The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-05-19
Berlin Reports That Italian Situation is Now Acute, Though Rome Denies That Ambassadors Have Left Russian Retreat in Galicia Called Strategic Vic torys By Allies.

L01A4O14Ss Is1c Ae-771 OA14AO4ss Asquith announced in the House of Commons today that steps were in contemplation which involved a reconstrue- ton of the government upon a broader personal and political basis.
 It is rumofed that A J. Bal four, former premier, will suc-1 ceed Winston Spencer Ghur-l chill as first lord of the admir- atty, the latter taking some other office The coalition, if t takes place, will be between strong Unionist and Labor leaders.
 .sfTothang has been definitely arr ranged as yet the Premier said ~but in order to avoid any possible misap- prehenaion wish to make clear here and now three thlngs
 'eEarst-Any changes will not sf- l feet the poaft1cn Of the prime minza- ter or or tho foreign secretary.
 saecond-Ihere will be no change Of any kind in the policy Of the coun- try a9 regards the continued pr cse- cutton of Ehe war with all possible exA. erg and by means of every avail able racournes aud
 s@Thifdz-Arad lask, and of great i'm. portance to the honorable friends be- hind me and have no doubt, to the opposition. is tnis-7Any reconstruc- ton Of the cabinet that may be made will De for the purpose of the war alone and is not to be taken in any quarter or for any reason as indicat- ing anything in the nature of a sur render or oomprornise on the part Of any person or body of persons, of : their several political Ideals.
 This is as far as T can go. Moth ing definite yet haa taken p1aces but if any arrangement Is made che House win have she fullest opportunity of expressing, Ets views
 All the morning papers to-day agree that the governments increaAk ing difnculties led them to seek the co-operafion of hn5onist leaders. They indicate the reaigning of such ministers as Viscount Haldanes Lord ChanceIIor. Louis Harcourt, secre- tary of state for colonies; Aug1Istine BirraIL chief secretary for EeIands theA Earl of Beauchamp, first conn missioner of works; Baron Lucas, President Of the board Of agriculture; sfJ. A. Pease. president of the board of Education, and O. D Ho1shouse post master general
 The trouble between Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord Of the admiralty. and Lord Fisher, result ed from the British cabinet sanction ing the first naval attack on the Dar- dane1les in ignorance of the fact that the sea lords were opposed to naval operations until supported by land forces
 Among the latest runaors is one to the effect that Lord Kitchener is to become generalissimo and that David Lloyd George will succeed him at the war office.
 England. distTacted by the poIitica upheava1 which is expected to resu1 in a coalition government, finds little time to interest herself in war newl but nevertheless the Russian situation is causing a feeling of pessin1ism.
 The official Russian announcement. do not wholly confirm the pesslnisti, special despatches from Petrograd bu they admit that the Russian retire ment along the river San is still under way At the same time, they c1ain the Russians have been able to re sume the offensive on the left bank O the Vistu1a, movement which ma! result. it is explained in outf1ankfnt the Germans attacking Przemysl.
 In France and Belgium bad weathe again is impeding operations, continu ous rain and thick mists making vigor ous action impossible. The Britisl north of La Bassee, and the FrencI north of Arras have cid their recen gains but they have not been able t. move forward.
 Italy seems no nearer war toda, than she did yesterday. but persisten reports are reaching London that tn Teutonfc ambassadors in Rome hav been handed their passports and vii leave today.
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