The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-25

Sd military ccmmandsnts with
IN powerr 10 take over the duties 81
*<1 eolace. prohibiting meetings and
S ~ ceseiors. limiting public smuse-
s ~ nfe and other measures intended 10
n Mire the strict rsaintenSnce Of order.
~ H1rnktic censorship has been estac.
IN Ned. covering letters. kilograms ana
a. ephtn<x nesEax ss. &C.
Heher&f gsbussf Cadefr1s the CHIEF
IN atari. lefs last night for The north
m front, Premier Saiandrs was At
ILL station TO seee him of and en-
HGkced the commander while the
wa cheered. 1t is considered like
1x.knat King Victor himself will leave
IA thu north without DELAY to take
~ senaI charge OF headquarters at the
mint.
IA report Is current In Florence that
IN Italian Ncourt will leave Rome
&ffDftiy. and take up Its quarters In
tn Pitt palace. Florence. so that the
king can be near the fr"nt. Queen
Elena will personally direct the opera.
s4a6ns OF the Italian Red Cross. OF
which she is president Many works
az arr have been taken 10 Florence
from Venice, Udine, Treviso and other
cities which might be bomharded by
the Austrians.
Large German Force Ready.
According to Aevices from Geneva.
Ia rye German forces are concentrated
in the Adige Valley, in the Trentino,
and German air feet. including
zeppeiins of the latest type ana
Taubcs is with this army Inc Ger
mans are said 10 have heavy drtiIieiy
for the Smelling of the Itaian iorus
in the Alpine passes
The Messagero has received a ais
frnntter saving that
fnur thousand Austrian soldiers have
deserted and Joined the Italians.
Baron gonnino, the foreign min
isfer, received last night from Vienna
the Austrian reply. dated May II. TO
the officiai notification handed 10
Baron Burian on MAY by the Duca
al Ayarna. the Italian ambassador that
italy considered the triple alliance nun
and void. The Austrian communlca-
tfcn declares that Austria was )usti-
fed in declaring war against serVia
because tho security and integrity OF
the dual monarchy were threatened.
Austria, says the reply had no in
tention of attacking Servian indie
nendence or sovereignty. She stroye.
Baron Rurian asserts 10 localtze the
conflict but this was impossible o~-
sng to Russia's intervention, which
provoked the European confiagraton.
.Despite the fact that Austria and
Germany were then attacked by three
great powers" continues the COM
municat ton, Italy remained neutral
ana did not consider herself bound by
the terms of the triple alliance, as Is
proved by the kilograms of KING
Victor Emmanuel and the Marquis Di
san Giuliano TO Emperor Francis
Joseph
Denies Itaiy's Charges.
Baron Burian denies Italy's accdsa :
ton of fragrant violation OF the triple
alliance asserting that II there had
heen such violation Italy would
have protested and demanded COM
pensatsons al the outbreak of the
war, instead of which the Marquis ID
San Giuliano on August Is, last, said
the question of compensations was
premature.
After pointing out Austria's will.
mgr. ass to initiate conversation"
and make an offer Of compensations
ssuniustly claimed by Italy" Baron
Bfirtan explains the impossibility OF
immediate territorial concessions md
biames the Italian government Tor
pre~laturely breaking of the CON
VIBRATIONS" He declares he does no.
actcpt the aenunciation OF the triple
alliance. which, he says, is arbitrary
and mntustified, hence he holds italy
res 1ensihle for the consequence oil
her action