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mfMSmSmAmA gg'ffigfcw t$vr & ITALY READY TO STRIKE OUT IN WAR TROOPS MASSED Rome Italy today was ready to strike. Her .troops were massed along the Austrian frontier. Crowds surrounding the chamber of deputies building where government is to make its declaration today. Unless the debate is long drawn out, par liament, before midnight, will pass a bill entrusting the nation's fate to the Salandra cabinet Pope Benedict has cast the weight of his influence on the side of his na tive 'country. His Holiness has ap proved the text of a prayer to be recited by Italian soldiers on the bat tlefield and has added his hope for a victory for 'Italian arms. The Italian foreign office today is sued a summary of the Green Book, explaining Italy's position to the world. The summary confirms the re port that Italy on May 4 denounced her treaty with Austria, thus paving the way for war. The summary de clared the concessions Austria was willing to make were entirely inade quate. Constantinople. Hidden Turkish batteries along shore inside the Dar danelles bombarded English battle ships effectively in Monday engage ment. Warships withdrew. Follow ing day French ships bombarded the forts on Asiatic side, but were driven off. Rome. The socialist deputies De Felice and Labriola enlisted in the Italian army. The announcement created a sensation, because of active opposition of many socialists to Ita ly's entrance into the war. o o BALK ON WAKE EXPENSES Out of regard for Jim McGinnis' long service as golf starter in Jack son park, the park commission decid ed to pay the funeral expenses. But the commission balked on the items of $12 for cigars, $10 for groceries and $10 for a mass. Qm says "Soy Bean, our village cut-up, has received a circular from a firm that makes aeroplane stabilizers. Evident ly it has leaked out that Soy is flighty." BE "THANKFUL By Jim Manee We kick because it's -cold in Chi. We want some summer bad. If all the chill would move, along, Why, we would all be glad. We're sore because of chizzly winds, We care not one iota. But let's be glad that we don't live Way out in North Dakota. , P. S. It snowed out there on Wednesday. Nuf ced! o o SIDESTEPPING nLTirril "I don't see how young Bentley can sidestep all his bills." "He doesn't; he sidesteps the collector." WEATHER FORECAST Rain Thursday and probably Fri day; not much change in tempera ture; fresh easterly winds. -jvi-ifi.