The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-12-29
Italy in the War
During Past Year

: france and England The lu,,,dt.,,.
ana b"h' radical result Of IN, ,b,,s..
~aH i"'''n declaration of war sv.,n,,
'rfihaiI The dispatch of i,slls,
'io'ra Ia shioniis and Frame. n. well
~ MOI" intimate ministerial cob,nr,
with 'h. pcopi. followed
N the iani twelve months ,b,,.
great movements STAND out from Italy.
'ahi hsh'ihg They include her cnun
Ter Offensive against the Aus,rjnns II,
TIE lfchiino. hri isonAo o,Y.nsi,, and
'rf thtso drive Superior in ,ncn ,,a
cannon. the enemy uneaprc,.diy
poured through the valleys of m,
a'ito and iiren,a last spring. Tb.y
a"f" stopped only within slgh, Of his
tore N"n.to and slowly pushed back
F'"rs The foad they came The, wtiii
Aoil 'ocky square of 100 miles along
NC T'"n'ino border. their only foo,
snid On Italian soil
IN midsummer the Italians conc.p,
'fh'rd ucit resources 10, an Isonso
offensive I, eliminated In cotisia's
fan during the flrs, days Of August.
IN ini~ September prepa ra,ionn for u
rev drive In the lower carno were
completed II began In early October
Hni mas already broush, the n.rcc,
hshiina Italians within several miles
~ T.i-Hi.
Winter. however, is apparently now
ronspifins with the Austgians agains,
'h~ Immediate capture of the uhrc,
f~~'r-d city, Almost I 1000. 900 soldiers
t's'-d active parts In these three the.
A'sr- ~ war The Aus,fians. II In csii
tta,-d. ios, ainon, a million In dead.
N"undrd and prisoners, The Italian
ions-s. though admittedly heavy. are
considerably less Moreover. l,aiy To.
day toids abou, $500 square miles Of
Austrian territory. c,nbfarin. prosp"-'
ms ,uwns and fertile valleys. Mean
while. over the rkt,scrnping peaks of
raraia and Of the f,oionitrs. the ital.
ian srms we're alno slowly advancing
..,ta,rrir positions liz" the mountain
oua Col di Lana and the 'r,Atallo fell
tn King vic,of'r men through minins
and other engineering operations. In
the psocchsrs af ihrsr captures "ntit"
enemy REGIMENTS ~rr" often jr'licd.
f,e.tdrs. cadorna'R troops has" occu
rica Arsitucas,fo and Dciinpo In fpi'
rus, both are an tho road 10 Janina.
wairs IL one of the principal towns In
Albania, From vailona they have ad'
,encrd east To kofiisa. and with the
i',rnch took Mon1stir, Marcdonia's
Kew Cooperating with the army.
itait's navy has bottled up tn" main
tar,r,an Meet at rola. Several times
,hr .,uliann have made daring cxenr'
siu,.s Esainrt rarrnso. pnrasto. Port"
nuso and Poia. bomtarding military
and naval works apparently with dit
as,rour effects, They have captured
ar sunk several enemy transports and
nt,bms rincs. In addition. the battle
crutscr viribus unitus Is believed to
have blown up In the harbor OF Po'a.
following an italian air raid. l'a'y's
,ossss al sea include the Bcncdeuo
Briand. tho Leonardo da Vine'. de-
.,royed HrouSh internal explosions
and several transports and 'orped"
,ou,s. xa,d 10 have been sunk by the
enemy,
The Italian airmen have reinforced
the land sea Agh,ing, They have been
r.. ponsiblc for successful aerial Dom
ON Trieste, Pola. Ce'taro.
Tomcsxo and Sebcnico, On the other
Rand. enemy acropianes have carried
death and destruction to Verona. ia
,loya, Gorisia. Spesia and Venice They
hnvc bccn followed by Austrian subma'