Logan Republican | 1916-08-24 | Page 7 | After Gorizia, Italy Sends He Army to Attempt Capture of Trieste

I AFTER GORIZIA, ITALY SENDS HER ARMY I , TO ATTEMPT CAPTURE OF TRIESTE I ggT M " " U iS . . : .-A f TBIESTC - WW Of CTY J I'hoto liy American Press Association According to recent ndvlces, tho c.ipturr of Oorlr-ln and territory to tho south of that place prepared the nay for Hn advance ad-vance by the Italian agalna), the very lin-liortant lin-liortant city and port of Trlc.le. It la the principal seaport of the tfulf of Vilcn. Trieste Is W7 mllei southwest of Vlcna faa ty rail. It may be said nearly to monop- H Ue tho trade of the Adriatic and has long e-llnsed Its ardent rival, Venice, v.hlch llej scarcely more than nuvrnly mlloa across the KUlf. It had n populJt'.on of ii2,rS In 15'" Trieste wta made the ce.i-ter ce.i-ter of a Inrjj emlcra'lcn fion Aut.-ln to America by ihe lnuUf,u.-tl-n of n direct c-.lt.wint tirilcs to New Vuik In ltOI. The town was ci turco by Vc.ilce In ttt The harbor was blockaded by n Italian fleet from May until Auxust, 1843. At tho he.ul of Ha Industrial establishments are two shipbuilding ynuls, tho larnest of the'.r Mnd In Austria, emplolns more than &.000 workmen, it also has petroleum refineries, refiner-ies, Iron foundries and chemical snap, silk splnnlns and machine factories