The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1915-05-27

vote of 262 to passed the bill of Pre-
mier Salandra granting plenary pow
ers to the government in dealing with
the situation that has arisen through
Italy and Austria being unable to
reach an agreement concerning the
demands Italy has made upon Austria.
The vote virtually assures ltaly's en-
try into the war.
The losses of the Austro-Germans in
the Carpathians for the last three
weeks have averaged more than 10,
900 day, says an official report is
sued at Petrograd The Russians
claim to have taken 10000 prisoners.
The capture by the French OF the
entire Notre Dame de Lorette, held by
the Germans for six months, is report
ed in the official communique from
Paris.
Germany is about to call up 2,O00,-
900 more men. Berlin official circles
believe that an army of 100000 will
be sufficient to cope with Italy.
Ambassador Gerard at Berlin is
warning all Americans in Germany
who are not detained there by impor-
tant business to get out. Meanwhile
United States consuls in all cities are
advising Americans to register
1.-THE government is resolved 20
make good Italy's rights by force OF
arms" This declaration by Premier
Salandra at Rome to the chamber OF
deputies following closely upon the
passage by parliament Of measure
giving the government full power TO
act, was accepted as a promise that
war between Italy and Austria will
be declared The war measure was
passed by a vote of 407 to "a.
A dispatch to the London Daily
News from Copenhagen says: at is
stated that the Germans have captured
Riga on the Gulf of Riga, In north
west Russia. Riga is Russia's princi-
pal port, aside from Petrograd, on
the Baltic. 1t has a population Of
about 100000.
The allied troops have captured the
town of Maidos. on the European side
of the Dardanelles. Advices from
Mitylene confirm the destruction of
the forts at Kilid Bahr, which has
been occupied by the allies.
The French steam trawler ST. Just
of Arcachon was torpedoed and liter
ally smashed to pieces near Dart
mouth, 10 of her crew being drowned.
The captain was the only survivor.
Lord Kitchener, secretary of war,
speaking in the house of lords at Lon
don, indicated the intention of the al
lies to use poisonous gases against
the Germans. At the same time he
made a demand for 100000 more men.
1t is asserted at Rome that Prince
Won Buelow, the German ambassador,
has insisted that Austria, in the case
of war, shall not intrust her interests
in Italy to the United States, but to
Spain.
Gen. Weber Pasha German com.
mander of the forts in the Dardanelles,
has died of wounds. according to the
Cairo correspondent of the London
"imes.
The attack on Przemysl by the allied
Austro-German forces has begun. De-
feated and demoralized, the Russians
have been pushed along In Galicia,
+. leaving their dead in their wake. Der.
lin military experts assert that this
victory ranks higher in Importance
than that Of the Mazurian Lakes.
Roumania's entrance into the war
will follow that of Italy, says a dis.
patch from Bucharest The Rou
manian army is on a war footing. and
will strike at Austria through Tran
sylvania.
The formation of a nonpartisan cab
met for England for the period of the
war is an established fact. The
spokesman for the two great riyaI
parties. Premier Asquith and Andrew
Bonar Law, made to the house OF
commons at London statements con
firming the reports of coalition min
istry.
The fighting south OF Przemysl 1,
so intense that In some quarters in
London II is considered possible thai
strategy may dictate the abandon
ment" of that fortress. Przemysl ap
pears to be dangerous salient for the
new Russian line.
One OF the most remarkable fea
lures OF the ministerial crisis in Creat
Britain at the present moment is tho
sudden outbreak, more OF less severe
OF newspaper attacks upon Field Mar
shall Earl Kitchener, the British secre
tary of war.