Show ITALY NOW AT WAR WITH THE TURKS declaration OF WAR DECLARED ay ITALIAN government AGAINST TURKEY the support given by turkey to the revolt in libya and prevention of departure of italian residents Rei ident given as the reason london italy has declared war against turkey and the italian ambassador lias has left coil constantinople nople marquis dt dl Garr garmont ont italian ambas to turkey on oil saturday handed to the porte a a note declaring italy considered herself in a state of war with ith turkey and demanded his passports according to an official telegram from constantinople received at amsterdam ster darn and transmitted to the central news the reasons given in the note for italis declaration of war were the support given by turkey to the revolt in libya and the prevention of the departure of italian idallan residents from syria the italian government says a stet stef faill dispatch from jorqe rome has sent to all its representatives abroad a birc circular u dispatch setting forth the questions I 1 at issue between italy and turkey the dispatch closes with these words in view of these obvious infractions of categorical promises made by tile the ottoman government and following upon our ultimatum of august 3 provoked by evasions of the ottoman government particularly with regard to the free departure of italian subjects from asia minor the italian government lias has sent instructions instruction to it its ambassador at constantinople to delare declare war on turkey although italy declared war on austria on may 24 there has never been any ally declaration of war between italy and turkey the ally of the central powers nominally have been at peace friction between turkey and italy however has been in evidence since shortly after the latter Int tera entry sentry into the war early in jaue thero there were reports that italian consuls were gradually leaving turkey and that american of ware taking over the he task of looking out for italian interests later charges were made that the ottoman government was preventing these consuls consula from leaving and that similar coercion was being exerted over italian citizens who wished to quit turkish sol boll |