The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-08-30
$4,000 AUSTR|ANS
!. TAKEN PRISONERS
! By THE ITALIANS
Enemy Retreats at Many Points,
Says Rome.
GREAT BATTLE STILL RAGING
Messages From the Front Indicate
Latin Forces Are Making Swift
Strides Toward Victory-Foe's
Losses 100000.

Rome, Aug. 27.-The battle between
the Italians and the Austrians still
RACES, with the Austrians stubbornly
retreating at many points, including
the lower Carso. Numerous messages
from the front received by ministers
Indicate that the Italians are making
swift strides toward victory. When
asked for an expression of his opinion
of the results thus far achieved In the
battle Lieut.. Gen. Count Cadorna,
commander In chief of the Italian
forces, smilingly replied: I'VE are
doing nicely, thank you"
Take 23,6oo Prisoners. Z
Raining death on their Teutonic
foes, Italy's victorious troops are
sweeping around from the north of
Goritz upon Trieste.
Forcing the passage Of the Isonzo
at IA points and taking 23,600 prison
ars, the forces of Victor Emanuel III
are hurtling toward the Istrian OBJ
Iective, with the Austrian troops fall
Ing back all along the line.
The swing from the north, which
was marked by the seizure of Monte
Santo, with legions of captives and
much booty, goes on undated.
Foes Losses 100000.
Austrian counter-attacks along the
Carso have been everywhere re-
pulsed.
The total losses of the Austrians
from all causes are reckoned at near
~ 100000. 1...
How Monte Santo Was Taken.
The official statement says:
"The battle Is beginning to reveal
Itself in its vastness. The action north
Of Goritz from August IS onward may
be epitomized as follows:
"The gallant troops of the second
army, after having thrown IA bridges
across the Isonzo under the fire of
the enemy, passed over the river on
the night of rApgpst 1919 and pro-
, ceeded ITO attack attack the Bainsizza pla-
! teal,i aIow booa n9yi
'Direftingd themselves decisiVeiy to-
=, ward the Jelenik-Vrh, front, they went
s., around the three enemy defensive lines
VI f5OHLltiCAtDi1NSpSllh' o. anu @AC'aOAi'
which crossed theReo.
ContenlporaneouslY they attacked
the samenknRsr freDa the front and
broke gthreugh,rin spite of the enemys
most stubborn defense. The conse-
uuence of this bold maneuver was the
capture of Monte Santo.
Seventy-Five Guns Captured.
"Our troops now are continuing
their advance toward the eastern Dor
der Of BainsiZza plateau, holly pursu-
Ing the enemy, who is making the most
violent resistance with large parties
of machine gunners and with light ar
tillery.
"On the Cars0 the battle came to
q standstill temporarily. Our small
advances rectified the captured posi-
tons, which were consolidated, and
the enemy's attempted counter-attack
failed under our fire.
Much Booty Taken. r.g.,
"The prisoners thus far number 600
officers and $4,000 men. We have cap
tured IS guns, including two 305 mil
imeter mortars and many guns of
medium caliber, a great number of
horses, an airpiane in perfect condi-
ton, many trench mortars and ma
chine guns and all kinds of war mate
rial, including several motor tractors
loaded with ammunition.
"The enormous difficulty of sending
supplies to our troops across zone
In which there are no roads has been
surmounted in part because of the
large supply depots abandoned by the
enemy during his retirement"