Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-19
Teuton Allies Assert Eastern
Battles are Progressing
i'm Their Favor.
ITALIANS CAPTURE 81 TOWNS
King victor's Troops Pressing In On
Front from Three Directions
Floods Cause Delay.

London. June I'm the face of yes
terday's Russian claim that the Aus
tro-German grip on Przemysl had been
broken and that the offensive in the
great Galician struggle had passed to
the Russians, came both German and
Austrian official statements tonight as
sorting that the Austro-German troops.
have been successful to the north and
the southeast of the fortress, that the
forts girdling 1t to the north have
fallen into their hands, while to the
southeast they have wrested Stry from
the Russians.
In fact, the Austro-Germans say the
campaign is running in their favor
everywhere in the eastern zone, from
Libau, in the north, to the southern
most tip of the Galician battle line
Critics Were Premature.
1t is apparent that the Russians,
since being forced back to the San.
have been rushing up heavy reinforce
ments in the hope of averting the fall
of PrzemysL But the Austro-G
undeterred by stupendous losses, have
as yet shown little disposition to ac
cept a purely defensive role, and the
British critics seem to have been a bit
thrust had definitely failed.
Austria Loses 81 Towns.
Undine, Italy, June Italian troops
have occupied thirty villages
surrounding Cortina in the Ampezzo
valley.
The troops which occupied these
constitute the Italian army which is
invading the province of Trent from
the east, simultaneously with invas
from the south and west. The town of
Cortina, occupation of which by the
Italians was announced yesterday, lies
sixty miles northeast Of Trent.
The municipal authorities of Cortina
today sent a telegram to King Victor
Emmanuel, expressing their loyalty to
him and recalling his visit there when
he was crown prince. They also sent
a telegram to Dowager Queen Mar
gherita.
The rivers along the frontier are
swollen by the rains and are conse-
quently difficult to cross. This condi-
ton has delayed the movement of
troops.
King Works a Gun.
Geneva, sune News dispatches
from the Italians front set forth that
King Victor Emmanuel, like King Al
bert of the Belgians, intends to take
an active part in the war.
In the recent attack of the Italian
forces on Montebaldo his majesty is
described as having taken charge of
one of the 75-millimeter guns, and
even as firing many shots himself.
Subsequently for many hours he
watched the operations. 1t was rain
ing hard at the time, and when the
king finally returned to headquarters
he was wet and covered with mua-
Italian Advance Continues.
In the capture of Montebaldo, which
dominates Lake Garda, Swiss news
papers say Italian infantry moved for
ward by moonlight from both the east
and west sides of the mountain On
the top they surprised the Austrian
garrison After a resistance the Aus
TRANS surrendered.
The Italians are continuing their adj
vance in the Adige Valley, and the
fight in deep snow for the pass of ST.
Elvio still is going on. On the Corin-
THAN frontier the Italians are said to
be holding most of the passes ana
strategic points.
To Occupy Alps.
Rome, via Paris, May 29.-It is Off
cially announced that an Austrian sub
marine boat was sunk by Italian tor
pedo boats in an engagement yester-
day.
The newspapers of Rome, while ex-
pressing satisfaction at the reports of
rapid penetration of Austrian terri
tory, point out that the Italian swift
advance cannot he kent m Indefinite
~. They say the Austrians are well
prepared to offer resistance behind
carefully constructed defenses long
since erected The Giornale d'Italia
says:
Our soldiers attacked the enemy
successfully with bayonets. The en-
emys firing as we advance to the
Izonso must be weak, for on most OF
the front he has retired without a
struggle"