The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-07-23
GOR|z|A EVACUATED
BY THE AUsTR|ANs
Refugees Report City Almost De-
serted by the Teutons.
INVADERS CONTINUE ADVANCE.
Italians Capture Entire Camp With.
Large Quantities of Ammunition
and 1000 Prisoners-Teutonss
Pursued and Badly Cut Up.
BY, ANDRE BEAUMONT.


International News Service Correspondent.
Milan, July 21.-Fourteen hundred
refugees arrived here from Gorilla,
They report the city as almost COM
pIetely evacuated.
Continued progress is being made
against Gorilla by the Italian army.
The official bulletin announced very
brilliant achievement in this zone,
which is the most difficult from mill
tary standpoint. of the Carso hills.
Austrian Camp Captured.
Several days ago had. information
that very severe battle. was being
fought with steady progress in favor
OF the Italian arms This battle reached
it's greatest intensity on July 49,, The,
enemy was vigorously pursued, his
forces badly cut up, and his entire
camp, captured, together with impor-
tant positions and large quantities OF
ammunition. In the general rout the
Austrians became entirely disorgan.
lied and two thousand OF their men
were compelled to surrendeE
The difficulty which faced the Italian
army at this point may be realized
when it is known that all the princi-
pal points of the Carso hills, from
Sagrado to the neighborhood of Mon
falcone, are defended by lines of care
fully prepared trenches in which the
Austrians are often protected by ma
sorry and even steel armOr, converting
the positions into SO many forts. Bat
teries of all descriptions crown the
SUBMITS behind the trenches. 1t was
only by covering these positions with
hail OF shells from every caliber that
the Italians were able to make them
untenable and compel the Austrians to
retreat. The Italian infantry and ar
tillery worked together with admirable
harmony, first in repel1ing the Austrian
attack and finally in securing posses.
sion of the positions evacuated by the
enem,.
Violent Attack Along lsonzo.
The vast number of shells hurled by
the. Italian batteries in many places
completely demolished the trenchea
and the losses of the Austrians in
dead pand wounded between July ,16
and July 10 is enormous.
simultaneously violent attack is in
progress at other points along the
Isonzo front. Many Of these actions
are extremely violent and though prog
ress is slow, the enemy is being stead.
Jvix hoo oh - io Nil
pecially from the fire of the Italian
heavy guns.
Part of the defenses Of Fort Hermn.
ma, northeast of Plezzo, have been de-
stroyed. In the region Of Falzarego
continued progress is being made. Al
ready the Austrians have been driven
out of several trenches near the bridge
over the Margona and three of their
block houses have been taken at the
point of the bayonet.
Vienna, July 21.-A fresh battle be-
tween the Italian invaders and the
Austrians has developed upon the
Isonzo front, particularly in the secter
of Goritz, it is officially announced by
the Austrian war Office.
Upon the, Doherdo plateau the ltal-
ians reached the advanced trenches of
the Austrians and bloody hand-to-hand
fighting followed.
On the middle Isonzo front a violent I
artillery duel has developed.
1t is admitted that the Austrians
have evacuated some Of their posi-
lions near Schluderbach, near Monte
Piano, where the Italians advanced in
great force.