New Britain herald., 1915-05-26
king tmmanul's Troops P| Through Mountain DcIIt Capture Slrslsgc PosI| BRITISH cvE GROUND TO
 GERMANS IN \

Comedies No New victorie
 ro-German Armies.
 An officiai commun'catl4 Rome indicates that the ft9 vasion of Austria has been over almost tbe whole Of tn& Italian frontier. According statement, the Italians have number of towns near the pof have forced their way throuHI tain defiles, occupying
 positions. Apparently there M little heavy fighting thus rar in one instance a bsyonet ento ! mentioned. It is stated the 4@ retired everywhere. destroying asthey fell back.
 4 The new attack of General M sen against the Russian line Przemysl. in Galicia, is repor< Vienna and Berlin to have b1 tended by conspicuous success' war office at Petroerao, b1 states that attacks on the line along the San river were sc1 ard comedies no new victofiet| Z, German armies.
 British Give Ground.
 In the west the British hs M compelled to give ground m q to the Germans. who are on<[ pressing forward stron <1y aIo| part of the front which has 1d heaviest sustained 7ehtfpx vf <|| The allies apparent:y hazf H'V. German victory. however. tt & advance further south. ln u,| France, near Arras.
 A series of attacl<s from b0f e the line north of nFraH insi| brought on fighting of unusun lcnce. The official comn,nn| frcm Paris today asserts fine ft| attacks made with aspecial si near Lorette. were all rebulSc<i Berlin statement admits fh4 l9a| small position near Civench< asserts that elsewhere the anne. driven back with heavy loetes
 Italians Occupy Austrian 1o'
 Rome. May 25. via Paris. M1 s:30 a. m.---Offensive opera fio< sulting in the occupation Of hu territory all along the fronfitf Lombardy 10 the Adriatic are tl| in an official statement Issued f< by the war office. Italian troops seized various towns in the Ire and forced their way through m tian defiles. On the lower fsonz tacks were continued to gain th. of the river The Austrians ar ported to have retired. destr| bridges behsd them. Italian avI Monfalcone. near the of Trieste.
 Text of Statement.
 The statement follows.
 "Everywhere on the 24fh .roops took the offensive. occus Torcella, Montezso. Tonale and I ,affaro. in Val Giudicara the ory north of Ferrara and h 3aido.
 "They also occupied Monte Re nd Monte Foppa. on the slopes n f Lessini; Monte Pasubia and M at the extremity of the 10 and Leogang valleys, and the lies of Val Brenta. We took q n CT of prisoners.
 Occupy Frontier DcfiIes.
 'In cadore we occupied all rontier defiles.
 The cnemy's medium caiibr< llery opened fire on the Bay of trina, but without results.
 ''On the Carnia frontier on fight of the 24th we took by n net attack the defiie Of Val q srno and the extremity of Val "On the Frieuli frontier on sth in the middle of the fsonko lon we successfully continued our ,nsive operations near Gator re have disposed troops on the iered heights near the Judrio le Isonzo. Medium caiibre nsaiI : the Austrians at santa Mnria anta Lucia to the southwest of ino opened fire on the heiRliis| geen the Judrio and fsonzo but < 1t result.
 Austrian Forces Retire. "On the lower Isonzo we also ' nued our offensive to attain the the river. Everywhere the enE tired. destroying bridges and 1g communications
 "Our ayiators bombarded the < Ic power house and railroad aia| Monfalzone."
 Not to Intern Citizens, Rotterdam, via London MaY s5 a. m.-The Courant publizhs egram from Berlin stating