The Elbert County tribune., 1915-05-28

Rome, May 26.-Official announce
ment was made by the war office that
Italian forces had penetrated Austria,
occupying Caporetto. the heights be-
tween the .Iudnio and I8onzo, and the
towns of Cormons, Cervignano and
Terzo. The city of Goritz, capital OF
the province of that name, is threat
ened By the invaders.
The towns of Caporetto. Cormons,
Cervignano and Terzo are in Austrian
territory, two or three miles from the
Italian border line They stretch along
the frontier on line running north
from the head of the Gulf of Triest
The Austrian town of Corr is five
miles east of Cormons and Triest it
self is twenty-five miles from the
border line.
Rome officially announces that
the Italians have occupied number
of comparatively important towns and
have compelled the Austrians to re-
treat. This, in brief, summarizes the
forty-eight hours of the newest phase
of the overwhelming European con
flict
London. May 25.-Little or no time
has been allowed to elapse between
the declaration of war and actual
fighting between Italy and Austria.
Early Monday morning Austrian aero
planes, destroyers and torpedo boats
descended on the Italian coast of the
s.driatic and bombarded towns, includ-
in xln 10 in ha a
the eastern frontier, Italian and Aus
trian advance guards are already in
touch and have fired first shots. The
plan of campaign has not yet been
disclosed, but it is generally believed
that attempts to inflict quick and
decisive defeat. or, at least, one that
will discourage the Italians, will be
undertaken, largely by the Germans
under Field Marshal Won Hindenburg.
1t is said that German troops, with
heavy guns, aeroplanes ard Zeppelins,
are already passing through the valley
of the River Adige in the direction of
Verona, and that rapid and fierce
blows will be delivered almost immedi-
ately at the Italian center.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele.
graph from Odessa says it is reported
that the Italian consul at Constanti-
nople has been killed
1 Throughout Austria and Germany
there is bitter denunciation of Italy
which for the moment has replaced
England as the most hated enemy In
the allied countries, on the other hand
| Italian Intervention is hailed with de-
light. and in the Italian quarters of
London and Paris there have been en-.
thusiastic demonstrations and cheer
ing farewells to the Italians leaving
for home to join the colors.
| Adyices from Innsbruck say that Il
furious crowd at Vienna broke through
the lines of troops around tho Italian
embassy and insulted the Italian am
bassador and the members of his staff,
but the soldiers prevented the mob
from entering the embassy building.
1t is reported that more than fifty
Italians living in the Trentino were
shot as spies because the railroad
bridge at Meran was blown up.
The Italian ambassador to Austria
Hungary, the Duke of Avarna, and the
members of the embassy staff left vi
emma on board a special train by way
of Switzerland for Italy
A dispatch from Rome says that
Prince Won Buelow. the German am
bassador to Italy, accompanied by the
Princess Won Buelow and all the Ger
man representatives to the Quirinal
and the vatican departed from Rome
by train.
The Austrian emperor's proclama-
ton to his people recalling the vic
tories over Italy. has further inflamed
Italian feeling.