The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-30
Tally has carried the world war
into the most picturesque and

Into the o picturesque and
romantic country that has yet
felt its devastating touch. With
che high passes of the Dolomites made
into Oa~ttlefields, with the lovely Dali
natian coast menaced BY men-of-w war,
With Venice herself threatened with
yuin. every American traveller feels
Shat cid and we'll loved friends have
been plunged into danger Of destruc-
Zion.
He pictures the beautiful green val
hys Of Tyrol as he saw them only last
summer when his motor sped over
perfect roads and all the world seemed
60 be making hay while the sun shone;
he thinks of Rayusa. elm sing 10 the
rocky flower lung terraces above the
Adristic " the tiny walsh lara. Of
historic Spallato and last 4 all he
thinks OF Venice, so old, go iIch in
memories and traditions. and go help
sess-anj he feels a deep pcrs, nal re-
sentiment that wal should have laid its
hand here.
There are many reasons why ltaly's
war must be. the patriots say The
Trentino and Trieste must be re-
deemed. they declare, and Italy must
win her right to a free development
Of her interests on the eastern
Adriatic coast. And so. because of
these national ambitions two great
armies, one to the north and n to
the east, have taken possession OF the
valleys and passes where last year the
peasants tended their fiocks and made
their hay. while over in the Adriatic
grim gray battleships hover about the
smiling coas and gemlike islands
where last year gay white pleasure
craft fitted about and dipped their
nags In friendly salute
The Italians have lost no time in
getting their threefold task under
headway. With the war only a week
old the advance on the little old gray
town Of Trent. the heart Of Italia Irre-
edenta, has begun from two sides
From the west troops have been
pushed UP from the Brescia through
the valley Of the Camonica. thence
crossing into Austrian territory at the
Touale Pass, one OF the numerous
side passes or branches OF the Bren-
ner. This pass attains a height OF
$751; feet and makes into the Bremen
. little above Trent.
Before this junction point is reached
however, an advancing army mus,
first pass the strategic and heavily
fortified point of Giles. where falls IN
the fine military road from Bozen ovei
the Mendel Pass. 1t IL not dificult e
,foresee that II is at this point that the
italian advance from the west will bt
most heavily contested.
The advance on Trent from the
south and southeast have Verona ant
Vicenza as their bases. Both these
historic Italian cities are heavily fOrti.
Ned and have immense supply depots
Besides the railroad and steam tran
lines that reach to the frontier tn,
country is Melted with SPLENDID broad
military roads, in the building Of which
Italian engineers excel.
In the second general movement
that on Trieste, the Italians. with
Udine as their chief base. have quickl!
carried the war into the valley of tn,
Isonzo. from which they hope to ad
vance across the gray desolate Ears
region toward Trieste. the pride O
Austria's Adriatic possessions.
To what extent ltaly's navy will CO
operate in this last operation canno
be foreseen. laramie is the chic
naval base OF the Italians in tn
Adriatic, and here the fleet has beef
assembled for many months past
Italy has few ports or her eastern
that she can use for her hi
ships. Ancona and Venice are hot
naval bases, and the latter city /
the seat Of an immense arsenal. blu
the shallow waters and constant,
shifting sands and currents make i
impossible to use either port as tn
base Of operations TOR large ships.