Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-10
ITALIANS CAPTURE
MONFALCONE IN DRIVE
UP ISONZO ON TRIESTE
Forces Under General Ca
dorna Win Greatest Vic
tory of Campaign With
Austria Since Beginning
of Hostilities.


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italian troops have won their most
important victory Of the war In the
FIRST stages OF the great battle now
raging along the 1sonzo they have cap
tured the railway centre Of Monfal-
cone. near the Adrlatic. The fan oil
Goritz, capital OF the Austrian province
of that name, Is believed to be immi-
nent.
To the north, in the fighting on
Monte Nero, a Bersaglieri regiment
drove the Austrians from rocky
height in a hand-to-hand combat
An Austrian column has been de-
feated by Italians at Cortino dam
pezzo In the Trent campaign.
ROME, June 10.
The italian army has captured Mont
faicone. an important railway centre on
the AdriatiC.
The italian army which is maneuverinB
10 attack Trent from the northeast mas
defeated an Austrian column near Cor
tina d'Ampezzo. and Is now nearing the
Austrian mountain fortress defending
Faizarego Pass east OF Cortina, the
Austrian position at Preikopel has beeh
taken and an Austrian gun and some ar
tillery were captured,
Furious aghting Is still In progress
along the Isonzo River.
Monfalcone lies u miles inside the
Austrian frontier IS miles northwest OF
Trieste Its capture by the Italians.
after fierce artillery and infantry en-
Kagement, represents the greatest ad-
vance into Austrian territory since the
war began.
The right wing Of the italian armies
along the Isonzo made the hnal onsausht
on Monfalcone from Ronchl, after Italian
ba tteries had sllenced the Austrian guns
and wrecked concrete works on the out
skirts of the town. The Austrian gar
rlson, from entrenchments inside the
outer forts, fought with great bravery
for several hours, and in their retreat
destroyed the station on the railway
leading to Trieste.
During the Italian bombardment OF
Monfalcone the shells destroyed "A fac
tory at which the Austrians were making
poisonous gases for use on the firing line
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The following official statement relative
TO the operations OF the italian armies of
invasion was issued by the War Office
today:
"our troops nearing Falzarego Pass
were in n favorable engagement 10 miles
distant from Cortina dAmpezZo and cap
tured a gun and ammunition from the
Austrians at Preikopel. The Austrian
position at that point was seized on Tues
day night and 100 prisoners made there.
Along the Isonzo front fighting still con-
tinues, our batteries shelllng the posi-
tions which the Austrians still retain
around oMnte Nero We have taken an
opposite position there, which the enemy
evacuated. The Austrlans left 100 dead
behind and so wounded. Near Caporetto
so Bosnians deserted the Austrlans and
came into our camp.
''rhe Austrian losses have been heavy.
Throughout Monday and Tuesday we
continued successfully our operations de-
aligned to throw back the Austrians from
. the dominant positions they held on the
right bank of the Isonzo and to establish
strong bridgeheads.
"The enemy has been offering obstinate
resistance, being favored by conditions OF
ground which also make II difficult to
penetrate the line owing to broken bridges
and bad roads resulting from extensive
floods along the lower course of the
Isonzo.
"Our troops everywhere have fought
with the greatest dash and tenaclty, their
valor being rewarded by the capture Of
important positions.
TN the mountainous region OF Monte
Nero twest and northwest Of Tomlno we
took an important height after the enemy
had been driven off by our fire, At other
points along the Isonzo Valley we took
more than 400 prisoners.
TRENT FEARS BoMBARDMENT.
Refugees from Trent say that the civil
lian population has been ordered to leave
for fear the Italians will lombard the
city. Most OF the public buildings in
Trent have been turned into hospitals
and fiy the Red Cross flag for protection
from the Italian guns. The archbishop
Is virtually a prisoner in his palace 1t
is reported that the Austrian authorities
are considering the evacuation OF the
city. Many OF the wounded Austrians at
Trent are being sent TO Innsbruck
The main italian army. which ad-
vaneed along the coast of the Gulf of
Trieste and occupied Monfalcone, Is now
only l6 miles from Trieste,
BERNE, June 1O.-Unohicial dispatches
received today said that the Italians are
shelling Trent from long range, having
occupied Rovereto
These dispatches, unconfirmed from any
other source, also reported that the
towns OF Besenella, Yattaro and Beseno,
lying between Rovereto and Trent, are
being shelled by the Italians.
ITALIANS FIGHT FOE 10000