The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-19
Students Offer Services.

jects are said to have been sacked by
the authorities.
Students Offer Services.
Rome May 19.-As if by a prear-
ranged plan, students of the great
universities at Rome, Milan, Pavia,
Padua, Naples and Palermo today
marched en- masse to military head
quarters and offered themselves as
recruits.
Similar student demonstrations
were reported in other university
cities.
There was no confirmation today of
the report that Prince Won Buelow,
the German am baSSador, and Baron
Won Macchio, special Austrian ambas-
sador, have demanded their passports.
The Giornale D'Italia, which print
ed the report, stated that the staffs
of the two embassies were to leave
Rome last night.
Keen Interest in Rumania.
Rome, May l8.-Rumania's attitude
regarding the war is being watched
with keenest interest. No official an
nouneement has been made as to
whether the cordial relations which
always have existed between that
country and Italy have been trans
formed into an actual alliance. There
undoubtedly is diplomatic under
standing between the two govern
ments as Prince Ghika, the Rumanian
minister, is the only foreign diplomat
who has had long daily interviews
with Foreign Minister Sonnino the
last fortnight.
Count Won Thun Hohenstein of
Trent, grand master of the knights
of Malta, an Austrian subject, left to-
day for Vienna after an audience with
Pope Benedict
Secrecy Around Green Book"
The green book containing diplo-
matte documents designed to show the
attitude of Italy since the beginning
of the war and the efforts made to
reconcile the obligations of the triple
alliance with Italian national espira-
lions was ''set up in one night by the
of deputies Every precaution was
taken to prevent the printers from
communicating with persons outside
their offices and they were reminded
that any betrayal of the secrets con-
tanned in the green book would sub
ject them to several years imprison-
ment.
The green book is said to show that
if Italy fights it will be because of
necessity and that during the nego-
tiations with Austria the representa-
tives of the dual monarchy apparently
failed to realize that Italy was firmly |
determined to enter the war if she
was unable to obtain satisfactory ter
ritorial concession by diplomatic
means lr
Austria Fails to Understand.
The documents seek TO demonstrate
that Austria failed from the first to
that one of Italy's chief
purposes was to have her recognize
the Justice of the demands made by |
this country. For Italy it was a ques- |
ton of maintaining her dignity be- |
fore the world and gaining her object |
at any cost
The green book contains also the
note of May A, in which Italy, after |
summarizing the course of events and |
emphasizing that Austria's course had |
been contrary to the letter and spirit |
of the triple alliance treaty, oenounc- |
ed that treaty.
Denunciation of Triple Alliance.
In explanation of the manner in
which the treaty was denounced, it |
may be stated that May the duke of |
Avarna, italian ambassador at Wen |
ma, acting under instructions from his |
notified the Austrian |
of foreign affairs that Italy |
Austria's declaration of |
war against Serbia a violation of the |
triple alliance treaty. He added that |
the negotiations started first by Ger
many and continued by Austria with |
a view of giving italy compensation
for maintaining neutrality, had re- |
suited in Italy's deciding to resume |
her complete liberty of action, both |
because the Austrian offers were |
inadequate and because Italy's |
situation had become intolera BILE. Aus |
tria made no reply but continued the |
negotiations. offering additional con-
ceSSionS.
Issue Rests With Allies.
Berlin, May 19.-The Vossiche lei
tung today says:
IF America succeeds in bringing if
about that British merchant vessels
shall no longer sail under false flags,
that England shall cease arming mer- |
chant vessels, and that contraband
cargoes shall no longer be protected
by American passengers, then the
United States will find Germany on