| Show SERIOUS DAMAGE DONE IN CITY BY LATIN ARTILLERY Much Loss of Life and M Many ny Fires Caus Caused d by I Bombardment SHELLS FIRED Tw Strong Attacks at 0 Bridgehead Beaten Off by by Austrians VIg VIENNA VINA NA Nov 1 19 via London London London Lon Lon- don v. v 20 The The Austrian war office ton tonight g gave ve out the f following statement PIn In the Russian Russia theatre the he situation is unchanged d. d The Italians have havie resumed their attacks attacks' on the Ison Isonzo front The at attack at at- tack Is now directed chiefly against the tie Gorizia bridgehead which is kept under an n uninterrupted heavy gun I j fire Attempts to a attack Oslavia vl and nd fL 1 H st I height were vere rt repulsed pulsed A systematic bombardment of the I of f Gorizia lasted two tivo hours Three thousand shells of all aU calibers were used used in this work woi-k of tIon They caused caused serious fires The I military damage e was trl trifling but the Inhabitants suffered severe losses in lives and property Attack Is Violent The The enemy ag again in violently at attacked attacked at- at tack tacked d th the northern sector of ot the plateau On the northern slope of Monte San MIchels he repeatedly P penetrated our our positions ns bu but bur violent hand to hand fighting resulted In our troops completely telY maintaining their original fighting line All attacks a against the San Martino sector miscarried with severe losses losses' for the Italians On the front north of the Gorizia bridgehead two strong hostile at attacks attacks at- at t- t tacks near and several weak attacks in the Ursis region and the Flitsch Futsch district were also frustrated One of our airmen dropped bombs on ona ona ona a Schio cloth factory ROME Nov 19 via Paris Nov 20 a. a m. m The m.-The The Italian bombardment bombardment bombard bombard- mt ment nt of ot Austrian positions in and andar ar around und Gorizia continues with unabated unabated unabated un un- un- un abated vigor according t to the official official official of of- statement issued to today ay at th the headquarters of ot the general staff The text of the communication follows follows fol fol- fol- fol lows Duel of Artillery All AH along the front the artillery duel continues Our guns dispersed en enemy my marching columns in the Astico Astico As- As tico zone and in the upper It destroyed shelters on Gail it bombarded barracks at Gorizia and also swept sweet numerous enemy batteries posted on n heights to the the east of ol the city city and and others hidden hidden hidden hid hid- den in orchards and gardens g near the city Finally It shelled a column o of troops which retreated hastily into Gorizia Corizia IOn v I vOn On the Carso plateau our Infantry renewed its attacks yesterday with success and especially in the Monte tonte San Michele Michel zone where the Ferugia brigade succeeded in conquering all the ground which slopes from the third summit of ot the mountain to the Isonzo between and Boschini Boschin Afterwards driven from that position by a violent counter attack it counter counterattacked counterattacked attacked in Its turn and the lost trenches Men Mow Mowed d Down Throughout the night the enemy renewed furious assaults succeeding seven times In reaching our lines He was mowed down seven times Umes by th the accurate fire of our artillery and rifles and was hurled back In disorder with enormous losses The but indomitable and brave Of ot the One Hundred and Twenty- Twenty ninth regiment their feet swathed in sandbags burst Into the enemy trenches In the darkness completely the defenders dispersing and taking prisoners besides abundant war I material Enemy aeroplanes yesterday threw bombs on Verona where four citizens were wounded and on VIcenza VIcenza vicenza VI- VI cenza and Grado where there were neither victims nor damage Another enemy squadron threw fifteen bombs on nn undine killing twelve persons and wounding nineteen en civilians and eight I soldiers The material damage done was unimportant unimportant- |
