The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-28
ITALIANS OVER
THE IS0NZ0
A Strong Advance Guard
Crosses the River 30
Miles from Trieste
BATTLE RAGING FOR
THE PRAEDIL PASS
Operation Aimed at Jarvis,
on Shortest Route to
Vienna

I2S.-A strong Italian advance guard yes
terday crossed the Isonzo river after a
sharp fight with an Austrian force and
arrived before the town OF Monfalcone,
which is 30 miles from the Austrian
seaport OF Trieste. The first of the Aus
trian wounded are now arriving at the
latter place.
The italians also attacked at several
points along the 40 miles OF the Carinth-
ian frontier.
A battle between the Italians and Aus
TRANS now is raging around Poken and
Ialso west OF the PraediI pass in Austria.
| In Adigc the fighting has been limited
to skirmishes.
Italian forces which penetrated the Ty-
rol at Candino and other Italian arms
which captured Cromons, have recon
structed the railway and are now march
ing on Goritz, the capital of the Austrian
Icrownand OF Goritza and Gradisca.
| Both the Austrian and Italian aviation
services are very active along the from
tier. Many machines have been gathered
at Venice to protect that city. A Par
sival airship arrived by rail at Trent
| WEDNESDAYS from Munich, Bavaria. A
Zeppelin dirigible balloon is reported to
be preparing to follow it shortly from
| Fredriehshafen.
Heavier guns have been mounted on
the Italian gunboats on Lake Garda.
Several regiments of Bavarian Alpine
troops Wednesday crossed orenner pass,
which is 4,4S5 feet high, bound for Boz
en-.
Between Salisbury and Innsbruck As
trains are passing daily transporting men
and material. Swiss patrols are mark
ing the eastern frontiers OF Switzerland
with flags to prevent incidents.
Rome. Nav %, via Paris MAY IS
King Victor Emmanuel, upon taking SUI
preme command OF the Italian army and
navy, issued the following order:
Soldiers on land and sea: The solemn
hour of the nations claims has struck.
Following the example of my grandfather
take to-day supreme command OF
Italy's forces on land and sea with the
assurance of victory which your bravery,
self abnegstion, and discipline will OIL
tain.
"The enemy you are preparing to fight
is hardened to war and worthy Of YOU.
Favored by the nature of the ground ard
skillful works he will resist tenaeiously.
but your unsubdued ardor will surely
vanquish him.
Soldiers. TO YOU has cbme the Glory OF
Italy's colors on the sacred
lands which nature has given as the T
frontiers Of our country To you has c
,ome the glory of finally accomplishing I
the work undertaken with so much hero.
sm by our fathers"
Es,a, t.tA Ioft ..y.l
Tor the front Wednesday night. Only his
ministers, who were confdentially in .
'ormed Of the intended departure of the d
ding, bade him farewell. n
Takes Kings Place. n
The official journal publishes decree i
appointing the duke OF Genoa prince
Thomas OF Savoy. lieutenant general of
he kingdom. During the kings absence
le win carry on the duties OF state in the u
lame Of the king. but will refer all az.
airs OF first Importance 20 his ma iestv
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ure. VI
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or the front was kept secret, the news "a
pread both here and in The provinces al
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nth his soldiers and share in their hard :
hips and run the same risks a divide
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ccasiou calls for.
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arrest and determined, but Of a retir.
W disposition and opposed 10 any form
publicity concerning himself. did all
hat was possible 20 reach the front in :
ognito. But all Italians knew Of his
,ovements and followed with their 4
ioughts the train that was bearing 20
be- front the great grandson Of King
harles Albert. who IN abdIcating the
irone Of Italy on the battlefield at No
ira in is4s. after his defeat by the Ans
ians. bequeathed 20 his descendants the
word Of the kingS Of Savoy. which hs
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