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Show SEVERE LOSSES ARE SUFFERED BY fSTRIS Attacks on Italian Positions at Monte Sei Eiisi Continue Con-tinue With Extraordinary Extraordi-nary Persistency. CONSTANT PROGRESS IS MADE BY ENEMY Continued Successes by Invading In-vading Army Make Situ- ation at Gorizia Critical. By ANDRE BEAUMONT (PpIal rt, by Arnnitnint wtih IMon Dtilf Tlsrph ftflfl lDlma'.lonal Neva Brvioo. ) MILAN, Aug. ". Austrian attacks on -tlir Italian positions at Monte SH Busi continue with extraordinary persistency, per-sistency, showing the immense impor-tanco impor-tanco tie Auatrians attach to the efforts ef-forts in this direction. These efforts, by the bravery of the Itaiiau troops, are rendered fruitless, and eah attack means further severe losses to the as-naUiints. as-naUiints. Especially severe losses have been sustained by the Austrians on the crests which command the level table land of Doberdo, north of Monfalcone, and the road from Duane to Rapa and Gorizia. The Austrians' effort to reconquer them at all costs is quite natural, but their task is hopeless. The Italian right is being held by an army fully determined deter-mined only to advance and never to recede. The field is left open for the center and left to make progress with less danger of being exposed to a flank fire. Situation Critical. The constant Itaiiau progress must render the situation in Gorizia daily more critical. Whether Gorizia holds out or not, the Italian army will continue con-tinue to move into Austrian territory, following its own aims, which are superior su-perior to taking a single group of fortifications. for-tifications. According to news received here the Italians have effectively bombarded the Borgelevite lines, destroying fifteen kilometers of trenches. " A troop train on its way to Boveretto was set afire by shells and 500 Austrians Aus-trians are reported to have been killed. After eight successive attacks the Italians have succeeded in taking several sev-eral kilometers of Austrian trenches recently re-cently constructed at Belaszo. The bombardment of Gorizia continues. The arduous task of the Italian army in the Cnrse "hills is described in the Corriere Delia Zerra by one who witnessed wit-nessed the recent actions. He says: Orders are given three detachments detach-ments to capture three points on a crest 100 yards above their positions. posi-tions. The' rugged mountain slorKB are full of ravines, gullies and rock projections and are partially covered cov-ered with fir and pine trees. The Austrians !ho!d strong positions in deep trenches covered with logs j bound together with iron spikes and i altogether proof against shrapnel or rifle bullets. Volunteers Proceed. Six heroic volunteers from each detachment move forward to prepare pre-pare the way to lay mines to the Austrian trenches, which are vigorously vigor-ously bombarded with explosive Ehells. While these six men climb up the hillside, taking advantage of all natural shelter, the rest of the detachment follows. The Austrians perceive the attack and opon fire with all their rifles, cannon and machine guns. The whole mountainside moun-tainside is shaken suddenly by terrific ter-rific explosions which announce that the volunteers have succeeded in their perilous task. "Forw-ard for Savoy,'' shouts the whole regiment, ami in a few-seconds few-seconds they are on the crest of the hill and on the brink of the trenches of the Austrians. who still defend themselves fiercely, i The muzzles of the machine gnins are red hot, but they are seized ! and hurled over, while the attack-! attack-! ers with fixed bayonets rush the ! trenches. The Austrians finally j are seized with panic and either I take flight or surrender. Thus in j (wo days 2000 prisoners are captured cap-tured and an important line of ridges is taken. |
