The Holly chieftain., 1914-10-09
ltaIy SIJrs Austria.

Italy sIurs Austria.
Italy has taken what Is generally
accepted as the first step leading to
an outbreak with Austria. The Italian
ambassador at Vienna has beer In
structed to protest vigorously the
strewing of mines by Austria in the
Adriatic sea. Since these mines are
the only protection of the Austrian
fleet which remains near the forts or
Pola, it is not likely the Austrians
will remove the mines. 1t will be up
to Italy to enforce the protest with
army and navy.
Austria offers Indemnity.
Rome.-The Austrian government
has replied to the Italian protest
against the floating mines in the Adri-
attic sea- Austria deplores the sinking
Of Italian vessels and promises to
take measures to remove the menace
to shipping and to fully indemnify the
families of the victims. 1t Is reported
that Italy demands an indemnity from
Austria of $1.O0OO0O.
Dispatches from Rome state that
Italy will have ,39O,0O men equipped
and in the field by the middle Of Oc-
tober when the oldest classes of ac-
tive reserves dating back to 1850
will join the colors. Every able
bodied man under so years old is now
under arms. The Austrians are throw
ing up defense works all along the
Italian frontier, the report continues,
and the lines are being manned by
the landwehr, or Oldest reserves. Fac
tories making big guns are working
night and day to finish the supply Of
modern cannon which has been or
dered by the Italian army.
Battle at Using Tau.
The Japanese are reported to have
reduced two of the forts guarding the
German colony and naval base at
Using Tao, in the Chinese leased
province Of Kaio Chow.
Tokio.-A severe engagement has
which cannonaded the japanese posi-
tions near Using Tau, east of the gov
- !ent of Kiao Chow, the German
.eased territory in China. Two Off
GERS were killed. German aeroplanes
assisted the warships.
The Japanese war office announces
that an artillery duel at Using Tau
continues. A German torpedo boat
destroyer sunk in the harbor Wednes-
day. Apparently this ship was not in
action. From other sources it is said
that the German destroyer was sunk
by japanese siege guns.
Kaiser Warns Greece.
London.-A dispatch to the Express
from Rome states that it is reported
there that Emperor William of Ger
many has sent telegram to the king
of Greece warning him that if Greece
enters into war against Turkey, Ger
many will not guarantee the future
existence of Greece. King Constan-
tine replied, the dispatch declares,
that if any of the Balkan states took
up arms on either side, Greece would
declare for the triple entente.
Germans Lose Territory.
Germany has lost territory greater
than the size of the empires area in
Europe since the war began, by the
capture of her colonies totaling 315 $50
square miles. The European area Of
Germany is 20S,7SO square miles.
Naval Move Planned.
Rotterdam-More than $4,000 men,
German naval reserves, have been
brought from the North sea towns of
Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and
are being held in readiness to serve
on an improvised German fleet should
Antwerp and Ostend be taken.
AS direct result of this move the
Dutch authorities along the Seheldt
have increased their watchfulness for,
during a siege of Antwerp, England
might like to send reinforcements
through the Dutch Scheldt, which
would be breach of neutrality, while
| on the other hand a German victory
would bring danger of an attempt on
the part of Germany to use the mouth
Of the Scheldt as base from which
| to attack the British naval forces in
the North sea.
I Kaiser and King Threaten.
London.-The mysterious prisoner
held by the Belgians, to whom the
other German prisoners pay extraor-
dinary respect, has been identified as
the. Duke of Mecklenburg-S -Schwerin.
Two letters OF SURPRISING interest
have passed recently between the
kaiser and King Albert of Belgium.
In the first letter the gaiser, in his
own handwriting, informed the Bel.
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