Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

on snore. Hail the terror or pom
bardment to soldiers in trenches is
moral and consists in the extraordinary
duration Of the nervous strain. Land
batteries may IRE for days. Battle
ships. however well projected. cannot
more than Z few hours OF an enemy
base in order to carry out q thorough
bombardment OF targets on land.
When long range naval guns can be
bic. to unship them and place them in
fixed positions. The marshes between
Grade and the Isonzo mouth (the river
here forks into two branches known
0uarantia) offer excellent positions
wherein long range marine pieces can
reach the entire Austrian coast from
Monfalcone to Trieste itself.
The harbor IL small The Importance
of Grade as a purely naval base need
not be exaggerated Submarines. OF
course. AS a center Of coast defenses
its position is advantageous. nothing
more. and only in case the Austrians
many times been the object Of air at
tacks, but it ID but q tiny city without
important buildings and the damage
done has been slight. An inland canal
tire length is available only for supply
ships of light draught.
Center for Sea Planes.
As an aviation center Grade offers in.
deed excellent possibilities. Seaplane.
hover constantly over the little summer
resort with its hundred hotels and
boarding houses. Air combats have been
frequent in the neighborhood. It gives
the Italians an immense advantage in
the struggle for control Of the air
Venice is far enough removed from
Trieste. even from Pola. so that the de-
lenses can be organized and warning
given But from Grade Trieste can be
reached in less than a quarter Of ar
hour. Woe to Trieste were it not ar
unredeemed Italian city. Otherwise, n
reprisal for the wanton bombardmen
Of Venice. 1t would. I believe. veritabl,
have ceased to be. Trieste lies in full
sight of Grade and. with the Afternoon
sun Of q clear day shining on its water
front. seems but long swim across
the gulf.
Recently. however. our Italian allie,
decided that they could not permit theil
scruples about bombardinE a friendl,
city to prevent them from taking re.
venge on the chief Austrian port fol-
the brutal recklessness of Austrian air
men.
No Hope for Moderation.
The last bombardment of Venice thu
night Of June 90. did little harm Two
persons were hurt in Via Garabaldi. neal
the house where once lived John anf
I Sebastian Cabot. An unimportant work
| shop in the arsenal was slightly damaged
i But the Italian navy was convinced tina
neither respect for art and humanity, tn
| Pope's request nor the sentimentality O.
I the new Austrian empress can save Ven
ice. And .henceforth the air conflicts viii
| have a ferocity hitherto untrted.
| The following night eleven Italian plane
bombarded the large Industrial districts
U NJ A.
Perhaps some Of the Inhabitants. italian
i or Austrian. were injured. but this canno
be helped Austrians and Germans mus
be taught by blows-the only way the,
seem capable Of learnins-that air ruth
lessness will rebound upon their own head
and that until such time a. they see At t
return to the forms Of allied mentalit,
| the war will indeed be "an eye for n
eye" A gale was blowing. and one Italian
| machine. returning untouched by the Aus
! trian fire. was obliged to descend into tn,
| sea The pilot and observer were rescued
Immediately the plane later. The othe
machines got HON safely the sam,
| night.
As We sat beside the tennis court las
evening, watching an interesting game be
tween the commander Of Grade and
visiting British major Of artillery, tn,
whir of a motor caused US all to lool
up. High in the air. headed eastward
an Italian seaplane shone all golden Ii
the sunset rays.
Drops Warnings on Trieste.
Tie 10 going to scatter prfnte.
WarningD over Trieste informing tn