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German mark obliterated. The Ba-
yarian soldiers sent to the Italian tront
removed the spikes from their heimets
and carried a discharge from the Ger
man army In their pockets, tosether
with a certificate that they had voiuh-
,eered to fight for Austria AS the Italian
Garibaldians had volunteered to ngnt
for France.
Pro-German papers in Italy continued
to receive their subsidies regularly via
switzerland, Italian goods were exported
to Germany and German goods to itaiy'
German spies working for Austria IN
Italy we're provided with Swiss pass
ports and to all intents INT purposes the
relations between Italy and Germany
continued normal. although suspended
automatically. Prince Won Buelow Sc
lected Switzerland as his headquarters
and regularly correspondent with his
brother-in-law. the Italian a
Prince Comporeale.
Italy signs with Entente.
Meanwhile Italy signed the declara-
ton of London and agreed not to con.
clude a separate peace, with Austria, OF
course. since she vas not at war with
Germany. Later Italian representatives
were sent to the Paris conferences. m
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goods to Germany was prohibited.
Italy was not supposed to trade with
Austria. OF course. BRAND and Asquith
came to Rome and were enthusiastically
received. Other restrictive measures In
tended to prevent trading with Austria
and her allies" due to the visits Of
the French and British Premiers. were
decreed.
Germany was expected not TO tolerate
these obviously hostile acts, the more so
as their object was exactly to provoke a
declaration OF war. but the reasons pre-
venting such a declaration still survived
and Germany accordingly stIll pretended
that war with Italy was unjustiied.
Even when Italy seiaed the German
ships refused in italian ports the ex-
pected declaration Of war failed to come,
II must be borne In mind. however. that
although Italy actually committed hos
tile acts against Germany. to a certain
extent appearances were saved. Thus
when the German ships were seized u
was provided that the question Of their
payment would be settled after the war.
Retaliation IL Forced.
II was only when a decree was issued
comparing German citizens and their
property to enemy citizens and providing
for the seizure OF German property and
business interests In Italy when II was
deemed At. that Germany was finally
provoked to retal!ate. The Imperial De
partment OF the German Foreign Office
then invited all bankers and institutions
OF credit to stop payments to Italian
citizens residing in Germany, including
pensions to workmen under German law
Italy was notified OF this measure and M
attempt to justify II was made. Wal DO
tween Italy and Germany was then con
sidered inevitable. but the expected dec
iaration Of wal never followed.
After the resignation OF the Salandra
cabinet and the appointment Of Signo'
RoselN as Premier, with n nationa
Cabinet in which the leaders OF all thu
parties. including the so-called Interven
tionists. were represented. II was prac
tically certain hat wal with German,
Gould not be delayed any further.
submarines Are Despatched.
The participation of Italy with tn,
Entente in Macedonia was then decided
and Germany then openly sent subma
rines to the Mediterranean with orders
to sink Italian ships. possibly trooI
ships bound TO Salonica. These sub
marines hois,ed the Austrian flag. bu
made no attempt to hide their nation
atty. The Italians captured a Ger
man mine laying submarine jus, OUTSIDE
laramie, The crew was killed. but Their
was not the slightest doubt about tn
submarine being OF German make
German officers were sent to Austr!;
on purpose to teach their allies the u.s.
OF asI,hyXiat.ng gases against tn
Italians. Under their direction pipe
were lad in every trench across tn
carso SO that gas could be employed
without the trouble OF having II carried
Whenever the italian attacked tn
.Austrians opened the taps and retired
to their shelters n dugouts. TIL
gas DID its work rapidly and when tn
they hal to do was to close the gas tap
ana club to death the gased ltaliai
soldiers who were not Yet dead.
Then the Germans helped the Aus
trians in their aerial raids agains
Venice. They returned to Austria IN
Italian prisoners OF war who escape
to Germany. They sent explosives I
their emissarles In Italy with orders t
!, blow up munition factories and railway.
Haron Sonnino collected evidence OF a
the hostile acts committed by German
against Italy and prepared a list, shor
/, and by no means exhaustive. but sui
/, ficient to Justify a war.
, sim Germany Delayed.
= War with Germany was decided upo
before the Italian troops landed at Sa
lonica. As according t. the Italian cor
stitution a declaration Of war Is one
I the Kings prerogatlves, Baron Sonnin
went to the front to save his signatur
affixed to such "a declaration. Then
cabinet council vas held. In which Baro
r Sonnino Informed his colleagues ths
lsumania's intervention had been decide
and that 1t was to take place within
4 week.
y As the landing Of the Italian troops D.:
Salon!ca had already been officially AT
nounced 1t was hoped that German
" would lose no time in notifying neutra
n that n state OF wal existed between h,
e and Italy. The Cabinet Council WI
hald an Ncadroain.. nIi nAuaa.Iu,. L.