How The Italians
Fight Austrians
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New Inventions in Mode of Fighting
in the Mountains.
By JOHN H. HEAR LEY
(United Press Stall Correspondent)
ROME, August 1.—Italy twiay is
fully satisfied with the results of the
first year of the Austro-Italian war
The once strongly fortified Austrian
mountain line from Giudicarie to
Monfulcone practically is all in her
hands. Only a small section of Italian
ten 'lory in the neighborhood of belle.
4'omnium has been taken.
The history of Italy’s war on land
reads like tiction. When the European
strife began, the Italian kingik>m was
unprepared. The standing army ot
-MfOUO was disorganized and un
equipped. thg and petty politics were
dangerously mixed in it. The coun
try’s finances were in a bad way.
Italy's military house had to be put
in order. All eyes turned to Luigi
t'adorna, chief of the general *>talT.
His father before liim had led the
Italians into Rome in 1S70. Like him.
he is a quiet man of few words and
lug deeds, t'adorna in twelve months
worked wonders. The army was in*
creased to more than 1,500.000. train
ed and equipped for all kinds of war
fare. The hum of munition and gun- j
making machinery was heard through
the land.
The enemy, it was believed, would
alteiup' to enter the country through
the Trentino in the west and the
lsonzo in the east. The Italian cam
paign was planned to retake Trent
and Trieste, lock these two gates
against invasion and press on possibly
to Vienna. The meeting of two Aus
trian armies on the historic plains of
lA>mbardy for a possible conquest of
Italy hud to be prevented. l'he grout
hat tic Xapolean had tough* on l.«»m
ba*\lian soil had taught its lessor.
Cadorna and his associate, (ienerat
Porro, laid their preliminary plans
well. Both knew the tricky mountain
ous frontier of Austria, with its
natural defenses and fortifications,
perfectly. Disguised as beggars,
they are said often to have studied
every nook and cranny of the hostile
border.
Four fronts with 14 zones were es
tablished. the Trent i no. Dolmite.
Carnia and lsonzo* At the very be
ginning of hostilities the right bank
of the lsonzo, excepting the bridge
heads of (Jorizia and Tolmine, fell be
fore the Italian arms followed by the
capture of Monte Nero and Piava.
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These things took less than a month. |
During July and August the invas-!
•
ion of Austrian territory continued.
Extensive inroads on enemy soil were
made, especially in the Casso And
Trentino. By October the Isonzo
front was blood-soaked. The lighting
about Gorizia, the key to Trieste, ’
grew heavy early this year. March j
and April crowned the Italian offen-j
sive with the capture of Col di Luna.
The Austrians in May delivered their!
first l ig offensive. A fierce onslaught
was made on Monfalcone which fell,
but later was retaken.
Meanwhile on a fifty-mile front inj
the Irentino 400,000 Austrians and j
.mmensc quantities of ammunition
were concentrated. Then came the
tremendous attempt to open the way 1
to Yenctia. Thousands of Italians;
were mowed down. For the first time
in the war the enemy set foot on Ital
ian soil and about 000 square kilo
w’cois of territory was occupied. It
was mountainous country dotted with
Alpine hamlets. The Italians still
held about 4.000 square kilometers of
enemy soil, including the fertile plains
of Monfalcone and important villages.
The Italians then begun to push
back the enemy, slow up-hill work.
Meanwhile General Brusati was open
, charged with responsibility for the
Austrian invasion and deprived of
his command for “neglect of duty.”
This invasion cost the Italians -0,000
in prisoners and almost as many in
killed and wounded. Austrian losses
were heavy too. The initiation of the
Russian offensive in early June reliev
ed the pressure of the Italian flout.
liy then, Italy’s army had grown to
almost 4,000,000 men and plans for!
adding a million more were made.!
The Italian campaign has taken a
tremendous toll in dead and wounded
b<\*au.»* in beginning Victor's forces j
were pisposed in unfortified valleys
while the A istrians were strongly en
trenched on the overlooking mount
ain-. I’phill lighting had to be wag
ed for many months before it was
equal ized.
The Alpinists have been the heroes
of Italy's war. Their catlike agility
is marvelous. They have been forced
oftentimes to climb sheer wails of
mountains, pulling up men and can
non behind them to begin the slow
process of fortification. Trenches
had to he tunneled in the rock or
heawn in solid ice. Moving glaciers
and avalanches added to the dangers
as also did heavy snows and bitter
cold. Alpine warfare developed many
innovations in military science. Like
giants throwing huge snowballs, one
army hurled avalanches at the other.
Mountain hamlets and hundreds of
combatants and non-combatants were
wiped out by this picturesque arm of
war. Specially made smoked glasses
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had to be worn by the soldiers as at
protection against snow-biuulness.
Trcc/.ing weather occasioned the in
vention ot extremely warm but light
i othing for the military.
“Heat Halls” were invented. These]
we.e made by soaking rolls of tight- !
ly drawn paper in prepared oil and 1
grease. When ligated, they retainei '
Hum heat and dame for about !o!
minutes. ;C >p *.■$ lifVd has kits of
them to Alpinists and soldiers, tight*
ing in the clouds, thousands ot feet
above the sea level. They were used
to warm canned foods and soups.
i>kis and snow-shoes were also rn
troducod to war. Engagements be
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tween whole companies of Austrians j
and Italians on skis have been fro- j
quent.
The spirit of the Italian army is1
tine. Unofficial estimates place the J
Austrian losses at approximately!
450,000. about 80,000 of which are
*Said to be in killed. Austrian pris
oners are rumored to be near the 100,
000 mark. These enemy damages, tt
is asserted, are not counterbalanced;
by the Italian casualties. The pres
ence of the King in the field is an in
spiration to the fighters.
NEWS NOTES
A gentleman olT the government
ship and. in a state of inebriated en
thusiasm broke in the side glass of]
the door in the old postoffice building
yesterday afternoon by striking it
with his bare hand. Encouraged by
his victory over this frail pane he
came out on the sidewalk and squar-1
mg off in perfect shape he let out a
right straight from the shoulder at
the jplate glass in the front window.
The blow went home and the glass
bent but reffiained solid •and the
gentleman who had taken the of
fensive was hurled back by the recoil,
lb* fell on his back and Chief Cues*
followed home the victory of the
Murphy glass by nabbing the visitor
and. with the aid of a well known citi
zen, took him to jail.
Horn, to a cow on the Adelman and
Quilty farm at Mile 2 this morning,
twin bull calves.
Kmmet Krefting left for the outside
on the last boat to attend college.
Just received from Lodge’s ranch,
Lak»view station, a shipment of fresh
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