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Paris. The Poincaré Government was forced by circumstances to divert its attention from Ruhr rumbles to Italo-Greek growls. Premier Poincaré was active in preventing war by counselling the interested Powers to maintain the status quo pending the Council of Ambassadors' (not the League's) decision. He also sent an advisory note to Greece to the same effect. In the event of war, France's position is uncertain. The Parisian press is divided on the trouble, the Left and Left-Centre newspapers being pro-Greek, while the Right and Right-Centre journals are pro-Italian...
Wall Street. Big Business on Wall Street viewed the Italo-Greek situation " cheerfully", It was pointed out that in 1914 the international financial markets were thrown into a high state of excitement by European demands for loans. The present state of the market was practically unaffected by the Italian ultimatum, and no loans were asked for by Italy from U. S. or European (including Italian) bankers. As Italy cannot go to war without money, it is assumed that Italy is not planning an offensive...
...first problem that was thrust upon it was the investigation of the Italo-Greek hullabaloo, and it may be said that on the results it achieves in settling the dispute will depend the very existence of the League as a potent factor in regulating international affairs...
...dead of a pitch black night a band of unknown persons tried to storm a fort containing thousands of tons of explosives. Rifle and revolver firing continued all night. The number of casualties was not reported. The military authorities are making investigations. At Mount Tricorno, on the Italo-Yugo-Slavian frontier. Shots were exchanged by Fascisti and Yugo-Slavian Nationalists without casualties resulting. Mount Tricorno as yet belongs to no country, the International Commission for the demarcation of the Italo-Yugo-Slavian frontier not having come to a decision concerning it. To vent their devotion to Mount Tricorno the YugoSlavian...
...with his "Arditi," the flower of the Italian army. Who has supported him and his followers if not the Italian people? Every day contributions have been pouring into Flume not only from all the Saturnian states, but also from all parts of the western hemisphere. For example, "II Progresso Italo-Americano" through popular subscriptions has raised about $1,000,000 lire "Pro D'Annunzio e Flume." The Italians of South America have done ever better, and please understand that the contributions have by no means ended...