Evening star., 1916-08-11

At several points under heavy dre. the
presence Of hostile forces Is reported
on the heights northeast of the town, on
the hillS OF Rosentha and at several
points along the vertoiba line. Our
cavalry charged the enemy with stand :
ards flying. fnficting heavy losses ana
taking several hundred prisoners.
"On the Carso. after very hot fighting.
our -troops succeeded in piercing the
strong intrenchments northeast OF
Monte San Michele and near the viii
lage of San Martino and occupied Bos-
chini.
Enemy Tries % Relieve Pressure.
yesterday Wednesday, the enemy
attempted to relieve the pressure on
the lower Ison1o by violent attacks
and heavy bombardment on various
other portions of the front" the state
ment says. ACTIONS OF this kind took
place on the Trnrle. in the Giudicare
and Lagarina valleys. on the Pasubio,
Monte Cimone; in the Val TraviSnolo
and on the Mci~H Everywhere We
maintained our poSiti0 ms.
"a slradron Of eighteen Caproni
aerbplanes. escorted by Nieuport ma
chimes, raided the supply stations at
Pravacina and Dorterg More than
three tons OF hirh explosives were
dropped on the railway stations and on
military depcts. Good results were OBJ
SERVED. Notwithstanding the intense
fire. of anti-aircraft batteries and at
tacks by hostile aeroplanes, one of
which was brought down, the squadron
returned safely.
"a hostile aircraft dropped bombs on
Venice. Two persons were killed and
some damage was done.
Gorizia's Loss Admitted.
VIENNA, August 10. via London, Au-
gust 1.-THE official statement issued
from general headquarters today reads:
owing to the situation brought about
by our evacuation of the Gorilla bridge
head. the town has been given up after
sanguinary repulse of fresh Italian at
tacks on the Doberdo plateau. The nee
essary Strengthening of our line was car
ried out unhindered by the enemy
I'VE have captured 400 Italian pris
oners in the past few days.
'Twenty-one of our aeroplanes visited
Venice on the night OF August 3. drop
ping three and a half tons Of bombs, caus-
ing a dozen fires, one in cotton mills.
which was of such dimensions that it
could be seen for twenty-five miles. The
machines returned unharmed.'
Ground Strewn With Bodies.
PARIS. August 11.-"Entering CO.
rizia by the Via Leone. the sight that
meets the eye is most striking" tele-
graphs the Petit Parisien's correspond
ent on the Isonzo front. 1T. was here
that furious battle was fought for
possession of the city. The houses are
half destroyed by shells or riddled with
bullets. The ground is strewn with
bodies, uniforms helmets and rifles.
The artillery duel continued above our
heads and enemy aeroplapes whirled
across the sky, shot at by our gunners,
while in the distance could be heard
the furious clacking of machine guns.
The spectacle before US was superb.
Over an iron bridge our batteries
passed at trot. The Austrian artil
lery sent toward them whirlwinds of
shells. the smoke from which COM
pletely blotted out our columns from
time to time. When the smoke blew
away one could see the batteries still
proceeding on their triumphant way.
wept and ciapped their hands in their
enthusiasm. Some of the gunners fell
wounded. but the bridge was passed
and our guns began to get near the
enemy.
Normal Life Resumes Course.
-As soon as one passed the first houses |
and got into the city the aspect of things |
changed completely. Normal life was re-
suming its course and if it had not been |
for the echoes Of the struggle one would |
not have known that battle was in prog |
ress nearby. In the Carso. one of the |,
principal streets. big cafe was open. |
nlled with officers. soldiers and civilians. |
the troops and citizens fraternizing
freely in their joy over the Italian entry
into the city. Our flags ffoated from the
windows Of all houses
The population has almost all returned,
for it had not fed The Austrians forced
the Inhabitants to leave the city itself
but they remained scattered throughout
the enyfrons Of the place. awaiting the
retreat Of the enemy to make their way
back"
Poincare Felicitates King.
President Poincare has sent the follow
ing telegram to the King Of Italy:
Il learned while in a town reconnuered