The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-22
ITALY DECLARED WAR ON TURKEY
ITALY

United Press Leased Wire SeyE j.
ROME, Aug. 21.-Italy forn,e de-
clared war on Turkey tonight =
The Turkish ambassador 90 ! at
the foreign office and reeaS d his
passports tonight. He will Rome
tomorrow.
The government late tonight issued
a brief circular, addressed to italian
Representatives In foreign countries
and explaining ItaIy's reasons for de-
cIarfng war on the Porte. The state
ment recited Turkish acts Of hostility
against the Italian government, the
holding up Of italian reservists and
conciuded:
ain View Of these obvious infrac-
tIons Of the categorical promises made
by the Ottoman government, and FOL
LOWING our uItimatum of August 3,
provoked by the evasions Of the Otto
man government, particularly with re-
gard to free departure Of italian sub
.iects from Asia Minor, the italian gov
ernment has sent instructions to the
Italian ambassador to Constantinopls
to communicate to the Turkish govern.
ment declaration Of war by italy,
The Rome cable, reIayed via Lon
don, was received by the United Press
at 1886 .. m. (New York; tonight.
Earlier dispatches to the United
Press passed by the Italian censor and
|cabIed from Rome through both Lon
don and Havre, said that the ultin,at.
UNI sent by italy to Turkey expired
tonight. Rome was greatly excited,
the cables said, and It was believed
that a declaration Of war was immin-
ent.
ostensibiy ItaIy's reason for deciar.
lna war on Turkey was the fact that
Turkish authorities refused to permit
italian reservists In Ottoman territory
to return to their native country to
take UP arms against Austria, Turkeys
ally. The Rome newspapers also
charged that the Turks were plotting
TO regain Tripoli, annexed by Italy foL
lowing the Turko-Itallan war Of 1912
ilt was also charged that Italian sub
tects In Turkey have been mistreated
since itaiy's declaration Of war against
Austria, three months ago.
Reports were circulated In European
capitals fortnight ago that Italy had
concentrated an army estimated at be-
tween $4,000 and 10000, which was to
be sent TO the DardaneIIes to cooper
ate with the allied troops in the at
tempt to force way to Constantine
opIe. Later reports said fleet OF
was concentrated near the
italian naval base Of laramie, ready
70 convoy the transports to Gallipoii,
the moment the declaration Of war
flashed from Rome.
that the italian ambassador has left
constantinople and that the Italian
consul officials were leaving Turkey.
r. WAS also reported that the Turkish
anba ssador had left Rome, antlctpat'
ina the beginning OF hostIiities nut
none Of these reports was onlc'asiy
confirmed.
Germany alone of the Austro-Ger.
man-Turkish alliance is not openly at
war with italy. though such dec'ar-
alton Is considered probable before
the end of the war. The Berlin news.
parers several weeks ago, declared
italy was planning to declare war on
Turkey and that Italian newspapers
were paving the way by printing stor-
les Of alleged Turkish outrases against
italians. Berlin, however, took the
news calmly, taking the view that u
italy sent an army to the Dardane'les
and found it necessary to send troops
into TripoIl, her frontier forces wou'
he so weakened that she could not
wsoe a successful campaign aga'ns;
Austria.
MAKING PROGRESS.
ROME, Aug. 21.-lta'ian troops
captured an important Austrian re-
doubt on the plateau west Of Monte
Maonio In the Trentino region, Gen.
eraj cadorna reported tonight.
In the Upper cordevole valley 'taI
ian heavy artillery destroyed impor-
tant Austrian defenses, barring the
progress Of italian troops over the
surrounding roads. Enemy artillery
ha. DESTROYED the village Of Pieve Di
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