The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-20
AUSTRIA QUIETLY AWAITING |TALY'S FINAL DECISION All Hope for Peace Now Too Slight to Justify Optim- ism, Is Belief of
 Vienna

Vienna, Austria. May 1a.-Cvia London, ? 2.55 D. m)-The prevalent impression here is that no definite course of the Italian ca abinet as to Italy's expectation in the of the Austro- Hungarian government. The possibility of peace is believed to be now too slight to justify any optimism. The question appears not to be so much whether basis for satis- faction of Italian territorial aspirations can be found, as whether the Italian gov ernment already has determined to enter the war on the side of the allies.
 our concessions said high official today to the Associated Press correspond ent "are grea greater by far Hnan most people imagine"
 What hope of peace exists in Vienna Is based on the belief that the Salandra cab met as the only ministry possessing the confidence of the war party, is the only ministry strong enough to prevent war.
 Little Excitement
 AllnbuSu the liilfliitiitt VI q tiiSi' ID realized everywhere, there Is remark able lack of popular excitement. Vienna presents it's usual appearance. There are no gatherings in the streets and no dem onstrations against the few Italians re- maining here. The newspapers are not publishing extra editions on the Italian developments. The people, like the gov ernment, are facing the situation with the utmost calmness, apparently feeling that they have tried everything possible to satisfy Italian aspirations and that the rest is in the hands of fate.
 The Austro-ltalian frontier, extremely strong by nature, has been converted into vast field fortress. which Austrians prophetically declare will prove a far harder nut to crack than is imagined The Carpathians are bagatelle, they say compared with the Tyrolean.
 Baron Buran von Rajecz, the Austro- Hungarian foreign minister, today had a long audience with Emperor Francis Jo seph, but no announcement was made. The Austro-G German troops have forced passage of the San river along a wide front between Przemysl and the Vistula, which makes it appear that the San line will become untenable and the isolation of Przemysl inevitable if Field Marshal Baron ,onrad von Hoetzendorf, the Aus tro- Hungarian chief of stan, persists in Lis advance.
 Russians DemOralized
 The Russians are reported still to be suf- fering from lack of ammunition and the decentralization of the units which made long and hasty retreat from the Dunajec and the Csrpathians.
 The Austro- German victories have placed the Teutonic forces in possession not only of practically the whole of the Galician oil field, but also of the copper mine near Kielce This Is considered of great importance in view of the attempts to cut off their supply of petroleum. gas oline and copper
 Today was the first meatless day in Vienna when. according to the new gov ernment regulation beef. pork and veal cannot be offered for sale The regulation applies to two days each week. It's eff feet was scarcely noticeable today, the restaurants and hotels providing satisfac tory menus with the aid of mutton and lamb and various sorts of game House holds either made their purchases yester- day or invested in sausage liver and brains which are not affected by the regulation.