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Show STATE OF WAR ALREADY EXISTS WITH AUSTRIA Washington, Dec. 12. Declaration of war with Austria Hungary Involves In-volves llttlo readjustment ot nffnlrs, betweo tho United States and the dual monarchy, becauso tho slate o(, war which Congress Is about to de-claro de-claro oxlsts actually has been a fact for many months. Thero has been no such number of doredntlous on American lives and rights by Austrian military forces as has been the caso with Gormany but Austria as tho ally of Germany has gradually como Into a position whoro tho American government has roallz-od roallz-od that alio must bo Included with Ger inn ny ns nn onomy. This was apparent ap-parent ovon boforo tho Teutonic in-Ivnslou in-Ivnslou of Italy mado tho Austro ItaN Inu front literally a part ot tho western west-ern front on which tho American forces nro oporattng. 'There 1ms been no outstanding "overt net" on the part of Austria . djr jg, against tho United States; thoro has been rather a series ot acts short bf holng clnwod ns causo for war. Thoy Ko back to tho beginning of tho European Eu-ropean war. Pi - - , r |
