Show ITALY M DECLARES WAR ON GERMAN y CHEERING CROWDS PARADE THE STREETS OF ROME applauding ACTION OF government action forced by landing ol 01 a troops at Sal to coope cooperate co ope operate rate in the campaign on the I 1 macedonian front rome italy has formally declared war on germany the official declaration having been made august 28 the official announcement of a stated state of war between italy and germany has aroused great enthusiasm here cheering crowds paraded the streets applauding the governments decision the official announcement of italis declaration of war on germany follows the italian government declares in the name of the king t that h at italy considers herself to be in a state of war with germany as from august 28 29 and nd begs the swiss government to convey this information to alie e imperial german government italy arld and ger germany many have been drifting stew steadily dlly toward war the declaration became inevitable when italy recently sent seat troops to Sal to C cooperate 0 in the campaign of the en tente allies on the macedonian as germany la Is directing the opposing forces and has troops on this battle line lane italis position in regard to germany has been an abom anomalous alous one since italy withdrew from the triple alllan ca mayss of t last year and da on austria although Alt helg h by this act she he L arrayed herself herleif against her form former er allies germany and andaca aug tria she A officially at peace with germ germany any until saturday 7 before italy took this stop ate germany etore exerted devary effort to induce her to remain neutral sending te rome as an ambassador prince von van buelow the price for some name tissa averted war between austria and italy and when he be saw a rupture was inevitable took steps toward pr preservation enervation of an official peace between germany and italy he negotiated a special agreement un der which in case of war between austria and italy germany and italy pledged themselves to respect reaped the prop properties erdes and lives of their respective subjects in ia each domains Acco according lo 10 to ref reports orts italis allies wore were dissatisfied and at the paris council of entente powers in february last asked the italian representatives resent tIves why their nation was not at war with Gir germany many italy already had agreed not to conclude a separate peace deace and at the paris carls conference sanctioned the plan tor for a permanent high council of the entente powers for future conduct of the war the increasing operation cooperation co among the entente allies and the necessity for bring bringing ng into service italis surplus of troops gradually brought italy into such a position that it became evident a declaration of hostilities against germany was certain |