The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-12
Fall of Monfalcone Opens
Up the Way to
Trieste
THE TOLMINO
RAILROAD CUT
Report That the Austrians
Lost 5000 in Co.
rizia Fight

IOHuOUy Uuut zen NHN N"ft"'N
OF Monfalcone, the Italian campaign fol
Trieste is expected to move more rapid
ly and the Austrian lines along the Is
ONO, which had been served by the rail
roads from Monfalcone, will be cores
pondingly embarrassed The fall of Grad
sca cannot now be long delayed.
Dispatches from Geneva yesterday as
sert that in the fighting along the Is
ONO river the Austrian losses already
amount to between 5000 and 10000
men and that the issue remains undecid-
ed.
From the height around Monfalcone
the Italian soldiers are in sight of Tri-
este, which is hard hit by the Ital-
ian success, as the electric. plant which
furnished light and power for the Aus
trian seaport is at Monfalcone.
Italian command of the railroad CEN
tire prevents the Austrians from send
ing troops and ammunition from Tri-
este to Tolmino and Gradisca. The Ital-
IdHs dlSO tolnt iiibo pcsocoSiOh vi ia -
shipbuilding yards and important mill
tary works, On occupying the city the
Italians hoisted their tri-color upon the
ruins OF an ancient tower built by the
Venetians.
The Austrian industry for the produc-
ton of poisonous gases for military
purposes are concentrated at Monttal-
cone. In the bombardment by the Ital-
ian fotilla on Monday the gas works
were wrecked. There was huge labor
atory for the manufacture of gases,
which were to be used not only in shells,
but distributed through pipes. For
months the Austrians had been engaged
in laying pipe lines to the battlefront
from the factory.
Rome dispatches say that after three
days of savage fighting the Italians have
swept the Austrians from Monte Croee
and possessed themselves of the Freiko-
fel Pass, the threshold of the Carnic |
Alps. On account of the importance of
the zone the Austrians made a desperate |
resistance, and after repeated repulses
flung themselves upon the invaders who |
were holding Friekofel.
On account of the narrowness of the
deile and the hand to hand character
of the fighting the artillery had no OPP
portunity to intervene. The Austrians
at times fought behind ramparts of their
own dead. No quarter was asked or
given. Austrian re6nforcements swept /
the Alpini back down the pass. At a
critical juncture Italian requirements
turned the scale. Numbers of the Aus
TRANS surrendered.
Italy is aroused by the continued aero
plane raids TO high pitch Of anxiety
for the safety of historic churches. mon
and art treasures. In the raid
Of June s, bombs were dropped on Ven
ice between San Giorgio and the cele-
brated Church of La Salute. One bomb
fell so close TO the latter that col
umn OF water was thrown upon it from
the canal
An official statement from Rome de-
nounees the statement attributed 20 the
Berlin Nossische Zeitung that wireless
outfits and anti-aircraft guns have been
upon Milan cathedral and st.
Marks in Venice. The announcement. !
The government saws. seems TO have been
made TO prepare public opinion for at /
lacks similar 20 those at Louyain and
Rheims Ii
Heavy Losses in Gorilla Battle.
Paris. June l2.-The Geneva Tribune
yesterday published the following dis
1atch from It's correspondent at Laibach :
n Carniola;
The Italians began 10 march against .
iorizis on the morning Of June g. When
he first attachments were near the city, !
Austrian artillery opened fire and heavy
masses Of infantry which were thrown
onward forced the Italians 90 fall back 9
everal times.
Italian artillery posted EAST Of the I
ity opened a great gap in the Austrian o
anks. but mp to the morning Of the
IT, neither side had gained a decisive 7
dvantage. The Austrians lost from q
so 10 10000 men. Gorizis Is overflow q
NJ With wounded. who are being cared J. 8
o. at private houses. because of lack q
& hospital space.
According 30 reports received here from p
tome. the Italian forces attacking Toll q
nino have been REINFORCED BY the arrival Z
Z q number ~ heavy guns The new .
aunon are Smelling the forts ~ Tolmino
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