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Show I ITALY MAY ENTER MIGHTY STRUGGLE By C. F BERTELLI Paris, Aug 31. Italy is on the eve of entering the world war The Paris Temps tonight says that Turkey, Tur-key, spurred on by Germany, Is ready lo attack Greece in order to regain her lost islands and Salonikl An Italian war declaration against Turkey must follow inevitably, because be-cause Italy would not tolerate the alteration of the Mediterranean equilibrium equili-brium iu favor of an ally of Germany and Austria. Italy's fleet Is ready for immediate action and she ha6 500,000 men in arms. W hen four months ago France made her a big loan. Turkey professed peaceful Intentions, but she lias played play-ed a double game This was first unmasked when Turkey Tur-key obtained possession of the Gorman Gor-man cruisers Goeben and Breslau and appointed the German general, Liman ; Von Sanders, as commander in chief ! of her army. This throws her aggressive plans i in bold relief. In the coming new Turko Italian war Rumania will prevent Bulgaria from taking a hand. Rome, Aug. 31. According to the Messagero. the Bulgarian government has informed Servia that if Rumania will abandon her neutrality in faor of Russia, Bulgaria will do likewise. 60 that all the Balkan states with the exception of Turkey will be on the side of the triple alliance |