The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-05-27

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Italians.
A dispatch to the London Exchange
Telegraph from Odessa says it Is re-
ported that the Italian consul at Con
stantinople has been killed.
Vienna (via Berlin and Amsterdam J,
May 25.-Italy has struck her first
blow against Austria by throwing a
force of cavalry across the border near
Strass, In the Austrian Tyrol, accord
ing To an official statement made pub
| lie The war Office also announces
that minor engagements took place in
the Tyrol and on the Adriatc coast OF
Italy.
Fighting on Land and Sea.
Rome, May 25--Fghting on land,
on the sea and from the air between
Italy and Austria was begun at four
o'clock in the morning before half the
world knew that Italy had declared
war
In each case the doubtful advantage
Of having assumed the offensive rested
with Austria doubtful because in
each case the attack was defeated by
the troops. warships and aeroplanes of
Italy, according to an official state
ment, the first of the war, given out
by the war Office.
1t is reported that the Italian fleet,
| 5nI hu hn n Ia Of
engaged the Austrian fleet that bonn
barded Ancona, 40 miles south of
Venice, earlier in the day and that
three small Austrian ships were sunk
and two captured. The war office
statement makes no mention of this
engagement The statement says:
1T was foreseen that on the declar-
alton of war offensive actions would
occur against our Adriatic coast with
the purpose of seeking moral effect
rather than attaining military pur-
pose. But we were able to prepare for
these and render their duration short.
Venice Arsenal SheIled.
Small naval units of the enemy,
especially destroyers and torpedo
boats, fired their guns upon our Adri-
attic coast between four and six o'clock
In the morning. At the same time aero
planes attempted to attack the arsenal
at Venice.
THE enemy's ships, after short
cannonade. were forced by our torpedo
boats to withdraw. The enemy's aero
planes were fired upon by our antiair-
craft artillery and attacked by our
aeroplanes and by a dirigible flying
over the Adriatic.
"The aeroplanes attacked Porto Cor
SIM which replied Immediately and
quickly obliged the enemy to retire.
At Ancona, where the attack was d.
rected against the railway line in the
intention OF interrupting communities
ton, slight damage was inflicted.
which can be repaired easily.
AT Barletta an attack was made by
we're put to flight by one of our ships,
which was escorted by torpedo boats.
Finally at Cesi the enemy's aeroplanes
attempted to throw bombs upon the
hangers, but without reaching the
mark"
Entire Coast Is Attacked.
Tho official statement shows that
the Austrian aerOplanes swept prac-
tcally the entire Adriatic coast OF
Italy. From Venice, at the head OF the
Adriatic, they sailed $50 miles south
to Barletta, dropping bombs en- route.
Barletta Is 1875 niles north of the
southern entrance to the Adriatic.
Porto Corsini is the seaport of Raven
ma, CO miles south of Venice, and An
coma Is another seaport lS5 miles
northeast of Rome.
AS result of these activities re-
port il current that the court Is to be
moved from Rome and installed in the
| Pitt palace in Florence.
The explosion of bombs in Venice
caused great excitement, and 1t was at
first reported that the Austrian feet
had arrived to lombard the city.
The objective of the Austrian feet
| seemed 10 nave Deen 10 destroy tne
railroad between Porto Corsini to An.
coma The lambardment lasted two
hours. The warships then steamed
south. hurting shells at other coast
towns.
Austrian troops have torn up the
track OF the railroad between Vosino
and Alborghetto, dynamiting one
bridge and destroying another by shell
fire. after which they retired to their
Notifications on the frontier. The
first real land battle OF the war, how
ever, took place In mountain pass
between Point de Legno and Pejo
where the Italian Alpine chasseurs
drove the Austrian invaders back
through the pass.
later dispatch. unofficial but
passed by the censor. stated an Aus
trian aeroplane. which few across
the Alpine ranges, attacked Varenna.
on the east bank Of Lake Como, but
was driven OFF by high angle guns
and an Italian dirigible.
The German and the AustroHun.
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