South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-22
Minister of War ZuppeIIi De-
CIareS All Military Prepara-
tionS Complete and Nation Is
Ready to Strike.
DECLARE MARTIAL LAW
IN NORTHERN DISTRICT
Railway Traffic and Telegraph
iC Communication on AuStro-
italian Frontier and on Adri-
attic Reported Stopped.

ROME. May 22.-The war bill'' is
p law Italy is one step nearer hos
tiIities. King Victor Emmanuel today
signed the measure comforting upon
the cabinet full power TO act It
went into effect imme ediately. Pariia-
ment has adjourned and the cabinet is
supreme
The bin is as follows:
The government is authorized
in case of war and during hostil-
tiles to make decisions with due
authority OF law. in every respect
required for the defense OF the
state. the guarantee Of public or
der and urgent economic national
necessitates. The provisions con-
tained in articles 24J 10 PSI of
the military code continue in
force. The government is author
lied also 20 have recourse until
Dec. 81. 1915, 10 monthly pro-
visional appropriations for bal
ancing the budget. This Jaw
comes into force the day 1t IS
passed"
great procession immediately
formed and headed by bands the
crowd marched 10 the various depart
ment offices. cheering for the king, the
ministers, and for France, England
and Russia.
Declaration Is Withheld.
Italy's declaration of war is still
withheld, but il is expected that a
royal decree signed 10y King Victor
Emmanuel and giving notice to the
world OF this nation entrance into
the European conflict on the side of
England, France and Russia, will be
issued before night.
A council OF war was held last night
st which Gen. Zuppelli. the minister of
war. announced that all military pre-
parationS have been made and that
italy is now ready to strike. The ma
tons war strength is greater and
more magnihcently sOlidihed than at
any other time in the history of the
government.
Martial law has been declared
throughout all northern Italy. Rail
way traffic and practically all tele-
Era phic communication on the AustrO-
Italian border is reported stopped.
Traffic has been suspended upon the
-Adriatic.
II was announced today at the Ger
man and Austrian embassies that
Prince Won Buelow. with Baron
Macchio. respectively German and
Austrian ambassadors. were still in
Rome. II this was the case, how
ever, they were remaining in strict
seclusion TO avoid the crowds that
continue TO make war demonstrations
an the streets from time 20 time.
Report Stirs Feeling.
A report from the Italian EN- bassy
On Berlin that L. BOllau. the Italian
am mbassadOr to Germany, had been at
tackled in front OF the embassy, in
creased the anti-Teutonic feeling.
This was not allaYed 10 any extent by
the news that the German foreign
office had rendered a formal apology
TO SIgnor Bollati.
Austrian submarines are being very
active off the Italian coast ia the Adri-
attic. The master OF the steamship
NIarsala. which has just put into port
at Venice. reported that he had been
stopped by an Austrian submarine.
hut was allowed TO proceed after MS
cargo had been examined.
dispatch from Udino, Il miles
from the Austrian border where an
immense Italian army mas been con
,ertrated. states that the Austrian au-
trorities have returned all the Itahah
mails A big search has beeh cOlh-
menced for German and Austrian
spies i'm northern Italy' especlaily N
the region of CdinO. \ NUMBER Oh
railway bridges have been dynamited
on the frontier.
King Gets Ovation.
Although the city retains the ap-
pearance of normality upon the sur
face. it requires very little 10 lnilaihe
the populaCe TO the widest pro-War
demonstrations and the paclHsls are
now afraid 10 air their peace propa-
ganda i'm public. Two hundred thous-
and persons headed by Prince Ca
lonna. MAYOR Of Rome. and the mu-
nicipaI Counsellors marched 10 the
Guirinal last night.
King Victor Emmanuel. Queen He
lena and other members or the royal
family. appeared upon the balcony OF
the palace waving Ti-color hags-
rvhey. we've given tremendous ONa-
zion hv the crowd King Victor theis
made a patriotic speech in which ne
appealed 20 the people 20 support the
government no matter what action
was decided upon. Afterwards the
king seized flag and waved II above
his head. giving the first public eN-
preston Of any warlike sentiment on