. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . ; PEACE FAR OFF. Germans in Washington Hold Victory is Bound to Materialize, Despite Heavy Odds. [By Chicago Tribune,a Staff Coirespondent.] Washington, D. C, May 23.—[Spe-cial.]—So far there are no signs thatthe entrance of Italy into the warhas produced the ardently hoped forpsychological moment for bringingthe war to an end. The peace advocates expected thatif Italy decided to remain neutral theallies would regard the prolongationof the contest futile; that if Italyjoined the allies Germany wouldthrow up the sponge. Now that Italyhas c
. War echoes; or Germany and Austria in the crisis .. . ; PEACE FAR OFF. Germans in Washington Hold Victory is Bound to Materialize, Despite Heavy Odds. [By Chicago Tribune,a Staff Coirespondent.] Washington, D. C, May 23.—[Spe-cial.]—So far there are no signs thatthe entrance of Italy into the warhas produced the ardently hoped forpsychological moment for bringingthe war to an end. The peace advocates expected thatif Italy decided to remain neutral theallies would regard the prolongationof the contest futile; that if Italyjoined the allies Germany wouldthrow up the sponge. Now that Italyhas cast its lot with the allies Ger-many seems as far as ever from con-ceding eventual defeat. The action of Italy will only pro-long the war and postpone Germanvictory, said one of the most promi-nent officials of the German embassytoday. Germany, is fighting a warof defense and will be successful inkeeping her territory free of invad-ers, no matter how many enemiescombine against it. The question of peace is only thequestion of Germanys enemies per-. (From the National Geographic Magazine) ITALY AND THE ADRIATIC ceiving and realizing the futility offurther wasting of men and moneyto attain their ends. Not Afraid of Italy. The Germans and Austrians areconfident that Italy will cause themlittle trouble. They say that theAustrian fortifications and 300,000men will be sufficient to check theItalian attempt to invade and German officials pro-nounce the fortifications on theItalian frontier impregnable. Military experts here are specu-lating upon the possibility that Ger-many will invade Switzerland in or-der to combat Italy more unquestionably wouldconsider such invasion a violation ofneutrality analogous to the Germaninvasion of Belgium in the effort tooutflank the French. Swiss Invasion Planned. The charge has been made thatAustrian and German plans for theinvasion of Switzerland were drawnup more than a year ago. Inasmuch, however, as Sw
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