Show ITALY mm FORMALLY DECLARES WAR KINO KING SIGNS D C n E E WHICH BRINGS TH ELEVENTH NATION INTO WORLD WAR all austrian and go german aman sh ship fps in italian harbora harbors have been ordered confiscated by royal decree clash on frontier rome italy has formally declared war against austria hungary the dt cree which bring brings the eleventh nation into the war was signed by king victor emmanuel at 2 sunday at a terno ter noon oa may xay 22 A declaration of rd war by against asa tast italy Is ex pecked baron iron macchio to the austrian ambassador was handed his passport the due davanna dA varna italian ambassador at vienna wenna has been recalled prince von buelow has been ordered by chan cellar von Bethmann Belh mann Hollweg to leave italy immediately as germany has bait de aided to support her ally austria the first clash between italian and austrian troops occurred at forcel dl Mon soon after the declaration of hostilities had been signed an austrian patrol crossed the border in a pass between root pont dl lego lago and rojo and was driven back by italin alpine chaste furs with wit blight slight all austrian and german ships a in italian harbors have beon be on en ordered con fis rated by a royal decree dree issued suri day immense bodies of trooped are massed on both sides aides ot at the border it Is reported here that austro germans are concentrated and ready to cross the frontier an enemy torpedo fleet Is crusing off cattaro more than men fully equipped with arms ard ammunition it Is in expected will be put into the field within a month mouth because of the work ot of preparation that has been going on for the past few weeks cobl liza libation tion Is going forward rapidly the eg egl mental depots have been crowded since sunday morning by who have been expecting a call to arms since thursday the calmness and cheerful abw 9 of the reservists and their famil ets completely belle the temperamental excitement which la is supposed to be an italian characteristic and affords proof of the popularity of the war the entrance ent ranco of italy into tha th world war which began last august brings the number of states engaged in the conflict up to eleven italy alfhid with germany and austria hungary since 1892 la in the triple alli all lince ace was called upon last summer shortly after be the assassination of the austrian crown prince at Sara peio bosnia to support the germanic germania empires she declined and there began a series ot of diploma tie tic negotiations which soon resolved themselves into effort efforts on the part v germany and austria Ilung hungary ary to in duca duce italy to remain neutral one great purpose of italy in enter I 1 ing ag the war is to gain possession of u unredeemed redeem ed italy a sweep of aus irlan rin a territory to the north and east near tho the head of the adriatic sea I 1 binl chis region which includes trent Tren and tand trieste la Is italian in all but ty to attain it ha has long been her cherished ambition italy a total war strength including resources of all kinds la Is figured at about men |