Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-29
NO SIGN OF ABATEMENT
~ FURY or STHi t,t,I.E:

~ FURY or STR, GGLE:
The great baltic IN this MAR thea
ter entered its eighteenth day With
on, ANY sign OF any abatcment III the
fury Of the struggle. Vienna stub
borny refuses TO conccdc the Italian
Victories. but the map tells the story
"f General cadorna's steady advance.
puiiIo. AT tho gates Of which the I,al-
ian guns are now sammcrng. marks a
p"int at which the carso plateau AL
mos, touches the sea. Protected by the
ocean on the one side. il il power
fully defended TO the north hy Mount
cu"rceto. "a height Of considerable mag
n'iudc. which dominates the country
Tor many miles around. Al the foot OF
Mount Qucrccto. facing west. lies the
ittl" town "f M"dcHzza. aud the Italians
have smashed their way 10 within "A
fcw hundred yards of this village II is
possible that lull viii occur before
they attempt the formidable task OF.
>t"rmmS Mount Qucrccto
10 the north. in The vicinity OF
iaIniano. the Italians have captured
fortified Austrian trenches. and along
The Julian front have made further
gains and consolidated positions prev!-
ously taken. The Austrian War Office
asserts that sundays attacks by tho
Italians near Jamiauo were rcpulscd
and that nca; CastaSnicvizza attempts
III All advance by the Italians failed.
" asserts also that the Italian casual
ties hay. been very heavy. the ground
heforc the Austrian positions being
covered with Italian dead More than
1900 unwouudcd Italians. had been
captured UP to sunday. says the state
incnt 1000 of them having been made
prisoners on the Carso plateau
TWELVE GERMAN MACHINES
DESTROYED ON MONDAY
British airmen are continuing to op-
crate extensively against the Germans
on the front in France. Twelve Ger
man machines were destroyed in fights
in the air on Monday and ten others
were sent to the ground out of control
Another machine fell victim TO British
antiaircraft guns. Three British ma
chimes failed to return To their ba Sc
Dealing with Sundays air lighting, the
German War Office says German air
men shot down twelve airplancs and
two captive balloons.
From no other theater comes any
news of importance. but the political
situation continues OF absorbing in
tcrcst.
Dispatches from Brazil indicate that
il is merely Il question of days before
the Brazilian Parliament follows the
lead of the administration and aliGns
Brazil with the eleven nations now
lighting the central powers.
Meanwhile. the situation in Spain
with regard to Germany's illegal acts
toward that country continues TO grow
in intensity. Resolutions adopted by a
great mass meeting of partisans of the
entente in Madrid have been presented
to the Spanish Minister Of the Interior.
These assert that Spain should not re-
main isolated from the European con-
nict. but that she should break off
diplomatic relations with Germany and
accept all the consequences from the
action which she is compelled to adopt
for the defense of her dignity
The battle between the reactionarics
and liberals in Austria Hungary goes
merriiy forward and there arc reports
Of further impending ministerial rcsiG-
nations in Vienna and Budapest. Sen
sations arc promised at tho sessions of
tho Austrian Parliament, but 1t re-
mains to be seen how much news will
ba able to escape the censor
In Germany tho violence of tho at
lacks on Chancellor Won Bcthmann-
Hollweg indicates the acutcness of the
political crisis. but the rocess of the
CONTINUED on Second Pnge.)