The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-28

Chancellor. In Italy anger at Ger many has been on the increase.
 German Troops in Action
 It has been a question for some time whether or not German and Italian troops had not already fought each other, though it has been gener- ally assumed that they had not Re-
 ports have had it that in the re- zion around Lake Garda, on the Italian front, the iAustrians were re- enforced some months ago by 60,00O German troops, most Mecklenburg- CTS, There have been other reports that Germany was to take charge of the defense of the important sea- port of Trieste, which the Italians now sthreaten.
 The entrance into the Balkan fighting of Italian troops. who have landed at Salonica and joined the al- He'd army under Gen. Sarrail, which has Saionica as it's base. was a fresh indication that Italy would soon fight Germany as wellfas Austria. German officers are in command of the Bull garian troops who oppose Sarrail. and 1t is thought there are some German troops there. The Italians and Ger mans could hardly help. coming face to face in the big battle impending in the Balkan theatre.
 Also in Albania there was a sit uation that could not last once the allied Balkan offensive started. At the seaport of Avlona, on the south |ern Albanian coast, is detachment of Tfolio . <rorpo oafd xo p,,r,bor 7S- 900, which has been there since early in the war. Two days ago despatches told that these troops had been active, there had been fighting and the Ital- fans had seized heights farther souths
 Despatches received here last night tell of the. entrance of Bulgarian troops into Albania from their posi- tions in conquered Serbia. and the occupation of the Albanian town of Malik, ten miles ,west of the Greek border. It seems that Italians and Bulgars must clash in Albania soon, if indeed they have not already. and so war between Italy and Bulgaria would be inevitable. Paris, Aug. 2S.-The action of Italy in ending the anomalous situation IL ton of war against Austria in May, declaration of war against Germany was not unexpected | The Entente Allies have been cllaf- ling under the Limitations imposed on them in the Near Eastern theatre of war by the fact that King victor Elm manuel's government would not con- sent to any action in which Italian troops would be directly opposed to those of the Kaiser. This unsatisfactory feature of the relations between Italy and the En- ltcnte Powers was strflkingly apparent at the time of the Austro- German in- yasion of Montenegro The Montene- grins openly charged that Italy had left them in the lurcl failing to send troors and supplies sufficient to de- fend Mount Lovchen, '.the Gibraltar of the Adriatic," which fell into the hands of the Teutons after only a per- functory resistance. It is not believed here, however. that Italy has made the formal declaration of hostiIities against Germany with the intention of expanding her own zone of action in the military opera tions against the Central Powers. It Is known that ever since Italy entered the war and in fact since the actual beginning ct the great conflict, Italy and Rumalia have acted always in close concert. and it Is to Bucharest that those who are in touch with the diplomatic aspects of the war now look for an explanation of the action
 taken at Rome.
 | Berlin. Aug. 2S.-virtua,ly all the
 morning papers. with the notable ex- lception of the yorwaerts, comment on lItalys declaration of war against i Germany.
 l The Deutsche Tages Zeitunr de-
 clared that interest in such a declara- Ition has been exceptionally small in Germany and now, without question. will continue so.
 The Morgen Post calls Italy's action an empty gesture intended to appear
 heroic but actually tragico-comical
 and to be received with an indifferent
 shrug of the shoulders.
 The Kruz Zeitung says Itally finally
 has given way to the pressure of "fts
 master
 The Post says only another of. Italy's l"blackmail politics."