The Washington herald., 1915-08-06
ITALIANS HURL
BACK AUSIRIANS
Latter Make Repeated At
tacks on Positions at
Monte Sci Busik.
TROOP TRAIN SET AFIRE
Bombardment of Gorilla Continues.
While Situation Is Daily Crow
ing More Critical.
TROOP TRAIN SET AFIRE

Milan, Aug. 5.-Austrian attacks on the
italian positions at Monte Sci Busik
proceed with persistency. showing the
tach to efforts in this direction. These
efforts are rendered fruitless and each
attack means further severe losses to
the assa.lants.
Especially severe losses have been
sustained by the Austrians on the
| crests which command the level table
land OF Doberdo, north of Monfalcone,
and the road from Dunno to Rupa
and GorIzia. The Austrian's efforts
to reconQuer them at all costs is quite
natural. but their task is hopeless
The Italian right is being held by an
| army fully determined only to ad-
vance. and never to recede. The ield
is left open for the center and left
to make progress with less danger
of being exposed to a flank fire.
The Italian program must render
the situation at Gorilla daily more
critical Whether Gorilla holds out
or not the Italian army will continue
to move into Austrian territory fol-
lowing its own aims. which are SUI
perior to taking a single group OF
fortiacations.
lombard boGelvfc Lines.
According to news received here the
Italians have effectually bombarded the
Borgelvic lines. destroying fifteen kilo-
meters Of trenches
A troop train on its way to Roverto
was set afire by shells and 500 AuStrians
are reported to have been killed.
After eight successive attacks, the Ital-
ians have succeeded in taking several
kilometers of Austrian trenches recently
constructed at Polazzo. The lombard
ment Of Gorilla continues.
The arduous task of the Italian army
in the Carso hills is described in the
corrie del Asel by one who witnessed
the recent actions. He says:
Orders are given three detachments
to capture three points on a crest 100
yards above their positions. The rugged
mountain slopes are full of ravines, gull
lies, and rocky projections, and are par
TALLY covered with fir and pine trees.
The Austrians hold strong positions in
deep trenches covered with logs bound
together with iron spikes and altogether
proof aginst shrapnel or rifle bullets.
Explosions Shake Mountain.
six heroic volunteers from each de-
tachment move forward to prepare the
way to lay lines to the Austrian trenches.
which are vigorously bombarded with eX-
climb up the hillside, taking advantage
Of all natural shelter. the rest of the
detachment follows. The Austrians per-
ceive the attack and open fire with al.
their rifles. cannon and machine guns.
The whole mountainside Is shaken suo-
denly by terrific explosions, which an
nounce that the volunteers have succeed
ed in their perilous task.
Forward for Savoy shouts the whole
regiment and in a few seconds they are
at the crest of the hill and on the brink
of the trenches of the Austrians, who
still defend themselves fiercely.
The nuzzles of the machine guns are
red hot. but they are seized and hurled
over. while the attackers, with fixed
bayonets, rush the trenches. The Aus
TRANS finally are seized with panic and
either take fight or surrender. Thus.
in two days, 1000 prisoners are captured
and an important line of ridges taken.''