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Show Expect Speedy Adionjt Rome American Diplomats Predict That Italy Will Decide In a Few Days to Enter the War Washington, May 3. Such advices as have omo to tho United States government within tho last fow days indicate that Italy's preparation clearly tend to her participation in tho war at an early date. American diplomats in Europe, somo of whom are in touch with tho Italian situation, believe Italy's decision de-cision is now only a matter of day's" and arrangements already aro being mado to accommodate Italian Interests Inter-ests should tho emergency arlso. If Itnly should entor tho war it Is understood sho would ask tho American Ameri-can embassies In VIennn, Berlin and Constantinople- to caro for her diplomatic diplo-matic interests. Italians Fleeing From Austria Udlne, Italy, May 3. Italian consuls con-suls In Austria Hungary nro recommending recom-mending that nil Italians leave tho country ns soon as possiblo. As a result Italian merchants, mnnufnt-turers mnnufnt-turers nnd professional men aro arriving ar-riving todny at Udlno from points In Austria. They relate experiences, including in-cluding insults and persecutions, which nro arousing local feeling. Tho rofugecs descrlbo tho great military activity along tho frontier. All roadways havo been barrlcade'd with trunks of heavy trees and trenched. trench-ed. Tho railroads aro occupied at night with moving trains loaded with troops and heavy guns. Martial Law In Tripoli Homo, May 3. Tho Italian cabinet cabi-net today Issued a decrco placing Tripoli under martini law, owing to attack on 'Italian troops by rebels near Syrta last weok. Many rumors nro In circulation horo concerning tho reopening of parliament. par-liament. All tho nowspapors agree that tho dato for tho reopening was discussed at length at tho last cabl-not cabl-not meeting, and somo of thorn Insist that It will tako placo May 12, tho dato originally sot. Tho Corrlcro d'ltallu, howover, says It understands that Baron Sonnlno, tho foreign minister, min-ister, will ask I'romlor Snlandra to postpono tho opening for a fow days, assigning for his reaucBt diplomatic reason. - - |