Arizona republican., 1916-03-14
Confiscate Serb Property


 LONDON March 1.-The Austrians have confiscated property of Serbs and Croatians in Bosnia, Herzegovi- no and Croatia amounting to 550,- 900, 900 crowns, according to a dis patch to the Exchange Telegraph company from Zurich.
 "Rumania neutrality is daily taking color more favorable to the allies says the Bucharest correspondent of the Daily Chronicle. "A significant fact is the constant increase in the army personnel and equipment, in spite of recent AuStro- German re- quests for Rumanian demobilization. .''Perhaps more significant is the vigorous action taken in Silistria, which was ceded to Rumania by Bull garia, after the Balkan war In 1912. Here, owing to allegations of the activity of pro Bulgarian propaSan- dists, the Rumanian government has | wiped out the whole prO-Bulgarian system imprisoning everybody con cerred, including the police and ad- ministrative officials.
 "A further measure has been the | suddenly enforced requisition of all
 cattle on tEe border to prevent their 1 being smuggled out of the country The government tonight issued T revised list of occupations, employ l ment in which workmen have been l exempted. The revision is in ac- | cordance with the recommendations | recently made by the Earl of Derby
 and provides that in the future only 1 these men will be exempted from mil 1 itary service who are similarly en- ], rloyed prior to August 15 fast | As far as possible the exemptions 1 of those claiming to hold positions 1 of considerable responsibility will be limited to married men over 90 years
 of age. younger unmarried men to be l retained on the reserve list only in 1 those positions which are vital to the
 conduct of the war Industries con l cerned in the manufacture of luXrir- l ies, such as tobacco, silk and lace have been eliminated from the re- served list.
 Further restrictions of exemptions affecting those engaged in the manu- fracture of munitions, in agriculture
 ant in mining will be issued shortly.
 An important new Anglos1taiian
 financial alliance has been lnaugu-
 rated with the signing of an agree
 ment between British and Italian ii
 nancial groups, providing for the pro
 motion Of commercial and industria undertakings in Italy. The measur' is an effort in the direction of per manently .lispIacing German economic activities in Italy.
 In accordance with the new agree ment two new companies are formed tEe Rritish-Italan corporation, witl d capital of ( e1.00G,D00 to operate il England and the Compagnia 1talo E<Rritainnica with capital of 10000 900 lire to operate in Italy. The com panies will work in close cooperation The Italian company will bring .
 the notice of the British compan.
 such economic projects as are sultabl
 for it to finance.
 The scheme has the backing of tn
 Credito Italiano of Milan and tw
 leading English banks-Lloyds ban
 and the London County and West minister bank.
 From Turkish Headquarters CONSTANTINOPLE. March 13 (Vi London, $40 a. m.) The following of ficial communication was issued to
 daN:
 "On the Caucasian and Irall front there is nothing to report. Tn the sector of Felahe one Eng fish aeroplane was brought down D our fire. The occupants of the ma