Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-12

big seaport city, hoping to capture 1t
first. and then. possibly, drive across
Austria toward the Austrian capital
Of Vienna.
And the Italians had made good
progress, hadn't they?" said Helen.
They had made wonderful prog
ress,' answered Uncle Harry, because
their lighting had been principally up
the mountain sides-the Alps. II had
taken General Cadorna more than a
year to drive the Austrlans from many
Of their mountain strongholds, and he
was in a position to threaten Trieste.
The Austrian people knew that and the
Austrian Government was anxious to
do something TO cheer the spirits OF
the people, and, OF course, the sol
diers, who had been suffering defeats
for many months. The German Gov
eminent was also anxious TO win some
sort Of a victory that would cheer the
| German people and help take the sting
out Of the losses the German army has
been suffering In France and Bel
GUM lately. Also, and this is very i'm
pOrtant, Germany saw the possibility
Of completely defeating General Ca
dorna's army and winning control OF
Northern Italy. This, you see' and
Uncle Harry moved his pencil over to
the western end OF the northern part
, OF italy where IL touched France, would
shut italy of. by land, from railroad
= communication with France and Eng
, land"
= Then italy would have to depend OF
Z getting her supplies by the sea. anC
II hoN srfrr h. ~ A
trian submarines a better chance L
defeat Italy, wouldn't IT, asked Joe
: who was studlously examining the map
Exactly said Uncle Harry. SO
Germany sent Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen and several hundred Thousand
experienced soldiers. mostly from tn,
eastern fronts TO the Italian border
The Germans took with them many bis
guns. Mackensen executed a very smsr
military move. Some Of his soldiers h,
sent down toward Trieste to Join thu
Austrians; the remainder he masseC
farther north on the border where there
are passes through the mountain rang
4 known as the Julian Alps Then at
signal, he surprised the Italians. en-
. gaging them down In the direction o
r Trieste with part OF his troops, Will
r his other forces fought their wa
through those mountain passes in tn
To- north. With the assistance Of his pow
d erful artillery, and by moving with re
z markable rapidity, Won Mackensen &c
Is the main portion OF his army thrOug
the mountains and out TO the fiat c0uT
n try. Then, with that part OF his arm
IS that was cooperating with the Aus
d trlans he drove down on the Italian
from the east, at the same time h
main army was attacking from Oh
" north. The italian army. Il has sine
W been learned. did not have enough al
Id tillery, and General Cadorna, attacke
in on two sides, had 10 retreat"
ic But a good many Of General CT
dorna's soldiers were hemmed in on a
l. sides before they had a chance 10 r
~ treat and were captured" said Jimm
IN Yes, the Austro-Germans took mar
In thousands OF prisoners-the dispatch
les said somewhere around 10000" al
n swered Uncle Harry, but you must r
D. member that General Cadorna's arm
T. numbered more than 100000 men.
il was really wonderful that he w
able 10 retreat with so many soldie
l." and lose such a comparatively SIN;
numbre."
And the German army didn't ca
~ ture all the northern part Of Italy, d
~ IT, asked Helen.
-N NO, IL did not" said Uncle Harr
a, And as soon as word OF the Germs
H. victory reached Paris and London. r
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