The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-01-11
BEGINNING OF HUN
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
WILDLY DESCRIBED
Associated Press Correspondent
Tells How the Austro-G German
Drive Was Launched Gorilla
Scene Of Much Hard Fighting.
Bv Associated Press.
headquarters OF the Italian ARM.
AnIaInannA IinlA n.....L.- LIL.-

Northern Italy. December 49, tBy
maiD Gorizia Is a symbol ION to
Guriziu was the cry of the Duke Of
Austa's soldiers As they pressed
through the little town Of Lucincu "a
few months ago. fighting their way
down 90 the lsouzo river. then across
the western bridge leading 20 the city.
when the cry changed g. Gorilla az
last"
Then. u week ago. THU We rryersol
when the overW hclmiug invading force
OF acknowledgements took up th's slme
cry. "Ou 10 Gorizia press uE down
FROM the north. across BE % .rtheru
bridge To- the city. aud ending VIA
'Goriziu Jj last
Thus Gorizin has become e symbol
of the huge change which mas occur
red within the las, ten days. II was
ono uf the mrthcst points forward "a
ih, italian lire. a." ctutrr ~ . ,lsJ
area or fighting front stretching from
P'cxzo. far in the north. down tu tho
Adrlatic 40 Muntcfalconc. and 10 wa
The most populou~ ami important city
900 the great crescent of territory which
thp Italian army has sliced of south
Western Austria some six hundred
square miles boo pu Ana so Gorizit
Nas symbolic Of that entire region
which has twice changed hands ia
This wli and Of the furthrst udNlu""
Iu tho It-f italian campaigns.
Visited Gorlsib just min days usp
aud saw ,ro city uu an, eye Of its 1V-
nu, % WIS the last visit made thar
o., anyone outside the military before
thr retreat began. The rear ~ the
great Nusiro-tctmau offensive ale
ready hud commenced. though for ihc
moment % was taken fur % spu-modt"
renewal of the ,~apuouado which hH
been going un for weeks within 20
hours the enemy had ctur-,d ia, ls"r d.
zl tftcu miles further north turned
th. Italian left wing, beaten back tho
Second arm under General CIpcll'.
threatened to c@nvc'upr the Third army
under the Duke uf Ao-tt brother "t
the kIrp OF ITALY ana put boz 'N'ou-
zion thai gigantic hlmJncr-strohc h>
which they hoped go finish ltnly iul
c.iupl, the whole entente.
Ni~it Mad hN invitation
Tho visit was made hy Invitation oi
TIA, supreme command with &c starr
editor from headquarters as escort n
W. sped along the rpad iu the Mig army
uutu voted there were no troops
a.oul the road and bordering fields as
. ,-rrr,,,htr Verdun or u
49,. .,. 80 t1,,d.rs This nb-,nce
,f ,,.,,s Ion the rem was part II the
system adopted. % was explained. Al
IN, ,,.provisioninp Of the army was
,.,bt ana tho r,nd. w,r, ltet
l,,, a, a,,s MOST of th, timc
Ton miles out ,e crossed the Italian
A,,.u,,r frop,t,r and entered Austria.
m. r.,utt,, v,. mnr.,d Dol, un ompt,
49,, . IN. r,,tutaiu current had ruq
a., 1r,-. v.,e -erub tre.- along tho
h,.t. and our escort noted the strange
Ca. ,,,. t,,r. w.r, unit, numerous IN
mo, nnrts and back To- the JULIAN
A.. |,,r mo frontier bridge was a
80. az s,ldi,rs pnipr home for tw,
,yc.ts leave thcy looked very happy
o,,t,. un,o,sclous 81 the y
r,n. th,v Varc making from the crash
ca ,.,ur , fow hn,.rs later.
A, c,rmnns an Austrian village on
,b, ,.,a IN. signs above the shop,
go, an ID, italian hovinr the itai-
.t v.rs right IN the claim that AL
ara. ,. .., ,as racial, Italian. Al
~ 80, ,u. 80 statute If n,
Ar.od,k. Nnyimiian which had jus
,nr.n.h nueor experience
Etu., IfuIIuu Nu'tltTs nuN-luE illtNEt
t. ..,r b,l s.,n the statute. and not
80, ,,utr,r with Macmillan the,
80 -, A. ia, th. prent Geunsc nav.
80, ,br.tnph,r columbus. witt
,,,, tt,li,r fpr,or thcy had decorate,
~. .,ntr,, ana there stood MnXimil.
.r utb e,rlnnds about his neck plac.
"a mo-. A., ttnlian soldiers.
rr. r,Dnonade hogan tu be hoard foI
,h. ,-s, Tim. ION miles west Of Go
,i,i, low rumble to the north ant
...,b rnv and thea the mufflo,
t,uu ~ , GREAT gun. DAY hy day III,
r,. ~. eating heavier. said our as
,, M, kr,w Inc ground h, hourt
, "a, ,adrd thot Inc oncmy force
| - u,,rensed from iau buttll
s2o b,ttnlious.
Iuciui,,, Hail DESTROYED.
a., r,serd through the town %
In. t,r.out .tiburb of Gorizii
.,n a., %, ha,f DESTROYED. AlouI
G ,n,tr street ram rows ~ hattcrc,
t,pat.,y v.th walls half down AN.
.t.u MD. making ugly gn-bc- Bu
business was going on, men were =
an. Cd. ana women and girls stroll
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