The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-07-29
MOST TERRIBLE
BATTLE OF WAR
AUSTRIAN TROOPS ARE EvAcu.
ATINe CITY OF eoRIzIA.
AND ARE READY TO QUIT lSONZo
They Have Lost carso Plateau and
Key to Trieste Road. Abandon
ment Of Podgora Is Also
Forecasted by Italians.

| London, July 28.-The most ter
rible artillery fire ever launched, ex-
lceeding in violence that of the Austro
German forces in Galicia, followed by
Irresistible infantry charges, is re-
ported to be opening Italy's way to
Podgora, Gorilla and Trieste. A great
Austrian retreat from the entire Is
ONO line is imminent.
| From Laibach, town in Austria, 1t
! is declared the Austrian troops, the
general staff having fled several days
ago, are evacuating Gorilla already.
Their evacuation of Podgora is inn
minent
| Meantime the Austrians assigned
to guard the road to Triest have been
unable to hold their positions. Almost
the whole Carso Plateau has been
captured by the Italians.
Bombarded Verona from Air.
The Austrians have made all pre-
parations for retreat from the Isonzo
line, but are resisting the Italians
theoretically in places. Besides, they are
carrying on all kinds OF warfare in
an effort to divert the forces of their
foe to other points.
During the day one of their aviators
cast twelve bombs on the historic
and fortified city of Verona, Italy. All
the forts there fired at the aeroplane,
but it escaped. The bombs 1t threw
down killed no one and did little dam
age.
Verona lies at the base of the Tyro-
lese Alps, on both banks of the Adige
River and sixty-two miles from Ven
ice. 1t has a population of $4,000,
medieval palaces, great library, art
lgallaries and academies of painting
and sculpture.
Trains for Austrian Retreat.
After saying the Austrians began
to evacuate Gorilla last night, dis
lpatch from Laibach to the Geneva
Tribune reads:
"Au the trains from Gorilla have
been reserved for the Austrian troops
and ammunition and food supplies
will be removed later. The workmen
have been ordered to cease strength
ening the Notifications. Every meas
use has been taken for great re-
treat.
AT Doberdo the Austrian troops
guarding the route to Triest have
been unable to hold their positions.
With the exception of a few trenches,
the Italians nave captured the entire
Carso Plateau, the Austrians losing
1000 men in two days.
The great Italian offensive on the
banks of the Isonzo is daily progress
ing favorably."
Raid in Turkish Shipping.
Petrograd, July 28.-In the most
= successful raid on Turkish shipping
since the war began, the Russian
Black Sea destroyers Sunday sank
} $50 Turkish sailing vessels in the
harbors along the coast of Trebizond.
Spectacular night battles.
= Rome, July 2S.-ln series of spec
} tacular night battles, the Italians
: have captured one position after an
other around Goritz.
: Dispatches today repeated the rum
ors that the Austrians are preparing
to evacuate GOritZ.
The Austrians still hold the heights
( dominating Goritz fro mthe west and
are pouring down heavy fire on the
) Italian trenches. ..
} Swedish Bark Torpedoed.
, Copenhagen, July 2S.-The Swedish
t bark Madonna bound from Halmstad
3 to Hartlepool was stopped by Ger
| man submarine in the North Sea and
=. set afire after the crew had been
4 forced to take to the boats.