New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-28
Gain Peak on Tableland,
Which Is Gateway
TO PlOCken.
AUSTRIANS ABUSE
RED CROSS FLAG
Hoist White Banners TO Shield
Their Batteries from the
Enemy Artillery.

Turin. June % dispatch to "The
London Daily Chronicle). Alpine
soldiers have still further strength
encd their positions IN the Carnic
Alps bv the occupation Of the zcllon
kofel peak. a mountain $500 feet
high. west Of Frcikofel and Monte
Croce pass. Zcl'onkofel forms part
OF the Redemption tableland from
which the march down on Plocken can
be achieved IN couple of hours.
The enemy is continually growing
in number, and does not let night
pass without strenuous attempt TO
Tccapture Freikofel, but wiki al, Their
perseverance they failed TO gam any
permanent footing IN the face OF the
whitening FIRE OF the Italian batteries.
Along the Isonzo River the battle
which began fifteen days ago IS still
raging. Italian covering troops are IN
close contact with the AustrlanS, who
have retreated under protection o.
their fortresses az Jarvis, Tolmlno and
Gorilla. For several days the enemy
succeeded in playing terrible havoc
with various villages, many OF the IN
hab.tants Of which were killed or
manned by exploding shells from
clcyer,y concealed batteries Of l2-inch
guns.
Austrians Abuse Red Cross Flag.
When the Italian artil.crymen
eventually discovered their where
abou,s by aid of air scouts the Austrl-
ans, in mortal fear lest the cannon
should be smashed or overturned,
sought 20 trick their adversaries by
hosting huge white banners bearing
the Red Cross on the roof Of a private
villa just behind the battery.
For some days progress between
Gradisca and Monfalcone has been
seriously ,mpeded on account Of the
the enemy having damned the canal
branching of the lsonzo near Sagrada
Italian pontoon corps, though under
IRE the whole time, have managed 10
construct another dixie near the spot
where the river empties itself into
the canal, so that the inundatlon IS
now rapidly subsiding.
News has been received that the
famous Abruzzi painter, Arist!de Sar-
torio, is alive and prisoner a; Buda-
pest, having been captured by Austrl-
ans after being wounded during rec
onnaissance in the lsonzo region. The
Milan Kennel Club is collecting and
training shepherd dogs Of all species
for seeming out and carrying first
aid materials TO wounded comtatants,
particularly in the mountainous thea
ire Of the war.
Long Range Artillery DGels.
An official statement issued tonight
at the headquarters of the General
staff at Rome says:
"On the Tyrol-Trentino frontier long
range artillery duels continued at sew
eral points.
IN Carniola last night the usual vain
attack on Freikofel was repeated.
West Of the pass OF Monte Croce
our troops occupied the summit Of
Zellonkofel
along the Isonzo frontier our prog
ress beyond the river is developing
slowly, but without pause. To hasten
the subsistence of the foods original
ing along the lower Isonzo the de-
struction was ordered of the Monfal-
cone canal at its mouth. The operation
was conducted courageously by a de-
tachment Of engineers under a violent
fire from the enemy.
STORMS on the afternoon Of the 25th
and the night Of the Goth hindered the
action Of our troops, especially In the
mountainous part Of the theatre OF
war"
Vienna Claims Italian Repulse.
The Vienna official report says:
IAN Italian attack made Saturday
on the Monfalcone Canal, south. Of
Sagrado, was repulsed On the other
fronts in this zone there were only
artillery duels."
Italian military authorities at Rome
10 day asserted that all the arms, am
munition and explosives factories in
the kingdom are working day and
/ night to obtain not only what will be
necessary for the war this summer
and the coming autumn, but for the
! possibility of a continuance of the
! conflict for three years, including the