Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-29
RESERVES MASSED IN
DESPERATE ATTEMPT
TO PROTECT TRIESTE
Cadorna's Guns Are Thunder
ing at Gates of Dunno, Great
est Barrier Between Him
and His Goal

ROME CVia Eondon), May 2s-The
Italians have crossed the Timavo river
and coupled the village of San Clio
vanni, northwest of Dunno, near the
Gulf of Triest. the war office an
nounces. They have captured nine s-inch
NEW YORK, May 2s.-(By foreign
cables from European capitals )-Tha
Italians have fought their way forward
to within two miles of Dunno, the most
formidable natural barrier between
them and Triest. The great battle now
enters its eighteenth day without any
sign Of an abatement in the fury of
struggle. Vienna stubbornly refuses to
concede the Italian victories, but thu
map tells the story of General Cador-
mas steady advance.
Dunno, at the gates of which the Ital-
ian guns are now hammerinE, marks a
point at which the Carso plateau almost
touches the sea. Protected by the
ocean on the one side, it is powerfullv
defended by the north to Mount Quer-
ceto, height of considerable maEni-
tude which dominates the country for
many miles around. At the foot OF
Mount Querceto, facing west, lies the
little town Of Medeazza, and the Ital.
ians have smashed their way to within
a hundred yards OF this village. 1t Is
possible that lull will occur before
they attempt the formidable task Of
storming Mount Querceto
From no other theater comes anv
news OF Importance but the political sit
uation continues of absorbing interest.
Dispatches from Brazil state that IL
is merely question of days before the
Brazilian parliament follows the lead
OF the administration and aligns Brazil
with the eleven nations now fighting
the central powers. At the same time
a new crisis is threatened between
Spain and Germany through the sink
ing Of a Spanish passenger ship with
ours on the heels of the announcement
from Madrid that Germany had giveh
satisfactory assurances in reply to
SPANS latest note regarding the de-
struction of Spanish ships by German
submarines. No details, however, have
been received in regard to the sinking
of the passenger liner, and it is pos.
sible that the tragedy was not due to
U-boat -.--
The battle between the reactionaries
and liberals in Austria-Hungary goes
merrily forward and there are reports
Of further impending ministerial resig-
nations in Vienna and Budapest Sem
sations are promised at the sessions Of
the Austrian parliament, but 1t remains
to be seen how much news will be able
to escape the censor.
In Germany the violence of the at
tacks on Won Bethmann-Hollweg indi-
Gates the acuteness of the political cri-
sis, but the recess Of the reichstag rem
ders even more meager than usual the
information that seeps across the Dor
der.
Today's statements from the various
war offices regarding the Franco-Bel-
gian front operations reveal somewhat
heavy fighting at a few points, but no
marked changes in the situation. The
Germans continue efforts to regain
control of the important observation
points recently wrested from them by
the French in the Champagne. Paris
reports the repulse of all these at
tacks. German army headquarters an
nounces the capture of a line of French
trenches south of Moronvilliere in the
Champagne. The French report on this
operation declared all the ground taken
by the Germans was recovered in a
counter-attack.