Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1915-06-24
FIERCE STRUGGLE
FOR TYROL FORTS
Austrians Holding italians Back
While Reinforcements Are
Being Brought In
From GaIicia.

Verona (via Chiasso to ParisO June
24.-The Italian advance on the Tren-
.ino Alps. daily is growing more diff,
ticult. owing to the formidable lines OF
lforti ifications = !. constructed by the
Austrians in valleys and on mountains.
which are provided with excellent guns
dominating all the passes.
A dispatch from Lugano, Switzer-
land. says that General Cadorna,
italian chief of staff, has officially ad-
mitted for the first time, heavy losses
in the fighting on the Isonza front near
PLAYA.
Berlin, (via London) June 23.--Dis-
patches from the Italian front report
serious reverses experienced by the
Italians during the last four days in
their attemps to storm the Austro-
a few miles from the Italian frontier.
The attacks. the reports say were
preceded by three days of heavy artil-
lery battles The Italians In thick
lines of skirmish charged repeatedly up
the heights, the SUBMITS of which We're
held by the Austrians. only to be moved
down by rifle and machine gun fire.
Six Times Repulsed.
The attacks were repeated six times
to have been repulsed with heavy
losses. The attackers left large num-
bers of dead between the lines and
many wounded could be seen making
their way painfully down the rocky and
precipitous slope. Austrian women and
girls are distinguishing themselves by
| carrying water and food to the army
positions which at some places are at
an altitude Of $500 feet and also by
| attending the wounded.
Rome, (via Paris.) June 23.-The fol-
4 lowing statement was Issued at the
| headquarters of the Italian staff:
Enemy activity yesterday was con-
fined to long range artillery fire at
several points on the front
"In the Monte Nero zone one of our
| Alpine battalions encountered yesterday y
for the first time important enemy
forces recently arrived, probably from
and REFUSED them. inflictng heavy
losses and taking some prisoners.
| might attacks by infantry were re
newed against our positions at PLAYA
with the most intense rifle fire and th.
use Of hand grenades. All these at
tacks were repulsed
Floods Block Advance.
ION the lower Isonzo we further
strengthened our occupation. Floods
caused by the enemy. in the zone adja
cent to the Monfacone canal. although
sensibly decreasing, still constitute q
formidable obstacle.
IAN enemy aeroplane dropped sew
eral bombs without doing any damage
Geneva (via Paris). June pa Trib
une dispatch from Laibach says:
"rhe Italians have gained possession
Of all the positions defending Malborg
eth, after fierce struggle against th,
Austrians. particularly Honved detach
ments, which displayed great tenacity
The Italians are now violently bonn
harding the city.
Arrival of Austrian reinforcement.
stopped the Italian advance al Caporet
to. but they have not gone back acros.
the Isonzo.
Thirty thousand Austrians who de
bouched from the Ternova forest. ar,
marching against positions north o
GoriZia.
Southeast of Flitsch. strong Austri
an forces sought to drive back tn,
italians, who gave way before superio
numbers and retired as far as the from
liter, where they concealed themselves
I'm forest and allowed the Austrian
| to pass. When the Austrians were in
stalled on the Italian positions, th
Italians opened a murderous machin
gun fire, killing over 400 of their ad
versaries 1and forcing the rest out o
their positions.