With the Italians.

Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13188, 31 May 1915, Page 5

With the Italians.

RECORD OF PROGRESS. Received May 31, 9.30 a.m. ROME, .May 30. Correspondents state that the Italians captured I'asulxi, dominating the valleys of Yicenza. Official: We r.'e advancing on the hanks of the Adige. AVo captured Pilcant", which was protected hy several rows of trenches. Our losses were slight. Round two companies at Laverd, near Misurina, our dirigibles dropped numerous homhs, doing severe damage on the Friuli frontier. We brought down an aeroplane near V aldegano.

GALLANT FIGHT BY ITALIAN DESTROYER. RAN INTO MAIN AUSTRIAN FLEET COMMANDER REMAINS ON HIS SHIP TO THE END. LONDON, May 30. Mr Martin Donohue, the Daily Chronicle war correspondent, telegraphing from Rome, reports that the Italian destroyer Turbine was pursuing the enemy's fleeing ships. She soon outdistanced her consort and ran right into the main Austrian fleet. The Italian commander faced an enormously superior force. He abandoned the pursuit and steamed away. She was chased and overtaken by three Austrian destroyers. The Italian gunners were outmatched, and the Turbine was shattered. As she was sinking the commander called his crew, and, after thanking them for their efforts, embraced the flag and bade them save themselves. 'I lie decks were then awash. It was only when the Turbine was' disappearing that the commander, shouting "Viva l'ltalia," flung himself into the sea. He was ultimately rescued.

A KiNGLY EXAMPLE. Received May 31, 9.30 a.m. ROME, May 30. The King has given 81 hunters and carriage horses for the cavalry. The aristocracy rre following his example. "A BOND OF BLOOD." ROYAL MESSAGES. Received May 31, 1.0 p.m. LONDON. May 30. King Victor Emmanuel lias telegraphed King George that the -ancient traditional friendship between the Italian and English people has now been strengthened by the bond of blood against the common enemy. He expressed his ardent hopes for victory. King George replied, cordially reciprocating, and expressing deep gratification -at being so closely allied with a great and noble cause. .He felt complete confidence in the success of their united efforts.

GERMAN RAGE BREAKS. CHANCELLOR'S OUTBURST. SARCASM AND ABUSE. Received May 3d. 3.30 p.m. LONDON, May 30. An Amsterdam message states that the German Chancellor, Dr von Beth-mann-Hollweg, in a violent outburst in the Reichstag, said that Italy had inscriljed in the book of history her violation of faith in ineffaceable letters of blood. Her war was directly a mad war. Nobody threatened Italy; neither Aus-tria-Hungary nor Germany. She might have bloodlesslv secured a long list of concessions. Perhaps she wished to conquer German Tyrol; if so, it was "Hands off!" He denied that offers came too late. Italy had engaged herself long beforehand so deeply with the Triple Entente that she was unable to disentangle herself. The Cabinet in Rome bad manifested lluctuations as far back as December, continued the Chancellor. It was always useful to have two irons in the lire. Italy had before shown a predilection for extra dances, but this was no ballroom; it was a bloody battlefield wherein Germany and Austria-Hungary were fighting for their lives against a world of pigmies. Italian statesmen had played against Italy the same game as against the Triplice. A majority in Parliament and amongst the people, early in May, did not desire war, but common sense had no say, and the mob alone ruled. With the assistance of leading statesmen of the Cabinet, fed with the Triple Entente's gold, the mob, under the guidance of unscrupulous war-agitators, was roused to a frenzy for blood. It threatened the King with revolution, and all moderate men with murder, unless they joined in the war delirium. Italians were intentionally kept in the dark regarding Austria's far-reaching concessions. In the frenzy for war honest politicians grew dumb. After paying a tribute to Prince von Buelow's efforts, and predicting that the central Powers would triumph, the Chancellor eulogised Turkey's "victorious resistance" in the Dardanelles. Heretofore Germany's enemies had vainly summoned against her all the forces in the world in a gigantic coalition of brave soldiers. The Germans did not despise their enemies as their adversaries would like them to do. He ridiculed the British Government's publication of evidence by unnamed witnesses as to "alleged" cruelties in Belgium. This evidence was so monstrous that only mad brains could believe it. The Chancellor accused France of concealing the Allies' severe losses in the East and West, and added: "We are relying on a good conscience, a just cause and a victorious sword, and we will not allow ourselves to be forced a hair's breadth from our path. We have always recognised the right. Not in hatred, but in holy anger do we wage this war. The more wildly the storm rages the more firmly must we build our house. For your loyal cooperation throughout I bring your Kaiser's warm thanks. (Prolonged applause). The abusive passages in the speech were received with frantic cheers.

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