The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27
POWERFUL COUNTER OFFENSIVE OF
ITALIANS DRIVING BACK AUSTRIANS
Many Towns. Including
AsiagO. on TrpntinO
Front. Are Rccaptured.
TECTONS FLEEING IN
DISORDER. ROME SAYS
Spo"7oi 'dbie beSpnich n Tur stx.

LONDON June 26.-The Italians ha,,
peguh a powerful countcr offensive over
iroh' Oh aDoui twenty five miles In an
'Hufl 10 win back the ground gained NV
the Austrians In the Trentinu drive
WHEN started on MAY IL. important
successes nave already been achieved 10y
the Italians. according TO the official an
houhccmcnt made at Rome to-day. The
assertion of the Rome Wa ONCE liz sub
stantiaied by the official statement Is.
surd IN Vienna, which says simply
betwe"r the Brcnta and tn. Etsch
'Adlge) our line has been Strengthened
al some points without loss"
rms region represents tn" entire front
on which the operations NJ the last six
weeks, resulting IN substantial territorial
pains TO the Aust'ians. were carried out.
me italan War Oi'iCe statement reveals
Tor the first time thai the towns of
Asiago nnd ArsIero were actually can.
tured by the invaders. The Italians have
reoccupied AsiaGo and II is announced
that their troops have penetrated tho
outskirts of Areinro.
Unofficial dispatches attribute the
success attained To 'hc sudden unmaSk
inS OF hundreds Of now big guns. which
IN IN" last days have been hauled to
almost inaccessible heights and have
opened "A tremendous fire on both Aus
'''HNf y " wv tffllTf -
m"naced with the possibility Of being
cut OF.
screened by stubborn rear guard fight
INK the retreat OF the main Austrian
forces is p~recipitate and resembles a
rout. the Italian statement indicates
They are blowing M the bridges and
ar" setting Are to towns 10 impede the
italians in their pursuit.
tno'lclal adv'ccs from Rome report
rrplf limitation tbr,,~h.,, tat. A.
success achieved by King Victor
f.nanuJ's army six weeks after the
Austrian offensive on the Trentino be-
gan. italian military experts pay
tribute to tho Russians. frankly conced-
Iug to Gen. RrusiloT : drive In Volhynia.
Gl'icia and the Rukowina the chief
credit for hating the Austrian advance
against Italy. compelling the with
drawal OF large forces to the eastern
front.
The Italian official statement follows
The enemy, Incapable Of overcoming
our defence and under the energetic
pressure which we have been conduct
ing for several days. has been forced
10 begin a retreat north Of the Mandri-
ellie road
We have recaptured the positions OF
Cistel Gambcrto. M.lctte. Mount Lon
cara. Gallo, ASiago, tcsuna and
Monte tcnglo. our advance CON
tnues vigorously closely at the heels
OF the enemy.
The intense. effcaciou. actions of
our artillery on June - were followed
Yesterday Ivy n vigorous infantry ad-
vance in Nallarsa and on the Settle
! tommuni plateau. our aggressive atti-
Jude obliged the enemy to retreat al
though making successive stands
which the impctuous attacks of our
troops VIGOROUSLY overcamc.
In Nallarsa We occupied RaOssi. on
IN" Southwestern slopes Of Mount
I l.emerli. strongly fortified by the enemy
who while %retitin; blew up the Foxi
bridge. setting fire to Asia. Santana
and Staineri tall between Monte
rasubio and Conf Xugna).
ON the Tosino-Astico front we re-
pulsed small enemy attacks against
Monte F'urche brid.ehead. advancing
TOWARD the bottom Of the rosina Val
ley. The creates progress was made
on the right wing, where w occupied
the important position Of Mount Fria
Fora, advancing as far as the first
I houses Of Arsiero.
ON the Settle Conmuni plateau We
occupied the northern slopes Of Monte
! Eusi Bollo. Be,nontc. r%annoccio,
Bareo and Ceng.o. southwest Of the
I'm" unnlng through monte longhrd.
Gallo, AsiaGo and cesuna. on which
We are firmly established. ON the
northeast OF the plateau We took
Monte Cimone and Monte Castellaro
west of Gina di cnldicra.
The enemy withdrew rapidly before
our advance. lie blew up the bridge
at FoNi and set FIRE 10 Asre. STAMINA
and Staunhria. Along the whole front
We found trenches Of the enemy filed
with corpses large quantities Of arms,
ammunition. food and other material
were left by the enemy, Sharp fight
ing is still going on.