Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-09
ITALY TURNS DOWN
GERMAN|C OFFERS
Emperors William and Francis
Joseph Fail, 1t Is
Declared.
TREATY WITH TURKS
may BE ADVOCATED
King Victor May Declare War at
Any Moment. Is Report-Mili-.
tary Activities Rushed.

LONDON, May s.-Practically all hope
that Italy and Austria will reach an
agreement has been abandoned in
Vienna and Rome. it is reported. The
Italian situation has been further COM
plicated by the news that the Italian
government has decided to null the
Lausanne treaty with the Turks, owing
to recent events in Tripoli which &C
ton would amount to declaration OF
war.
Italy may enter the war any moment.
Count Won Buelow, the special envoy
Of the kaiser to the Italian govern
ment it is understood, has taken
leave of the king, the Pope and other
Roman officials, and has made all ar
rangements for speedy departure.
The Austrian ENJOYS to the Quirinal
and the Vatican also have made all
preparations for a hasty dash to the
border
Concessions offered.
An American correspondent has learn
ed from u high authority that Count
Won Buelow has given up all hope OF
convincing Italy that she should re-
main neutral, despite the fact that MS
government In letter signed by the
kaiser and emperor Francis Joseph
offered Italy the immediate cesslon OF
the Trentino, the rectitication Of the
Jtalian-Austrian frontier as far as the
Isopzo river. the cession Of two I'M
nortant islands off the Dalmatlah
coast. the recognition of Italian pre-
dominance In the Adriatic sea ana IN
Albania, and the granting oil an au'oi'-
omous government to Trieste
The italian government refused 10
even consider the concessions Oh the
Teutonic allies.
King victor communicated the letter
TO his ministers, and IT IS SAID ma.
their attitude was such that the KING
nrenared for the issuance OF the formal
declaration of war. This beliel Is
strengthened by the fact that only yes
terday he signed decree poStpohins
until May 20 the opening OF parNaihen,'
which had been scheduled for May L.
The king has the power. under the con
stitutiorl, to declare war without con-
sulting parliament.
Pope Also Gets Letter.
A copy of Francis Joseph's letter was
also handed to the Pope at the Gil
peror's wish This was done SO that
the ponti1 might realize that the AUS
trian ruler had done all In ms power
to avert war and save the molly see
from the humiliating necessity of being
Obliged to see the diplomatic repre-
sentatives at the Vatican obliged TO
leave Rome owing to the breaking OH
of relations between their countries
and the Quirinal.
At the opportune moment the ltalian
government will formally announce
the failure of the conversations ana
then make it's declaration OF war. at
the same time giving the world the rec
ord of the negotiations. which the gov
eminent expects will convince the
world that her action is not only Jusei-
fable, but absolutely necessary IL is
declared 1t is understood that the
government will also make known the
text of the triple alliance treaty, which
has never before been made puohc.
Trieste Ready for Invaders.
An uncensored dispatch from trieste
received states that feverish defensive
preparations are being made along the
border. In the southeastern provinces
all signboards and milestones along the
highways are being torn down ana de-
stroyed lest the information they con-
tain prove useful to an invading force;
Numerous bridges have been mined
ready to be blown up in case or aec-
laration of war. Even the railroad
bridges have been mined, ana they VIII
be blown up and the tracks destroyed
for miles on the Austrian side In the
event OF an invasion by uallan TROOPS.
The excitement is intense