Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-05
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Italian Advance Continues Over
Wide Area and Is Increas.
ingly Violent. ]
VIENNA ALARMED, CLAIM; &.
REINFORCEMENTS SENT
Gen. Cadorna's Men Push Ahead
More Than One Kilometer in (.
Direction of the Wippach. -

By the Associated Press
LONDON. November I'm the frst
two days of the new Italian offensive
the Austrians lost $4,000 men, accord.
ing TO dispatch from Rome to the
Wireless Press. The losses are said 70
have been distributed as follows:
Killed. 10000; wounded. 10000; taken
prisoner. 5000.
Fine weather favors the Italian a.
vance. which continues over a more
extended area and was increasingly
violent. The dispatch says the Aus
trian general Bordevich has asked for
reinforcements. having been compelled
to withdraw three divisions. -
Battalions of 800 Men. -
Prisoners are reported to have said
that Austrian battalions now do mot
contain more than 500 men, one-half u
which are from the new classes The
arrival on the battle front is reported
OF Kafserjaeger regiments from the
Tyrol and Hungarians from the Ruma.
nian front.
The dispatch quotes a telegram said
to have been received at Rome from an
austrian source saying Vienna Is
front. fearing further Developments Of
a grave nature.
Advance One Kilometer.
In the Carso region the Italians have
advanced in the direction of the Win
pach river for a distance of more than
n,,r he Aaxy fhA
Italians took $50 more prisoners.
A strong Austrian position in the
Travignolo-Avizio valley was cap
tured by the Italians and afterwar1
consolidated. The text of today's It'll.
ian statement reads:
In the Trayignolo-Avizio valley our
infantry carried by assault strong
position, the so-called observatory %
the southern slopes of Gina Hoeche,
about 100 meters from the summit 4H
spite of q violent bombardment, which
consolidated their OCCUPATION Of IT
/ "On the Carnia front the artillery ~.
tivity on both sides increased.
In the zone east of Gorixia the en-
emy brought into action new batteries;
of all calibers and during yesterdAy
kept our positions under an ineen66
barrage fire which was effectively IN.
swered by our artillery" Ss
Enemy Attacks Repulsed.
1.-THE offensive on the Carso was ptos
secuted successfully by the 11th Army
Corps. In the direction Of the vippaco
valley the 49th Division stormed the
heights of Monte yolgovnjak. Point 11e
and Point l23, little east OF San Grado.
An advance of more than one kilometer
eastward brought our troops to Point
291 and along the Oppaoehiasella-S SastaG.
nievizza road to within 200 meters OF the
latter place. On the rest OF the front to
the sea the enemy kept up lombard
ment of great intensity with artillery OF
all callibers. massed attack was d.
rected against Point 20S. but was broken
by our concentrated fire. the enemy With
dra wing in disorder and leaving numerous
dead.
During the day we took $50 pEis-
oners, including eleven officers.
whole battery of four-inch howitzerI
gun, and also machine guns. arms
ammunition and a whole transport
column complete. with large quantities
Of material of all kinds"
Vienna Reports Little Fighting.
VIENNA, via London, November A.
There was little heavy fighting on the
Carso front between GariZia and ths
coast yesterday foreno6h
says the official statement issued today
by Austro-Hungarian general head
quarters. Italian activities increased
during the afternoon. but all attempts
to advance were frustrated. The nums
ber of prisoners taken by the AUS
trians now totals $500 The state-
rlent says:
After the heavy fighting November
and 9. the forenoon of November 3
passed away in the battle area in the
coastal territory without great fight
irg operations. During the afternoon (.
of that day the attacking activity of
the Italians increased. On the Carso
attempts to attack were kept
down by our curtain of fire. The ehe-
my, despite several attempts, nowhere
gained ground.
Claim Trenches Were Regained.9s
"in the Wippach Wippaco) valley
during the evening enemy forces push
ed forward into position between
vertoiba and Biglia. All the trenches
were recaptured by means of a counter
attack made shortly afterward. In
front Of our entanglements at San Kat
srina and Dumberg several Bersag.
ieri battalions suffered sanguinarx
losses in unsuccessful attacks. Tire
number of prisoners taken since No.