Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-04-19
ITALIAN AND FRENCH
SEAPLANES DELIVER
ATTACK ON TRIESTE
Bombard Military Establish
ments of Great Austrian
Seaport and Return to
Their Base
ENEMY PLANES ROUTED

ROME, April 10.
italian and French seaplanes bonn
barded Trieste on Tuesday, the War Of
flee announced today.
This was the first time that IL became
known that French aviators are coop
Grating with the Italians in air opera.
tions.
The Austrans tried to max mother
aerial raid on Venice, but the machines
were driven off and one was compelled
to land.
Following is the text of the official re-
port:
Yesterday one italian and three
French seaplanes bombarded the
military establishments in Trieste
(Austria), returning safely to their
base, despite the heavy fire directed
against them.
Four Austrian seaplanes attacked
torpedoboats escorting the Italian and
French aircraft. Four Italian hydro
aeroplanes delivered counter air
attack putting the Austrians to flight.
During the night enemy planes ap-
preached Venice, but several Italian
machines rose to give battle and the
Austrians had to fee pursued by the
Italians. One of the Austrian sea-
planes was compelled to land, the oc-
cupants being made prisoners.
The following official statement was
given out last night by the War Office:
ROME, April 19.-The Italian com
follows:
Our methodical advance continues
along the steep slopes of Monte Spe.
rome, in the Ledro Valley. On Sun.
day we captured several of the enc.
mys entertainments.
In the Lugano Valley, after intense
D,tatt ttsNt, .
tackled our advanced positions be.
tween the head of the Maggie Valley
and Monte Colo with more than ii
battaltons, but we counter.attacked
and repulsed him, taking 2O6 prison.
ers, including three officers.
sunday afternoon numerous enemy
batteries of all calibres concentrated
on our position of Sanosvaldo, and. to
avoid useless losses. we retired 200
meters to Volto. On Monday tie
enemy renewed his attacks three
times against the front between Volto
and the bottom Of Brinta Valley. but
was repulsed with heavy losses.
The slsonzo and Carso fronts are
unchanged.
Enemy hydro-aeroplanes on Sunday
night raided Treviso and Motta del
lvenza and smaller places, droppine
80 bombs Nineteen persons were
Killed and 20 wounded, and some dam
age was done to public buildings ono
OF the enemy's hydro.aeroplanes was
brought down at Grade, both aviators
being made prisoners.
BERLIN, April 19.-The Austro-Hun-
sarian official communication issued last
hight says: 1851
Inc Italians have been active Mt
several places on the Isonzo front.
Two enemy fliers dropped bombs on
trieste, two civilians being killed and
hve wounded. Austro- Hungarian ayia-
tors drove the invaders away, chas-
ing them to. Grade.
our alrmen hit an Italian torpedo
boat.
There have been artillery duels in
the southern district of the Doberdo
plateau and near the Gorizia bridge
mead. Near Zagora an Italian attack
was repulsed The Italians suffered =
heavy losses. The Tolmine bridge
head has been heavily shelled. There
nave been artillery combats with
varying force on the Carinthian and
Tyrol fronts.
Near the Col di Lana the fire in
creasedw to drum fire toward night.
After midnight the Italians started a
general alta :, which was repuIsed
Later the Italians succeeded in blast
ing the western top of the Col di Lana
at several places, and entered the
completely destroyed position. The
combat here is going on.
In the Sugana Valley, where the
Italians had lately molested our field
guards by repeated attacks the
Austro- -Hungarians in counter-attack
drove the Italians from advanced
positions. The Austro-H -Hungarians
captured IL officers and 500 un-
wounded men and four machine guns