Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-16

south ride of the Ortler. The Aus
trians have crossed the glaciers east
and west OF Monte Ccvcdalc at the
door of tltc konigspitze. But, how
ever adventurous these excursions
and alarms have led to small practical
results beyond the loss Of a certain,
number Of lives and the dotcntion Of
the enemy forces. The fighting round
and ahort the Tomato pass, the sap
SHOWS. has been more serious but
here again 1io advance IN force has
been made las either side
ION the northern flank " the To-
male pass the Italians climbed, and
dragged artillery onto the Monto2ao
ridge. S,500-a.OO0 feet high Along the
main Adlgc valley Il certain advance
has been made The frontier town Of
Ala has been occupied. and the forts
Of Roverto nssailcd and damaged. The
Alussimo has been gained, and from
its brow the Alpini look down ON Lake
Gardo and the towers OF BiVa Turn
ing 10 the frontier OF Trentinu, we ind
that Austria has abandoned two Of her
outlying districts, apparently without
fighting, to the Italian advance The
red white-aud-grco floats ON the
oampanle OF Cortina and on the ruins
Of san Castrozza ard Primcro. East
of Trent. near the snowy Marmola
da. the queen OF the Dolomite Alps
the Italians have shown prodgions en-
crgy. hosting guns on the most diff
fieult hcights on both sides sturdy
hin-cllmbcrs have WED in stalking on,
another among the mountain fastness
os. applying TO warfare the methods OF
chamois- hunting"
/ Italians on Defensive.
1 ON the whole, however, DR.. Fresh
field concluded that the Italian cam
paign had been limited to n defensive
General Cordona's object being to re-
pei possible attacks on Lombardy OF
Venetia. Issuing from the Trentin'
highlands
The foregoing are only few OK
tracts from President Freshfield's adj
dress. Sir Maurice de Bunscn, Britiaf
Ambassador at Vienna up TO the time
Of the break, and Lord Bryce, former
ambassador 1T Washington, were
among the society members wh'
heard IT. and both paid a tribute to ~
geographical details based on DR.
F'reshficld's experience over thcs'
mountain passes.
Lord Bryce also lei IL be known tina
he had had some experience as
mountain climber in this same region
and he related his personal observa
tons there and at Mount Loveehen II
Montenegro. two conters OF rccen
fighting.
when we were wandering alonl
the line OF mountain passes north o
Venice he said, I'VE came upon
spot at the top of one Of these pass
cs--I think il was the Predil--wherc
according to tradition, Albion, KIM
of the Lomhards pointed out TO hi
fierce invading host the fertile plain
of Italy. There we found on the ltal
ian side strong Notifications Al
though both countries were then mem
bers of the triple alliance, they enter
tanned so much suspicion of each 9th
or that they had been erecting these
Notifications against each other
Mount Lovechen, Lord Bryce
went on referring to the mountain
from which Austria shelled her wa
into Montenegro, zig singulariy no
bic peak with afmarvelouH view.
stands isolated, and on the top OF !
there liz tomb where one Of the las
Of the vlndikas. or priest -monarcha o
Montenegro is Inferred go II has be
come n sort Of sacred spot with the
whole Montenegrin people. AS ~
slopes command the inlet of Cattaro
one wonders that it was not found
possible to carry up some guns there
and with these guns lombard Cattaro
Castelnuovo, and the other forts sc
MS to drive the Austrians out Of the
harbor, which for naval occupation
she finds very convenient
Lord Bryccs wonder at the allies
not using Mount Lovechen az height
which to lombard the Austrans away
from Cattaro was made shortly before
the AuAtrians seized this mountain
height ana reversed the situation
using the crest TO lombard Montene-
gro into submission. Which indicates
that scientists know considerable
about strategy, and that is what the
Royal Geographical society has recog-
nized-that scientific details of coun-
tries in the theater Of warfare are OF
supreme importance to successfully
carrying out the military campaigns.
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