The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
FIVE ATTACKS
IN TYR0L FAIL,
SAY ITALIANS
.,ustrians. However. Report
Capture of Frontier
Ridge of MaggusO.
TO CARRY WAR INTO
ITALY, TEUTON PLAN

Special cable despatch 10 TuE SuS.
LONDON. May 1s.-The Austrian at
.sek against the italian lines In the
rren,lno. begun on last Monday, is re-
ea-ded In Rome and In the Swiss cities
oar the front as the beginning of the
one awaited general Austrian offensive
with tho objec, OF carrying the war into
northern Italy.
despatch received tonight from the
Dome correspondent OF THE SrN says.
The objective of the Austrian offen-
ave /. now fully revealed. 1t is an at
temp, at an invasion between the Astico
and the Bren,a rivers. The Italians
haye foreseen such an attempt and are
prepared TO resist II.
THE Austrian losses already are very
ssayy. 1t Is not considered likely that
me Italians will long remain ON the de-
.%cns.ye."
Tho Austrian attacks In the Lagarina
ya,ey tthe lower Adige) were repeated
yesterday. again with heavy preliminary
bombardment. In all 1--WE attacks were
,etyered and. according 10 the Italian
.,.,erneut. were repulsed. while the Aus
rams claim further gains In this dis
,f.et
The activity yesterday extended from
'he Monte .Adamello zone To the DO
.erdo plateau. bordering on the Adriatic.
in the first named section the Italians
ssDounoe that tn. Austrians abandoned
quantity OF wal material In the To-
i,,s and Fargodiia passes. in the north
,ls,ern sector Of this zone. In the Ledro
Valley. to the west Of Lake Garda, Aus
IRAN attacks were repulsed. and in con-
rec,ion with the main attack In the
.agarina Valley smaller movements In
.t nature of diversions were checked.
The italian War Office announces the
-.lptur. Of "A trench section IN the Mon
al,one zone occupied by the Austrians
% Monday.
Italian. Capture Arms.
I've Italian War offices statement is
sued tonight follows:
In the Adamcllo zone We captured
numerous arms. munitions and war
material abandoned by the enemy in
the Topet- and F~arsorida passes.
on May /, our Alpine troops ex-
tended their occupation of the Far
.lrida crest to the Matterot tone and
the source of the Sarca di Genova.
In the l.edro Valley after Al intense
artillery fire which continued through
out the nisht OF May Il the enemy at
dayor.ak his morning attacked our
POSITIONS on the slopes of Monte Pari
md was !epulsed with heavy losses.
In the Lagarino Valley yesterday
'ac enemy renewed his bumbardment
u our Zugna Torta positions with
numerous powerful! batteries. iri:red.-
a,ely attacking five times with infan-
icy. The attacks were repulsed with
severe losses.
In IN. zone between the Terragnolo
Valley anu the upper Astico the enemy
artillery fire continues without inter-
'up.iou against u principal line OF
defence, We successfully repulsed h
usual diversive attacks in the San Pei
ltgr.no Nalley. the Marmolata zone.
he Felala pass. the upper Avisio and
tie upper Cprdcvule.
Along the Isonzo there was moder-
ate artillery activity. In the Monfal-
role zone hy a brilliant counter attack
Ne recaptUred "A section OF trench &C.
.lp.ed by the enemy on May Is.
The only Austrian offensive mentioned
81 the Austrian official statement was
ma, IN III" lower Tyrol. where the Aus
trans announce the capture of the
Nagegso, the occupation OF Costabella
md the rcpUlse Of Italian counter at
'asNs south OF Moscheri. as well a. the
'a,,rC Of more prisoners and guns ON
o." LugnI Torta.
tn" Italians appear, from the Aus
tran statement. 20 have taken the offen-
"'e IN thr zone Of the Col di Lana,
7here Italian attacks were repulsed.
Vienna says that the Italian effort to
'"'aKe the position south of Monfalcone.
winch Rome says was successful, failed.
TIE Qiiig.al statement issued by the
Austrian War ONCE to-day regarding
The Italian front follows:
In the coastal district and on the
Cdliu'hidu front the artillery was I'M
pedel by fog
southeast of Monfalcone the Italians
Tailed 10 recapture "A position near
Bigul
Ia Tie col III Lana zone the enemy
W., repeatedly repulsed.
10 southern TN rul we captured the
frontier ridge If Masguso. occupied
toNtabcl.a and repulsed enemy counter
attacks south of Moscheri.
On the Xugnt Torta yesterday We
captured more than 800 prisoners. in
GUIDING twelve officers, and took
'ghiecn guns and eighteen machine
Guns.
Italian reports of terrible Austrian
losses IN this fighting are untrue. Our
losses are extraordinarily small.
R"enforrrments Despatched.