Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-05-24
ITALIANS FALL
BACK AT TYROL
c,,nror,. Austrian Offensive Won't
BE Denied and Line or
Defense Waycrs.

AUSTRO RO-HUNGARIAN X r. >
HEADQUARTERS, Monday. May Zz'
(Via Berlin, Navy 22. and Lonooh,
Nav 23. 3:2O p. m.)-Austrlan troops
continue to reduce the outer girule
of forts protecting Arsiero. The army
of the Austrian crown prince Is ioi-
lowing up the advantage gained on
Friday when the first Dreach was
made in the line.
,The commanding hills of Tonnezza.
Parse Della Vena and Monte Melig-
none have fallen in rapid succession.
bringing the Austro-Hungarians into
possession of the entire line from
torni on the river Aptico westward
to the frontier.
Further advances have been made
by the Austrians against the hne Oh
hills of Vaul hi Aughli. ON the hish-
est of which one of the chief 1orts
of Arsiecro is located. Other import
ant works protecting Arsiero now
threatened are on Monte Tormino and
| Mont Ormieno. Both wings OF the
crown princes army also have been
going steadily ahead. The right, or
west. wing has been going forward
| from the northern slope OF the Col
Santo ridge. 1t stormed Col Santo
itself and already is proceeding
| against Monte Pasubio
Storm SasO Alto.
The left wing stormed Saso Aito'
the commanding hill OF the Arnen-
tara ridge, thus depriving the Italians
| of their last supporting positlons on
this ridge and enabling the Austro-
Hungarians TO advance into the Su-
CANA valley and take Roncegno.
The guns already captured lnclud'
i 10 rs centimetre hoWitZers.
i
against many disadvantages in th'
rough Alpine territory against strong
ly fortified positions. but thus Ia
they have defeated their opponent
both in the open field and IN the as
saults on the Notifications The cor
respondents here declare that the ar
tillery of the stro-Hungarians ma
: exhibited marked superiority oNe
, that OF the Italians.
|, Ayintors Contribute.
r Aviators have contributed greatly |
G the result of the battles by sue
r cessful bombing OF ltalian railway
Italians. The territory where TN
4 fighting is now proceeding was voiun
@ tarily left in the hands Of the ltal
Y ians ut the beginning OF the wa
o army offers say because the trontle
:. was unfavorable geographically lo
n defense and the Italians were strong
Z. ly entrenched
: Italy Forced Back.
Italv's first anniversary of her er
trance into the war found her trool
u on at least enc sector In soutnef
'rvrol forced back by the great Au'
trian offensive upon Italian soil an
4, in general retirement to their MAJ
l. lines Of defense from the regiI
le south of Rovereto to the valley SUI
j. ana. southeast of Trent.
T. Rome admits that between the a
10 ,isco and Brenta rivers ana IN u
,r Supana valley the Italians have fali'
,r hack on their main line of defense.
s. While Rome asserts the operation
at wore carried out in perfect order an
n the Italians had repulsed Austri'
ry attacks against the advanced IN
Vienna says that in the retreat fro
t. Bordo the Italians were forced acre
Sc The border by the Arstrians. That I
ne Austrians have advanced as far as
or head of Lake Gard.t and the Sai
q region is indicated by the Rome OF
n cial communication which SAYS tn
i'd Austrian troops assemblases ma
been observed in the Riva zone.