Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-06-03
ITALY's BRILLIANT CAMPAIGN.

Italys dash toward Trieste recalls
Germany's attempted dash toward Paris.
and later toward Dunklrk on the north
and Warsaw in the southeast as well as
Russia's long distance squirt toward Ber-
lin, and the allies rush toward Constan-
| tnopie. All of these attempts Of the
original bclligerents have thus far been
failures. The natural query in connec-
ton with Italy's attempt to reach Trieste
is. "Wil history repeat itself?'
Italy has a manifest advantage over
the other bellgerents in the fact that
its objective is comparatively near at
hand. whereas the goal of each Of the
other expeditions named was far re-
moved. Italy is also favored by the
extent to which the resources of Austria
have been already exhausted in the war
against Russia and servia in particular
The demands made by italy upon Aus
tria in the course of the negotiations
conducted by Prince Won Buelow, former
chancellor of the German empire. Justify
the suppositon that the italian cam
paign has for it's primary aim the occu-
patton of the lost provinces of lstria and
Trentino. With these provinces in the
possession of Italy Austria would be
wholly cut off from the Adriatic sea.
Germany unquestonably looked for
ward to the possession of an outlet on
the Mediterranean and We suspect Italy
felt that If Germany won in this war.
the latter would turn on Italy and force
such an outlet Just as she turned on
Austria in 1896 after working with that
country to secure the Schleiswig Hostein
provinces from Denmark BY joining
with the allies and helping to defeat
German designs the Italians probably
figure that they will realize permanently
their long cherished ambition to control
both sides of the head of the Adriatic
and this unquestlonably is the philosophy
and 'he true explanation Of their shat.
terng of the Triple Alliance.
In any event the present objective OF
Italy is evidently Trieste on the Adriatlc
two cities In the hands of the Italians
Austria would be forced back upon hel
second line of defenses in the Alps
where she manifestly intends to make
her first stand and where n small force
would be able to hold out long against
superior numbers.
student learns is to guard the line o.
communications. This is a problem
which the Austrians will need especlall.
to study. Trieste is only n short dis
lance east of the italian boundary, and
at last accounts the Italian forces wer'
only few miles distant from that goal
Another Italian force is moving alonl
forty-mile front north In the Carin
THAN region, while a third is advancinI
in the northwest where the first grea
battle is expected to take place for tn
possession of the Adige valley.
Should an Italian army force its wa,
from either direction east or west Il
these northern positions to the Inns
bruck-Trent railway. the Austrian force
in the Trentino would be cut off fror
their supply base and be practically a
the mercy of the Italian invaders. TIL
Italians would thus secure the abandon
ment of vast region by the Austrian
without necessarily firing a shot Mani
testify the Italians are using splendi
strategy instead of depending upo
masses of troops did the Germans !
their first dash through Belgium, Ind
cations point to a brilliant campaign 10
the Italians under the most favorabl
conditions, and they must have ha
strong assurances Of spoils from tn
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