Show ITALY FORESEES I i AUSTRIAN AUSTAN ATTACK Romans May Aid West Front Front Leaving Allies Alies Defending Defending Defending De De- De- De fending Their Country WASHINGTON April APri 1 Imminent danger dangel of an attack by the Austrians In great force torca upon tho the Italian Illan lines was emphasized ed today at the Italian em era- I bass bassy n Recently cent tho the a embassy published a n statement that no less than fort forty di divisions dl- dl 1 I visions had be ben been n gathered b by tho the enemy alon along the battle linen lloA and ant POW now information 10 tion comes that theeo theiO troops have hl e rc- rc the e essentials of or food artillery and munitions for tor which they havo have been uniting Th The Immediate objective of or tho the AustrIans Aus Mis- is I expected to be the city of Breccia Breccia Brec Brec- cia ca on the tho east of or the lake and another attack atack may be directed on tho the west with tho tIle purpose of or breaking Into Lombardy Recalling the tho Incredulity with I the Italian advance warnings of or tho the tre- tre nl onslaught of the combined Austrian Austrian Aus Aus- I Aus-I trian and German armies on the Isonzo last jea rea were received b by the allies ales the I Italian military authorities s now arc are said sid to earnestly hope that attention will wi bo IJO paid pai to the danger which again Impends The war departments department's weekly military review referred toda today to tho the probability that tha falln falling failing to break through the combined com com- British French and American L forces forcel on 00 the tIne test cst CHt front where they are arenow arenow now attacking U th German general stafi J will wi direct It Its ef efforts at another point I and the Italian military m men n are arc COlfI- COlfI dent that the tho Italian line lino will wi be the thc se selected se- se i point The Tile principal Italian munitions and army supply factories are arc located In Lombardy and nl Piedmont and besides se securing so- so I curing these the Austrians might putI put iut them themselves In position to swing their forces force northward Into France I ing the Germans f from m the south 1 a against the tho French right wing Great GrEat quant quantities tel of or supplies have come to the A Austrian arm army from Russia according according ac nc ac- ac I I cording to dispatches to tho The Tho Germans recently announced that the thc they had foregone claiming the tho rich stores of food In the Russian Ukraine country countr In order to meet the more mora press pross- I lag ing ne aced d of the Austrians On the other hand hanl the Italians nr are said to bo be In desperate need of fod food It I Is known that only about third ono of or the Italian army o of ono thir men Is now flOW being maintained on the tho battle batte Ine lines and tho official i Is that there is no food and not even enough guns suns and ammunition for tor the remainder The British tad and French troops sent to Italy I to check the Ia German Austro ad adVance ad- ad 01 vance last fall fail fal are still In northern norther Italy Ia and it Is said that Instead of having havinS' them withdrawn to meet the pressing need for man power In France Fance the Ital ial- ial ian San general staff desires to send Italian troops to Join the thc British French and Americans cans In that quarter trusting to the them allies superior commissariat to feed |