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European War News

The secret understanding on which
Italy joined the allies involves re max
ing not only the map of Europe but
regrouping of all the nations on that
continent, according to information
given correspondent at Washington
by an American who has been in
Rome since the war started
Renewed German offensive north of
Przemysl, with the capture of six for
tilted villages and 1853 men and OFF,
GERS, and counter-attack by the Rus
slams which forced the German right
on the Dniester river back fifteen
miles with the capture of $4,000 Ger
mans are announced from Berlin and
Petrograd respectively.
Italy has struck her first blow
against Austria by throwing a force
of cavalry across the border near
Strass, in the Austrian Tyrol, accord
ing to an official statement made pub
lie at Vienna. The war Office also an
nounces that minor engagements
took place in the Tyrol and on the
Adriatic coast of Italy.
Fighting on land, on the sea and
from the air between Italy and Aus
Lria has begun. The offensive rested
with Austria. The attackers were de-
feated by the troops, warships and
aeroplanes Of Italy, according to an
official statement given out at Rome.
1t is reported that the Italian fleet en-
gagged the Austrian feet and that three
small Austrian ships were sunk and
two captured.
An official statement issued at Rome
shows that the Austrian aeroplanes
swept practically the entire Adriatic
coast of Italy.
Reports which have been received
at Rome that Baron Burian, the Aus.
trian foreign minister, has resigned
are generally accepted. His reported
fall is attributed to the failure of the
Austro-ltalian negotiations. 1t is de-
clared Count Tesza, Hungarian pre-
mier. will succeed him.
A report received at London from
Sir John French says that the Ger
mans attacked east of Ypres under
cover of poisonous gases and forced
the British troops to evacuate some of
their trenches. The Germans pene-
trated the British line at two or three
places.
An official report received at Athens
says submarine penetrated the Sea
Of Marmora and sunk three Turkish
transports. Four thousand Turkish
troops were drowned.
It is reported at Rome that tho
kaiser intends personally to command
the army operating against the Ital.
ians.
The Russian battleship Pantelei-
mon has been sunk with 1,400 men in
the Black sea, says statement issued
at Berlin.
Another German air raid was made
against Paris. A taube flew over the
northern suburbs and dropped several
bombs, but the damage was slight and
there were no casualties.
The Italian ambassador at Vienna
presented formal declaration of war
to Baron Burian Won Rajecz, the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister.
Victories of the allied forces over
the Germans at many points in France
and Belgium are reported at London.
The capture by the French of the
entire Notre Dame de Lorette, held by
the Germans for six months, is report
ed in the official communique from
Paris.
The German war Office at Berlin vir-
tually confirmed reports that the Aus
tro-German forces have temporarily
ceased their violent attacks around
Przemysl. *-...
Italy struck the first heavy blows
of her war against Austria, the most
powerful being the invasion of Aus
trian territory by an army of approx
mately 100000 men, and the capture
of four towns and the heights between
the Taria and Osonzo rivers.
A call to all Italian citizens and
American citizens of Italian birth to
enroll at New York for service in the
Italian army was published in the
newspapers of that language. 1t was
signed by G. Fara Forni. the Italian
,consul-general.
Lord Northcliffe's attacks on Earl
Kitchener's conduct Of the war Office
at London have failed to win popular
support. Newspapers not controlled
by Northcliffe have come to the sup
port of Kitchener, and have bitterly
Hssailed his enemies.