DEMANDS
Torpedoing Of Drumcree and De
fiant Tone Of German Press
Lessen Hope Of
Peace.
Washington. — Ambassador Gerard
notified the State Department that the
German note would not be ready for
a1 least 4 week. It probably will be
10 days. therefore, before the note is
made public in
possible that Berlin may
public before it reaches here
The news of the sinking of the Brit
ship Drumcree off Cardiff by a
iermen submarine and the unfavor
is
ish
the note of the United States caused a
pessimistic feeling the
nature of the Germany
will make to the
| United States
here ar I
which
f the
demands of
repy
! No Sign Of Conciliation.
Dromerve made
jit that
of abandoning
merchant
I'he sinking of the
gramatically evident Germany
Las sblention
submarine warfare
men pending
raised by the United States
The tone of the press
on the minds of State Departinent
| cals the impression that Germans
no
aEninst
left
offi.
in
German
{warfare against merchanimen
| the plea of necessity, regardless of the
rights of neutrals under existing inter
national law Her excuse, Course
{ will be oft.asserted
{ which she claims exists in British
, lations international law
{| which she has been made to suffer
| gre atly, and which, she alleges, threat
{en her very existence The keynote of
{ nearly all the German press comment
jon the American note is that Gerrmany
{ must be abou:
| things that than sbout
jt
it
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of
the
vio
of
concerned the
hier
the
more
threaten
he rights or even lives of Deu
rails
If tha! shall be the position taken by
{Germany in her reply to the Uni
| States note, 2 break between two
officials say, will be in
the
countries
evitable
Germany First, is Program.
President Wilson bas no intent
of permitting Ameries's protest to Ger
many against rinking of the Lusi
tania to be thrown into the background
by a new prolest Great Britain
| against hardshipe and injustices
{impored upon American commerce by
the British blockade
Whole it is true that
States Government expects at an
idate to renew its demande on England
| tor treatment, there
suspicion in official circles that
| sudden agitation which bas been
istarted regarding the British violations
tof American rights is the result of &
{ deliberate effort on the part Ger
| man propagandists to divert public at
tention from the Lusitania affair while
Germany takes her time about answer
ing President Wilson's note
It can be stated on the authority of
Secretary of State Bryan himself that
at no time since the sinking of the
Lusitania has the German Govern
ment, either through Mr. Gerard or the
{German Embassy here, indicated its
{intention of suspending submarine
| warfare against merchant ships pend
ling & reply to President Wilson
Reports that such
[been given are likewise suspected of
having been started by German propa
gandists in an effort to still popular
feeling In the United States
ion
the
to
the
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BRITAIN EXPLAINS ACTS.
Fears Americans Misunderstand Attl
tude Toward Shipping.
lLoodon.--In an effort to correct
what the Government believes to be a
misunderstanding of Great Britain's
attitude toward American ships and
American cargoes in other neutral
bottoms, detained under the order in
council, the Foreign Office has issued
an explanatory memorandum
This explanation iz supplemented
by & statement that cotton cargoes,
which the Government agreed to pur
chase under the cotton agreement.
have all been bought by the Govern
ment and the actual details concern.
ing the payment only await proof of
ownership and papers showing the
actual contract price. It is explained
that as most of these papers must
come from the United States there
will still be some unavoidable delays
before the owners of the cotton get
thelr money.
ACCUSES KAISER OF MURDER.
Coroner's Jury Renders Verdict On
Death Caused By Zeppelin,
Ramsgate, England. —A coroner's
jury here returned a verdict of “wilful
murder” against Emperor William in
the case of John Smith, who died as
the result of shock following injuries
sustained in the Zeppelin raid of M
day. The coroner suggested
responsibility on
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BOARD CONFIRMED
Senate Without Discussion
fore Adjournment
The
confirmed
Public
Senate sd
nations
Harrisburg before
Journmen:
#even
the nom
Service Comanis
There was no discussion
The Senate also confirmed all
Rominatione sent in by the Governor
Among the nominations confirmed
Members of the
of the Pennsylvania
Board of Managers
Training School
William D
B. Robb
Houston, P
Beaver
Charlies
Wallace New
Carnegie
tisburgh: J. Sharp Wil
olin A Elliot
H. Ogden, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh. Samuel R
kiey. Hay Walker, Jr
DD MM Campsey, Clays
Edward McDonals, McDonals
Billick, Monongahela: Theodore
A. Straub, Canonsburg: John Add Mc
Washington: William D. Cot
Joh Haymaker
Castie;
Jr Charies
Beaver
Oliver
New ic
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teral, Waynesboro oC
Trustees of the State Hospital for
Insane, at Farview
{f three years
fromm June 1, 181 CC. H
White Mills, Walter M«
BEeranton Alfred Marvin
Matamorar
Commissioners of Valley Forge
the term of five years. to
from June §, 1812. William H
Wayne
John T. Windrim. Devon
20, 1814, John P. Nicholson, Philadel
phia; J. P. Hale Jenkins, Norristown
William A. Parton, Philadelphia: Rich.
mond lL. Jones, Reading: Theodore E
Weidersheim, Philadelphia
To
for the term © to
compute
pute from January 27.
Teller, Philadelphia
bert, Easton George R. Bedford.
Wilkes Barre
Trustees of the Pennsylvania State
Lunatic Hospital, at Harrisburg—For
the term of three years, to compute
from the dates set opposite their
names, respectively: William M. Don-
aldeon, Harrisburg, October 25. 1914
lewier 8. Sadler, Carlisle, March 19.
1915.
Bdgar F. Smith. of Philadelphia. to
be 8 member of the College and ni:
versity Council, to serve for the term
of four years, fo compute from Febru
ary 20, 1815.
Members of the General George Gor
don Meade Siastue Commission, to
serve until lawfully determined or an-
nulied to compute from September 24.
1918: John B. Patrick, Harrisburg:
John Wanamaker, Philadedphia.
Trustees of the State Hospital for
the insane, at Danville, for the term of
three years, to compute from the dates
fet opposite thelr names, respectively :
W. Field Shay, Watsontown, February
10, 1914; IL X. Grier, Danville, May 10,
1815. Samuel D. Townsend, Hughes
ville, September 4, 191%; Edward
Brennan, Shamokin, February 10,
1914. W. A Curry, M. D, Danville,
June 8, 1814; Truman P. Reitmeyer,
Williamsport, October 17, 1914; W. ¥.
Lowry, Berwick, Oectober 17, 1914:
Herbert T. Hooht, Danville, June 4,
1816.
Members of the Stale Fisheries
Commission, for the term of four
years, lo compute from (he dates set
May 26, 1815; John Hamberger, Erte,
June 2, 1915.
Charles H. Garlick, of Bellevue, Pa,
® be inspector of steam engines and
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William A. Ramsey, of Pittsburgh
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gas meters in Allegheny couaty, for
the term of three years, to compute
from April 15, 1815
Members of the State Forestry
Reservation Commiseion. to serve
the dates set opposite their
respectively: J M. Hoffman
Johnstown, October 10, 1917: William
P. Btevenson, McVeytown, February 6
1918.
Richard A. McFadden, of Philadel
phia, as engineer to assist and cooper
ate with the Director of the Depart
ment of Wharves, Docks and Ferries
of the city of Philadelphia in the im
provement of its port, {0 serve for the
term of four years, to compute from
October 11, 1812.
Trustees of the State Hospital for
Injured Persons of the Authracite Coal
Region, at Ashland. to serve until law
fully determined or annulled, to com-
pute from the dates sel opposite thelr
names, respectively: Charles H. Bord
ner, Shenandoah, November 19. 1913:
Harrison Ball, Mabanoy City, May 12,
1914
Members of the Suburban Metro
politan Planning Commission, (0 serve
until October 14. 1915: Marshall Ra.
Pugh, Wayne: William 8. Ellis, Bryn
Mawr: Emile J. Barlet, Ridley Park:
Julive EB. Nachod, Glenside; George
Sullivan, Cyawyd. Until October 14,
1916: Penrose Robinson, Hatboro:
George W. Ochs, Elkins Park: George
W. Elkins, Elkins Park. Arthur P.
Townsend, Langhorne; Samuel ¥P.
Houston, Chestnut Hill. Until October
14, 1917; A. BE Turner, Philadelphia:
Morgan, Philadelphin; Charles
Alry: John
Johnson,