The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-12
Thrown Into Fray with Ger
mans and Austrians i'm Eff
fort to Stop Advance
AUSTRIA SUSTAINS
IMMENSE LOSSES
Total Casualties in Two Weeks Totaled
$4,000 Men - Cannon and Machine
Guns Lost - Anglo-American Commits
sion Watches Battles.

SlOH WATCHES baILleS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. II. - Turkish
rc-inf0rcemcnts have been thrown into
the campaign along the Isonzo front,
along with German troops, in an effort
to save the Austrian forces from the
disaster threatening them rs result of
the success of Gen. Cadorna S offensive
drive toward Triest This became
known when the Italian embassy re-
ceived official word that Turkish and
German soldiers had been taken prison
ers with the Austrians by the Italians.
The despatch read:
1.-The Austrian communicates relating
to the 1sonzo battle and the battle be-
tween the Hermada and Selo are brand
ed as false by the Italian official com
munique. Not only have the Austrians
not succeeded in dislodging the Italians
/ from any of the positions they have oc-
cupied during the present offensive, but
4 the Italian advance is everywhere slow
4 ly but surely progressing. The Aus
i
small advantage south of Selo, but the
Italian troops Immediately counterat-
/ tackled and not only re-established the
line but advanced slightly on a ten-mile
! line.
"The battle is still proceeding with
Inundated fury, both on the Isonzo front
and against the Hermada. On the Ison-
10 front the Italian troops are gaining
one by one all the fortified points which
protect the Austrian lines Of defense.
On the eastern slope Of San Gabrielle,
q CHE western is already in the hands of
the Italians,) toward Triest, the Ital-
ians have succeeded in occupying the
tunnels Of the Dunno railway, which
were found stored with material and am.
munition. The battle on this particu
lar sector is developing on a seven-mile
: front.
"As a further answer to the false
statements Of the Austrian command
the Italian communique says that be.
tween the 18th of August and the / At OF
September the Austrian losses complete
" accounted for, amount to 1872. 900 dead
wounded and missing. The number of
prisoners is more than $4,000, among
= whom are numerous Germans and Turks
: The Austrian statement is not only false
in regard to the operations on land, but
, also in the air. The Italian aviator'
! in their first raid over Pola destroye,
the naval docks, a submarine, and sanl
. fully laden ship.
In the very near future, when tn,
3 italian army will have reached the new
detectives which were assigned to j
e after the capture of Monte Santo. i
I will be seen how great and decisive th
Austrian defeat has been, in spite o
:. the help which both Germany and Tur
I. kcy have given Austria
J: An unofficial despatch from Rome to
:. day indicates that an Anglo-Americal
!. commission il inspecting the Italian
{ front The despatch reads
The Anglo American military com
j. mission, after visiting the middle Isonz
front and witnessing the action tina
l. was in progress there, proceeded to tn
! Gorilla front and thence to the CarSC
|. where the members of the commission
were received by the Duke of AostG
d commander of that sector of the Italia
front
d 1.-THE commission, accompanied b.
: General Zorro, visited MonfalconC
v Grade and Aquileta.
: "The commission will visit the battle
field before the Bainsizza plateau an
= then proceed to the TrentinO front. -
. A cablcgram from Rome received her
: intimates that an agreement has bee
II negotiated between the Italian foreig
in Office and Premier Pachiteh of Serb;
- who has been in Rome several days
a 'The Serbian premier, Pachitch,
said the despatch, "is still in Rome an
= has had numerous conservations wit
"a Premier Bozelli and Baron SonninO, mil
q lister for foreign affairs. 1t is announce
n that Premier Paehitch will shortly T
n turn to Corfu. The opinion is espresso
81 in the Italian press that the Corfu res
" lutions, relating to a proposed Serb
n .lugoslav state, will be somewhat mod
N fed when the real situation and tn
~ significance of the Italo-Serbian agre
= ment becomes known