South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-05-26
More Austrian Towns Are Cap
tured by Invaders, Accord
ing to Report from Gen.
CadOrna.
ROME WILD WITH JOY
OVER FIRST SUCCESSES
Eyewitness Describing Aerial
Attack Upon Venice Says
InCendiary Bombs Were
Used by Austrian AviatorS.

ROME, May 26.-Striking rapidly
at the Austrian frontier positions. the
Italian army is winning all along the
front, according to an official report
from Gen. Cadorna, the italian COM
mander-in-chief. issued at the war Of
flee today.
All the frontier passes in the Cadore
district have been captured by the
Italians. who have also occupied sew
eral more towns in Austrian territory
The official reports of operations
thus far received show that the ItaI-
ians are moving forward along a
front of about 60 miles The Austrians
thus far have not offered battle, con-
tinuing their retreat and destroying
bridges TO hamper the Italian army.
Here's Generals Report.
The report from Gen. Cadorna was
as follows:
1--WE have occupied all the frontier
passes near Cadore. The enemy bonn
barded Conquemisruina without result
during the night.
I'VE took Nalinferno pass with the
bayOnet.
The enemy is retiring everywhere.
destroying bridges.
"Our aviators threw bombs upon
the electricity works and railway sta
tiOn at MOnfalcon (16 miles north
west Of Trieste).
"Our troops on May "a occupied
Porcelain, MontZZO, TOnale. POnte hi
Caffaro, GiudiCaria. the territory north
of Ferrara. Monte BaldO, Monte COrne
Monte Foppiano, Pasubio, Monte BOf-
felania. at the extremities of the AgnO
and LeOgra valleys, and the high de-
files of the Brenta valley. We have
made several prisoners.
"AIong the Friuli frontier and the
middle Isonzo we continued success
fully on May p. At Caporetta we dis
posed of the troops on the heights
and won the JUdrio and IsOnZo. on
the lower IsOnZO we continued our Of
fensive in order to reach the line of
the river.
Austrian artillery at Santa Maria,
,, at Santa Lucia and southwest of Toll
mino opened fire upon our positions
on the heights of the Judrio and
Isonzo without result
Enthused BY Success.
Wild. enthusiasm has been caused
here by the official announcements of
Italian successes against the Aus
trians. Cheers greeted Italian reserv-
| lists as they assembled to receive their
equipment. Among them were pic
turesque mountaineers and shepherds
who had rushed to the capital as soon
as news Of the declaration of war mad
reached the remote districts.
The military critics are pledged TO
make no comment on military opera
tions and therefore the newspapers
carry nothing but official bulletins.
I These indicate that the advance OF the
| italian army was successful ar al
points. The italian army now threat
ems not only the strategic road run
ming through Jarvis. Tolnen and Go
rita, but also the highly important
Germatz-T Trieste highway.
In comparing the Austrian aerial
and naval raids against the Adriatic
coast with the italian naval action at
Porto Ruzo. military experts declare
that the Austrian efforts were under
taken solely for moral effect. whereas
The onerations % the italian squad
ron were designed TO achieve definite
results. namely the destruction Of mo-
tor boats and other light craft which
md -been assembled for duty against
italian ships defending Venice.
Describes Attack ON Venice.
Tncendiarv bombs We're used by the
Austrian aviators in their raids against
Venice The following eve witness
account Of the attack was received
here:
1T was about o'clock in the morn
ing when two long blasts from a ships
siren followed Immediately by the
roar of guns i'm the forts, proclaimed
that something unusual was afoot.
There had been a big war demonstra-
| ton during the fore part of the night
fand the CITY was sleeping sOundly.
Consequently il was some little time
before the streets began taking on
their dav time activity. Looking up
ward the people saw crimson fash IN
the skv and Immediately the screech Of
r,itrailleuses burst forth An aero
plane. sailing high IN the air. passed
/ over the Gran7 bridge and dropped
/ two fncendiarv bombs. hut the damage
was slight This aeroplane then dis
Ianpeared. but about o'clock another
onDeared and began dropping mis-
siles Two OF these We're aimed AT the
| Grand bridge but missed. falling into
the lagoon. Four others We're drop
ped in rapid succession. While tho
attacks we're under way the military
authorities compelled the people 10
nut out all the lights"