Italy.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 95, 23 August 1915, Page 5

Italy.

WAR AGAINST TURKEY.

AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE

United Press Association. London, Aucu-t 21

I Constantinople repots tlmt Italy ill Its declared war. The Ambassador has left Constantinople. THE SLIPPERY TURK. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Rome, August 22. 'Die Government has issued reasons for the declaration of war. These j pointed out that the Porte, immedi- | ately after the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, violated it uninterruptedly and did not take any steps for the release of the prisoners of war or .terminate hostilities in Libya. On the sth the Grand Vizier signed the Note accepting Italy’s demands some hours before the ultimatum expired; neverthelss, on the 19th the authorities revoked their consent to the departure of’ltalians i'toni l Asi-a'CVtinol - ;

| ITALIAN PROGRESS.' 1 1 ' Rome.' August ’2‘i. " A communique f W -, the I>la- ! lean liorth-east'Vif ‘AebiV^fetzV.d’‘ Ve took a|n iiupdrthnt Auslriarf ' f'eVloubt. Our artillery destroyed the defences barring the foa’d' fro'iif® DolfiSetes -1 v to l)elivCnallongo. We captured the front from Pluzne to Corzoca. a great length of trenches falling into our hands at Montengro.

A squadron of aeroplanes bombarded for thirty.jini.uutes-the enemy.aerodrome <at Msowitza.

Austjrian aeroplanes dropped fourteen b|omb?S;b'oh“ f'ndine. killing anvrfJ man, a| child, and three carabineers.