New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-04
Bombarding Units Within
Eight Miles of the
Stronghold
Cadorna Defeats
German Reserves
Reinforcements Fail-Em-
peror Sees Troops
Beaten Back

WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-0fhcial ad-
vices from Rome 10 the Italian Embassy
+o-dsv indicate that the Anglo-ltalisn
naval forces operating in the Gulf Of
Trieste have advanced to a point only
eight miles from the great Austrian
naval base Of Pola. where the Austrian
feet and a large Austrian army are
locked in by the fire of the English and
Italian monitors and other naval UNITS
The dispatches follow:
"A hard battle is still progressing
around the northern slope Of San Ia
briele and stretches south to the breS-
tovizzs Valley. These two points con
stitute the strongest defences Of the
Austrian line. Only by holding them
can Austria hope to prevent com
plete development Of her eastern wing
and the advance of the Italians over nat
ground. ,;r,,
everywhere, slowly but surely, destroy,
ING all the obstacles in their way ana
breaking down the defenceS OF trieste
Austrian reinforcements are contln-
uallv being brought 20 the 'front.' ou'
thew have been Of no avail thus 1ar'
The Austrian papers are full OF details
~ the arrival Of large German forces
on the Carso, where they have renewed
the battered Austrians and where they
are being beaten as completely as were
the Austrians.
Fmperor Witnessed Retreat
81. is confirmed that after the hrst
A,str;sn reverses General Boreovlc,
Austrian commander in chief on the
Italian front, appealed TO General Won
Hindenburg TO have a Bavarian, dlvis-
10, sent 10 the Italian front under me
command Of General Krattensteln, at
present on the Rumanlsn front.
according TO the Vienna 'tremdeh-
hiatt Emperor Charles OF Austria
visited the Italian front on August y
and did all within his power 10 prevent
me Austrian troops from retiring from
+bcir positions. He saw the Italian
troops advancing on Monte Santo.
When the debacle appeared in all us
yastness the garrisons Of all Austriaa
cities were rsGucedkto one-third Of
their strength and BE 'other two thirds
Of the trooDsf pushed TO the Italian
front in order to furnish fresh Gle
ments for the fight.
prom Switzerland comes the news
that thus far the Austrian losses
amount to $4,000 men, besides $500
officers.
III is rumored that General Koevess
will succeed General BOreovic as com
rnander in chief Of the Austrian troops
on the Italian front, the latter being
held responsible for the Austrian de-
fests. This information comes from
Hungary.
Tribute 20 Italian Nalor
The greatest tribute 20 the activi-
ties of the Itelian army is paid by the
Gazette of Lausanne, which says:
The Italian infantry has given
proof Of the utmost heroism. IL has
been powerfully aided by the Italian
avia.ors, whose bravery will become
legendary
The same paper, commenting upon
the Anglo-Italian monitors in the Gulf
Of Trieste, remarks that it is almost
incredible that such extensive and de-
structiye operations as those carried
on by the monitors in the Gulf or
Trieste have not in any way been in
terfered With by the units Of the
Austrian feet II must be concluded.
saws the paper. that several hundred
thousand men and the entire Austrian
feet are practically bottled up at Pola.
This Is the first intimstlon that the
naval operations in the Adrlstlc have
extended so near the Austrian naval
stronghold"