Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-02
AUSTRIANS BY FIERCE
ATTACKS TRY TO HALT
ITALIANS AT GORIZIA
Terrific Battle Raging
Along Isonzo-Both Ar
mics Suffer Tremendous
Losses - Rome Reports
Capture of Peak Near
Plezzo.
ROME. July 2.

ROME. July ?.
Desperate fightlns is In progress around
Gorilla on the 1sonzo River. where the
Italian troops are struggling TO open the
way to Trieste The Italians dominate The
heights on the west side Of the Isonzo
but the Austrlans are making frequent
attacks in attempts to dlslodge them.
Reports received from the front today
state that in the fishtins Of Wednesday
alone the Austrians repulsed in their at
tacks, left 1900 dead on the slopes Of the
heights.
The war ONCE announced last night
that the Italian troops have occupied the
important position OF Benirlsiskendenj'
which dominates Pleszo, northwest Of
Tolmino. on the Tonale front, on the
western frontier OF Tyrol. the lombard
ment Of the Monticello and saocagnana
positions has been begun.
There hns been such heavy rain along
the Isonzo that the trenches In that re-
s!on arc reported to be veritable streams
and all activity has been STOPPED.
on the Carnic front at Monte Croce
pass and the Pal Piccoio. the Austrians,
III n vain hllSlllPL " TGBdlll Allt bOoiNiOh9
they lost, have been throwing asphyxi-
etlng bombs.
GUNS HEARD AT TRIESTE.
Guns are heard daily at Trieste and
reports state that the Austrian authorl-
ties there are in a state OF panic and at
the same time terrorizlng the city, which
is mainly inhabited by an italian speaking
population. Provisions are becoming
scarce and famine is threatening, yet
the officials remain Indifferent even II
their opulation OF 100000 people perish.
The prisons cannot hold all the per-
sons arrested under suspicion and many
have been sent into the interior Of Aus
The high counsel Of war held at Inns
bruck seems already to have produced ef-
feet In renewed activity, perhaps under
the direction of Prince Rupprecht Of
Bavaria. Of Austro- German forces in the
Tyro and Trentino. where guns have been
bombaTding the Italian positions iercely
without appreclable results.
Two attacks were made by Austrian |
one in Val Sugana, the other
from the Pass of Valcaldiera. Both were
repulsed
The first attack was met successfully |
by the Italian troops which occupied |
Monte Civaron. which dominates the VAL |
at Strigno and Carzona, already occupied |
by the italian troops last week, Their |
position will now enable the italian troops |
to march along both sides Of the Brenta, |
the railway line OF Val Sugana. !
and threatening Trent from the east.
AUsTRIANs REPULsED.
The attack at Carzona was repulsed |
with the help Of troops coming over Monte |
-ivaron. Elsewhere In Trentino the ar
.illery duel has become intensified Owing |
10 the fact that Italian guns are being
brought nearer and nearer the Austrian
they are enabled TO reply
effectively to the Austrian batteries and
destroy the defenses.
Until these fortl1cations are destroyed
progress naturally must be slow.
In the Carlnthian Alps operations
mark a further progress, and here the
Alpine troops have succeeded in occupy
ng fresh positions. The artillery has in
been able to bring batter
es into play which were dragged into em-
placements after overcoming huge ditfi-
,ultles One of the batteries succeeded
n shelling the Austrians out OF their
positions in the Valley OF Gail at stranig.