Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-05-22
Railroads, Telegraph and Telephone Lines Between
 Countries Destroyed.
PROSPECTS OF WAR
 DELIGHT ROMANS
Events Expected to Move Rapidly. Now That Italian Senate Has Pass. War Bill by Vote of
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(By Camille Cianfarro.O


 Rome, May 21.-The Italian senate late this afternoon passed the bill glVlng the government full power in case Of war. The vote was 262 to 2.
 This bill is the same one that was passed by the chamber of deputies yesterday
 The council of ministers met at xthe Breschi palace. Up until late to- night no word had come of their de- Alterations.
 Any decisive action by the cabinet has been held up pending this vote or confidence in the government Events now are expected to move rap- idly. It even was said tonight that message already had been prepared by the cabinet, and was dispatched to Vienna immediately following the senate's action.
 Rome le Aeliyipus with joy. Several l1llaz personss headed by the mayor. gathered at the quirinal tonight. When members of the royal family appeared on the colonade, they were enthusiastically received. All navigation services on the Ad- riatic have beeen suspended. The Italian warships patrolling the Alban- ian coast have put into Cattaro.
 Austrfans Burn and Mine Bridges.
 Austrian troops and customs guards have been withdrawn from Ponte Cassaro and Lodrone. They burned the bridges and destroyed the rail- roads and telephone and telegraph lines. Communication between Italy and Austria practically has ceased.
 The frontier population has been ordered to abandon their homes and withdraw beyond the line of defense The valley of Izzonso has been evacu- ated.
 Austria tonight refused to accept mail bags at the frontier. Bridges; all along the frontier have been mined. A flOtilla of Austrian aeroplanes from Gorlice is patrolling the frontier above Is0nzo. .g
 The railroads at Ponte Cassaro and Lodrone, destroyed by the Austrians. pass over the frontier and. serve for communication between the two coun- tries. On the heights above those two places Austrian artillery can be seen.
 At Brindisi, Bari and Poggia, 350, ,0O0 Italian troops have been concentrated. The Austrian forces are concentrated at Trente, Bozen and lMeran.
 Yon Buelow Still Hopeful
 Prince von Buelow and Baron de Macchio still remain in Rome. They are making no preparations to leave. Friends declare the two diplomats still profess to see no imminent dan ger of rupture between Italy and Austria. This leads to the belief that Germany and Austria are adopting dilatory tactics in order to complete military preparations.
 The king today signed decree sus- pending diplomatic immunity for the Austrian and German ambassadors at the vatican. who are scheduled to leave Rome tomorrow afternoon. It is understood Pope Benedict intends to formulate a protest against the action of the king.
 The United States has accepted the request of the Italian government to represent Italy in Austria Hungary. The protection of Italians in Germany will be assumed by the Swiss govern ment.
 Numerous German staff officers have arrived at Trieste, and are pa rading the city in armored cars bear- ing the inscription:
 Trieste to Rome via Pola."
 The Germans bragged that they are going to Italy to punish the house of Savoy. They affirm that if the Itaf- lans ever succeed in reaching Trieste, they will find the city razed.
 Pope Gives aSs0,O0d
 A. k~&A k<Na 1 ,000, ,0O0 lira ($250.000) for the Italian war victims.
 After spending the evening reading the green book. the pope. signing re- gretfully said: s $ "Alas, war Is now inevitable.
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