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Show I GERMAN FORCES MEET DEFEAT IN I GREAT CENTRAL GALICIA FIGHT ITALIANS TAKE THREE MOUNTAIN I PASSES AND FOURTEEN VILLAGES Forces, Supported by Gunboats on Lake Garcia, Capture Several Sev-eral Hills to North of Mount Baldo Army Plans to Outflank Out-flank Austrian Fortifications and Advance on Mori New 75 Millimeter Guns, Better Than French Model and Being Used With Conspicuous Success. BIG GUNS TO ATTACK AUSTRIAN FORTS Latin Forces Continue Advance in Isonzo Valley, Doing Most of Fighting on Enemy's Territory Austrians Are Mounting Mount-ing Heavy Guns in Alpine Passes and Large Forces Are Assembling North of Trent to Do Battle With Former Ally. Geneva, May 28, via Paris, 1 :40 a. m. A dispatch has been received at Basel from Berlin saying that Germany will formally declare war on Italy within the next 48 hours and that Turkey will make her declaration upon Italy later. Amsterdam, via London, May 28, 4:55 p. m. The Berlin Lokal Anzieger states that Italian troops in considerable force have landed on the Turkish island of Rhodes, in the Aegean sea. Geneva. May 28. via Paris. 1:45 p. m The Italians are continuing their advance into Corinthia. They have taken three of the lower mountain moun-tain passes and fourteen villages. Italian forces, supported by gunboats gun-boats on Iake Garda, have captured several hills to the north of Mount Baldo. Their object Is to flank the Austrian fortifications at the mouth of the Adige river and also to advance ad-vance on Mori Two Austrian aeroplanes aero-planes attempted to bombard the Italian gunboats on the lake, but they were driven off. New Guns a Success. The new 75-millimeter Italian guns, said to be an improvement on the French model, are reported to have been used with conspicuous success At a point in Corinthia they are paid to have silenced an Austria battery served by Bavarians. Another incident of the fighting in the high mountains is the case of an Italian who with eight five men In a passage of the Agno valley held at I bay for one hour a company and a half of Bavarians, armed with Maxims. Max-ims. Italian artillery finally arrived and scattered the Bavarians The lieutenant, however, has been killed. Bringing Up Big Guns. Other dispatches reaching Geneva get forth that the Italians are bring ing up heavier guns and are attacking attack-ing the Austrian forts along the Ty-rolese Ty-rolese frontier The Italians have captured Col Tonale. near Monfalcone. which in being bombarded. They continue con-tinue their advance in the Ieonzo val-lev val-lev Most of the fighting no. Is on ustrian territory The Austrians are described as mounting more guns in the Alpine passes faring Valteline Xnother dispatch reaching here says that large forces of Austrians and Germans are assembling in the Vicinity Vicin-ity of Bozen. about thirty milea north of Trent, where they formed into the Tweirth array corps Rome May 27. 10 p. m. Via Paris May 28. 8:30 a. m A successful raid on the Triest-Nabresina railroad by a Tfaiian hvdro-acronlanes, together with the occupation of additional addi-tional Austrian territory along the Tyrol Ty-rol frontier and on the Frleul iron, are reported in an official statement Issued tonight by the Italian war o -l nee It is stated that an artillerj " battle is raging between tne Italian fortified positions of the Trnnt.no front and those of the Austrians. Official War Office Report. The communication follows: "On the Tvrol-Trentino front an ar tlHerv combat continues between our fortified positions and those of tne enemy It Tontale and oil the Aslago nlateau To the north we have u-fSfltthM u-fSfltthM territory occupied I up to the mouth Of the Chiese riv e r in ; U'ro and have occupied the 1 mSunSnoUS zone extending between Lakes Idro and Gadra. bumim Notables ol Tczze In N al bugana and other occupied parts Paented fhSnselvee to our authorities express L sentiments of patriotism and the devotion of the population to Italy. Alpine Troops Successful. -our Alpine troops continue Buc-cesSurcoVoutheCarni. Buc-cesSurcoVoutheCarni. when v. .'.re capturing prisoner. 0 , the Ftieuli froni we occupied GradS when the population welcomed us enthusiastically. . -During the night of the 26t1 - I lng damage, and it is u", 1 rupting the line. Inapltc of the s I lent musket and artillerj enemy the squadron Returned Bafely. l Review of War Situation. Investment. Just ae the Russians nan succeeded in surrounding Przemysl and starving out its Austrian garrison, forcing the surrender of the fortress on March 22 last, so Austro-German troops who have driven a wedge through central Galicia, are now attempting at-tempting a double flanking movement, and with growing intensity of attack are seeking to encircle Przemysl from the north and the southeast. According to Vienna reports progress prog-ress Is being made in both directions, and if the advance is not checked Przemysl will either be isolated from the rest of the Russian army or the Russian troops which fell back to the San will be forced into further retreat re-treat Serious Position of Russians. This situation in Galicia is unquestionably unques-tionably of great strategic importance at the present time, and even the British press concedes that the position posi-tion of Przemysl Is serious It is described as the key to the whole Russian position in Galicia, and its fall will mean that the railroad run ning eastward to Lemberg. the main artery of the Russian supplies in this region, will fall into Austrian hands Reports that this railroad line already has been severed are still without confirmation todav Fighting along the Austro-Itallan frontier still Is in the development stage. There Is virtually no change on the western battle front, and the British and the French admit that the Turks are so strongly entrenched on the Ciallipoli peninsula that only siege warfare can be waged there. Italians Pushing Ahead. Italian troops are pushing steadily into Austria along the line running north of the Gulf of Trieste. Apparently Ap-parently the Austrians have, as yet. offered no serious resistance, although lurther west there has been seere lighting. An official statement from Rome an nounces the occupation of the Austrian Aus-trian town of Grodo. and states that a squadron of Italian aeroplanes successfully suc-cessfully attacked the Triest-Nabre-sina railroad, probably cutting the line. u(miuu;ii icmiorj hioiir uh.-Tyrol uh.-Tyrol frontier has been occupied Occupation of Urumiah, northwest era Perisa, by Russian forces, is announced an-nounced by the Caucasian army staff. Capture of the city was effected after battlts near Dilman and Bachkala. Russians Closely Pushed. In their northern campaign. the Russians are still being closely pushed by the Austrian and German armies. Official reports from Vienna state that successes have been won in the district of Przemysl, the capture of which would be a serious blow to the Russians. The Petrograd war office, however, views the situation in Galicia optimistically, optimis-tically, saying the Teutonic allies have been checked and that their attacks at-tacks alonj,' the front from the upper Vistula to the San haw been repulsed with heavy losses to the attackers The German submarine campaign, which has been active during the laM week, has resulted in the sinking of another British vessel. The steamer Cadeby was sunk yesterday off the Scillj isles by the shell fire of a sub marine. The crew of eighteen men and the four passengers were saved English Lose Positions Constantinople, Maj 27, by wireless to Berlin and London. May 28, K 11 I a m. Fresh activities of Turkish I forces in the vicinity of Kurna, sleso ! lotamia. are announced in a war office of-fice statement, which says in a night attack by volunteers in beats we captured two English positions, posi-tions, which we are still holding" Kurna Is on the right bank of the it TigriB river at its junction with the . Euphrates, it is a stopping point I I for river steamers, and has a small 1 1 trade. Danish Steamer Sunk. Copenhagen May 28 via London, 2 ."..") p. m l'he Danish steamer Ely struck a mine off Stockholm yesterday yester-day and sank. Her crew was saved. The Ely was bound from England for Sundsvall, Sweden, with a cargo of coal. nn |
