New Britain herald., 1917-08-29
AUSTRIAN RETREAT
TURNED into R0UT
Emperor Charles Sees Troops Flee
Before italians

Washington, Aug. 29.-The Italian
/ Their dispatches relating to the pro-
gress of the offensive against Aus
tria. saying:
The clear sight and superiority of
the Italian command are more evil
dent daily.
THE enemy, now in rout on the
high plateau of Bainsizza, attacked
and pushed back on the eastern side
of the Carso, is vacillating under the
continuous assaults and is trying to
escape, leaving behind him great
quantities of foodstuffs. guns and
war materials of every description.
The correspondent of The Tri-
buna, describing the conquest of
Monte Santo. says that this success
crowns all the series of works anti
efforts since May on the Vodice and
on the Sella, joining the Vodice to
Monte Santo, where the Italians for
incessant fire.
Before the offensive of May Monte
Santo was a part of the Austrian de-
fensive organization of Bainsizza Pla-
teau, which is situated between the
Isonzo and Chiapovano valleys. The
enemy attempted to bar every pos
sible access to the high plateau by
establishing formidably fortified lines
resting on natural fortresses such as
vodice, Monte Cucco and Monte San
to, constituting a great defensive bar
rier of the Valley of Prohot.
When Vodice fell to the Italians
the Austrians withdrew the barrier on
the line Monte Santo-Krobilek. Today,
after the capture of Monte Santo, the
chief immediate advantages obtained
by the Italians are the destruction of
the barrier of the Phohot Valley as
g. path to the Bainsizza Plateau, the
freeing of the Gorilla zone of Aus
trians-who heretofore had been
able to hre upon the city-and the
isolating Of the Velikivrid from the
San Gabrielle and San Daniele hills.
THE morning of the oath, after a
very intense bombardment, the Ital-
ians proceeded to the assault of Mon
to Santo in two columns, one coming
from the Vodice. attacking Monte
santo from the northern side. taking
4 line Of enemy trenches and reach
ing the summit, the other column
climbing the mountain from the west
ern, or frontal. side. After two hours
| the two columns met on the summit.
| where the church and monastery,
| which were built in the Middle Ages,
| were already in ruins and full of
corpses. The Italians passed on and
| through the Austrian .obstructions
| and into their caves, capturing them.
These positions were well supplied
with arms and materials, which the
Italians captured, together with many
wounded men.
The victorious Italians then de-
| seconded to the Valley of Gargaro,
| clearing 1t of the enemy and taking
| many prisoners and considerable
quantity of booty.
1.-The new Austrian line Is indefinite.
and 1t is uncertain how far they re-
treated, as their retirement was a
genuine rout.
1 Tho latest Austrian newspa pers
are describing the great battle on the
italian front as witnessed by Aus
TRANS. On tho 22d Emperor Charles.
escorted by the chief of staff. was
present at the headquarters of Gen
eral Boroevic, inspecting the Austrian
positions on the plateau OF Tarnova
and tho chief Notifications of the
Carso. Emperor Charles was greatly
Impressed by the grandeur OF the
bonabar(ment and by the Irresistible
advenoo Of tho Italian soldiers. The
emperor had before him the summit
Of Monte posso, Faiti and Conca
Bisha, then under Italian Are. which
tsauakep1aed them into volcanoes