Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-05-25
AUSTRIAN LINES ARE
SMASHED ON FRONT
Of NEARLY Il MILES
Ten British Batteries and 1870
italian AirpIaneS Take Part
in Great Offensive of tine
Italian Infantry

PARIS. May si--The French ,:vsJroy-
er Bouteteu was mined ana sunk i'm 4
naval e1Es Semsur between austrian and
French. British aad Italian naval craft.
according IL m official statement today.
NEW YORK. May si.-,By Foreign
cables from European Capitals 1-Strik-
inS down Ire coast toward TriesJ, the
Italians opened The second phase of
their offensive with sweeping victory.
They broke through the entire Austrian
line from CSS,aSusvizza TO tho Adriatic.
"A front OF about fourteen miles. aud
took more than 9.o0v prisoners.
The new drive II "a direct menace 10
Trjesi- from which General CadOrIs' :
tr-CpS are now less than len miles dIs-
taut- The route lies along the Carso
plateau and the advance Of the Italians
over this difficult ground was surpris-
ing in its rspidity.
The present offensive was opened by
attacks mostly 10 the north ana east
Of Gorilla The sudden switching of
the drive 10 the southeast Of that town
evidently took the AustTians by sur
prise
The Austrians rallied at night and
launched counter attacks. but these
we're Ineffective
The extent OF the aerial cooperation
IN the attack is indicated by the mar
ticipation of isO airpIanes in dashes be-
mind the Austrian lines. in which ten
tons Of bombs were dropped 10 help
break up the enemy resistance.
The count OF prisoners perhaps rs
more impressive than anything else in
emphasizing the Importance of the Ital-
ian victory a total of nearly 10000
rarely having been taken in one day in
attacks o fthis character
The Zeppelin and the submarine figure
most prominently n war news OF the
day with = raid By airshiDs on the
English east counties announced and
the sinking of the $4,000 ton British
transport Trausylvsnis officially re-
ported
The submarine did its 6eadIiest work
IN many weeks i'm the torpedoinE OF the
Pennsylvania in the Mediterranean on
May - f1s lives being lost. With the
exception pf less than a dozen Of the
ships complement all those lost we're
army men and officers. twenty-nine of
the latter perishing- The Transatlantic
wa n former Anchor liner.
The Zeppelin raid began shortly he
fore midnight and seems like other
- ids since the British defensive meas
UreS were perfected to have been a
rather sbortiVe affair. Four airships
penetrated inland above thick rain
clouds which handicapped the raiders
and the British defensive forces alike
TIE ZeppeIins had little success in To-
eating their positions and the bombs
they dropped fell ira country districts.
the reports Indica ting that the damage
caused was ueSli=ible- while the only
casualty was one man killed in Nor
folk VILLAGE
The ZeppeIius cot away from the
pursuing alrpIancs during the thick
weather
The les; previous visit OF the Yep
pcI=us To England was Un March Il
when seveury-bOutbs were reported
dropped in several rural districts The
Zeppelin L.-22 was apparently approach
me the English coast on May - when
So was attacked by British air forces
and destroyed
Military operations ia France arc in
one Of their periodic states Of com
ra-atfve auietude The French front is
the Eveliest the Germans rescting
,i.sre after the recent French successes.
= counter attack on the Nauclerc
plateau last night was repulsed imme-
ifateIy with heavy losses 10 the Ger
mans
The Paris war Office announces that
so far in Nav $500 UnwoUUdcd Ger
mans have been captured iu the held
OF the French offensive between Sois-
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