The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1917-09-01

not been reformed. Remaining for
titled positions have been enveloped
The way to Trieste and Tolomino Is
open. A strip seven miles deep and
seven miles wide has been nipped
from the Austrian line.
That is the summary of General
Cardinals great drive received at the
Italian embassy here today. The dis
patch contained details OF the battle
glowing with inspiration.
Italian bands played the italian
hymns as the troops swept forward to
the assault. The brought upon them
selves a shower OF Austrian esphyxi-
ating shells-but the gallant musici-
ans never stopped playing until the
heights had been won.
The attack on Monte Santo was
made from three sides. Three great
bodies Of troops were employed. To
each was committed the colors of the
Italian flag, red, green and white.
The three pieces were united and
flung to the breeze only when all the
troops had reached the
Vienna Admits Defeat
The Austrian official statement of
August 23 admits the defeat. attri-
buting 1t to the numerical superiority
Of the Italians. But the Austrian
papers are quoted In Rome as taking
a very gloomy view Of the whole sit
uation.
The Neue Freie Presse Of Vienna
is quoted as follows:
There Is no need to do as the os-
triches do. The Italian offensive has
been successful and IL this success is
our defense will be In very
grave danger"
The official dispatch from Rome
describing the victory was translated
for the International News Service
today at the embassy as follows:
"Bainsizza is new example OF
warfare. 1t is a high plateau, 500
meters above the sea level between
the Isonze and Chiapovano valleys.
1t is fifteen miles long and ten miles
wide. The second army assaulted 1t
after crossing the Isonze under fire
on fourteen bridges which the engin-
GERS built during the battle.
Entire Line Captured.
After the crossing, the Italian
troops captured the whole Of the
Austrian first line position in the
west Of the plateau. Then while one
part Of the army advanced against
the second line. another part circled
to the north Of the plateau enevelop-
Ing the whole position on the flank.
This caused the rapid fall Of the
whole Austrian defense system and
the quick retreat Of the defenders
across the pateau. closely pursued
and harrassed by Italian troops
down the eastern slopes and across
The Chiapovano valley.
"The battle was hard fought
throughout and the maneuver was
only possible because of the impetu-
,sity of the Italian commander, which
moved the enemy himself to compare
their attack for reckless daring only
with some Of the NEST famous assault
troops OF the Japanese.
THE Tribuna correspondent saws
that the battle was the most impor-
tant of the war, not only in the size
Of its gains, but in the skill and ac-
curacy with which the plans were
carried out.
THE steep slopes of the Bainsizza
on the Isonze were defended by pow
erful trench systems. redoubts, dug
outs and caves, all concealing a vast
of machine guns. Yet all
this vast fortress was taken.
Under the command of General
Cardona and General Capello, of the
second army, huge masses of troops
were Unanswered with the facility of
small unity. Each was given an OBJ
jective and each objective was at
tanned on schedule with mathemati-
cal precision.
After whole divisions had hurled
themselves across the Isonze, the
first capture was the village of Can
ale, seat OF the Austrian headquart-
ers. Every house and every ruin
sheltered machine gun.
General Corsi, military critic of
the Tribuna, says that the fate of the
Tolimno position will be the same as
that of the Monte Santo. 1t will fall
by development"
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