The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-19
Political Facti S Expected to Consolidy E { Purpose of Carryin ss War to a Successful gq -e
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 London, May 19.-(2:59 a. m.)-A dispatch to the Central News from Rome, dated Tuesday, says:
 "The Giornale D'Italia announces that Prince Von Buelow, the German ambassador, and Baron Von Macchio, the special ambassador of Austria, have demanded their passports. The newspaper adds that the staffs of the German and Austrian consulates will leave Rome Tuesday
 London, May lS.-Q0:11 p. m.) The next few days, if not hours, 1t is believed, will find Italy renouncing her old allies nf the triple alliance and joining the triple entente powers as belligerent.
 At the same time some change is ex- pected in the government of Great l Britain.
 1 The German imperial chancellor in the Reichstag today outlined offers made to Italy as to the price of her l cOHliHueu HHuiIdills, anu Willie ne Sdli he had not entirely given up hope that peace would be maintained among the powers of the triple alliance. he left no | impression on the mind of his hearers 1 that the end of the alliance, so far as Italy is concerned, is far off. 1 It is anticipated that expected l changes in the government of Great Britain are aimed at closer consolida- tion of all the parties for the purpose l nf sop oprxyi yir,c f1 Scf fttl issue. Whether the leaders of the union- ist, Irish and labor parties will be taken l into the cabinet or admitted into the 1 committee of imperial defense has not l been made known. Whatever the | changes to be made however, they have not interfered with the operations in which the British forces are engaged.
 Great Sacrifices Needed In giving an outline of these opera. l tions in the House of Lords today, Lord Kitchener, tiie war minister. while ex. pressing the greatest confidence in theii l ultimate outcome. again warned the public that great sacrifices already had been made and that greater ones would be exacted- He made an appeal for 300, 900 more recruits.
 Lord Kitchener however, seemed tc attach the greatest importance to the use by the Germans of asphyxiatine gases and opened his speech with ref. erence to thls matter Our troops" said Lord Kitchener, must be adequatel, protected by the employment of similar methods
 Meanwhile the British first army. nortf of Labasse. and the French forces soutf Of this town continue their offensiv, against the German lines, and, accordin. 10 ther respective commanders, still ars making progress. The German offfcia c fp tnrr r,x.t.f 1,<.xur H. . offensive movements against the German. Lave been repulsed.
 Germans Admit Retirement The same inconsistency appears in tn, reports of the fighting along the Yser although the Germans admit retiremen and the French assert that they hay, inflicted heavy losses on the invaders
 From all accounts, however, 1t would appear that the allies again have inctet the Germans to counter attacks both or the Yser and in the Arras region. ant that to the north of Iabassee the British are doing the attacking
 The Germans. in conjunction with tn, Austrians, continue their big efforts Ii the east. Heavy fighting Is in progress along the River San in Galicia, wher, the Russians are attempting to make stand after their retirement from west ern Csalicia and the Carpathians. Accord ing to the Austrian account of the fight ing the Germanic allies have forced passage of the San at several points.
 North of this war Zone-in southern Pc land-the Russians are delivering vigor ous counter attacks. They also are pur suing their offensive in Bukowina. wher it is asserted they have driven the Aus trians and Germans back from the Dnies , fer to the Pruth and are trying to clea . them out of Bukowina.
 At the other end of the long line in tn east-up in the Baltic provinces and aloni 7 lthe East Prussian frontier-heavy fighting ; also is in progress. In both these sec tors each of the belligerents claims al