CRISIS IN ITALY

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 209, 15 May 1915, Page 5

CRISIS IN ITALY

CRISIS IN ITALY.

BRITISHERS IN TURKEY.

ITALIAN INTERVENTION.

THE AMERICAN NOTE.

HUNS DRIVEN OUT.

CERMAN PROPERTY WRECKED LOADED TRANSPORTS LEFT BRINDISI INTERVENTIONISTS AND NEUTRALISTS GOME INTO CONFLICT AT MILAN THE AMERICAN NOTE AN INSOLENT REPLY RUMOURED SPLENDID BRAVERY AT CALLIPOLI

CABINET RESIGNED. ?HE SITUATION GRAVE (Press Assn.— Exraordnary). t| (Reed. 7.25 pm.) ! ROME, May 14. Cabinet has designed, considering it did not jossess unanimous assent in the preent condition of parties regarding international policy, which the gravity- of the situation demands. I

CROWDS WRECK GERMAN SHOPS. SIX TRANSPORTS OF TROOPS. HAVE LEFT BRINDISI. .;..; --" PARIS; May 14. Intervention demonstrations "are being held in Rome and the police are powerless to prevent attacks on German shops. Every window in the German College was smashed. ... Interventionists and Neutralists at Milan exchanged shots and a number were killed or wounded. Five transports ot froops left Brindisi professedly for Albania, owing to the activity of insurgents in Austria's pay v

GERMANY'S ACTS VIEWED. WITH AMAZEMENT r AND LOATH,u a ING, : ;- . EMPLOYMENT OF, SUBMARINES. PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. GERMANY TO DISAVOW ACTS. MAKE REPARATION AND PRE t VENT RECURRENCE. LONDON, May 14. The American Note to Germany cov. e rs the Falaba, Gushing, Gulflight and Lusitania. The Government views these attacks with amazement and loathing, and believe the acts to'be so.absolutely contrary to the spirit of modern warfare to be countenanced by the German Government. America's objection to Germanyjs pjvesent raefihods enemies' trade lies in th e practical impossibility of employing submarines without disregarding the rules of justice and humanity. In the cases cited, time could have been given to passengers and crews to escape/ but this poor measure had not been given, and in the last two cases n 0 warning was received apart from the surprising irregularity o? the German Embassy's warning through the newspapers. Such action could not be accepted as excuse or palliation. The Note concludes with the hope that Germany will disavow the acts, make reparation and prevent a recur : ijence.

GERMANY'S PREDICTED. REPLY.. WASHINGTON, May 14. President Wilson's Note despatches follow on the line s already cabled. Official: The German Embassy, is quoted in the press as saying that Germany will refuse to grant the Anieri-. can demands, and instead intends to persist in the poliey of sinking vessels like the Lusitania whether neutrals are aboard or not. The. proper course ! Would be for Americans to. travel by neutral ships; otherwise Germany would not be responßible. -..,:, .AMSTERDAM, ' May. 14. Trawlers report''aeeiiig 5 Taube drop tftrpp* bnmlv. t?hlch &low up a Bt3tc!i tra-wler ' -

TO BE SENT TO WAR ZONE. ENVER PASHA'S THREAT. BRITAIN'S FIRM REPLY. (Reed. 2.35 p.m.) LONDON, May; 13. Mr Walter Page, American Ambassador to Britain, handed. Sir Edward Grey a Note from the American Ambassador at Constantinople,- statin* that the Turkish War Minister had de. cided to send French and British' subfrom Constantinople to Calhpoh and otheV unfortunate places m the Peninsula, to expose them to the dangers of air raids, unless the Allies stopped their aeroplanes dropping bombs "on and killing non-combatants. "Sir Edward Grey replied that if the Allies' non-combatants" were sent to the zone of" the Ottoman army wafcoperations, the Allied Governments would hold Enver Pasha, Said Halvm Pasha, the Grand Vizier, and all the members of the Ministry, and also the commanders of the Turnish troops, personally responsible for any injury to their nationals.

In a further Not* the American Ambassador states that, he had endeavoured to dissuade the War Minister from action pending the reply of the Allies. ■

The Minister for War stated that be eould not countermand the order,but agreed to send only fifty men betwe,en tire ages of 20-. and 40. These would remain aboard a transport until the reply was received. No British or French subjects connected with the American missions or Standard Oil or Singer Companies- would be sent. Twenryt-six; British, .§ubjet.s and twcntyrfour French wefre placed on a transport ,of whom only two. were Briti.shbjornr-Williarni Wictyam and Harry Hoad—vlvio enly two were born in France. ; .'

GERMAN OFFENSIVE. REPULSED. INTENSE ' LIGHTING IN GALICIA. AUSTRIAN BATTALIONS ANNIHILATED. The Premier has received the.- following from: the High Commissioner: LONDON, May 14, 5.5 a.m. The capture of a fresh line of German trenche 8 at Boisle Pretre made the Allies masters of the last German defensive organisations which still reisted in that wood. The whole position is now In tjhe Allies' hands. On Tuesday night large enemy forces began an offensive in the Shavli region; five attacks, were repulsed by the Russians, who on the following morning defeated th e outflanking column, capturing several hundred prisoners. ,

The intensityy. of fighting in Western Galicia increased on Tuesday and Wednesday. In Eastern Galicia the Russian offensive on the right bank of the Dneister continues successfully. Two Austrian battalioris Heading (counter at\ tack s were annihilated, and- a. third surrendered.. The enemy.has begun a disorderly refreat and several thousand Germans and a ; quantity of ammunition were taken.

AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM. CAPTURED RUSSIAN GENERAL. ; WITH STAFF. • AMSTERDAM, May H, An Austrian communique claims that they captured Koruiicfi tiivi hn< pntirp staff