New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-13
TRIESTE BESIEGED
SAYSU.S.COESUL,
FALL INEVITABLE
John E. Jones, Home from
Genoa, States News Is
Withheld.

That Trieste has been practically in
vested by the Italian army, and that its
fall is only a latter of a few more
days at most, was .e opinion expressed
Yesterday by John +. Jones, American
Consul General at Genoa, on his arrival
here on the Italian liner Duca degli
Abruzzi.
81 have some news from the front
that has not been made public in Italy,
he stated. "The operations of the
Italian artillery have proved so effective
that the Notifications of Trieste have
been battered to pieces. When it falls,
as it undoubtedly will shortly, the
Italians will have their enemy's most
important seaport"
1t was Mr.. Jones's belief that there
would be a widespread epidemic of ty-
plus and cholera throughout the Med
iterranean countries before the fall, in
spite of the efforts of the American Red
Cross, the Rockefeller Foundation and
other agencies to stem it.
Geneva via Paris, July 12.-The
Italians have been advancing more
slowly lately. The task of breaking
through the natural Alpine fortresses
is more difficult, as the Austrians have
now been fully reinforced. One OF the
chief difficulties the Italians are meet
ing with is the destruction of the wire
entanglements in the mountain passes
by indirect artillery fire.
King Victor Emmanuel, who is in the
danger zone, watched the bombardment
of Marlborghetto for more than an
hour.
According to an Innsbruck dispatch,
the Germans are concentrating a new
army, under command of General Lun-
dendorf, in the vicinity of Munich. It's
destination is said to be Trent.
The Russians are returning TO italy
about six thousand Italians who were
held prisoners in Gallcia by the Aus
trians. The men will be sent home by
way of Rumania.
As the Austrian avlators outnumber
the Italian airmen France is sending
some of her ayiatOrs TO Italy.
Udine (via Paris), July 12.-Accord-
ing to reports from the front, the Aus
trians are making desperate efforts to
penetrate Italy through the Carnic
Alps They are relying chiefly upon
night attacks, which so far have IN
variab!y failed. The Italians have re-
torted by rebuilding their efforts
against all Il forts protecting the rus
tcrla Valley. along the River brave, as,
with the occupation of lnniSchen or
Toblach, on that rive and on the rail
way line, Trent could De re-supplled
only through Innsbruck.
After having bombarded Platzwlete
and the newly terraced Fort Landro,
the most important OF the system OIL
fortiticatons closing the great Ale
magma road leading to Austria, the
Italians are now giving their attention
to the forts forming the flank protec-
tion of that highway. These are all ar
mored and each is divided into two
sections, one provided with armored
easements for long range cannon and
the other with machine guns for near
defence. All have steel cupolas.
Vienna, July 12.-The following was
issued to-day at army headquarters;
I'm the coastal district Italian at
tacks have been repulsed near Nermeg-
liano, Redipuglia and other points
south of the Krn summit.
ION the Carinthian frontier artillery
actions are proceeding. Against our
positions TO the northwest Of the
Kreuzeberg ridge, and also against
some Tyrolean Notifications, the enemy
directed his artillery fire. Recent at
tacks by the enemy against Col Di-
lana failed
Rome via Paris, July 12.-The fol-
lowing official statement from General
Headquarters was issued tonight:
an Carnia, following our successful
offensive begun yesterday on the
heights constituting the southern slope
of the torrent of Ansier (Ansici?, the
enemy abandoned the most advanced
positions which he had previously oc-
cupied, first destroying the intrench-
ments.
"On Sunday night in the Monte Nero
zone the enemy during thunderstorm,
attempted a surprise attack on our po-
sitions, but this was repulsed.
aNotbipo, If i'm norfance has occurred