Show FOR if all A L 11 DECLARES WAR KING SIGNS DECREE BRINGS THE ELEVENTH NATION NATION INTO WORLD WAR P all 11 austrian and german ships in italian harbor harbors have been ordered confiscated by royal decree der clah clash on frontier rome italy haa has formally declared war against austria hungary the de cree which bring brings the eleventh nation into the war waa was signed by king victor emmanuel Lm manuel at 2 k sunday at af hernoon ter noon slay may 23 k declaration of war ar by german against italy Is ex pecked baron von Mac macchio chlo the austrian ambassador was handed his passport tho the due DUC davanna dA varna italian ambassador at blenn has been recalled prince von on buelow has been ordered by chancellor von bethmann holweg to leave italy immediately as germany haa has de aided to support her ally austria the first clash between italian and austrian troops occurred at forcel lint hat dl Mon soon after the declaration of 0 hostilities had been signed an austrian patrol crossed the border in a pass beti between veen font pont dl lego and pejo bejo and was driven back by italian alpine chass eurs with t losses all austrian and german ships in italian harbors have been ordered con Isca ted by a royal decree issued suni sun day immense bodies ot of troops are massed on both sides side of f the border it Is reported here lere thit austro germans are concentrated and ready to cross the frontier an enemy torpedo fleet 1 lo 10 crusing oft off cattaro more than 3 men fully equipped with ith arms and ammunition it Is expected will be put into the field within a month because of the work ork of preparation that had hati been go ing on for the past prat few weeks hobt liza libation tion la is going forward rapidly the regimental depots have been crowded lince since sunday morning by reservists who ba hae bae e been expecting a call to arms arma since thursday tho calr aness and cheerfulness of the reservists and their fadileh completely belle tho the 1 excitement which is supposed to be an italian characteristic and affords proof of the popularity laxity ot the war spirit the entrance trance rn of italy into the world v war var ar which began last august brings the number of states engaged in the conflict up to eleven italy allied with germany and austria hungary bince 1882 in the triple alliance was as called u upon n last summer shortly after the assassination of ot tho the austrian crofts princ at Sara bosnia besnia to support the germanic empires she declined and there began a eerie of 0 diplomatic negotiations which soon zoan resolved into efforts on the part of gi germany amany and austria hungary to induce indue italy to remain neutral so far as known the italian fleet Is mostly in tho the adriatic under the command of the duke ot who Is known to many americana americans through lite vials to the united states some ten yeata ago it Is generall ge norall believed that the fleet will proceed promptly against the naval strength of austria in jr these waters one great purpose of italy in entering the war Is to gain possession of unredeemed italy a beep sweep of austrian territory to the north and cast near the head of the adriatic sea this region which includes trent Tren tand and trieste la is italian in all but nationality to attain it has lone long been her cherished ambition total war ar strength including resources of all kinds ie is figured at about men |