Evening star., 1915-05-19
KING, BY ROYAL DECREE. :
TAKES OVER RAILROADS
German and Austro-H Hungarian Am.
bassadors Deny Having Asked
for Passports.
EMBASSY RECORDS SHIPPED
Cabinet Awaits Assemblage of Par
Lament Tomorrow Before Causing
Rupture-Trieste Italians Re-
volt, But Are Quelled.

BERLIN. May 10. via London. 4.30
p.m.-The Rome correspondent of
the BerIiner TagebIatt today sends
pessfmistfc dispatch from the
Italian capital, declaring:
..The short parliamentary inter
lude is ended. The street has won:"
italian dispatches to other Berlin
newspapers are OF . similar tenor.
Ii appears to be generally felt that
only . miracle can now avert war
between Italy and Austria.
ROME. May I8, II:55 pm. via
Paris. May Io. 1910 a.m.-For-
eign Minister Sonnino is reported
to have informed the council OF
ministers, at its session this even
ing. that offers of additional terri
torial concessions had been re-
ceived from Austria.
The Austrian and German am
bas-dors presented a verbal note
when they called upon Foreign
Minister Sonnino yesterday morn
ing.
Urgent calls were sent out for
a cabinet meeting at o:3o o'clock,
and announcement OF what tram
spired was awaited with impa-
tience in political and diplomatic
circles, but the ministers ended
their conference at midnight
without making any statement
ior publication.
At the Austrian and German embas-
sizes denial was made OF the reports
that Prince Won Buelow, the German
ambassador. and Baron Won Macchio.
the Austrian ambassador. have de-
manded their passports. or that their
departure is imminent
Italy Takes Over Railroads.
royal decree under which all rail-
road lines and stations in Italy are
placed entirely under the supervision
of the military authorities is published
by the Official Gazette.
Under the provisions of the decree
military officials are given the power
to prohibit suspected persons from
travelling on the railroads or even ap-
preaching the lines. All travellers are
warned that at certain points they
must not look from the carriage win
dows. but must keep the shutter
closed.
Any person approaching a tunnel or
bridge will be imprisoned for six
months. If war has been declared when
the offense is committed they will be
court ma rt ia led. Soldiers and the po-
lice are intrusted with the enforcement
of the decree and are authorized to fire
upon persons who violate its provi-
sions.
Certain residents OF Rome have dis
covered new method of conveying
their sentiments to the official repre-
sentatives OF Austria and Germany. Tue
German and Austrian conSulates are
situated near each other in Gregoriana
street. Residents of the nearby houses
have placed phonograph phs IN their WIN
dows. the horns pointed toward the
consulates. All day long these rhono-
graphs ciamorously grind out Italian
national airs.
Embassy Luggage Goes Forward.
Several cases and trunks belonsinG to
Prince Won Buelow. the German anIbss-
s:ldor. and Baron Non Macchio. the $50
cial Austrian amba ssador. which are
believed to have contained the docu-
ments of the two embassies. already
have been sent out of the country, That
of Prince won Buelow passed through
the customs house at Chiasso and taat
Of Baron Won Macchio through the Gus
TOM authorities at Pontebba. taa
Austrian frontier. Neither exarn-
ined, being entitled 10 diplomatic I'M
munity from search.
The German and Austrian consul gen.
erals and their staffs have receive. a.
structions to be ready 10 leave no lle
today or tomorrow
Passports Are Ready.
The Messagro says that il is Of the
opinion that Prince ron Euelow and
Baron Won Macchio are only awaiting
definite instructions from their respec-
tive governments to ask explanations
of the Italian government concerning
Italy's purposes and that this request
will be answered by handing them their
passports.
/; is said here that Austria already
has decided TO i:trust to the United
States the protection of her subjects in
Italy in the event of war. which 10
considered inevitable.
Owing to the feeling caused in tho
United States by the sinking of the
lusitania, Germany is reported to have
decided to ask Switzerland to under
take the same task for German SUBJ
tects and property in this country. 1t
is understood that the Swiss minister
here already has been unoff1cially in
formed that the mission Would De IN.
trusted to him.
Giolitti Now for War.
While the train bearing former Pre-
mier t;iolitti to his home. in Cavour,
was passing through an Italian village
Signor Giolitti said he had decSded noe
10 attend the session Of theschSAnber of
deputies next Thursday. BECAUSE his
presence there might give occasion for
scenes of violence between the parti-
sans of the war and the peace factiona
such scene" hs said. might cause