South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-31
AUSTRIAN ARMY
WILL MAKE STAND
Bring Up Heavy Reinforce
mentS at GOritz Italians
Capture Two Important
Forts in the TyroI.

ROME. May 30.-Important posi-
lions We're attained by the Italians in
the fighting on both sides Of Lake
Garda on the Trentin0 frontied today,
while on the Fruin front. in the oper-
atoms against Trieste, their advance
has come 10 halt at GOritz. the only
point in the immediate vicinity Of the
junction of the IsonZO and the Udine-
Gorit1 railroad which is not in the
possession OF the Italians.
At Coritz ON both banks OF the
IsonzO the Austrians nave brought
up heavy reinforcements of artillery.
They hold all the left bank, and have
established "A strong position on a
height on the right bank which dOmi-
mates the approaches 10 GOritZ IL IS
apparent that the AIstrians are going
tO make their first serious stand at
GOritz in an effort TO prevent the Ital-
ians from securing complete control
Of the railway. which is necessary TO
their communications in a further adj
vance upon Trieste.
IN the Tyrol today two important
forts fell before onslaughts by the
Italians. The armOr protected works
at Lizerna was attacked and shelIed
heavily until the outer works began to
crumble The white flag was run up
By the Austrians. Seeing this. and
either 20 punish their comrades for
capitulating or to prevent the Italians
from occupying the demolished works
the guns OF the fort of Blvidere, ly-
ing further to the rear. began to pour
d terrific hail of shell into the works
of Lizerna. completing the work Of
destruction.
The hostile works which were hast
lis erected by the Austrians at Nez-
zenO at the approach of hostilities,
were successfully bOmbarded and soon
reduced under the Italian medium
Calibre gun fire Italian troops then
occupied the forts. advancing later
into the town with slight losses.
MILAN. May 30.-The italian Al
pine troops have already distinguished
themselves by the capture of import
ant positions ON each side Of north
of the lake Garda. where they now
hold the SUBMITS overlooking the val
leys from lake Idria To Riva, and from
Ala to Rovereto.
The three principal SUBMITS at the
entry TO Val DaSticO have also been
taken by the Gersagiieri, and further
east. between the TrentinO and the
Carnic Alps. they hold the high pass
IS. Most of the villages and hamlets
in these high Alpine regions had been
evacuated by the inhabitants at the
request of the military authorities, but
All 81 the people are cneelIul as they
reach Verona or Brescia and bring
good news OF the advance OF the ItaI-
ian troops.
The Austrians have gwen us 10 un-
derstand that they had strongly fOrti-
ned all the passes, had massed troops
there, and had batteries Of heavy guns
masked at all the principal points The
Italians found this in most cases to be
a boast. II batteries ever had been
there they probably had been removed
10 the nC~th to be used against the
allies
The Italian army. however. is ad-
vancing cautiously. according 10 an
excellent plan worked out in advance
The F'riuH villagers receive the sol
diers with open arms. In one place
the women said they would kiss the
ground over which :he soldiers
marched.