Show MR AUSTRIA i I j SOUTH SOOTH OF RIVA RIV A italian Italian Troops Descend Precipitous Precipitous itous Mountain Cliffs West of Lake Garda lilOUS fim J June 28 th tin the A reinforcements along th he rh Whole le frontier tho th Italians have hR mv en- en n nt n- n I t the Au Austrian territory south of oC oft I t on the tile western side of ot Lake lac Garda I rou It h the VII VI about I O feet riet et hIgh hleb descended the precipitous cliffs of or Carom Carone mountain over Ceet reet high hII entered th tho valley and lc river rl r reached h d t tte c The Tue Italians Unhan It 18 Is repotted reached a spot near nar zeca whom where In 1866 the G defeated tin Iho Thus the Italians occupied part runt of oC tho the roi rO l excavated In rock uniting Illva I with Storo and nd ref cIR IOn jOn the thc mountains mountain dominating this road a 1 short distance from Austria has constructed a whole s stem fortification the strongest being thO those on the and Oro peaks peak which are arc some feet high B br by Kir i 1 I Udine Italy June Tho rrt ment of oC ghetto continue continues This 1 laconic onh phrase han haM been repeated repented dall dally Inc Inc- the tIit of fir ti Austrian r positions west cst of T Taris r 18 began n on June 1 12 3 To understand t Its itA meaning me o olie one c must realize that the tho struggle Is Iso o occurring In the Ver very heart of precipitous precipitous t tous mountains which ris the theu u Italians and like a titanic wall I. I The Thc work accomplished by br the Italians Ital Ital- ians In this his region i I ii I described b by the h head of tho the Frenc 1 military mission as cyclonic c A special road has b been cn built hullt for far tho the transportation of artillery to tho the peaks for Cor the bombardment of Melt Mel Mai- 1 t Donl Donkeys cf and mules were u used ed for tho guns ammunition tic tion n and provisions and 1000 mount mountaineer moun moun- t and even women climbed th the h heights hights with packs les on their thell shoulders I t hn everything C was WS read ready the Austrians Aus Aus- I Aua-I bombarded the road toad and end made maile th the Italian positions untenable The I Italian gunners then decided to bombard bom horn I bard Malborghetto b by fire and placed paced their artillery behind tho mountains motto moun t tabs where tho the Austrian guns Juns could not flat see them With the assistance nce of signalers signaler on top of or the mountain the Italian gunners gunners gun gun- ners tiers In the pres presence nce of King ICing Victor Emmanuel and ml the members of the British military mission began a R. bombardment bom born of oC th position The first shot hot fell leU 00 yards ards wide wille hut but the second and struck what the tho To ent very r near Italians call Austria's Thermopylae The kin king shook with the officer directing the gunnery gunOlf and h he lie was also warmly congratulated cong by br the British officers Cle |