Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-25
ONLY TEN MILES
AWAY FROM CHIEF
AUSTRIAN. SEAPORT
Break Through Enemy
Lines and Capture
5000 Prisoners.
RECEIVE VALUABLE AID
FROM BRITISH BATTERIES
Ground Difficult for Military Op-
erations Still to Be Traversed
Before Objective Is Gained.
COMPARATIVE QUIET IN WEST
! German Submarines Sink Two More
Big Steamers, Causing Loss
OF f5S Lives.
RECEIVE VALUABLE AID
FROM BRITISH BATTERIES
QUIET IN WEST
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On front OF nearly ten miles on
the Carso plateau the italian troops
have smashed the Austrian line hard
and have taken various positions from
the town of CastaGnavizza to the head
of the Gulf Of Trieste. In their re-
newal OF their offensive the Italians
received valuable aid from some Of the
nine British batteries that have hauled
their big guns down to the Isonzo
front TO help i'm the efforts aimed at
the conquest of Trieste. Austria's big
seaport on the Adriatic.
Not alone were the Italians success
ful in capturing numerous points OF
vantage. but more than 5000 Austrian
prisoners. including officers in excess
Of 800, we're taken. The Austrians are
declared to have been taken COM
pletely by surprise by the sudden on
slaught of the Italians. who, to divert
attention from the southern end of the
Isonzo limo, had struck n hard blow,
to the north. When the Austrians re-
covered from their surprise they
launched heavy counterattacks, but the
Italians tenaciously held their ground.
The new advance of the Italians
brings them appreciabiy nearer to
Trieste, which, from the lower part
Of tho line. is less than ten miles away.
The ground travcrscd and yet to he
passed over is difficult for military
operations and even with other sue
cessful advances, such as the last one.
the objective of the italians will not
he attained except by fighting OF a
most desperate nature.
INTENSIVE ARTILLERY
DUELS IN PROGRESS
Comparative quiet still prevails on
the western front in France held by
the British. but farther south around
the bend in the line from Scissors.
eastward. intensive artillery duels are
in progress between the French and
the Germans. being most severe IN the
regions OF Moulin eNauclerc. the
California plateau and Chevreux
on none OF the other fronts has here
been an engagement OF any great i'm
portance.
The eNhortations OF the Russian Min
lister OF War. NJ. Kercnsky. that the
Russian troops cease their attitude Of
pasSiveneSs and go into the fray with
the object Of bringing about the neces-
sary defeat of Germany, evidently are
hearing fruit. The entire garrison OF
Scbastopol Russia's big fortress and
naval station in the Crimea. has re-
uucsted unanimously that il be per-
mitted to so 10 the Riga front and give
battle to the Germans.
German submarines have sent to the
bottom two more big steamships, and
caused the loss OF 4JS lives. The vee-
scs were the British steamer Transyl-
rania. acting as transport, which
was sunk in the Mediterranean. and
the French steamer SontaE. with pas
scngcrs from Saloniki for Marseilles.
Under cover OF the clouds. four Ger
man airShips, presumably Zeppelins.
have carried out bombing raid on the
eastern counties of England. Only one
person was killed, and the damage
done by the explosives was slight. In
the thick weather, the marauders es-
capped undamaged. although British
airmcn rose and attempted to engage
them.