Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-24 | Page 1 | Italy May Declare War Against Turkey

ITAlY MAY DEClARE WAR AR AGAINST TURKEY Relations Tense Because of Detention Detention Detention De De- of Italian Reservists in Ottoman Empire Rome July Diplomatic 23 23 Diplomatic 3 relations between Italy and Turkey already alread strained are becoming more tense because be because because be- be cause of the reported refusal of ot the Turkish authorities to permit Italian subjects to leave the Ottoman empire It Il Is believed ed hero that a n. declaration of ot war by bO Italy In the tho near future Is highly probable Reports from Cairo that a a. Turkish- Turkish German expedition has landed lande on on- ItalIan Italian Ital Ital- ian fan territory in Tripoli has hns aroused the theire theire theire ire of ot the Italian press Rome also has heard that a large number of ot Italian reservists have been detained at oat Smyrna rr the that pas passenger traffic has been stopped because of ot the port being closed while other Italians are similarly detained at various points In Asia minor Syria and Arabia Although h Italy is at war with Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria there has been no declaration of hostilities a against either Germany German or Turkey the allies of Italy's antagonist It ha has been tho the belief In diplomatic circles that each side Is waiting for tor forthe forthe the other to take lake the Initiative and thus assume the responsibility for Cor exten extending th the c scope of ot the conflict