Rome, Oct. 30.
The Italian man in the street at 1 p.m. yesterday learned he was at War with Greece, He got the news when extraordinary ito of newspapers appeared with day's official war communique—31 hours after the attack was launched.
Although tension has been mount-ever since the assassination of the nian patriot, Daut Hoggia, over 40,000,000 Italians were surprised to earn hostilities actually had started.
"Despite a pouring rain crowds stood around newspaper vendors' stands to seize the latest editions as they rolled dram the presses.—United Press.
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