GARIBALDI'S CALL TO HIS COUNTRY

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2420, 27 March 1915, Page 7

GARIBALDI'S CALL TO HIS COUNTRY

IF ITALY INTERVENED 1 ■ CLOSING I P THE RING OF STEEL (Rcc. Jlarch 26, 7.25 p.mO , . - , Freiilantle.,March 26. 1 Encli'&li files contain an-.interview with General Ricoiotti;Garibaldij. who d6»*.elated that in the course of a moiith or tw6 Germany would make a desperate; and supreme effort to turn the tide of fortune. "The Allies will'then needj" he said, "every niari arid gun to check and overthrow, the onslaught." ■' An emphatically overwhelming fnajotity of Italians favoured immediate intervention in the war, he continued.; Italy could put tvb.million thoroughly efficient men. in the field—l,3oo,ooo at the outset—and Greece and Rumania:, would follow Italy's JeSd, with an6the< hiillion. With Italy,. Greece, Servia,. dnd Rumania linked together, joining hands to the west witii France . and '.' England, arid to the east With Russia, the ring of steel encircling, thd i.dual Alliance'would be complete. Italy'aloiia could strike the armies of Germany and Austria at their weakest point.. She could command_both theatres, While the combination of forces such a.s he had indicated would inevitably, hasten the • termination of the war, and stay this apfcialilng slaughter and -mutilation of Europe's youth and' chivalry. , _ -. . SIGNIFICANT - INDICATION OF ITALY'S ATTITUDE. (R<sc. March 20i8.4Sil.iii:) ' Fremahtle, Match 86. An Italian aviator, the Conite Di Giielli, had arrived : by' tlid. OrOfltMj briJkMftg-'With him a Faritiaii bifdalni, which the'Comte hastehfs to the British GoveramdiVt f or instructional purposes in Australia for a period, of four years. This fact is a significant 'indication of Italy's attitude iii the tat. ONCE MORE INTO THE BREACH FLEET RE-ENTERS THE DARDANELLES ' . • . PSrU, March 26. It is Wported from Tenedos that thei 'Allies' warships and re-entered the Dardanelles. on Tuesday last. ; -v FRENCH HEROISM IN THE HOUR OF DBIATH FINAL' SCENES ON THE BATTLESHIP BOUVET. Paris, March: 25. In connection with the loss of the French cruiser Bdmvet in the' Dardanellfes- it is 'stated, that the Bouvet crossed two mine-fields and was approachln£ the exit to the straits. . The commander cleverly avoided two mines, which d«*tr6yers blew up amid cheers, but a third' strUck the Bouvet near the maga--IftS ' Th 6 commander set the and men and officers stood at attention and "saluted the flag. All cried "Vive la France!' as the ship went down. Th 4 cruiser Gauloiß was following ; the Bouvet. and. firing all het gUM. She went at full speed, in the hope, of rescuing the Bbuvot's crew, but li6r .own injuries forced her tt anchor. . ' BITTER DIFFERENCES IN CONSTANTINOPLE PEACE MAJORITY IN THE CABINET ' i GERMAN BLUSTER STOPS NEGOTIATIONS. ' (Reo. March 26, 9.55 p.m.) . . London, March 26. ■ Mr. Martin Donohoe (the "Daily Chronicle's" war correspondent), writing from Oonstanza (in Rumania), says that a bitter struggle is going on at Constantinople between the war and peace parties. The latter demands capitulation. The feud between the two parties may culminate in a revolution, the Military League considering .tbat (their sworn _ foes, the Committee of Union and Progress, lias been resuscitated, and aims to destroy the GermanYoung Turks'incubus. , y, ] .\t' i, ,i . Already the Army is divided, .and the fear of a coup tl etat has led the Government to contemplate a separate peace. _ At a stormy Cabinet mooting the majority decided to negotiate with" the Allied CommandeP-in-Chief, and to ask the 'American Ambassador to ascertain the conditions for the surrender of the Dardanelles and Constantin°PlAt the last moment General von Sanders (the German Military Commander at Constantinople), broke into the Cabinet room, furiously expostulated with tbe Ministers, and threatened the instant arrest of the Peace maiority. He vowed tbat be would shoot any member found guilty, of communicatin2 with tbe Allies. By this bluster he bludgeoned the Government into , submission. : THE ENTRY OF THE BALKAN STATES 1 RUMANIA'S DECLARATION EXPECTED THIS WEEK. (Rec. March 26, 9.55 p.m.) London, March 26. Mr. W. M'Kenzic. war correspondent, states tbat hi ably placed Rumanians anticipate tliat "Rumania will declare' war on tho sido of the Allies this week, and that Bulgaria and Greece will soon follow.