Connecticut western news., 1917-04-12
J. s. IS ANXIOUS
 OVER NEW FOES
Turkey and Bulgaria Likely
 to Follow Austria,
oPP0SlTlON TO WAR ISSUE

Conscription Plan Also Will Be Fought
 Hard In Congress, Many Members
 Announcing That No Draft Bill Can
 Be Passed Until Volunteer System
 Has Been Given a Fair Trial-Gen-
 eraI Munitions Board Created by Ma
 tionaI Defense Council.
 Austria has ranged herself beside her ally. the imperial German gOvcru- ment, against the United States. To day relations between the United States and the dual monarchy are broken and practical state of war between the two nations exists.
 Within a few hours after the state department had been formally notified that Austria had withdrawn her diplO- matic representatives federal officials seized all of the Austrian owned ships war bound in American harbors. Off cial Washington is certain that the AuStro- Hungarian government would undoubtedly accept these seizures as an "act of war; and that an actual clash between the two countries was apparently inevitable
 The final break with Austria came because of her determination to sup port Germany in her submarine cam paign and because the United States refused to receive Ambassador Desig- nate Count TarnowSki while his coun- try was even nominally an indorser of the German war plan which was de- stroying American lives and property.
 Austria Stand4 With Ally.
 This was made clear in a long state ment issued by the state department in which the last few days of the Aus trian negotiations were explained. The statement made it clear that every eff fort was made by the United States to secure from the Austrian government disavowal of the submarine war zone plan and thus to avert a break be- tween the two countries.
 Austria. however, insisted on sup porting Germany and finally notified the United States on April 1 that If the United States declared war on hdSll hOhlh HI mediately sever her relations with the United States"
 Word of the break was conveyed tn the state department by Baron Erich Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge. and the department received a cablegram from Minister Stoval at Berne, Swift zerland, announcing that Austria had recalled her diplomatic representatives Immediately arrangements were made, to obtain safe conduct for Count Tar nowski, the embassy staff and Austrian cOnsuls throughout the country to leave the United States.
 The status of relations between the United States and Bulgaria and Tur- key, the remaining Teutonic allies gives the state department grave con cern. Stephan Panaretoff, Bulgarian minister, called at the state depart ment, but officials refused to comment on his visit. The Bulgarian envoy him. self said that there had been no break between his country and the United States and tSat he was ] 'erely seeking information from the department.
 Anxious About Turkey.
 The Turkish situation is the cause of great anxiety. The break with Austria has already cut off practically all com munication with Ambassador Elkus at COnstantinople, which up to now had been maintained through Vienna. break with Turkey would seal the doom of a thousand or more refugees mObiliZed at Beirut and would likewise doom the American gunboat Scorpion station ship at ConstantinOple.
 There is we'll defined hope at the state department that relations be- tween the United States and Turkey will not be disturbed.
 With the Austrian situation taken out of the realm of uncertainty, all of the forces of the government concen- trated on preparations for war. Con gress began the long grind of war leg islation which must be continued with out interruption to supply funds and authority for conducting the hostilities
 The war and navy departments rush. ed their routine detailed preparations to the limit. The big question of SUD- plying the sinews of war in quantities more stupendous than the nation be-
 
 Heved possible was taken up by Secre- tary of the Treasury McAdoo with J P. Morgan and other New York finan- ciers, and the way was cleared for sub mitting to congress before the end of the week the legislation which will au- thorize a bond issue of $5,O0O, O,OOOOOO as America's first war loan.
 Unofficial agencies of the government likewise rushed preparedness activi- ties, and the Council of National De fense organized a munitions board to accelerate and control the supply of war materials for the army and navy and for the enemies of Germany across the Atlantic.
 Opposition In Congress.
 Opposition sufficient to delay but not to defeat the administrations plans for