AUSTRIA.
March 1—Two Czech regiments revolt.
March 2—It is learned that the troops executed 200 civilians in Stanislau.
March 17—Conviction is stated to prevail in Vienna that war with Italy is inevitable in the near future; many Austrians are declared to be indignant that Germany is trying to force the nation to cede territory to Italy.
March 18—Russian prisoners and Galician refugees are working on defensive fortifications in the Trentino, which are being prepared in event of war with Italy; heavy guns are being mounted in the mountain passes; fleet is again concentrated at Pola; Austria and Serbia agree to exchange interned men under 18 or over 50, and also women.
March 22—Men up to 52 are now being trained for active service; men formerly rejected as unfit are being called to the colors.
March 24—Five hundred thousand troops are massed in Southern Tyrol and the Trentino; many villages near the Italian frontier have been evacuated and many houses destroyed by dynamite, so as to afford better range for the big guns.
March 26—Army contract frauds are discovered in Hungary; rich manufacturers jailed.