Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-28
FIVE ITALIAN PORTS
' ARE BOMBARDED
tmmanuePs Troops Repulse
land. Sea and Air Attacks.
3 SHIPS ARE DESTROYED?
Duke O'Abruzzi's Fleet Wins First
eattie-Venice Arsenal sheIIed
Armies. Clash on the
Border.

vienna (via Berlin and Amsterda m,
may zo.-italy has struck her first
uio" against Austria by throwing a
lorce OF cavalry across the border near
otIass. IA the Austrian Tyrol. accord.
ing 10 an official statement made pub
TIC. The war office also announces
tnat minor engagements took place in
the Tyrol and on the Adriatic coast OF
Italy.
home, May 26.-Fighting on land
on the sea and from the air between
italy and Austria was begun at four
O'Clock Monday morning before half
the world knew that Italy had de-
clared war.
In each case the doubtful advantage
Oh having assumed the offensive rested
with Austria-doubtful because in
each case the attack was defeated by
the troops, warships and aeroplanes OF
italy, according to an official state
ment, the first of the war, given out
On Monday by the war office.
1t is reported that the Italian fleet
commanded by the duke of Abruzzi
engaged the Austrian Ieet that bonn.
barded Ancons, 140 miles south OF
venice, earlier in the day and that
three small Austrian ships were sunk
and two captured The war office
statement makes no mention Of this
engagement. The statement says:
1t was foreseen that on the declar-
alton of war offensive actSons would
occur against our Adriatie coast with
the purpose of seeking moral effect
rather than attaining a military pur-
pose. But we were able to prepare for
these and render their duration short
Small naval units of the enemy,
especially destroyers and torpedo
boats, fred their guns upon our Adri-
attic coast between four and six o'clock
in the morning. At the same time aero
planes attempted to attack the arsenal
at Venice
The enemy's ships, after a short
cannonade, were forced by our torpedo
boats to withdraw. The enemy's aero
planes were fired upon by our antiair-
craft artillery and attacked by our
aeroplanes and a dirigible flying
over the Adriatic
The aeroplanes attacked Porto Cor
SIM, which replied Immediately and
quickly obliged the enemy to retire.
At Ancona, where the attack was di-
rected against the railway line, in the
intention of interrupting communica-
ton, slight damage was inflicted,
which can be repaired easily.
At Barletta an attack was made by
a scout steamer and destroyers, which
were put to flight by one of our ships,
which was escorted by torpedo boats.
Finally at Cesi the enemy's aeroplanes
attempted to throw bombs upon the
hangar8 but without reaching the
MARI"
The official statement shows that
the Austrian aeroplanes swept prac-
tically the entire Adriatic coast of
Italy. From Venice, at the head of the
Adriatic, they sailed $50 miles south
to Barletta, dropping bombs EN- route.
Barletta is 125 miles north OF the
southern entrance to the Adriat1c.
Porto Corsini is the seaport of Raven
ma. IS miles south of Venice.
AS a result of these activities re-
port is current that the court is to be
moved from Rome and installed In the
Pitt palace in Florence.
The explosion of bombs in Venice
caused great excitement, and it was at
first reported that the Austrian Meet
had arrived to lombard the city.
The bombardment lasted two hours
The warships then steamed south,
hurting shells at other coast towns.
The first real land battle of the war
took place in mountain pass be-
tween Point Ponte di Legno and PeJo,
where the Italian Alpine chasseurs
drove the Austrian invaders back
through the pass.
An Austrian aeroplane, which flew
across The Alpine ranges, attacked
Varenna. on the east bank OF Lake
Como but was driven off by high
angle guns and an Italian dirigible.
The German and the Austro-Hun'
garian representatives at the Vatican
are leaving Rome, having ntrusted
the interests of their countries 10
the Spanish ambassador in Rome
Lieut.. Gen. Count Luigi Cadorna'
chief of staff of the Italian army, mas
left for the front. He was accom-
panied by Duke d'Aosta, cousin OF
Ring Victor Emmanuel
Great headquarters will De estao-
lished at Bologna The court VIII De
moved to Florence.