Dec. 6--Ruling Princes make large donations to expenses of the war.
Dec. 19--Gaekwar of Baroda buys Empress of India to serve as a hospital
ship.
ITALY.
Oct. 16--Austrian Deputy crosses from Trient into Italy and urges people
to join Allies.
Oct. 19--Fleet is mobilized, with Duke of the Abruzzi in command.
Oct. 22--Marconi says the country is ready for war.
Oct. 30--Ambassador asked to care for Russian interests at
Constantinople.
Nov. 2--Large part of the public wants war.
Nov. 10--Hotels discharge German employes.
Nov. 19--Many members of Parliament urge action for the Allies.
Nov. 20--Demonstration against Prof. Grassi, a leader of the pro-German
party.
Nov. 22--Government assigns $9,200,000 for extraordinary military
expenses in Cyrenaica.
Nov. 30--Cabinet meets to consider the nation's international policy;
Federation of the Italian Press denounces visit of journalists to
Germany.
Dec. 3--Premier Salandro makes speech at opening of Parliament; nation
will preserve armed neutrality; Belgium is cheered.
Dec. 4--Anti-German and anti-Austrian speeches made in Chamber of
Deputies.
Dec. 5--Chamber of Deputies passes vote of confidence in the Government.
Dec. 8--Reported in Rome that Prince von Buelow, new German Ambassador
to Italy, comes to offer Trient as price of Italy's neutrality, and that
Austria is willing to cede it.
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