Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-28
Austrians Claim to Have
Driven Italians From Posi-
tons West of BacaroIa.
BATALO is CAPTURED
AND A PEAK OCCUPIED
Rome Reports That Enemy 0nrush
South of Rovereto Has
Been Checked. y

LONDON. May 27.-Ita1ian and Aus
trian accounts are at variance con-
corning the progress of the campaign
in the Trentino.
Further victories over the Italians
north of Arsiero are announced by the
Austrian war Office. italian troops
were driven from their positions west
of Bacarola. after which the Austrians.
in a seven-hour battle. cleared the
forests north of Monte Cimone and oc-
cupied the peak. according to Vienna.
which also announces that Batalo. in
the upper Posina valley, has been cap
tured
Violent Offensive.
The Austrian offensive is being con-
tinued with especial violence south
east of Rovereto. against Conf Zum-
pena. according to Rome. but. although
it has now entered it's second week.
the Italian resistance. it is claimed.
has checked the Austrians cnrush.
which otherwise would have enabled
them to invade the Arsa valley. lead
ing to the Venetian provinces.
The calm, resolute attitude of Gen.
Count Cadorna. the Italian chief OF
staff, is inspiring Italian confidence.
manuel at the points of greatest danger
is arousing great enthusiasm among
the people.
Airships Are Active.
An Italian naval dirigible threw
twenty-eight bombs on an Austrian
battery at Punta Salvore, causing
considerable danger. The airship re-
turned to it's base unframed. although
it was subjected to hot fire from the
enemy's artillery.
Eighteen persons were killed and a
score of others injured in an air raid
on Bari. on the Italian Adriatic coast.
according to Reuter- dispatch from
Rome. The victims were largely wom-
en- and children, the dispatch states.
italian Communication.
The following official communication
was issued from Italian general head
quarters today:
I'm the course of yesterday the stu
ltion generally was unchanged. We
.epulsed minor enemy attacks .at Mo-
limo in the Ledro valley against Sierra
yalle. on Buole pass in the Lagarina
salley, and also in the Posina sector.
when two companies of the enemy with
machine guns were annihilated by our
fire
"On the Asago plateau there was an
intense activity on the part of the en-
,my's artillery from Monte Verena
Fighting on our lines to the eastward
IF Val d'Assa continued yesterday.
I'm the Sugana valley our troops Thurs
day afternoon fell back in good order
from their advanced positions on Monte
Civaron. Yesterday morning enemy col.
umns attacked our lines east of the Gala :
nento valley. Our Alpine troops stopped
the enemyS assault and afterward made
a dashing counter attack. infiicting very
heavy losses on the enemy and capturing
100 prisoners and two machine guns.
Enemy Is Driven Back.
In the Monte Nero zone also the enerhy
Thursday night attacked our trenches on
the Ursic mountain and momentarly
succeeded in forcing their way into them.
Reinforcements came up. and after a des-
perate counter attack the enemy was
completely driven back leaving forty
prisoners and two machine guns in our
bands. In the Upper But and in the
PLAYA sector there were artillery actions.
Enemy hydroaeroplanes dropped some
bombs on the Grade lagoon without in
jurng any one or doing any damage
One of our air squadrons bombed the
.nemy'S store depotS at Kotschach, in the
Gail valley, causing great havoc