Evening star., 1915-05-25
TORPEDO DESTROYERs
ATTACK PORT OF BUS0
Germanic Allies Hurry Troops and
Guns Toward Border to Meet
Invasion.
VIENNA REPORTS FIGHTING
Rome Adheres to Allies Agreement
Not to Make a Separate Peace.
Austrian Warship
Disabled.

ROME, May IS, via Paris, 20
p.m-Ohicial announcement was
made by the war Office today that
Italian forces had penetrated Aus
tia, occupying Caporetto. on the
heights between the Idria and the
1sonzo, and the towns of Cor
mons, Cervignano and Terzo.
The towns of Caporetto, Cor
mons, Cervignano and Terzo are
in Austrian territory. two or
three miles from the Italian bor-
der line They stretch along the
frontier on line running north
from the head of the Gulf of
Trieste.
The Austrian town of Corr is
FIVE miles to the east of Cormons.
and Trieste itself is twenty-five
miles from the border line. Rail-
roads running east and west pass
through both Corrnons and Terzo.
italian Official Report.
The statement says these operations
took place yesterday in the Austrian
| crownland of Carinola and in the Friuli
| district. 1t reads:
| "On the Carinola front Austrian ar
tions without results. During the day
Of May "a our artillery fired on posi-.
| tions occupied by artillery of the en-
emy.
ION the Friuli front our troops ad-
vanced everywhere and encountered
only feeble resistance. We have occu-
pied Caporetto, the heights between
the Idria and Isonzo rivers, Cormons,
Cervignano and Terzo. The enemy
withdrew. destroying bridges and
burning houses.
Our torpedo destroyers opened fire
against the enemy's detachments at the
port of Buso. and have diselnbarked
troops. We captured seventy Austrians.
who have been sent to Venice. Our
losses were one dead and some wound
ed.
Austrian Warship Disabled.
The Italian ministry OF marine has
given out an announcement which
reads
"A steamer arriving at Barletta re-
ports that while passing near tho
promontory Of Gargano at midnight
last night she sighted Austrian
warship with a heavy list She was
escorted by four torpedo boats.
This probably is the warship which
was driven off from Barletta after hav-
ing fired several shots"
Medicis Volunteer.
All the men of the Nedici family have
volunteered to go to the front. Among
them is Luigi Medici. 4 member of the
chamber of deputies. One of the re-
cent well known members of this fam
ily was Gen. Giacomo Medici. who was
regarded rs one of the most brilliant
leaders under Garibaldi. He was made
a marquis by King Victor Emmanuel
because of his splendid defense of Rome
in 1S4S.
Referring TO the naval and aerial ac-
tivities of Aastria-Hungary along
Italys Adriatic coast line immediately
following the declaration of war, the
Giornale d'Italia has this to say:
The Austrian raid along the Adriatic
coast of Italy with attacks upon unde-
Tended towns and villages is proof of
Italy's need for the defense Of her own
shores to have possession or ports IN
the Istria Islands and on the Dalmatlan
coast.
d'Italia goes on, that the Adriatic
coast often will be visited by the en-
envy We should bear in mind what
has happened to England. Although
possessed of the finest fleet in the
world, England has been raided and
her coast line is 300 miles from Ger
many. The naval force of Italy is
equal to that of Austria Hungary, while
the distance between me Two coast
lines is only seventy miles. Further
more the Italian coast strategically 10
much inferior. Consequently raids
would be unavoidable even IL the Ital-
ian feet were three times as strong As
that of Austria Hungary.
Awaits Austria's Fleet.
1--WE were awaiting the Austrian feet
ia front of laramie and Venice. hoping
they would come near. Instead they
attacked unfortiied towns and fired
into houses along our coast"
A crowd of the citizens of Rome gath.
cred today in front of the Villa d'EsteS
property of the late Archduke Francis
Ferdinand who was assassinated in
Bosnia, and demonstrated against
Austria Hungary until the Italian nag
was hoisted over the house.
This villa is known to all tourists II
was built in the sixteenth century at
Tivoli for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este and
commands a most beautiful view.
ENJOYS Arrive in Switzerland.
ON THE ITALIAN FRONTIER. May
Is. via Paris. z:45 p.m.-Prince Won
Buelow and Baron Won Macchio. Ger
man and Austrian ambassadors to Italy.
who left Rome last night, reached
NJ 0.9n s~1A
this morning. They were received ~
the Swiss authorities.
Refused italy Compensation.
Deputy Barzilai has given to the
Rome Messagero an account Of coA-