Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-05-29 | Page 3 | Italians Cross the Timavo and Capture Village

ITALIANS CROSS THE TIMAVO AND CAPTURE VILLAGE ROME. Mav l'S. via London. :0l p. m. The Italians have crossed the Timavo and occupied the village of Pan Giovanni, Giovan-ni, northwest of Duino, nenr the gulf of Trieste, the war office announces. They have ca ptured nine six-inch guns. "On the Julian front, although hampered bv weather conditions," reads the official offi-cial statement, "our troops extended their positions yesterday and strengthened strength-ened those previouslv captured. "On the Carso. after effective artillery preparations, further strongly fortified trenches east and southeast of Jamiano were taken from the er.emv. "Timavo river was crossed and the village of Sa n Gio anni. nortnwest of Dul no, " as occupied. Our t roops captured cap-tured nine J 4-millimeter guns. "in the Gorizia aiea hist nieht two successive, iolent attacks against our pnsitiuna in the Vodiee sector and on the heights east of the city were repulsed. re-pulsed. "I jst night thev shelled with violence our pnsitinnjs on Hill l-' south of Graznga. Strong parties of infantry then attacked and succeeded in penei rat ing a point in our line. Our prompt counter-attack i drove them out completelv and 1S6 pris-! pris-! oners, including three officers, remained in our ha nd s. "Enemy aircraft bombarded localities on. the lower Innzo. eausing a few casualties. casual-ties. Another raid was made upon Chiusaforte without' causing damage."