Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1915-05-26
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italy now in the Fighting, and Russ a
Turned on Her Enemies.

Turned on Her Enemies.
Berlin, May 24.-The Oversee
News Agency today gave out the
following: According to Bncha.
rest disr atch the Russian ar'nored
man of war Winteleimon has suIk
with 1,400 in tie Black Sea-"
London. MAY "a - Exchange
Telegraph Company says the Wolf
Agency has announced that Ger
many has declared wal against
Italy and recalled Prince Won Bue.
low. her ambassador at Rome.
London, May 24.-Little or nc
time has been allowed to elapse
between the declaration of wal
and actual fighting between Aus.
tria and Italy. Austrian aero.
planes, d%estroyers and torpedo
boats early today dsscended on
,be Italian c as # the Adriatic
aud bombarded several towns, LII
GLIDING Venice: while in the Ty 4.
rol and on the eastern frontier
Italian d Austrian advance
guards have fred the fret shots
The plan of campaign has not
yet been disclosed, but it is gener.
ally believed attempts to infiot a
quick and decisive defeat, or, at
east, one that will discourage the
Italians, will be undertaken, large.
ly by the Germans under Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
1t is said the German troops,
with heavy guns. aeroplanes and
Zepplins, already are passing
through the valley of the River
Adigs in the direction of Vsrona,
and that rapid and fierce blows
will be delivered almost immedi.
ately at the Isalian center. This,
the Germans doubtless believe,
would serve to hold eff an Italian
advance from the Pre- vince of
Venice, whore the fiat nature of the
country would give the Italians a
greater chance of success.
Throughout Austria and Ger
many there ia bitter denunciation
Of italy which for the moment has
replaced England as the most
hated enemy. In the Allied coun
tries, on the other hand, Italian
intervention is hailed with delight
and the Italian quarters of Lon
don and Paris there have been en-.
thusiastic in demonstrations and
cheering farewells to the Italians
leaving to join the colors.
Roumania, Greece and Bulgaria
have made no move. The Govern.
ment of Bulgaria has reiterated
that it will continue neutral 80
long ss Bulgarian interests are not
directly affected, and it sees no
reason why they should be. The
opposition, however, is voioing the
opinion that Bulgaria should sieze
the opportunity to join with the
Allies.
Bulgaria may b drawn n
through a question which has
arisen with Turkey over the seiz,
ute by Turkey of a numLer of
railway cars loaded with goods.
Sofia has lodged a protest against
this action. Ronmania may lie
by a change Of fortune
in the battles in middle Galacia.
Russia here is delivering q strong
counter offensive and has regain
ed some ground along the San
north of Jaroslau.
The most important battle, how.
ever, 10 that raging southeast Of
Przsmysl, where the Austrian
Germans are making repeated at
taoks in an endeavor to break the
Russian line and thus relieve the
pressure the Russians are bringing
to bear on the Germans who cross.
90 the San.
Fighting also is in progress in
Coarland. along the East Prusslan
frontier and in Central Poland,
whore the Germans have attempt
d an offensive along the Rawka
River. None of these actions ap-
parently has been decisive, al
though heavy losses have been suf-
fsred on both sides. Russia ex-
presses satisfaction With the sltua-
sion along her front. Heavy fight.
ing has been resumed in the west
from Arras to the sea and both
Germans and French claim the
1t is evident that the
A Ili.s do not inland ~ rolav th.ir