Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-12
Her Troops Cross Northeastern
Frontier and Occupy Sew
eral Important Towns.
FORESTALLS Won HINDENBURG
ltaly's Preparedness-AIlies Claim
Gains on Western Front.

London, May 26-Austria has struck
nrst with her navy and aircraft along
Italys east coast; Italy promptly
countered by throwing a considerable
body of troops across the Northeastern
frontier and occupying a stretch of
Austrian territory along the River
lsonzo. Thus, although Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, who has a reputation
for forcing matters, is reported to be
in command CT the German troops
along the new front, Italy, in a sense,
has forestalled him.
Rome officially announces that the
Italians have occupied a number of
comparatively important towns and
have compelled the Austrians to re-
treat. This in brief summarizes the
first thirty-six hours of the newest
phase of the overwhelming European
conflict
Respeaks ItaIy's Plans.
The rapid stroke of the Italian army
would seem to bespeak long prepar-
alton, bearing out what the press of
the allied countries contended months
ago-that Italy would throw in her lot
with the entente and was only waiting
for an opportune time.
Rome's first bulletin dealing with
that two movements are under way
one to the northward, toward the Car
mic Alps. the other through the region
of Friuli, ostensibly aimed at Trieste
and the Istrian Peninsula. Cervig-
nano, one of the Austrian towns occu-
pied by the Italians, is only about ten
miles inland from the Gulf of Trieste.
Both thrusts should develop severe
fighting
Each ReIittIes Others Gains.
Just as Italy lightly characterized
Mondays Austrian raids along her
coast, so Austria characterizes the mil
itary operations to date as border
skirmishes.
Allies Gain in West.
Paris, May 26-The official COM
munication issued by the war office to-
night announces that important prog
ress has been made by the Allies to
the north of Arras, and that one of the
large German trenches in the neigh
borhood of Sanchez, for the possession
of which fighting has been going on
for more than two weeks, has been
captured.
Austrians Nearer PrzemysI.
Berlin, May 26.-Austrian correspon-
dents, who have been visiting the be-
sieging armies tefore PrZemysl, re-
| port that the fortress is enclosed on
three sides and that the railroad run
ming eastward to Lemburg is under
Austrian artillery fire. The Russian
| garrison has communicated with the
rear only by minor roads.
Austrians Raid Italian Coast.
| Rome, May 25.-The Italian fleet,
commanded by the Duke of Abruzzi,
engaged the Austrian feet that bonn
bardad Ancona today.
Three small Austrian boats were
sunk, according to unofficial reports
reaching here tonight, and two cap
| tured.
Two British warships co-operated
with tt Italian feet in the naval bat
| tie.
The remainder of the Austrian fleet
fed northward, the Anglo-Italian feet
pursuing the enemy warships until
they got under the guns of the fortress
of the naval base of Pola.
PIanne-, Attack Sunday.
The Italian feet, cruising northward
in the Adriatic, encountered the Aus
trian fleet yesterday before the for
NAL declaration of war had been made
by Italy. The Italian feet had re-
ceived word mat the Austrian war
| ships had steamed out from Pola to
bombarl the Italian coast as soon as
war was declared, and hurried north
ward to intercept the enemy ships.
The two battle squadrons met in
the middle of the Adriatic. The Aus
trian flagship saluted Abruzzi's flag
ship and the salute was returned For
several hours he Italian fleet follow
ed the Austrian vessels, steaming
slowly northward along the Italian
coast
Slipped Away in the Night
In the night the Austrian fleet slip
ped away in the darkness. Before
6aybreak this morning two British
warships Joined AbruZzi's fleet and
took up the search for the Austrians.
Shortly after word was flashed to
Ahruzzi's flagship that Austrian war
ships had bombarded Ancona the An
glo-Italian squadron encountered the
Austrians and gave battle.