The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-05-29
ITALIANS FEW
MILES NEARER
TO THEIR COAL
Have Only One Barrier Be
tween Them and Capt.
tai of Austria.
AUSTRIANS REFUSE
CONCEDE VICTORY
Merely Question Few Days
Before Brazil Gets Into
: the World Fray.
BY AssOCIATEp PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
The Italians have fought their way
forward to within two miles of Dunno,
the most formidable natural barrier
between them and Trieste. The great
battle now enters its eighteenth day
without any sign of abatement in the
fury of the struggle,
Vienna stubbonly refuses to con-
ccde the Italian victories but the
map tells the story of General Ca
dorna's steady advance. Duina, at
the gates Of which the Italian guns
are now hamIaering, marks a point
at which the Car5O plateau almost
touches the sea. Protected by the
ocean on the one side 1T is power
fully defended to the north by Mount
Querceto, a height of considerable
magnitude which dominates the coun-
try for many miles around. At the
foot of Mount QuercetO, facing west,
lies the the little town of Dunno, anu
the Italians have smashed them way
to within a few hundred yards Os
this village 1t is possible that lull
will occur before they attempt the
formidable task of storming Mount
Querceto.
From no other theatre of the war
comes any news Of Importance, bur
the political situation continues of
absorbing interest.
Dispatches from Brazil indicate
that it is merely a question of DAYS.
if not hours, before the Brazilian par
hament-~f0Ilows the lead of the ad-
ministratiOn and aHgns Brazil with
the eleven nations now fGhting the
central powers. At the same time a
new crisis is threatened between
tSpain and Germany through the sink
ing of a Spanish passenger ship with
q heavy loss Of life. This disaster
occurs on the heels of the announce
ment from Madrid that Germany had
given satisfactory assurances in re
ply to Spain's latest note regarding
the destruction of Spanish ships by
German submarines. No details, how
ever, have been received in regard
to the sinking Of the passenger liner
and it is possible that the tragedy
was not due to a U-bOat.
The battle between the reaction
aries and liberals in Austria-Hun-
gary goes merrily forward and there
are reports of further impending
ministerial designations in Vienna
and Budapest. Sensations are prom
ised at the sessions of the Austrian
parliament but it remains to be seen
how much news will be able to escape
the censor.
In Germany the violence Of the at
lacks on Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollwegg indicates the aCuteness OF
the political crisis, but the recess OF
the reichstag renders even more
- meagre than usual the information
that seeps across the border
London, May 28.-"Fostile raiding
parties were repulsed last night
northwest of Cherisy and south OF
Lens" says today's official report OF
the Franco-Belgian front operations
I'VE inflicted a number of casualties
On the enemy by rife and machine
gun fire and secured prisoners.
Successful raids were made by US
north of Armentieres and in tn,
neighbOrhood of WvtsChaete. Oul
troops reached the German supper
line and captured between 20 and 81
prisoners"
The Germans are bombarding heav
ilv French positions in the region o
Dead Man Hill and Hill BOA on thu
Verdun front.
A French detachment penetrated t.
the second German line near Uffhotz
in Alsace, and found many dead il
the trenches. Prisoners were brough
back.