Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-18
Duino's Capture Reported.
Austrian Attacks Fail.

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ROME. May II. via London.-Austrian
troops have strongly counter attacked
the Italians in positions they had gain
ed in carrying out their offensive
movement. The enemy reaction, how
ever, has failed, the war office an
nounced. The Italians have made 1ur-
| Their progress in their drive. pushing
ahead on Mount Vodice and also south
| of Grazigna, northeast of Gorilla. the
prisoners taken by the Italians since
Monday now number 4,02l. rive addl-
tional small caliber guns have been cap
| tured.
The latest official communication says:
Julian front-The expected reaction
| of the enemy against the successes
won by our troops violently manifested
itself yesterday. but everywhere failed,
| thanks to the solid resistance OF our
men.
I'm the Bodriez region and on the
PLAYA eminence of Height 3Ss minor
Fighting in the zone between Monte
Cucco and Vodice was bitter and
| lengthy. Considerable enemy masses,
supported by the fire of numerous bat
teries. were repeatedly launched
| they were repulsed and the Fochux
bastion of Monte Cucco from Height
| GIL to Height 524 remained firmly in
| our possession. Moreover, we made
| appreciable progress toward the i'm
|
Vodice.
I'm the zone east of Gorilla enemy
counter attacks, directed particularly
against the summit of Height ia and
to the east of the Vertoibizza torrent.
broke down under our fire. Afterward
our infantry. assuming a counter Of
fensive. occupied the important height
to the south of Grazigna after a des-
perate conflict.
ION the Carso plateau the enemy.
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our pressure in the region Of Gorilla,
attempted powerful effort against our
| positions at Monte Vanacnacco and
Monte Faiti, on the northern sector of
| infantry were broken down by our
well directed fire or rolled back in
disorder after having suffered serious
! losses.
| ION the whole front from Tolmino
! to the sea there were continuous ac-
| lions by artillery of all calibers. The
| enemy artillery continues its work of
devastation on the village Of Gorilla.
| Some shells hit one of our field hos
pitfalls in Cervignano, where there were
six victims
"The number of prisoners taken by
! us from Monday up to yesterday reach
also have captured five additional guns
of small caliber.
Last night one of our airships made
| a raid in the Frigido valley. Favored
ny ClOuUS, ouT udI1uS dlkHSh OCSSCuuSO
to low altitude and dropped bombs
and fired with machine guns upon the
enemy's cantonments. The airships
returned safely to their base"
Austrian Official Report.
LONDON, May 1s.-The official state
ment issued by the Austrian war office
| last night reads:
"In the eastern and southeastern the
aters the situation is unchanged.
italian theater: After a compare
| lively calm night in the Isonso sector
fighting broke out again Wednesday
most violently The main attack of
the Italian masses. who were continu-
ously reinforced. was directed against
a chain Of heights east of the PLAYA
/ Salcano valley and our lines before the
gates of Gorilla. The fighting pro-
ness the attacking and defending forces
changing roles from hour to hour.
Fresh reserves brought up again and
again by the repulsed enemy to new
| attacks suffered great losses.
Farther south in the sector Of Monte
Hangabrilo, after repeated unsuccessful
attacks on our positions, the enemy
ceased his assaults in the afternoon.
Equally successful for us was the
fighting on the road east of Gorilla,
where there was a struggle throughout
BY evening all our trenches except
some small nests were thoroughly
| cleared of the enemy. Especial praise
| Is due the Vienna landsturm, who in a
successful counter attack captured 400
prisoners.
ELSEWHERE there was strong artillery
| action"