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Show HAL! DECLARES WAR ON GERMANY CHEERING CROWDS PARADE THE STREETS OF ROME APPLAUDING ACTION OF GOVERNMENT Action Forced by La".d eg of Troops at Saloniki to Cooperate in the Campaign on the Macedonian Fror.t. Rome. Italy has formal'y declare I war on Germany, the official d e'.ara-lion e'.ara-lion having been made August us. The official announcement, of a slat : of war between Italy and Germany ha. aroused great enthusiasm here. Cheering Cheer-ing crowds paraded the streets, applauding the government's di ei-'.on. .The official announcement of Ha'y's declaration of war on Gern my follows: fol-lows: , "The Italian government declares, in the name of the king, that Italy considers herself to be m a .-'ate of war with Germany as from Aucust 2S. and begs the Swiss government lo convey this information to the neper ial German government." Italy and Germany have Icen drifting drift-ing steadily toward war. The declaration decla-ration became inevitable wl,. n Italy recently sent troops to Saloniki to cd-operate cd-operate in the campaign of the entente en-tente allies on the Macedonian front, as Germany is directing Lf.e opposing forces and has troops on this battle lane. Italy's position in r eard ;o Cer many has been an anomalous one rime Italy withdrew from the triple alliance May 23 of last year and declared de-clared war on Austria. Although by this act she arrayed herself against her former allies. Germany and Austria, Aus-tria, she remained officially at peace with Germany until Saturday. Before Be-fore Italy took this step Germany exerted ex-erted every effort to induce her to remain neutral, sending to Home as an ambassador Prince von Buelow. The price for some time averted war between Austria and Italy, and when lie saw a rupture was inevitable took steps toward preservation of an official offi-cial peace belwaen Germany and Italy. He negotiated a special agreement under un-der which, in case of war between Austria and Italy. Germany and Italy pledged themselves to respect the properties and lives of their respective respec-tive subjects in each other's domains. According to unofficial reports Italy's allies were dissatisfied and at the Paris council of entente powers. In February last asked the Italian rep-rei-entatives why their nation was not at war with Germany. Italy already had agreed not to conclude a separate peace, and at the Paris conference sanctioned the plan for a permanent high council of the entente powers for future conduct of the war. The Increasing cooperation among the en-li-nto ail.es and tho necessity for bringing into service Itsly's surplus o'. troops, gradually brought Italy into such & position that it Ve.;r;e evident a declaration of hostilu.es ag.ni'.s; Germany was certain. Italy's action probably will have little lit-tle effect in the military situition i'i ihe immediate future, although as the war goes on it may have a more important im-portant bearing. On the Austro-ltal-ian front Italy finds active use for hardly more than half her army, aiui in future can send available troops to iiny front. Having commit teed her self already to the Macedonian campaign cam-paign Italy's step is of no significance as respects that theatre of war. |