The Prescott daily news., 1915-05-25
ATTACKS FOLLOWED
 DECLARATION CLOSELY
But Little Time Allowed to Elapse Between Declaration of War and Actual Fighting-The Balkan
 States are Still Quiet.

London, May 24.-Little or no time has been allowed to elapse between the declaration of war and actual lighting between Italy and Austria. Early this morning Austrian aero planes, destroyers and torpedo boats descended on the Italian coast and bombarded several towns, including Venice, while in the Tyrol and the eastern frontier Italian and Austrian advance guards are already in touch and have fired the first shots.
 The plan of campaign has not yet been disclosed, but it is generally be- lleved that attempts to infict a quick and decisive defeat or at least one that will discourage the Italians. will be undertaken largely by the Germans under Field Marshal Won Hindenburg.
 It is said that German troops, with heavy guns, aeroiplanes and Zeppel- ins, are already passing through the valley of the River Adige in the di- rection of Verona and that rapid and fierce blows will be delivered imme- iiately at the Italian center. This the Germans doubtless believe would serve to hold off an Italian advance from the province of Venice where the flat nature of the country would ElN'. the Italians great chance for success.
 Throughout Austria and Germany there is bitter denunciation of Italy which, for the moment, has replaced England as the most hated enemy. In the allied countries Italian inter- vention is hailed with delight and in the Italian quarters in London and Paris there have been enthusiastic demonstrations for the Italians leav- ing for home.
 Rumania, Greece and Bulgaria, as yet, have made no move. The govern ment of Bulgaria has reiterated that it will continue to observe an atti- tude of neutrality as long as Bulgar- ian interests are not directly affected, and it sees no reason why they should be. The opposition, however, is voic- ing the opinion that Bulgaria should siege the opportunity to join with the allies. Bulgaria may be drawn in through an incident which has arisen between her and Turkey over the sci zure by Turkey of a number of Bull garian railway cars loaded with goods. Sofia has lodged protest against this action.
 Rumania may be affected by a change of fortune in the battles in middle Galicia. Russia here is deli vering a strong counter offensive and has regained some ground along the San river north of Jaroslau. The most important battle, however, is that raging to the southwest of Przemysl where the Austrians and Germans are making repeated efforts to break through the Russian line and relieve the pressure on the Ger mans who crossed the San.
 Fighting also is in progress in Courland along the east Prussian frontier and in central Poland where the Germans have attempted an of fensive along the Rawka river. None of these actions apparently has been decisive, although heavy losses have been suffered on both sides. Russia expresses satisfaction with the sit uation along her front. Heavy fight ing has been resumed in the western zone from Arras to the sea, in which both Germans and French claim to have had the advantage.
 It is evident the allies do not in- tend to relax their efforts on this front, although a big general move ment has not yet been undertaken.
 The allies have landed additional troops on the Gallipoli peninsula and although progress there must for some time continue to be slow, there is every confidence that the resistence of the Turks will before long be brok- on. The loss to the allies as far as shown by the casulty list is heavy, but if is asserted that the Turks are suf- fering much more severely as they are under cross fire from the ships.