The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-26
ITALY AND GREECE
ABOUT TO ENTER WAR
Recent Developments Tend to Con-
firm This Belief.

London, March 21.-The relation,
between Italy and Austria are believed
TO have reached an acute stage. A Rome
dispatch says Austrian and German sub
iects have been advised by their consuls
to leave Italy in the shortest possible
time, and that number of Germans
who recently arrived in Italy are being
watched because Of suspicion that they
are military spies.
There have been reports for some
days that Germany's efforts to secure
the continued neutrality OF Italy by in
ducing Austria to cede Trent and other
territory to her were not meeting with
success. Italy, it was said, was demand
ing that the territory be handed over to
her Immediately, but that the Teutonic
allies desired to make the transfer after
the war.
Following this came reports that Aus
tria had commenced strengthening her
southern frontier, and according to a
dispatch received in Paris from Rome
to-day, Italian officers of all arms be-
longing to the first line, and who have
been on half pay, have been called to
the colors. In military circles here this
order is considered significant, it being
contended that these officers belong to
the public administration, from which
they would not be called unless the stu
alton was serious. No Austrian news
on the subject is available in London,
the censor of that country having, it is
said, prohibited comments.
There also are reports that Greece is
to adopt more active atti-
tude. Following series of prolonged
cabinet meetings at Athens, the Greek
of marine is quoted as having
said that the Greek government had
received all guarantees, and to have in
dicated that the country was about to
engage in some enterprise.
As the chief objection to former Pre-
nier Venizelos' policy of helping the
lilies against Turkey was declared to
rave been that Greece had no guaran-
ees that she would receive adequate
this statement of the
minister of marine is considered in high
ircles in London as an intimation that
he new Greek cabinet is now satisfied II
nth the allies guarantees.
The allied fleet is preparing for re-
ewing of the attack on the Darda-
Giles, delayed by unfavorable weather.
It council of the admiras aboard the
rench battleship Suffren, it is reported II
nat decision was reached to make ii
ew general attack in which all the war
lips will take part.
Reverting to their policy of last fall,
le Germans early to-day attacked Paris
18th aircraft. Four Zeppelins started
" the city, but only two reached it,
hese dropped bombs, injuring a num-
'r of persons and setting fire to build @
gs. The French airmen whose duty
is to guard the city pursued the Ger q
ans, but, owing to the mist, they were -
! q hln Tn OuortoLa tba o;rel,;o.
AS far as the land operations are con-
rned the eastern front holds the most
terest. The Russians, according to -
are pressing the Germans
ok to the East Prussian frontier, their
est achievement being to defeat three ola
'rman columns on the road from Os. of
,lenka to Myszyniec. From the same pc
lrce comes a statement that Przemysl biz
at its last gasp and that the garrison thl
getting rid of its ammunition prepar- exl
Try to surrender. for
In the west the only news comes from he
} German official report, which claims of
nor successes in Champagne, north cal
Beausejour and in the Vosges, where
" took French prisoners. sal
General Botha, at the head of the she
ion of South African forces, is report Ue
to have gained an important success I'M
II the Germans in German Southwest hu
'ica, capturing an entrenched position Dal
taking 200 prisoners and two guns eve
r Swakopmund. The fighting was
in progress when the last dispatch 10
sent. the
n England leaders of public opinion oei
devoting their attention to the ques- arr
| OF increasing the output of NUM- rea
IS and of generally speeding up the wal
and movement of supplies oist
uired by the army. Threatened dis a n
es are being settled by the men be-
granted war bonuses, while other ters
StiOns are being referred IN arbitro mel