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Show Austro-ltalian Tension Extreme Rome Awaiting Ultimatum From Vienna Whjch May Sever AH Friendly Tlet . London, April 19. Whether tho 1 negotiations botwcen Homo and VI- " cnna concerning Italy's demands for I territorial concessions have been broken oft remains for tho moment on olllclal secret, but It appears to bo universally agreed that the tension Is approaching tho breaking point. It Is suggested hero that tho Italian foreign offlco Is awaiting an ultimatum ultimat-um from Vienna on tho subject of Italy's mlllltary preparations along tho frontier ns a pretext to sovor tho I remaining ties barring an outbreak of I hostilities. iTho alertness with which ovory movo, diplomatic or otherwise, made by Italy Is now followed In London, indicates tho high Importnnco attached at-tached hero to efforts to bring Italy to tho fighting lino. Ono of tho main reasons advanced for this do-slro do-slro to include Italy in tho partnership partner-ship of tho allies is that In no other way is it posslblo to closo effectually effectual-ly tho door through which supplies still aro reaching tho Teutonic allies in considerable amount.. f, American Guns Confiscated X A caso In point Is tho confiscation by tho Swiss authorities, announced I In Genova today of a carload of ma- chine guns of American manufacture I which was on tho way to Germany J from Genoa. Shipments of Iron, cop- f per, antimony and sulphato have been reaching Germany with a fair m degree of regularity. l It is assorted today that a suddon !j embargo has been ptaco dat Como on In train load of theso supplies and that Italy and Rumania havo takon Joint action In refusing to allow food BtufTs for tho civilian population of Austria Hungary to travorso their territories. Although thoro has been much fighting fight-ing in both tho eastern and western llelds, operations on a big scalo aro still awaiting Improvement In the weather on ono sldo and ndequato supplies on the other. Indications i.f aro howover, in both tho Carpathians V CJF and Poland that tho greatest battle I yet to bo fought Is imminent and that tho coming clash in tho Carpathians will colncldo with n great German advanco from tho direction of Cracow. Cra-cow. Activities in tho Dardanolloa aro taken to pressago an Important movo ment any day now against tho Turkish Turk-ish positions on tho straits. |