Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
Id that a living stone Ind found q

told that a flying stone had found n
mark.
They have THE range" said tho
escort as VIC struggled TO our feet. aud
one shot means that another VIII
follow"
There WAS hasty scramble from
! the battlemcnt. over the tons of debris
thrown up. which now completely
blockcd tho three-foot path SkirtinS thc
wall. viii Irwin. of New York. and
been nearest the shell when il struck
md was not only half-covcrcd by the
lphcaval but the, flying clay came
with such force that it fastened To his
storncoat aS though put on 10y a
nason'S trowcl. The man with the
blood on his temple WAS taken Ia the
aear-by military hospital. located III
nc citadel, where the tritiine cut VAS
dressed by the surgeons. as a matter
2f prccaution against injection.
This she'll had suddenly brought to
j Close our observation of The battle
'front.'. w.th ~! it ;.'aGrdy nnd nlaics,i"
beauty. But WORST uf all. il i,ut al
end to all visits to Gorilla. for the of
nccr said no further chances OF this
kind could be taken. and on his rccont-
mcudation. the general staff that night
ordered "A diScon:nuance of all visits.
II WAS just as well. for now the great
offensive of tho enemy burst uncNpcct-
cdly. and with il came tho retreat from
the Gorilla line. Fortunately. or un-
fortunately. | had seen IL at the last
moment, when the tide was turning.
At the cafe where we went for lunch
the officer from headquarters laid out
the big military map on the table. and
eNrla incd the military situation. II
was this: The enemy was bringing
great masses Of men to tho north Of
the E;aneizza plateau. His design was
evident. The Italians by their last adj
vance had swung n ring which MAS
threatening Trieste. To s4ve Trieste
the enemy must force the Italians back
TO tho lsonzo River. as another Italian
offensive would clear the CarSo range
and give the Italians the mastery of
Trieste. To the enemy. the time had
come when he must act before the Ital-
ians played their final card and held
the jewel OF the Adriatic.
ENEMY LOSES 40 TIME IN
HIS PART or GAME
AZ We pored over the map. the in
crcasins roar % the artillery told that
part of the military game. The pro-
rrietor Of the cafe was an Intelligent
old man. and ! asked him if the fire
We heard WAS the same usual. lie
shook his head and said: NO. il is very
much heavier. and it seems as though
something was gong TO happen. This
was the instructive feeling of the PEG
pie on tho spot. who had gone through
this day after day for months. They
felt the blow coming.
on tho corner there were two women
of the working class talking together
under an umbrella. for il was raining
hard Their indifference 10 she'll
ing seemed strange, and | stopped to
ask them il tho bombardmcut did not
brighten them and keep them awake at
night.
They were puzzled for a moment. as
though not comprchcnding such an in
curry. And then they shrugged their
shoulders.
We arc used u it," they said Il,
used TO friehten us AT first and the
children still cry at night. Du, wha;
can We do
These were typical townswomcn.
who had got habituated 70 the danger
and destruction all around them, and
were now stopping on the street cor
ner in the rain 10 exchange the latest
gossip. one or the women had the
features Of an Austrian. and she smiled
as she heard the rumble of the Aus
! TRAN guns and looked on toward the
enemy lines SO near.
Within three hours when We 20; ba II
TO headquarters. the fun force OF til,
blow had been struck. and the 2rca,
Austro-icrulan offensive agains. italy
was III full operation.