The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-16
ITALIANS GAIN IN
SEXTEN VALLEY
Silence Austrian Batteries and
Advance Toward Important
Railroad Line.
Z MILES FROM TOBLACH
specia, Gable Despatch 10 TIE Sun.

Special Gable Despatch 10 TIE suS.
ROME, Aug. 1.-THE italian drive
through the passes Of the Carnic Alp
the objective of which Is the railroad
connecting southern Tyrcl with the In
terror of Austria, a made material
progress in the hast few days. The OFF,
cia report issued this evening
that the Austrian batteries on the
heights dominating the SeN,en Valley
have been silenced n n italian In
fantry has advanced as far as the slopes
OF Seikofel and Croda Rosa. The
Italians in this region are only I'VE
miles from the important station or
Toblach, which is their immediate OBJ
~jective.
The War ONCE statement was as fol-
lows:
In the Adige Valley an armored
train OF the enemy. on which were
mounted small calibre gun and ma
chine guns, tried TO raid the Serra-
vale Railroad station, but was easily
repulsed. A small attack against our
positions at Monte Maggiore. on the
plateau northeast Of Arsiero, also was
repulsed.
In the Valley OF Popra lin the
Upper Rienz) the enemy In force
attacked positions recently conquered
by us, but after a sharp struggle was
obliged TO fall back with heavy loss.
In the Sexten Valley on August IL
h enemy's artillery ceased to reply
to ours. Our infantry accordingly
advanced as far as the slopes of
Seikofel and Croda Rosa. In the
same way in the Paiwizo Basin and
in the Monte Nero zone our infantry,
supported by the fire OF heavy field
artillery. made considerable progress.
An enemy armored train. carrying
light artillery. attempted an attack
without success at the extreme end
OF the right wing of our positions
southeast of M~onfalcone.
ROME, Aug. 15.-With regard to the
sinking OF the Austrian submarine U-3
the following report has been received
from the nava commander in chief:
"On the afternoon OF August IL the
Austrian submersible U-3 attacked one
Of our cruisers cruising in the lower
Adriatic. launching two ~torpedoes. The
cruiser m%anpuvred. warding off the
torpedoes. and then attacked. hit and
damaged the submarine with her prov
without. however. sinking the submer'
sible.
"a torpedo boat destroyer fotilla
among which was the French de
stroyer Bison. was sent to chase thu
Austrian submarine or the afternoon
OF August 10. The Bison discovered
the U-3. bombarded and sank her
The Austrian Admiralty sent two tor
pedo boat destroyers to lombard Bar
and other coast towns. hoping thus Il
lure to the vicinity the Italian fleet
which would hav fallen victim to tn
Austrian submarines accompanying tn
d~estroyers.
The Italian army has so far ESCAPED
all those contagious diseases and cpl
denies from which all other armie
engaged in the present war have SUI
fered at least to some extent an
which is almost inevitable during war
fare.
Commentators Santoliquido. genera
director of sanitation, who returned 10
day from the front, reports that tn
health OF the Italian army Is most eN
c~ellent. He found a minimum percent
age of diseases and contagious mala
dies arr practically unknown anon
the Italian troops. II the army cor
tinues on the present basis unth the col
weather sets in it will likely escape a
contagious.