The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-29
|DUAL MONARCHY IS
I RUSHING MORE MEN
TO HALT CAOORNA
Italians Attacks Become Ven.
table Pounding Process in
Advance on Trieste
RUSSIAN LEADERS
CALL FOR ADVANCE
Indications f oint to Early Re-
sumption of Activity On
! Part of Slavs-French Beat
Of Attacks

London, May 2S.-"Across the pros
trate body OF the Hapsburg empire
leads the road to final victory"
An eminent military critic thus
commented this evening on the days
news from the Austro-Italian front
recording new smashing advances by
Cadorna's armies especially his right
wing toward Trieste.
Judging by reports pouring in from
all sides 1t seemed that this comment
strikingly sums up the situation az
created by the Italian drive and fts
consequences. At the recent confer
ence between Premier. Lloyd George
and French and Italian statesmen in
Southern France, it Ia rumored the
plan now being executed was decided
upon: The crushing of Austria Hun
gary.
Pounding process in Progress.
Two weeks ago Cadorna struck.
He followed blow with blow until
now his offensive has developed into
a pounding process with hammer
strokes alternating swiftly, unceas-
ingly. From the far-fiung Russian
battle front the Austrian high conn
! mand has drawn every available man
to I'LL the gaps on the Isonzo. Sixty
thousand men in dead wounded and
missing Is the Austrian toll up to dafN
front dispatches estimated today. Ana
still troop trains are hurrying at top
speed from the Russian to the Itaitau
front. Every day as the Its1iAns %.
lister new gains the Imperative,
number in these is reduced and the
Galiciant front is stripped Of an addf-
tfonal few thousands.
D ~ Sla<s, x<orFninE Up. IS
And in the midst of this terrific
strain on the dual monarchy the Rus
slams suddenly are beginning to show
fight. There we're strong signs totay
that the Muscovites are about to join
in the pounding process vienna's
official war bulletin opened thus:
There was heavy Russian artillery
fire in places which we answered"
AS for Austria's side of the Isonso
story. 1t continues to be told in 4
highly confident tenor. The Aus
TRAN defenses,' said the Vienna war
offiie today. remains unbroken. Mora
than 1900 Italians have been cap
tured since the beginning of the bait
tie
"On to Trieste" Is Battle Cry.
But ION to Trieste continues the
battle cry of King Victor EmmanueFa
armies and on to Trieste they are
moving, mile by mile. day by day.
Specific mention is made by the Rome
war ONCE OF every Village CApluISQs
every height or hillock stormcd. and
those gains. military experts here efn-
phastxed. cannot be explained away.
Last night and today Cadorna's
forces made further strides along the
Adriatic literol. They crossed thA
Timavo river in dashing storm run
and did not stop until they were mas
ters of the important Village of San
Giovanni. slightly northwest of the
watering place Dunno. which thus
becomes untenable. Nine l4s-milli-
meter guns "of recent pattern and
in excellent condition" were snatchod
from tho retreating Austrians. Fur.
ther north, below Jamiamo. fhey
stormed series OF powerfully forti.
fed positions.
Meanwhile Conrad Won Heatxen.
dorff is striking back hard, but 80
far without avail In the Gorilla area.
In one counter thrust yesterday hin
troops managed to gain a foothot4
in the italian lines only to be driven
out again. hwever. Fierce fighting
continues all aleHs the trent.
RUSSIAN GENERALS CALL
TO ARMIES TO STRIKE
petrovrad Nav 81 yia TCuaon MAJ