The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-28
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UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
ROME, May 28.-The first err>
battle Of the Austro-ItaIisn war Is NOT
many hours away. italian forces OF
invasion In the Trentno and along
the lsonzo river are pressing forward
to within a few miles Of where large
Austrian armies lie entrenched. In
both districts, TIA clash Of arms is i'm
minent.
The war office emphasized this fact
today In an official statement. Gen.
eraI Cadorna reported tho Italian
army that captured Cormons and Ger
visnano Is pressing In upon GoritZ
and Trieste, where large Austrian
forces are known to be awaiting the
battle. The Austrian seaport town
Of Grade, lying but sixteen miles from,
Trieste has been occupied by Italian
troops. In Trentlno, a great artii-
Iery battle Is developing. It signals
the beginning of the first engagement
between large bodies Of Italian and
Austrian troops in tho TyroIean Alps.
The italians continue to press for
ward in the Adlge river valley, and
in the region Of Lake Di Gardau.
Along the carnic Alps, fierce fight
ing has occurred in several noun
tains defiIes between small bodies OF
opposing forces. The number Of Aus
trian prisoners is reported to be
growing hourly as the Austrians con-
tinue to fall back .pon their entrench-
ments. Italian aviators have been
active all along the front. They
have executed daring accommodating
movements in treacherous air cur
rents high above the Al pa Several
airmen have dropped bombs near
Trieste itself. The occupation OF
Grado was accomplished without seri-
GUS resistance. A small body OF
troops detached from the forces that
occupied Cervignano was sent south
ward over the railroad leading to the
lagoon that nearly surrounds the sea
port in the rear.
Arriving at the railway station,
they made tkeir way overland to the
town itself, picturesque fishing vii
Iage, occupied largely by Italians.
The mayor of Gnado led parade
Of italian residents who cheered the
arrival Of the italian troops. A small
Austrian garrison laid down their
arms.
Another force that marched east
ward from Cervignano and crossed a
branch Of the Isonzo, was reported to-
day to be near Roncf1i, three miles
northeast Of MonfaIconz and about
miles from Trieste. To
the north, the italians who occupied
the Austrian custom post of Cor
mons are in constant clash with the
outposts Of the Austrians guarding
Goritz.
italian sviators flew over MofaI-
cone and dropped several bombs on
the railway between Nabresina and
Trieste. General Cadorna reported
considerable damage was done by
Che bombardment and that communi-
cation between Trieste and the Aus
trian forces near MofaIcone may have
been interrupted.
PALACES AS HOSPITALS.
;, ROME. May 2s.-Queen Helena to-
day put the royal palaces at the OUR
inaI, Milan and Mantau at the dis
posaI of the Italian Red Cross.
Pope Benedict, it was announced,
has offered the use of Villa Castel
GandoIofo. A number Of priests are
reported to have enlisted in the army.
ANTIeERMAN RIOT.
MILAN, May 2s.-A violent anti
German demonstration broke out
here during the night. MODS stormed
and ransacked the Metropoie hotel
because of a rumor that signals had
been flashed to the Austrians from
the roof. The MetropoIe 10 one of
the largest hotels Of Milan, situated
in Piazzi Del Duomo. It Is much pat
ronized by tourists.