New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-26
Drive Back Enemy After
Troops Storm Trenches
South of Stronghold.
FIERCE BATTLE GOES
ON NIGHT AND DAY
Vienna Admits Invaders Take
Positions But Claims Success
For Counter Attack.
fnr Cable % he Tribune ]

Paris. Nov. 25.-While their guns,
stationed on Mount Calvario and the
Podgora crests, west of Gorilla, rain
shells on the bridgehead and on the
town, the Italians are forging ahead on
the Carso plateau, south of the strong
hold. They have advanced now to a
point less than five miles from Gorilla
and threaten to outfank the defenders
Of the fortress.
Long deep trenches between the
/ fourth summit of Monte San Michele
and the Church of San Martino were
/ storrned, according to the official state
ment issued at Rome to-day. The Aus
! trian batteries deluged the attacking
forces with shells and made prepare
| tions. behind a curtain Of fire, 10
! launch a counter thrust. Then the
! Italian heavy guns opened up and the
/ Austrians, says Rome, were forced TO
retire, leaving these important posi-
tions in the hands of the invader.
"Bitter lighting" says Vienna, "is
proceeding in the district between the
mouth Of the Wippach -four and a half
miles south of Gorizia) and San Mar
tino. It continues day and night" The
I fury of the battle is undated, and in
/ the fierce fighting both sides are suf-
| fering heavy losses. The Austrians.
despairing of holding the stronghold
without German aid, and almost de-
spairing Of that aid, are making final
stand.
italians Elected Again"
North Of Monte San Michele the
| Austrians admit that the Italians re-
peatedly entered their positions. But
they claim, after fighting lasting many
| hours, the invader was elected again.
/ huctuating fighting, the Austrians sue
ceeded in reEaining and maintaining
I positions they had lost earlier in the
( day.
North of Gorilla, the Austrians are
making repeated counter attacks. In
] the Zagora section and on the heights
around Oslavia Rome reports the re-
pulse OF these thrusts with heavy loss
/ TO the enemy. Vienna declares that
several enemy battalions which attack
| ed Oslavia were repulsed and two com
panies destroyed.
The aviators have been active. The
| Austrians shelled Tolmezzo. Arsiero
and Ala from the air, while the Italian
airmen bombarded the aviation camp at
Assevizza and four railroad stations
behind the Isonzo front.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna gave out this statement:
Bitter fighting is proceeding in the
district between the mouth of the
/ Wippach and San Martina. It con-
tinues day and night.
North of Monte San Michele the
enemy has uninterruptedly attacked
/ with strong forces. Repeatedly the
/ Italians entered our positions, but
were always elected -the last time
after night fighting lasting many
hours-by our brave Alpine regi-
ments. the Seventh and Twenty
seventh.
Italian attacks on Monte San
Michele failed. Near San MARITIME
the fighting fuctuated all day until
late in the evening, when the Hon
veds succeeded in regaining and
maintaining our position.
The Gorilla bridgehead and the
Southern portion of the town. Place
Savogna and Place Rapa, have been
kept under severe artillery fire. Sew
eral enemy battallions which attack
ed 0slavia were repulsed. Two COM
pan!es we're destroyed.
Two of our airmen have dropped
bombs oil TolmezZo.
ITALIAN OFFICIAL.
The following communication was
given out at Rome:
During the night Of the 22d23d
and the following day the enemy
sought by surprise and force to re-
capture some of the important po-
sitions taken by us. These actions,
always preceded by an intense artil
lery fire. occurred on Col di Lana, in
the Zagora section, and on a height
northeast Of 0savia. All Of these
attacks were repulsed with very
heavy loss for the enemy, who left
more than 800 bodies on Hill No. 1873.
Our relentless offensive on the
Carso plateau was crowned by bril-
liant success yesterday. Long, deep
trenches between the fourth summit
of Monte San Michele and the Church
Of San MARITIME were stormed. the
defenders surrounded and a large
part of them taken prisoner. The
enemy Immediately deluged the lost
positions with shells of all calibres.
and behind a curtain of fire massed
important forces for a counter attack
east of San MARITIME.
Guns Drive Out Foe.
While our infantry held firmly their
positions, exposed on all sides, our
batteries with rapidity and precision
concentrated quick, well directed
fire on enemy columns and dispersed
them. Five hundred and four pris
oners, many of them officers, fell into
our hands, and we captured great
quantities of provisions, munitions
and war materials.
Enemy aeroplanes dropped bombs
on Arsiero, where no damage was
done, and on Ala, where four soldiers
were wounded. One OF our air squad
rons bombarded the aviation camp at
Assevizza, another camp being made
at Aidussina. and railroad stations at
Vagersko, Aidussina, Reifenberg and
San Daniele. Our aeroplanes, which
were fred upon as usual, by anti