Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
FIVE ITALIAN PORTS
ARE BOMBARDED
EmmanuePs Troops Repulse
Land, Sea and Air Attacks.
8 SHIPS ARE DESTROYED?
Duke D'Abruzzi's Fleet Wins First
BattIe-Venice Arsenal Shelled
Armies Clash on the
Border.
8 SHIPS ARE DESTROYED?

Vienna (via Berlin and Amsterdam
May 26.-Italy has struck her first
blow against Austria by throwing a
force Of cavalry across the border near
Strass, in the Austrian Tyrol, accord
ing to an official statement made pub
lie The var office also announces
that minor engagements took place il
the Tyrol and on the Adriatic coast Of
Italy.
Rome, May 26.-Fighting on land,
on the sea and from the air between
Italy and Austria was begun at four
O'Clock Monday morning before half
the world knew that Italy had de-
cIared war.
In each case the doubtful advantage
of having assumed the offensive rested
with Austria-doubtful because in
each case the attack was defeated by
the troops, warships and aeroplanes of
Italy, according to an official state
ment. the first of the war, given out
On Monday by the war office
1t is reported that the Italian fleet,
commanded by the duke of Abruzzi,
engaged the Austrian Ieet that bonn
barded Ancona, 40 miles south of
Venice, earlier in the day and that
three small Austrian ships were sunk
and two captured. The war Office
statement makes no mention of this
engagement. The statement says:
It was foreseen that on the declar-
alton Of war offensive actions would
occur against our Adriatic coast with
the purpose of seeking moral effect
rather than attaining a military pur
pose. But we were able to prepare for
these and render their duration short.
Small naval units of the enemy,
especially destroyers and torpedo
Joats, fred their guns upon oar Adri
attic coast between four and sixoclock
in the morning. At the same time aero
planes attempted to attack the arsenal
at Venice.
The enemy's ships, after snort
cannonade, We're forced by our torpedo
boats to withdraw The enemy's aero
planes were fired upon by our antiair-
craft artillery and attacked by our
aeroplanes and dirigible flying
over the Adriatic.
The aeroplanes attacked Porto Cor
SIM, which replied Immediately and
quickly obliged the enemy to retire.
At Ancona, where the attack was d.
rected against the railway line, in the
of interrupting communica-
ton, slight damage was inflicted,
which can be repaired easily.
AT Barletta an attack was made by
a scout steamer and Gestroyers, which
were put to flight by one of our ships
which was escorted by torpedo boats
Finally at Cesi the enemy's aeroplanes
to throw bombs upon the
hangers but without reaching the
mark"
The official statement shows that
the Austrian aerOplanes swept prac-
tically the entire Adriatic coast OF
Italy. From Venice. at the head OF the
Adriatic, they sailed $50 miles soutn
to Barletta, dropping bombs en- route
Barletta is 125 miles north OF tne
entrance to the Adria'ic'
Porto Corsini is the seaport of Raven
ma, 6S miles south OF Venice.
As a result of these activities re-
port is current that the court IS 10 DC
moved from Rome and installed In the
Pitt palace in Florence.
The explosion of bombs in Venice
caused great excitement, and It was at
hrst reported that the Austrian meet
had arrived to lombard the city.
The bombardment lasted two hours.
The warships then steamed south,
hurting shells at other coast towns.
The first real land battle of the war
hook place in a mountain pass pc
tween Pont Ponte di Legno and Pelo'
where the Italian Alpine chasseurs
drove the Austrian invaders back
through the pass.
An Austrian aeroplane, which lew
across the Alpine ranges, attacEed
Narenna, on the east bank of Like
Como, but was driven off by high
angie guns and an Italian dirigible
The German and the Austro-Hin-
garlan Representatives at the Vatian
are leaving Rome, having intrused
the interests of their countries to
the Spanish ambassador in Rome.
Lieut. Gen. Count Luigi Cadora,
chief of staff of the Italian army, las
left for the front. He was accon-
panied by Duke d'Aosta, cousin Of
Sing Victor Emmanuel.
Great headquarters will be est.b-
ltshed at Bologna. The court will e
moved to Florence. 81