The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-23
Italians Expect Scene of
Coming Operations to Be
Staged on Mountain Front

Tomba. Both Of them come down
from Trent, the Austrian storm center
which sends forwad troops and sup
plies through both these valleys 10 the
mountain fronts beyond. From Trent
the enemy has railroads down both
these valleys.
The Lagarina valley comes straight
south to Verona and the open plain. 1t
was down here that the enemy made
his first rush two years ago, pushing
from Reverto west toward Mount Pa
Sublo. He was driven back then. and
all the indications are that he will be
held again II he comes that way.
The most important approach is by
the way OF Val Sugana, or Brenta river.
From its headwaters near Trent the
Brcnta makes a wide circuit before IT
comes down to the open plain at Bas-
sano, and II j. within this circuit that
the Asago plateau and the hardest
fighting ground lies. The Austrian
railway from Trent comes down the
valley to Primolano, about twenty
miles above Bassano, thus keeping up
steady flow OF men and supplies. That
is why the Italian airplaneS have cen
tered attention on Prlmolano, which is
often mentioned in the communicates as
having its railway stations bombed.
The bomb-Swept and deserted town
Of ASiago is the center OF this battle
region enclosed by the Val Sugana and
the Brenta river. The enemy lines run
lust below the town Near by are
Mount Val Bella, SaSso RoSso and Me
lago, all the scene OF desperate fight
ing when the enemy tried TO come down
the west bank of the Brenta The river
itself comes through a rocky deiile, SC
part OF the approach is over these in
teryenlng mountains which reach down
to the river valley
This Asiago region is cut by two
other local valleys, which are a most
important part OF the mountain opera
tons though they are not main high
ways through the Alps. These are the
Naarsa and the Astco valleys, which
wind irreguIarly down toward Vicenza
Much is likely to be heard OF this sec
tion in the coming operations
East Of the Brenta river is another
part OF this same Val Sugana which
is also desperate fighting ground Here
the enemy has made his main push tC
get down to the open plain, and here
he advanced furtbrst, toward BasSano
yet the spendid/6ravery OF the Italian,
held Nm vi the mountains through the
winter. He is shll there, around Mount
Pcdtico, Mount ASolone, Col Caprill,
and Col della Beretta. This is bloody
fighting ground and it will doubtless b,
heard from very often as the operations
develop.
Still further east comes the dominat.
ing massive of Mount Grappa, midway
between the Brenta and Piave rivers
1t is strongly held by the Italians anc
is one of the great citadelS OF Italy,
natural mountain defense Near 1t
rising from the Plava river, comes
Mount Tomba where the French troop.
made such a brilliant drive last Decem.
Der. The enemy has been comparative
ly quiet in this region, all the indica.
tions being that he is centcring atten.
tion further Vest in the Asiago regior
and down the Brenta valley
This summarizes the mountain fight
ing ground on the Italian front, where
there is gathering activity and where
it is believed, the big fighting is going
to occur.