Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-02
AUSTRIA THREATENED BY
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heights OF Monte Altissimo have wrecked
the railway bridge across the Adise ana
| have damaged the railway station.
strong reinforoements have been
| brought up by the Austrlans In an ehort
| to dislodge the Italians from their po-
| sition at Monte Croce, on the Carnia
| frontier The italians at that point are
| threatening the Austrian positions in the
| Drava Valley.
The famous silded horses which have
adorned the principal portal Of the Ca
| thedrai Of ST. Marks for a century, have
been removed 80 that they cannot be
| damaged by bombs.
Between Gradlsca ana Monfalcone
stubborn hghtlng is in progress. The
Italian army which crossed the lsonzo
River and attempted TO drive toward
Trieste on the shore Of the Gulf OF
Trieste, ran into strong line Of for
tifcations. The Austrian land positions
are being bombarded by italian warshlps
which entered the bay OF Panbano.
Austrian resistance In Trent and Istria
has begun to stiffen as the Italians near
the positions which the Austrians have
fortified for their most stubborn stand
lombard RovERETo.
The italians have begun to lombard the
delenCeS OF hONeTetOi Oliiy 10 hillts iiVii
Trent.
In the Adlge valley. a severe artillery
duel is In progress.
Tho italian army which advanced
through the Ampezzo valley. occupying
81 towns, has established It's base at Cor
tina for n movement toward Trent from
the northeast
A sensation was caused here by a Bit
ter attack against many ladies Of King
Victor Emmanuers court by the newspa-
per. idea Nazionale. The paper accused
the women Of being In sympathy with
Germany and Austria and secretly help
ing Italy's enemies.
Heavy rains have seriously hampered
the rush of the Italian troops up the
Adige. But dispatches received here to-
day said that the Austrians had suffered !
equally flooded mountain torrents wiping |
out some OF their lines OF trenches across !
tho Adige valley south OF Rovereto
Weather conditions have made Il Inn |
possible for the invading forces to take /
quick advantage Of the capture of Monte |
zugno, officially announced yesterday. |
The heavy rainfall has converted the |
mountain roads leading to the heights
into slippery paths.
An Austrian aviator bombarded Mol
fetta, on the Adriatic, last night show
erlnB bombs near the Cathedral, the
Bishops palace and the shipyards, One
workman was killed
DESTROY FORESTS.
The Australians seem to be well sup
Piled with long-range artillery The
beautifully wooded heights OF Madonna
del Monte, which cut into the valley OF
the Adige and descend to the very gates
Of Rovereto, are no longer recognizable,
FOR the Austrian military engineers have
been at work. The gardens and villas
nave been swept away and the trees cut
iown to make room for gun emplace-
nents and rifle pits. The steep sides Of
Monte Finonch, above Rovereto, are
simply furrowed with trenches.
In the Sugana Valley, east Of tho
Adige, toward Borgo. the Italians have
advanced u miles beyond the frontier at
Val Brenta, and are buttressing them
jelves solldly.
on the eastern front italian artillery,
rom the direction Of Pontebba and
is bombardlng the Austrian
osition at Malborghetto, which com
hands the important railway junction at
'arvis. on the Udine-Villach line. From
'aporetto italian guns nre engaged in
duel with those Of the powerful Aus
rian fortress at Tolmeln.