New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-16
ITALY DENIES
BOMBARDMENT
HURT HER COAST
Also Says Austrians Did
Not Sink Two Sub
marines.

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several assertions contained in recent
| Austro- Hungarian official communica-
| tions. The Italian statement denies the
Austrian claim that great damage was
wrought August IL, when two Austrian
torpedo boat destroyers bombarded the
seacoast towns of Bari, Santo Spirito
. and Molfetta, in Southern I.aly, and on
J the Adriatic.
! Denial also is given &c a report that
| the Italian submarine Nautilus has
! been sunk. Neither was the y reide, it
also is asserted, destroyed in a combat
with A. raa vessels, BIT It went 70
the bottom as the result Of fault in
! her machinery.
] An Austrian official communication
published August Il said warships Of
I the Dual Monarchy had bombsrded the
/ Italian littoral railway from Molfetta
to Seno San Giorgio, shattering one
viaduct and setting on fire a factory.
The statement added that several de-
/ pots and the station at Santo SpIrlto
were burned; that the signal station
and five factories at Bari were bonn
barded, one IA tory being destroyed,
and that the railway viaduct at Seno
/ San Giorgio was badly damaged. The
! Italian submarine Nereide was reported
/ to have been sunk in an encounter with
an Austrian submarine off the I-land OF
Pelagosa in the Adr.-tic 5 a.
ITALIAN OFFICIAL.
Ell - Il 80 mos
issued last night at Italian headquar-
ters:
The struggle beyond the Galore
frontier becomes more intense. In
the zone of Montepiano the enemy in
force, backed by numerous artillery,
attempted yesterday TO counter at
tack our positions, from which he
was thrown the day before. After
hot fight he was rcpulsed with seli
Gus losses.
In the Sexten Valley (Carnia),
while the fire of our artillery against
the works of the enemy was con-
tinued, our infantry climbed to the
summit of Orderbacher Kanzel, a
little south of Orderbacher Spitz,
there intrenching, while another de-
tachment occupied an important
branch Of Alpine communications
west of Forcella Cengsa.
On the Isonzo a destructive artll-
lery fire was begun on the works de-
Tending the Plezzo Basin. An enemy
battery located in a cavern above
Svinjak and cleverly concealed was
struck fairly yesterday. On the
Carso Plateau during the night of
August - the enemy set off num-
Der Of rockets above our positions,
but made no further attacks. Our
groups of artillery continued their
methodical destruction of the
enemys trenches, some of which, OPP
posite our positions at SeibusI, were
demolished Their defenders were
put to flight, most of them being
struck by shrapnel and rifle fra
which was directed against them.
Enemy aeroplanes in the last few
days frequently have flown over the
Isonzo region, but always have been
driven back by the effective ire Of
our anti-aeroplane batteries.
IN the Adige Valley an armored
train Of the enemy, on which were
mounted small calibre guns and ma
chine guns tried 20 raid the Sierra
, Vale railroad station, but was easily
lepulsed. small attack against our
positions at Monte Maggiore, on the
plateau northeast of Arsiero, also was
repulsed.
in the Valley of Popra Gin the up
per Rienz) the enemy in force at
tackled positions recently conquered
by US, but after a sharp struggle was
Obliged to fall back with heavy loss
In the SeXten Valley on the 18th
/ the enemy's artillery ceased to reply
to ours. Our infantry accordingly adj
] 20, h.. e1opag - -
/ fel and Croda Rosa. In the same
way in the Paiwzo Basin and in the
Monte Nero zone our infantry, sup
/ ported by the fire of heavy field ar
tilleTy, made considerable progress.
An enemy armored train carrying
( light artillery attempted an attack
without success at the extreme end
of the right wing of our positions
southeast of Monfalcone.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna, Aug. l5.-The official com
munication issued by the Austrian War
Office tonight follows:
On the southwestern front GEN
/ orally there has been greater activ-
ity. In the region of Gorilla our
artillery fired some bombs on Mt.
Csnzisn. A hostile attack near
Radiruglia collapsed before our fire.
The bridgehead at Gorilla was held
/ by the Italians under moderate gun
fire.
In the sector from Tolmein 20
/ Krn, after severe artillery prepare
tion, strong hostile forces opened
/ attacks which everywhere were re-
| pulsed.
In the district Of Flitsch and on
| the Carinthian front the artillery
| combats were stronger than usual
During the night the enemy con-
tinued firing against our positions at
Great Val Freikofel and at Little
| Val Freikofel. A strong midnight
attack against our positions AZ Little
Val Freikofel failed completely.
In the Tyrolean frontier district
/ several Italian attacks against our
/ frontier positions ives: Of Kreuzberg
in the district of Rothu and Peak in
the Bacher Valley and Dreizinnen-
Hutte were repulsed.
On the plateaus OF Lavarrone and
Folearia our heavy artillery bonn
barded enemy fortihcatlons az Camp
omorone and Torano with visible
success.