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ELEVENTH HOUR MOVE ; BY AUSTRO -GERMANS : FAILS TO STOP ITALY German and Austrian Ambas sadors Made Frantic Ef fort to Stay Hand ofFate, VATICAN TO BE NEUTRAL Pop WU1 Issue SscyoUesl Jitter rising- His Attitude Will Open Xospitals to Wounded. Rome, May 22. (I. ,) Mobili- Ration of Italy's army and navy wai begun tonight This followed the ls- ; t Kuanc during the afternoon of a gen. Aral mobolizatlotv decree and an tm 'pertal manifesto recalling all classes ' o reservists of whatever category p under the colors and the. signing by King Victor lOmmanuel of the bill conferring extraordinary power on th government in the event of and during the war. The mobilization decree was " issued at 4 o'clock. It makes mobili sation effective tomorrow. The short i hour Just precedlnx the publication 6r - the decree was one of great activity Jabout the foreign office. ' Short anl decisive conferences were held in J which, it was understood the Germans and Austrian ambassador made elev 4 enth hour advances to forestall the ne act which, aside from a formal declaration pf war, means war. . . At p. m. Foreign Minister Son- nlno entered, the foreign office. The "statesman had been at his desk on) a . short time when' at 3:36. to be exaot, Jirlnee Von Buelow, the German am baasador, arrived and immediately was ; 'ushered in. German's Visit Snort, f His visit was short. Just 10 min--Jutcs. later . Von Buelow i apparently ijnucb downcast, emerged from the for eign office and trudged, heavy footed. to his automobile. Fifteen minutes "later the fateful decree was Issued At 4:25, while the ntreets were '..ringing with the news that mobillza--tion had been ordered. Baron Von . tMacchio hurried to the ministry for -a conference with Baron Sonnino. .The Austrian '-ambassador appeared greatly- distressed. He remained only 15 minutes and came out of tile con ference in a highly nervous state.' , Meanwhile Minister of War Zup Ntlli at .3:30 had visited the king to submit for his signature a number 'of important documents. The decree -of mobilization, it is believed, was -not the least important of these. C JThe kings decree for the assembling of the nations' armed forces came as ..a reply to the Austro-Hungary gov ., nrnment's statements regarding the Italian renunciation of .the triple al liance treaty. The Vienna note was handed down to the Italian ambassa dor at the Austrian capital on Fri day and by him was transmitted here today. The .note states that the Austro . Hungarian .government cannot accept the Italian governments' statement . which 'contradicts the obligation sol emnly adopted by Italy on December Jl 5. 1913. "which fixed the duration of the triple alliance until June 13, 1980, permitting renunciation only . on a years' notice and making no provision . for the declaration tiiat Is now void, .prior to the expiration of such a period. ........ -The note concludes as follows:' "The Italian government quite ca priciously renounced all its obliga - tions and the Austro-Hunsarian gov ernment declines to accept, responsi bility for the consequences which may result from- this action." - p - Early in the day King Victor issued a manifesto to the nation explaining why Italy vu forced to reodrt to arms, and appealing to the nation to do its duty and "win victory for Just cause." Another proclamation will be ad dressed to the army and navy. - i Pop to msmala Ventral. ' That the Vatican Jjooks upon Italy's entrance into the War as Inevitable is evidenced by the official announcement that the pope will shortly issue an encyclical letter defining the attitur.e f the holy see regarding the Italo Austrlan war and the statement that a papal bulletin will follow , embodying the new ivies for governing the vati . can's international relations, . The pope . announced today that in. the encyclical letter he would affirm the Vatican's neutrality. Despite the pontiffs aversion to war, he announced that he will place St. Mark's hospital and the convents and monasteries at the disposal of the wounded. i New concentrations of large forces of Austrians along the upper Adig river, which flows through the Tyrolese Alps into Lombarda and enters the Qulf of Venice, are reported. It is believed that the first blow will be struck here. Troops of. both countries, line the frontier, where bridgos and rail ways have been destroyed by the Aus trian f The Giornale D'lta.lla state that an Austrian patrol has crossed the fron tier; violating Italian territory. ALL THE WORLD LOVES A LOVER. IP HE 15 A Goob Provider.' A lover of the beautiful . should provide himself with ; a good income; with a suit I. of clothes with a good girl and he's got a good start : toward contentment. We provide clothes for j the smartly dressed men who spend their money in a .careful ; manner. . v ' " - ' ' ' ' ' 7 Don't you think it would . - be a good idea to explore ourstorer See what we are showing for j : $15, $20 and $25 Phegley & Cavender Cor. , Fourth and Alder St. WAR MINISTER UNDER FIRE ray ' - WV A. s s j ' j,-- i - , si; - 'i ," , ' -, , - ' s (J &r:y ,-x" : l 111 jt-jC MM III jw i .v:-:. t)f&j(M I Earl Kitchener, British war minister. YOUNG ROCKEFELLER GIVES HIS VIEWS ON To Him It Means "Where Men Are Employed on Ba sis of Their Fitness." ,;: Washington, May 22. (U. .PJ Af ter three days' griUing examination. JohnTp. Rockefeller Jr., was perman-ently,-cexcused by-'jthe industrial rela tions -co ramissiorri this afternoon. The examination's principal develop ment was that the Rockefeller's dis avowal, at the New York hearing, of certain knowledge concerning the Colorado trouble did not agree with various letters he had signed and re ceived. Chairman Walsh of the committee made an effort to learn from Rocke feller and from Ivy Lee, Rockefeller's publicity agent, whether Rockefeller really wrote certain letters and inter views bearing his name. Rockefeller would only say: "I assume the respon sibility." and Lee that the matter was personal and confidential." Fireworks are - anticipated Mon day when L. II. Bowers, who directed the operators" end of the Colorado strike, will go on the stand. Ivy Lee will be recalled Tuesday or Wednes day. RocSefellers view on the open shop were obtained during the afternoon. "My idea of an open shop," he said, "is where men are employed on the basis of their fitness. A man has the right to j&ln a union." Later, in response to a question, he said: "I think I have always recog nised fully the responsibility that rests upon me." "Do you not believe," said Walsh, "that the fact that you did put an ar reating hand . on tbe Colorado situa tion might be taken by the gentlemen In charge there to indicate that it was yourdesire it should go on and that, therefore, it did go on?" These gentlemen were operating as they thought wise," Rockefeller re plied, "and did what their judgment prompted. They knew I was free to express my opinion." Regarding the charge that .he de liberately withheld correspondence from the commission Rockefeller said; "I was asked originally for certain correspondence from our files and gave It. Within the lasa couple of months an office employe reported that through accident, certain letters were not forwarded. Immediately copies were made and sent to the com mission with an apology and note of explanation." : Relief for Poles Committee's Aim EUhu Boot, Honorary President of Committee of Mercy, to Sals Tuads to Aid People of Poland. ' , New York, la.y 22. The committee of mercy, of which Elihu Root Is hono rary president, and whose vice presi dents include President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard. - John Purroy Mitch el, mayor of New York; Miss Katharine B. Davis, New York commissioner of corrections, and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman of the federal in dustrial relations commission, has been working quietly raising sums to be ap plied to the relief of the stricken peo ple pf Poland. This has ben done by the appealing to those who had already come to the aid of ether groups of war sufferers,! and without newspaper TlllKllAlt-ir ctnA i wd. V. . 5 force of a general, country-wide ap peal . would be. strengthened after the establishment of a neutral commission xor relief m -Belgium. Until such a commission is in -active running order, the bringing of relief to the destitute populations in the Polands of which 3,000,000 people were actually starving at the end of January, a number which. according to the reports or Robert Cro- OPEN SHOP-QUESTION Photoffranh br Ioteiratieol Ntws Berrice zier, must have since increased, unless from starvation such relief must necessarily- be fragmentary, however effi cient in specific instances. State and local committees of mercy throughout the country i are being ad vised to devote tneir energy ror tne most part to the relief of Poland, with out forgetting the necessity of help! ing to meet the epidemics of typhus and cholera in Serbia, and the condi tions of suffering which exist no less grievously in other countries. Local committees which have been estab lished to collect money in behalf of Poland are urged to cooperate with the national, committee of mercy, in order that Polish relief throughout , the country may be welded into one con certed effort. And . the committees which have responded " so vigorously to " make "America's relief 'of i Belgium such a notable achievement are urged, while still taking cognisance of Bel gium's remaining need, to turn a con siderable part of their energy to the relief of this thrice and more than thrice t ought-over kingdom which is not a kingdom, thrice divided against itself against its will. Contributions for Polish relief are received by August Belmont,! treasurer of the committee of mercy, 2 QO Fifth avenue, New York. Local committees throughout the country desirous of joining in Polish relief are requested to send their advices to the same ad dress, -i . ' "' Amos Speaks on Single Tax. A. ' I; Amos, a prohibitionist, ad dressed the Single Tax league at the Central library last night., He asked questions and doubted the efficacy of the single tax as a - remedy to cure unemployment, hard times or land mo nopoly, but thought it would be a good thing to see it fully tried out some where, as he thought there might be some good result. Three feet of tungsten filament, coiled into a spiral, features a new in candescent lamp. CD rC FURNITURE CATALOGUE 'i - Wrtte. today forkE dwrd . eighty-page free furniture cata logue, a tremendous money saver' . to you and explaining-how folks ( living out of town may buy any article or any housekeeping out fit on our easy credit terms, en abling you to get the things you ' want now and enjoy them while paying for them. "s mm - mm s mm mm mm -? mm " mm . mm tea this cotrpoar stow. CATALOGUE COUPON BOWaUS 185-191 First It, Portland, Or. Send me your 80-page free Cat alogue. Also your list of terms and yourprices for out-of-town buyers. ; Name . Address . . . . . . -. i A eeo wi.aeg'rerwfg' SICIOJ I I II im:xpekt elview or X THE WsSSS? Weir York, May 12. TJ.. P.) Italy's final preparations for war have been made during the week and concentration of troops along the Austrian frontier is new proceeding. If Italy strikes, it ie probable her principal offensive will be in. tie direction of Trieste and then southward through the Istrian province. Thia iff the only entrance way into Austrian territory not protected by moun tains. . It provides an admirable terrain for a quiet advance and for that reason has been heavily guarded by 'Austrian troops since the .negotiations at Rome reached a delicate stage. i- ;- . i The military consequences of Italy's entrance into' the war will depend very largely an the ammunition the Italian array has accumulated. If an immense supply is available, the Italians should be atele to maJte progress, and to retain what their-1 initial rush may gain. There la much room to doubt, however, whether the Italian government foresaw the need, of an unlimited quantity of. high; explosive shells sufficiently far in advance to hav,thera ready at the present time. - ' ' - '''"'. . dermanv and Austria, therefore, mar be able to hold the Italians in check, and even, invade the territory of the Teutonic: battleline in the east and the west. The -most damaging etiect oi Italy's belligerency may not be in territorial losses to the Auetro-Germans, but in the extermination of so many of their males. Fighting against four great powers, the Germanic nations will probably suffer twice the Josses in killed . and wounded of any one of their enemies. The-effect of this depletion of men must be a handicap to Germany In the recuperative struggle after the war. - .-..A . : : . ;:i . . 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In such an event,' the Roumanians would have to operate as an Inde pendent force or they would be compelled to make a wide detour from their home base through' Russian territory- to join the Slavs. This detour might llow the Austrians o carry the war into Rou mania and the fate of Belgium might faU to the Roumanians. As long; therefore as the Russians are on the defensive In Gallcia Roumania "probably will remain neutral . --.During the week-theAustro-Grmans-haveforced, passage of the San river horth - of Prxemysl and are threatening at .ths same .time, Prsemysl and Lmburg. The Russians are fighting desperately, find" Jtaave'" :hcld the enemy better this week-than at uyUnit since the drive across Gallcia began. But, a s'udden collapse and a disorganized retreat are . still prime dangers to the Blav lines. ' - r -N" ' . s"'. A ministerial crisis Jn England, during the week has developed into a news paper campaign -against ' the Kitchener dicatorship, . The minister for war is being accused of trying to exercise' omnipotent powers, and of endangering the success of Great Britain's military operations. He is charged with direct ing the war in accordance with principles he learned whUe fighting against Africans and Kast Indians. This Is tbe probable reason why. he failed to realise the importance,, of high explosive shells for uprooting the enemy's barbed wire fences and devastating the trenches. The result of the exposure of Kitchener's, methods and limitation will be a division of responsibility at the British war office. Kitchener hereafter will have nothing to do with the production of ammunition, but if he remains tn the cabinet his principal actlvl Ues wUl be limited to training the new British armies. , The coalition ministry in England which is being focroed to replace the nmnt Liberal cabinet. Is not the result of military necessity but more than anything else is shrewd politjeal strategy. The Liberals could have remained in power alone naa tney aesirea, out iney womu mtb naa i mar aione wnai vr toliticaJ knominy may result from the war. By inviting all of the narties to help govern the nation the if the war aoes not ena in accoraance last August. v-- : YOU WILL LIKE TRADING - AT EDWARDS' Edwards' Removal Sale Continues - - - the FURNITURE SELLING niUIUfi Dflflll In waxed or fumed solid oak; Is a beauty UlrilftUnUUiVl for the money. The dining table U 42. inches In diameter and extends to six "feet, SIS; four chairs, strictly mission- design substantial and WJ11 last, for years, 82.35 each; solid oak arm rocker, which matches balance of set perfectly. 84.25. 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Colonel Davidson was indignant when told ol the criticism that had berh leveled at Kitchener in JOngland during the last few days. Colonel Davidson was reUred In 1906. He de nies that he ls returning to join the British army, but says he is subject to call at any time, y You save up to a half on practical ly everything if you buy during this great Removal Sale. We expect to move shortly after June 1, and un til that time will accept any reason able offer on many articles which we are determined to sell. 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