Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-06 | Page 1 | Pocket Edition Nation at War with Austria, but Didn't Know It

I I Pocket Edition Nation at War With Austria but Didn't Know It 3 ROME March 5 6 Via Paris March t 6 Austria Austria considers herself at nt war with the republic of San Marino In the message c conveyed by Frederick C. C Penfield Penfield Pen Pen- field American Amerl an ambassador from Aus- Aus Hungary tria-Hungary to the regents of ot the sm smallest state in the world who had applied through him to have their citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens inter interned ed in Austria released Aus Austria Austria Austria tria Justified her refusal with the statement statement statement state state- ment that San Marino l had committed a serious breach of neutrality The republic of ot San Marino in northern Italy fourteen miles southwest southwest south south- west wet of Rimini is two twenty-two square re miles in area and has a population of power of the re republic republic republic re- re public public resides in the general assembly and it la Is governed by two regents selected twice a year ear from the sixty life lite members of the great council The available armed forces of the republic form the total of ot about 1200 men all citizens able to bear arms being technically technically technically tech tech- obliged to do so from the age of 16 to 60 years They Th The little little state stat has had an existence c el about 1000 yeas years The nature of the serious breach of of neutrality which Austria alleges that San Marino has committed is not re re- re corded Soon after the declaration of war by Italy on Austria it was rumored ru rumored rumored ru- ru mored that San larl 1 Marino had made macre a similar declaration but this was as n never vel confirmed