El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-29


Had to Settle With Austria.
Furthermore Italy could no longer
delav solution of the question of the
italian provinces that were still sub
iect TO persecution by Austria II was
innerative that Italy should contest
the frontier imposed by Austria after
the war Of 1856. which gave her north
ern neighbOrs possession Of all the
gates and passes leading into Italy II
was imperative also that italy should
gain supremacy in the Adriatic. with
out which she could never be said to
enjoy liberty and peace in full security
CadOrns Organizer and StrnteEist-
Although Unpreparec for war, we
fortunately possessed in Gen Cacorna
a powerful organizer and cautious
stratezist Taking the Italian army on
its modest peace footing as Dack-
bone. he transformed il. through MI
racles Of energy and military Science
into a powerful. efficient brilIlanl
modern army, which on May p. lSl9'
the dav after war was declared on
Austria suddenly threw itself across
the whole frontier into the enemy
In doing this Gen. Cadorna won two
principal advantaE es: first, he gained
the initiative OF action secondly. ne
made Austria the scene OF the warfare
throughout the campaign tadorna
aimed 10 render his allies the greatest
possible services
ItaIy's Army Move Saves Russia
ITALY began her operations Just At
the time when the Russians were
,obIiqe5 70 retreat The strong army
which CadOrna threw across the north-
ern border menacinE Austria may nave
saved that Russian retreat from q com
r,Iefa disaster Similarly. when the
Germans attacked Nerdun. Cadorna
started 4 strong offensive along the
Tsorzo river. which prevented austria
from sending TO the aid OF the German
crown prince large numbers OF troops
and artillery which mad peeh prepared
EQUAL advantages have recently been
obtained by AustrIa's temporary IN
vasiou Of q small section OF the Italian
Trentino front IN the Asiasg cISl' t., -
If Austria had not centered all her
forces in this enterprise II would have
been much more difficult for Russia
10 launch the marvellous offensive
she is now conducting Profung Dy
the situation. Gen. Cadorua attacked
the Austriaus SO energetcally that
their removal from the Alps 10 the Car
rathians to fight the Russians has been
out of the question
Helps Allies in Albania
In Albania Gen CadOrna likewise
aided our allies. It being materially
impossible TO save Serbia and Monte
negro. he transformed the Albanian
seaport Of AvlOna into an impregnable
entrenched camp. threatening and
checking the AUStrians ia the same
manner that the allied troops at Sa-
Ionilxi have held back the Bulgarians-
above all others in this war stands
our king. modest soldier and fervent
PARROT He and king Albert are the
only sovereigns in this war who have
never abandoned their place at the
front
Battle Front IN High Mountains
The difficulties OF the war which
italy is waging may be understood
only by visiting our battle fronts They
are stretched along the highest alti-
tudes at which warfare has ever been
known With all the advantageous po-
sftions in the prior possession OF the
Austrians our enemies have to be dug
out of their nests. 10000 feet up amid
eternal SHOWS To her natural defences
Austria has added the most powerful
modern system of Notifications
Still the Italians have gained
ground. and all along have conquered
territory on the right bank Of the
Isonzo except at Gorilla and TOlmino
which are entrenched camps defended
by almost impreEnable mountains. part
Of the Carso plateau the High Monte
GLIDING Cortina- and part Of the IA
nous Dolomite road. which is the
shortest communication between Tob-
ZACH and Trent We had almost reached
Roverto when the Austrian incursion
into Trentino obliged US to retreat
within our own frontier
Austria Suffers BY Losses
But with this exception the Aus
trians have always been on the de-
fensive and have lost about 200 towns
and villages. 10000 prisoners. dozens
OF cannon. hundreds of machine guns,
several thousand rifles. all OF which
has more than ordinary value because
they were taken in a mountainous
country where il is difficult 70 replace
captured artillery and stores"