New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-11-04
ITALIANSPUSHO ON;
TAKE $500 MORE
Break Austrian Second
Line-FOe's Losses Put
at $4,000

London. Nov. 3.-Through the
breaches in the Austrisns' second line
of defence before Trieste the Italians
forged ahead to-day, and now are at
tacking the third line. Thed advanced
their front east of Gorilla and on the
Carso plateau, adding $500 more prIs-
oners to their bag.
In the two days of the now offensive
Rome estimates that the Austrians nave
lost nearly $4,000 men. Several bat
talions are said to have been wiped out
entirely, and the $500 Austrians taken
prisoner are reported to be only one
third of the total Teuton loss.
Guns Pound Foes Trenches
Along the twelve-mile front from
Gorilla to the Adriatic favorable
weather gave Cadorna's heavy guns
free play to-day. The effective bonn
bardment of the last week made the
task Of the invader easier than that OF
the first days Of the Trieste offensive.
The Austrians are resisting hercely.
Their ranks, it is reported, have been
strengthened by troops drawn from the
Transylvanian front and Galicia. The
Italian rush has cut through positions
that formed some Of the main defences
east of the Vallone line, and the IN
vader threatens to win a hold on the
important railways leading to the
Adriatic port.
The Italian troops are steadily con-
ouering the heights that bar the way
70 Trieste. On the ridges east of Go
rizia. converted by the Austrians into
veritable fortresses, they have thrust
= wedge between Monte st. Gabrielle
and San Marco, the buIwarks OF the
Austrian defence in this sector.
Capture Caves and Woods
More ground was won to-day on the
Carso plateau, where the Italian COL
umns are moving on the north toward
Dornberg, on the railway from Gorlzia
TO Trieste. and on the south along the
coastal railway leading to the Adrlatic
mort. These advances menace the Aus
trian hold on the Oppacchiasella-Ca Gas
tagnavizza road. In spite of furious
counter attacks, the Italians held all
this ground. The Austrian defences
were built in caves and woods.
There are signs that the main Italian
advance on Trieste will be along the
coastal railway. Cadorna's troops are
well beyond Monfalcone and within
striking distance of Duino, four miles
west OF Monfalcone. The capture OF
Duino is reported in unofficial dis
patches from the Italian capital but
none of the official statements bears
this out.
Crush Counter Attacks
The Italian official report says:
"Julian Front-From Gorilla TO the
sea heavy fighting, which resulted in
further successes along the northern
brow of the Carso plateau, contlnue1
Yesterday. Here the troops OF me
Eleventh Army Corps, who repulsed
violent counter attacks during the
night. took strong defences on difficult
ground east of Veliki Kribach ana
Mount Pecinka.
"After taking several trenches and
clearing the enemy out of woods and
caves the 4th and 45th Divisions, in
snite of an intense artillery fire and
counter attacks, held the line running
from Mount Fate over the heights OF
POINT 319 TO Point 229, on the Up,
nachiasella- a-CastagnavizZa road, SUI
yards west of the latter.
Take Brigade Commander
"On the remainder of the front east
Of Gorizia and from Hubilog to the sea
all the positions gained by our troops
November | have been maintained, not
withstanding incessant attacks, whlcE
were supported by concentrated artll-
lery fire.
During the day we took 3,498 prison-
ers. including l16 officers, among them
brigade commander, a regimentAl
commander and three field officers. Two
mountain guns, numerous machine guys
and large quantities of arms and am
munition and war material OF all kirds
also fell into our hands.
During hostile air raid the nigrt
Of November l-2 over the lower lsonzo
our guns brought down hydroplsne
LIB. The officer and pilot Of the ma
chine were killed.