ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 18 February 1918, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

PLOT AGAINST ITALY DISCOVERED. Received 10.5. BERNE, Feb 17. A large quantity of bombs, grenades, and a million copies of a manifesto were found in a cellar at Zuricn. The premises were occupied by Ageno Andrei, an Italian, who was incarcerated a month ago as a spy. The bombs and manifesto were to be distributed among the workers of Italy to raise a revolution against continuing, the war, Andrei was the leader of a powerful gang of spies. They were well supplied with money, anc were organised Dy the Central Powers. -The discovery led to the arres: of many of Andrei's confederates, one of whom, named Donati, was arrested recently in Italy and shot. ■'--. WHAT THE PACT PROVIDED. AN" ENTENTE PLEDGE. MILAN, February 15. The text of the Pact of London, determining Italy's entrance and participation in the war, was divulged in the Italian Chamber. It stipulated that Italy was to receive the Trentino, Istria, Dalamafia, and the Adriatic Islands in the Gulf of St. Allona. Italy agreed if a small autonomous State were formed in Albania, she would not oppose the division of Northern Albania among Montenegro, Serbia and Greece. The Entente aoquiesced in the initial sovereignty of certain of the Aegean Islands, and also in certain rights in the Eastern Mediterranean and the right to increase her African possessions if England and France did likewise. The British Government agreed to facilitate an Italian loan in London of fifty millions sterling. Article fifteen said that England, France and Russia pledged themselves to support Italy, in declining to permit the representatives in Italy of the See to participate, in the Peace Conference and in settlement of her own questions. ' THE PAPAL NOTE. AND ITALY'S ATTITUDE. LONDON, February 15. Mr. J. J. O'Shee, in the House of Commons moved a motion regretting that no reasoned reply had been sent to the Pope's peace note, and also that a secret treaty had been made with Italy excluding the Holy See from the peace negotiations. This, he said, was demoralising to the Roman Catholic soldiers and sailors. Lord Robert Cecil denied that the Government, was committed to an antiPapal policy. The King had replied to the Papal note, expressing his appreciation of its lofty intentions, and stating that it would receive the closest attention. President "Wilson had also replied. Lord Cecil added that, regarding the treaty with Italy, the Government had merely agreed that if Italy objected to a Papal representative we should support the objection Only the belligerents would be entitled to attend the Peace Conference. ; The amendment was negatived without division.