Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-14

cf Monte Ccvedale at the door of tho
| konigspitze But. however adventu-
rous. these excursions and alarms have
ied 10 small practical results beyond
inc loss Of certain number OF lives
and the detention OF tho enemy forces
The lighting round and about tho Ton.
ale Pass, the gap between the Ortlcr
ana the Adamello SHOWS. has been
more serious. but here again no ad.
vance In force has been made by either
side.
"on the northern flank of tho Tonalc
Pass the Italians climbed and dragged
artillery onto tho Montozzo ridge. g.
500 to 5000 feet high. Along tho main
Adige Valley certain advance has
been made. Tho frontier town OF Ala
mas been occupied ana tho forts OF
ltoverto assaulted and damaged. The
Altlssimo has been gained. and from
us prov the Alpini look down on Lake
Gardo and the towers OF Riya. Turn
ing to the frontier OF Trcntino. wa
find that Austria has abandoned two
or hcr outlying districts, apparently
without lighting, TO the Italian adj
vance. The red white and green floats
on the campanile Of Cortina and on
the ruins Of San CastroZzo above pri-
Marmoladn. the queen Of the Dolomitc
Alps, the Italians have shown nrodiri
GUS energy, hosting guns on the most
diihcult heights: on both sidos sturdy
hill-ciimbers have We'd in stalking ono
another among the mountain fast
hcsses, applying to warfare the meth
DDS Of chamois hunting"
ITALIAN CAMPAIGN
LIMITED TO DEFENSIVE
ON the whole, however. DR.. Fresh
Held concluded that the Italian c.,r
paisn had been limited to n defrn-
siVc. General COrdonas object being
10 rSpel possible attacks on LobbarIv
or Venetia issuing from the Tretino
highlands.
The foregoing are onl. few ex
tracts from President Freshnelds adj
"ress Sir Maurice dc Bunscn. British
ambassador at Vienna up to the limo
of the break, and Lord Bryce. form"r
ambassador at Washington wcra
among the society members who heard
II. ana both paid a tribute to it's geo
graphical detail, based OH Or. Fresh.
heios experience over these mountain
passes.
Lord Bryce also lie, IL ~ known that
he had had some experience as n noun
tam climber IN this same region. and
he related his personal observations
there and at Mount Lovechen, In Mon
'chcSTo, TWO ccntcrS Of recent lighting.
When "" were wandering along the
inc OF mountain passes north OF
Venice he said, I'VE came upon a $40:
AT the top OF one OF these passes-l
think II was the Predil--whcrc ac-
cordinS to tradition, Albion, King OF
me l.ombaLds. pointed out TO his fierce
invading host the fertile plains OF
Italy. There We found on the italian
side strong Qualifications. Although
hoth countries were then members OF
the triple alliance. they entertained so
much suspicion Of each other that they
had been erecting these fortihcatious
each against the other"
Mount Lovechen." Lord Bryce went
ou, referring 20 the mountain from
which Austria shclled her way into
Montenegro. lis a singularly noble
peak with marvellous view. II stands
isolated and on the top OF 1; there
is n tomb where one OF the last OF
the Nladikas. or priest -monarchs OF
Montenegro. is inferred: so II mas be-
come sor, OF sacred spot with tho
whole Montcnegrin people. As its
slopes command the inlet OF Cattaro.
one wonders that II was not found
possible TO carry some guns up there
and with these guns lombard Cattaro.
Castlcnuovo and the other forts. so as
TO drive the Austrians out OF the har-
Dor. which for naval occupation she
finds very convenient"
Lord Bryce's wonder ct the allies
not using Mount Lovcchcn as a hciGh,
from which TO lombard the Austrians
away from Cattaro was made shortly
before the Austrans seized this noun
tain height and 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 recognized
that scientific details OF countries
in the thcatcr OF warfare are OF SUI
prcmc Importance To successfully car
~ out the military campaigns.