New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-19
AUSTRIAN FLEET
AND AERO SHELL
ADRIATIC ISLE
Pelagosa Garrison Repels
Attack After Losing
Seven Men.
ITALIANS SURMOUNT
PEAKS OF CRITTERS
Surprise Foe on Two SUBMITS
Win New Position on
CarsO Plateau.

Rome, Aug. 1S.-An Austrian feet of
twenty-one vessels. aided by an aero
plane, has bombardet the island of
Palagosa. in the Adriatic, midway be-
tween the promontory of Gargano and
Dalmatia. and retired after killing one
Italian officer and three men and
wounding three others. according TO an
official announcement to-day
The War Office reports a brilliant
success on the Carso. During the ltal-
ian advance on the plateau yesterday
the Austrians launched violent at
tack. Opening with their batteries.
their infantry charged the centre of
the enemy line.
The Italian guns were soon brought
into play, and siienced the foes artil-
lery. The infantry then advanced and
occupied an important position west
of Marcottini.
The text of the announcement of the
Palagosa attack says:
The chief Of the naval staff COM
municates the following:
Twenty-one Austrian vessels and
one aeroplane attacked the little ISL
and of Pelagosa yesterday morning.
The garrison endured violent oon.-
tired without trying 10 disembaik.
We lost one officer and three men
killed and three wounded. We do
not know the enemy's losses
Further Italian advances through the
passes of the Alps and a brilliant bayo-
net charge which captured strong
line of Austrian intrenchments in the
Tolmino region are described III the
official report issued Tonight at Army
Headquarters.
ITALIAN OFFICIAL.
The statement says:
In the rugged Ortler range. be-
tween the upper valleys of the AIDA
and the Adige one of our dc.ach-
mentS set out during the night of
August is from Captanna, Miiano,
and, divided into squads Joined Nv
ropes, crossed the Camossi Pass
$500 feet high and the Vedretta d
Dampo, climbed the snow-capped
summit of Turckett Splits (G0,500
feet), and surprised groups Of the
enemy. It then proceeded TO Iintcr
Madatasch Splits 10000 feet, oc-
cupied by detachment of the enc
my, which il attacked and dispersed
and solidly occupied the summit.
Along the Tyrol and Trentino
frontiers our artillery fire continues
intense and effective.
Capture New Line of Trenches.
In the Valley of Backer (Sexten)
during the day of the 18th our troops
conquered a second line of trenches.
Although the enemy withdrew rapidly
before our pursuit. we took two Of
fcers and forty soldiers and a guam
of gIf 1r,oft oil
war materials.
In the Monte Nero section our de-
tachment advancing along the crest
of Ursia in the direction of Javok-
zen succeeded after sharp struggle
in driving the enemy from an ex-
tensive front and taking possession
Of it.
Before Tolmino fresh progress was
made yesterday. notably on the
Santa Lucia Height, where we con-
quered further intrenchments and
made about 200 prisoners, including
several officers.
A brilliant success also was made
by our troops engaged on the Carso
While they were continuing their
usual methodical advance the enemy
attempted a violent attack against
the central part of our front, con-
centrating on it the fire of numerous
batteries and then launching an In
fantry attack.
Rapid and effective intervention by
our artillery soon silenced the artil-
lery of our adversary. Then our in
fantry sprang forward, and by their
dash enabled us to gain fresh ground
and TO occupy an important position
TO the west of Marcottini.