AUSTRIAN HEIR
DIRECTS DRIVE
AGAINST ITALY
Teutons' Lines at No Place
Nearer Than 22 Miles
to Vicenza
AEROPLANES VERY ACTIVE
HOME, May 20.
Emulating tho example of the Cormnn
heir npparcnt, tho Austrian Crown Prince
had arrived at Trent and la directing the
campaign against Vlcenza, the Verdun of
the northern Italian front.
Field Marshal Conrad von Itoctzemlorff,
chief of tho Austrian General Start, lias
joined tho nrrny of nenerals on tho Tyro
Iee front. It Is reported hero that Gen
eral Cadorna, Italian Commander-in-Chief,
will movo his neadquarters to tho Trentlno
front
Though last night's official statement
from the Italian War Odlco admitted fur
ther retirements, thero la every confidence
here that tho Austrian offonstvo is nbout
to come to a halt. Dcsplti heavy sacrincea
Jn men nnd mnmunltlon, the Austrlann thus
far have crossed tho Itnllan frontier at
but one point In tho ABtlco Valley. At
no place do their lines approach nearer
than 2Z mnes me important sirniegic posi
tion of Vlcenza, reported to bo tho goal
of tho presont dffcnslve.
Between 200,000 nnd 2G0.O00 Austrian
troops are engaged on tho front leading
eastward from tho Adlge Vnlley. It Is
admitted that tho losses on hoth sides have
been very heavy, though no figures are
available at tho present tlmo.
Thero Is reason to hcllcvo tho Austrlnns
hoped to catch tho Italians off their guard
While Importnnt Italian troop movements
'Vrtre under way. Under tho heaviest ar
tillery bombardment tho Alplno region has
known slnco tho war began the Itallnns
were forced to relinquish advanced posi
tions In tho first two flays of tho fighting.
On tho third day counter attacks recovered
part of tho lost ground. Tho Austrlans ro-
turncu to me auncK in great rorce on tno
following day, and rather than sacrlflca
men uselessly on exposed positions tho
Italian commanders ordered a. further re
tirement to better protected positions.
The greatest nerlal activity on tho Ty
rolcse front slnco tho beginning of the war
Is accompanying tho Alpine battle.
AUSTRIAN LOSSES ENORMOUS.
Losses out of nil proportion to the Im
portance of their gains wcro sustained
' by tho Austro-Hungarlans In their attacks
against tho Itnllan positions along the front
from tho Adamello Bector to tho Val Sugann.
Officers returning from the front estimate
that tho Austro-Uungarlans lost at least
25,000 men In tho first four days of their
offensive.
Austro-IIungarlan regiments wero hurled
time and again against the Impregnable
mountain positions of tho Italians on both
aides of tho Adlga Itlver, until tho shat
tered units refused to obey tho command
"forward." There has been severe fighting
In the sector of Monte Collo, where tho
" Austrlans tried In vain to storm tho Itnllan
't positions after a cannonade of great Intensity.
TEUTOlf BiRDMEK ATTACK-"
TWO FRENCH COAST TOWNS
I Frenchmen and Belgians Retaliate by
..... vjcunnn ijnmps
dav's LI fyVld" was reported In to-fl-y
omclal statement from the War' Of.
fr?nch",snener?plT,es, &mbarded the
town of n..itow.n..?f P'klrk nnd the
iown or Dergues, south of Dunkirk, klltlne
wtm.RtvJr.'iqufciron ftacked enemy
nd nil"' 7'trtrt and'Hahdtaem
OhlftMipn i!ttin "lunaron bombarded the
Ing' thoPmaark.0drOn1!' m"y bbmbs ach'
Lieutenant N'avnrre, French nip ,.m
wWfe'fTeh1,1, 2l" 'W-
? occupants were captured lh
Navarheir7dhouPrre brURht down
yxTtirte dr ,hne
'EVENINGr LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, BA0Ml&AY, MAY 20, 1910
'
B
GERMAN AIRMEN
RAID KENT COAST;
ONE SHOT DOWN
Throe Aeroplanes Drop
Many Bombs Kill One,
Injure Two
DRIVEN BACK BY FOES
British Flyers and High-Anglo
Guns Repulse Teuton
Bifdmen
OFFENSIVE BY THE AUSTRIAN'S
' t EXAGGERATED, LONDON HOLDS
So " i Present Bnttlo Rninr' Wnirnrl nn dfi-Miln
. a . ,0 . .,. ...v
Mountain Front
T.nvnnv "r-v on a TinmA .iinnni. -
tda Tin t1 Tss1nrTifi rV on a tVin Anetvlnti n
fenslve in tho Tyrol In, being waged on a
ironi oi id mues. ine juscrians nave
crossed tho Italian frontier at one point,
nnd for a short stretch, near tho Astlco
torrent, the battle Is being fought on Italian
soil. The Austrlnn forces are estimated at
160,000 men, with thousands of guns of nil
calibro and supported by a lino of 40 forts,
all of which aro participating In the action,
Observers here, while making due allow
ance for tho Austrian gains, declaro their
Importance has been greatly exaggerated.
In order to cover tho Ocrman failure nt
Verdun, they assert, Austria has gravely
weakened her Onllclnn front, literally scrap
ing together reglmpnftwlth which to be
fln an offensive against Italy.
In considering the Austrian successes In
the direction of Aslago, It Is necessary to
remember that at this point the Austrian
frontier has not been forced by the
Italians. The presence of tho formidable
fort of Luserna, whoso heavy guns can
reach even to tho Italian village of Aslago,
has prevented this.
The territory where tho Italians retired
Is In tho desolate region of Sette Communl
where thero Is nothing but high peaks and
no towns or villages. Tho Austrlans did
not succeed In penetrating very deeply Into
Italian territory at this point because the
fleployment of large forces was Impossible.
Even the square kilometres gained wero
only at tho cost of thousands of lives.
Without being disloyal to an nly, ob
servers hero believe that tho Austrian gains
wilt react to tho a vantage of the Allies.
The advance will serve to bring homo to
the Italians a war which many believe they
nave so far taken altogether too lightly.
While tho formidable problem which Gen
eral Cadorna faces on tho Isonzo Is a icr
ally recognized, there Is a feeling that it has
not been attacked with tho seriousness pre
vailing on other sections of the Allied front
BERLIN ACCEPTS U. S. REPLY
! ON SINKING OF SUSSEX
LONDON. Slay 20. Three Gorman sea
planes raided tho cast coast of Kent early
today, killing one soIOIcr nnd Injuring a
woman nnd Beaman.
4. n f tho raiders wnB shot down off
u.o -ueigian coast while returning to tho
German base.
Announcement of tho raid wns made by
the War Ofllco this afternoon.
Many bombs were dropped by the raiders.
As soon as tho raiders appeared fire was
opened against them by high nngle guns
nnd British aeroplanes went aloft to give
battle. When the German machines took
night they wero pursued across tho North
Sea by British airmen,
Tho following report on tho raid was
given out by tho Wnr Ofllcet
Iost!o nlrcraft raided the cast coast
of Kent. There wero at least three sea
planes In tho squadron. Tho raiders
made tho English coast a few minutes
after 2 o'clock this morning. One sea
plane turned north and dropped explo
sive bombs upon tho Islo of Thanct
(In tho Thames estuary). Some win
dows were broken, but there were no
casualties. No other damage was done,
Two other seaplanes turned south
nnd dropped 25 explosive bombs 'oyer
southeastern Kent If one town a fow
bombs wore effective. One soldlor was
killed and a woman nnd n seaman were
wounded, One- public building -was
wrecked nnd several houses damaged.
The remainder of tho bombs caused
no casualties nor damage. Tho raid
ers niado oft after tho bombs .wero
dropped. One seaplane was downed
by our naval patrol off tho Belgian
coast.
GIRL SEES GHOSTS
AND THEN SOME MORE
' Germany Considers U-Boat Issue With
I America Closed
1 WASHINGTON, May 20. Germany, con
' Jr er'ne he submarine controversy with
the United States closed, has determined
J to make no rpRnnnRn tn thtt Innt Amprlnnn
j,i)ote upon the subject. Information to this
effect Is contained In confidential ndvlcea
received here from Berlin.
The American note declared that the
united States will rely jpon a scrupulous
execution henceforth .of the now altered
policy of the Imperial Government.
With the apparent end of the submarine
crisis and Germany's admonition to her
citizens n the United States to obey local
ws, German officials feel that the only
Temainlpg cause of friction Is the case of
Wolfe von Igel, former secretary to the
recalled German military attache, arrested
l New York Jn connection with a plot to
blow up the Welland Canal,
Count von Dernstorfl has asked for the
return of papers taken from Von Igel, but
the request so far has been refused by
the Btate Department.
The Ambassador had suggested to tho
Btate Department that the papers be re-
' turned to him, that Von Igel be withdrawn
oy the German Government and that a
Statement of Vnn Icel's conduct be made to
, the German Government with a request
that he be punished in Germany.
I It la understood that the Department has
, not looked with favor upon the plan.
' Parmer Hurt in Runaway Dies
. JIT. HOLLY. N. X. May 20. Matthias
II JUnh. the axed farmer whose skull was f rac-
, - tured In a runaway accident at Femberton
yesterday, la dead. He never regained
, consciousness.
Continued from Tare One
drawer nnd loaded It, Ghost or no ghost,
she was a crack shot for u girl. She'd
been taking lessons In shpotlng from ;good
marksmen.
It was after midnight that Mrs. Semon
camo home, unlocked the door and walked
safely past tho parlor door. At first she
laughed at the fears of her daughter and
mother. But a particularly loud clumping
from tho parlor set the dog to barking.
Then thero was a Crash frora'downstalrs.'
Mrs. Semon opened a window and whirled
a Halloween rattle to attract help. Ha mm
stood at the door with tho pistol. No, help
came. Thoy waited. Then Hanna poked
tho gun out tho window and fired It Into
tho air.
Tho 19th and Oxford streets police sta
tion Is only a few doors-away. 'It wasn't
a minute beforo husky policemen were
pounding at the front door. Hahna. let
the dog out of the room and he bounded
downstairs. There wan. an uproar of barks,
growls, shouts and crashes. When ,the po
lice rushed Into the house they found the
kitchen room door open and the dog.-ln
the back yard with a mouthful of trousers.
The police aro looking for the "ghost"
today. He Is thought to be a negro seen
loitering in the neighborhood. He dldnt'get
anything, for all the family valuables 'are
packed up, ready to be moved to Stone
Harbor,
D.S.lNFANmY,0N VILLA
PURSUIT, NOW ORDERED
BACK TO PATROL DUTY
Langhorne - Sibley Expedition
Also Will Draw Back to El
- PinoCavalry Horso Sup
ply Depleted
VILLISTAS AGAIN ACTIVE
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., May 20.
General Funston will hasten the re
arrangement of Amcrjcan troops on the
border in anticipation of new attacks by
Mexican bandits, encouraged by the with
drawal of part of General Pershing's ex
pedition and (he spreading of reports
in Mexican territory "that the grlngoes
hnvc been driven back." The general
was disappointed when he learned the
return of the 6th Cavalry at Coiumbus
hnd been made public. Ilia intention
wad not to announco this movement
until the troopers hnd reached their
bases in the Dig Dcnd district where
eoaBt artillery forces arc also being
sent.
EL PASO. Tex., Slay 20. Troops of the
18th U. S, Infantry have been ordered out
of Mexico to tako up border patrol duty
and within a few days will follow tho 6th
Cavalry back across tho International boun
dary line. This was learned today, while
tho th Cavalry camped at Columbus, await
ing the orders that will tako It Into tho Dig
Bend district.
Tho Langhornc-Slbley oxpeditlon Is nlso
coming bnck to the border. Major Lang
homo's weary riders, nfter going 136 miles
Into Mexico, drow back to EI Pino, 70 miles
from tho border, nnd effected a Junction
with Colonol Sibley's main force. As soon
as scattered detachments arrive at El Pino,
tho return to tho border will begin.
Tho fact that somo American troops aro
leaving Mexico has already encouraged tho
Vllllstas. and tho long-sought "Pancho"
himself Ib supposed to have tnken the field
again In the district around Pnrral and Chl
huahUa. To this fact Is attributed a sud
den tightening of the military censorship
nt Columbus. All .news from General
Pershing's main forces Is concealed.
Tho brief American campaign In Mexico
exhausted tho Bupply of cavalry horses,
and buyers are now Industriously seeking
remounts for Uncle Sam's soldiers. One
buyer collected 000 horses with great dlirt
oulty. Ho blamed tho European war for
the scarcity of horses, stating that ho had
previously shipped 230,000 abroad.
"If wo had a real war wo should have to
tako our cavalry and artillery horses from
wagons on tho streets," he said. "I was
ofllclally Informed by the French Govern
ment that 10,000 horses hnd been used In
one battle In Europe. That would bo Im
possible In this country."
AFFAIRS IN MEXICO WORST
IN VEARS, OFFICIALS HEAR
WASHINGTON. May 20. Conditions In
the Interior of Mexico aro worse than they
ever hnvc been under tho Carranza regime,
according to confidential advices that have
reached tho State Department. The re
ports, which aro from tho agents of several
governments, and thereforo withheld from
publication, Indicate that the de facto Gov
ernment Is fnBt losing control and thnt. un
less something Is done, conditions approach
ing anarchy will prevail all over tho lie
public. The railroad strike has spread to all of
the lines In tho country. There Is almost
no train service. A few trains nre moving
spasmodically and with no regard to sched
ules. Tho real cause o- tho resent situation Is
tho low value of Carranza money. i:ven
the Roldlers In Carranza's army, according
to the reports In tho possession of the Stnto
Department are expressing great dissatis
faction because they are not being pnld
regularly. The railroad strike is over the
wage question and there seems to bo little
chance of settling it satisfactorily.
A new clement entered the situation to
day, when it became known that Ellseo
Arredondo, Ambassador-Designate of Car
ranza, Is having trouble with his Govern
ment. Arredondo has wired to Carranza three
times for Instructions of how to proceed
with regard to Inducing the American Gov
ernment to withdraw Its troop. All of
these telegrams have gone Unanswered. The
AmbAxsador-DexIgnata has had no word of
any kind from his Government recently.
State Department odlclitls believe this Is
due to the fact that Carranza Is dealing
solely with James Linn nodsers, the De
partment's special agent, wHo Is with the
First Chief. Itodgers has broad powers -In
dealing with Carranza. He has been In
structed, however, to make It clear to the
head bf the de facto Government that the
United States forces will not be withdrawn
until the Carranza Government has shown
that It Is capable of suppressing bandit
operations In Northern Mexico. Itodgers,
It Is nssumed here, has dono this, and Car
ranza, therefore, has thought It useless to
have Arredondo press the withdrawal ques
tion here further at this time.
C0LLINGSW00D HOST
TO ARMY OF FIREMEN
IN HUGE CELEBRATION
Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Companies in Parade Mark
ing Town's Purchase of
New Equipment
HADDONFIELD PRAISED
COLLtNGSWOOD. N. J May 20. Col
tlngswood's great day has come and Is
nearly gone. Tho town hns been besieged
nnd captured by firemen from everywhere,
and ovorybody Is happy, Tho new 112
horsepower motor apparatus Is ofllclally In
service and henceforth will do Its share
toward guarding the town against fire.
All this came nbout today when nearly
4000 firemen, representing 42 companies,
with 30 bands and drum corps, trooped In
and Joined In tho parade that marked tho
housing of tho newest nnd largest motor
nro engine In tho State. Tho first company
arrived shortly after daybreak and from
then until 2 o'clock this afternoon they
kept coming,
At 1:55 o'clock a stroke of tha ftro bell
warned tho visitors that tho parado was
nbout to start, nnd Just on tho stroko of
2 Marshal James Duff gave tho command,
nnd tho first of tho marchers swung Into
Colllngs avenue from Atlantic avenue. Un
til nearly 3 o'clock tho firemen nnd their
apparatus kept swinging In from tho In
tersecting streets and Joined In tho parade
Along Colllngs nvcnuo to Haddon ave
nuo they went, then hended toward West
monU swinging over again nnd returning
over pnrallel streets to tho Camden end
of Colllngswood. Thoy headed Into the
West Side nnd returned to the starting
point, covering n routo of more than thrco
miles.
Three sets of Judges wero kept busy
throughout tho time, deciding tho winners
of tho vnrlous contests. Ono set of three,
under Dr. V. B. Kogcra. general chairman,
was at tho grandstand In front of tho
bank ; a second wns at the Methodist Homo
for tho Aged, and tho third was In West
Colllngswood.
Immediately after tho parado the Judges
awarded tho sixteen special prizes, eight to
Pennsylvania and eight to New Jersey corn
panics. Immediately after tho parado Assembly
man John B. Kates mounted to tho new
nuto apparatus. hauled up In front of the
flrchouse nnd delivered tho principal ad
dress of tho day.
Preparedness, progresslvcness nnd will
ingness wero the keynote words of Mr.
Kate's talk. He laid emphasis on tho work
of the company In raising sufficient funds
to provide tho motor equipment and called
attention to the fnct that the newest ma
chine, Installed today, makes Colllngswood
tho best fire protected In tho State outside
of tho big cities. Ho paid tribute to Had
donfleld for Joining with Colllngswood In
the celebration. Haddonfleld had Its new
motor equipment, Its first, In tho line. This
was tho first appearance of tho machlno
slnco Its arrival at Haddonfleld. x
Immediately after tho talk the special
guests were escorted to Bank Hall, whore
dinner was served. At the same tlmo the
visiting flromen wero taken to tho pavilions
of tha Methodist Homo for tho Aged nnd
to Knight Park, where luncheon was
served.
Conshohockcn Strike Settled
NOItniSTOWN, Pa., May 20. After a
strlko of seven weeks tho 400 employes of
tho Alan Wood mills, In Conshohocken will
return to work tomorrow. The men agrco
to tako an IncreaseSln wages of C per
cent, nnd work 16 shifts a week. They
struck when refused a demand for a 10
per cent. Increase.
Horwejl's Kicking Wins Cup
.. V,MJU(Ja Uiu, May :o. Balpt liar
"l ,3l Sf 'Cblco, fullback on Harvard' anltr
'(footbau (quad, won the annual football kick
Is conteat for tha Graduate' Cup. Tha award
"M piada on durance, form and accuracy.
;:JIBMNO AND BTJSCKBB SESORTS
IT? AYFVi Ti But Bualaea School
"LrmiRj lel.69T-CMt8itt stttm.
TODAY'S MARRIAGE LICENSES
Trantr Walker, '28-18 N. Hancock t and Martha
M. Tounit. 13C5 Palmer at.
Max laaac'on. 41TO Poplar at., .'.d Itoie Levy,
789 W SloyamenBlnr ave.
Ludwlk Fomleny. 4S20 Garden at,, and Aroleaikl
Krollaiak, -1483 UvlnsUon at.
Uriah A. Trowera. 11BU Iltxlmun at,', and Anna
A. Miller. 1181) Rodman at.
John 1, (lift. 631 Percy at.,' and Elizabeth Dl-
vine, 1)34 Percy at, ... . ,v
Loulj n, Moore, Leacu; laland, and Barbara
P, Rouasco. Pcnaacola. Pa. ,
William Ilrevman. 1U1H S. Galloway at,, .and
lleaile Itablnoivlti. Hnenandoan, Pa, "
Joseph Walker. "HM Palethorp at., and Grace
M. Keenahan. 3132 Darlen si. J
Charles II. McCall, Jr., L'1.111. Wharton at,, and
Florence S. llllcnlns. 40 H, SUth at.
Lewis K. Stewart. 4409 Walnut-at., and Annie
O. Hamper. Jenklntown. Pa. .
Edward Kerl, -Montreal.. Canada, and Marie
tialabe. 12.(1 Venanico at. - .
Edward J. Oallagher, 3d, 1X12 N. Van Pelt at.,
and Dorothy II. Bterns. 2712 N. 22d at.
aeorce D. Landan, -'!' Tabor road, and Ioulia
Kaiser, 2030 B. WUIUnTst.
William. It. Funk. Jr., 4113 Dealer it., and
Helen K. Frederick, aermanlown pike-and
John'Vuney. M5 SIcKea'n 'at., and Delia Mc-.N-amara.
623 Hoffman.- . .
Oscar P, Hoy. H 12. Seymour at,, and.Alce
M. Salmi 1000 E. Clearfield at.
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Prices from May 22nd for
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gliausxriaciperdono
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L'ArcidUcn Ercdltnrio d' Austria
Dirlge 1'OlTensivn Contro gli
Italian! sulln Fronte
del Trentlno
IL NEMICO VUOL VICENZA
ItOMA, 20 Mnsglo.
NcrII altncclil contro la poslilonl Itnl
latio aulln, frontn che va dnll'Atlamello nlla
Vnl Suftann, kII, tiuntrlncl limtno nublto per
rltte clie ono asftolutamente Rproporatonnte
all'lmportanza delta ponlilonl RUftdaRnate.
Umdall che tornano rtalla fronte dl bnt
tnslld 'nfTermano che Rll BUBtrlacI devono
aver perdtito atmeno 35,000 uomlnt nel
prlml quntlro Rlornl della. loro offenslva.
I rcRRlmentl austro-utiRarlcl furono tan
clatl rlpetutomento contro poslzlonl lm
prendlbltl, dl InontnRna, tenute daRll Itnl
Innl nullc due rive dell'AdlRe, flno n die
queste unlta' tlnitellnte dal fuoco Itallano,
si rlflOtarono dl obbedtro all'ordlne dl nvan
lata. Nel scttore dl Monte Collo, nella Val
.SuRnnn, dovo rII austrlacl lianno tantato In
vano dl prendere lo poslzlonl Itallano dopo un
vlolcntlnslmo bombardamento, 1 sono
avutl combattlmentt arcanltl.
Konostnnto la decantata possnnzn dells
artlRllnrln dl ktorro calibro nuatrlache,
suU'Isonzo lo artlRllcrio itallano rlspondono
Rranata per Rranata fnmosl Skoda, o rII
avlntorl Itrtllnnl rapportano cho hanno oa
servato Rravl dannl fattl dnt fuoco del can
non! Itallanl'nello Unco ncmlchc.
Intanto si apprendo cho, forse per cmu
larc II auo coIIcrii tedesco, I'arclduca ercdl
tnrio austrlaco dlrlRo lo opernztonl offen
sive contro la fronte Itatlana cd e' ora a
Trento. Ivl, trn nil nltrl ccnerall austrlacl,
si trovn puro it capo dl Stnto Mngglnro Ren
crate Conrad, In quest! clrcoll romanl at
dice cho II Rencralo Cadorna trasportcra' la
ncde del nuo quarttcro Renerato alia fronto
del Trentlno.
Nonostantc cho II Mlnlstcre della Qucrra
annunclasso lerl sera I'cvricu.izlono dl ZURim
Torta, In quest! clrcoll si ha plena flducla
cho I'oflohslva austrlaca sta per esscro ar
restatn. Flnora, nonoitnnto I Rravl sacrl
ncll dl uomlnt o dl materlalc, gll austrlacl
hanno potuto passaro 11 confine nd un solo
punto, o nella mlRlloro nltunztono sono
Bompro n 22 mlpla dal loro obtottlvo, cho
o' Vlcenza, II punto plu' vtclno n Vlcenza,
la Verdun dolla fronto ttallana, occupato
daRll nustrlncl o nella dcll'Astlco, al Monto
MflRRlo.
Sulla fronto del Trentlno sono Impcsnatl
2S0,000.soldatl austrlacl. SI nmmetto cho
lo perdlto da nmbe le parti sono Rravl. OH
nustrlncl spcravano dl torprendcro Rll Itall
nnl nlla spnllo dell'cBerclto dcll'Izonzo,
sullo vie dl comunlcazlonc, Nel prlml duo
Rlornl rII Italian! furono obbllRatl a lasclare
alcuno poslzlonl avanzatc. Al terzo Rlorno
essl opcrarono contrnttracchl e rlRuadagnn
rono parto dclle perduto poslzlonl; ma rII
austrlacl tornarono con plu' crnndl forze
nll'attncco nel quarto Rlorno. cd I coninn
dantl ltallanl rltonnero Inutllo sacrlflcare
uomlnt In poslzlonl troppc, csposto ed ordl
narono un ultcrloro arrctramonto su posl
zlonl mcRllo protctto.
II Mlulstero della Oucrra ha annunclato
nel sua bollottlno dl lerl sera I'evacuazlono
della KunRa Torta, la montngna che si erge
tra. 1'AdlRc. o la Vallarsa, c I'evacuazlono
della linen cho si stendo dal Monte Jlngglo
al SorIIo d'Asplo. Kcco 11 tcsto del rep
porto del ceneralo Cadorna:
Nella zona dcll'Adamello nol abbl
amo occupato la testata del torrent
Snrca dl Gcnova, prendendo al nemlco
una trentlna dl prlglonlerl cd un rlcco
bottlno dl tnaterlalo da Ruerra o vlvcrl.
Tra II Chloso o 1'AdlRe si sono avuto In
tense nzlonl dl nrtlRllerla.
Su una parte della fronte tra 1' Adlge
DORAN BOOKS
Rare genius is dis
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writing-by- Fran
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It' sparkling femi
nine, and inimitably il
lustrated by Charles
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Published today is a ma
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he has written like a
Russian, givingthe world
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which carmot be char
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Next comes A Western
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That charming author J.
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.There are the loyal Irish
and they deserve their
innings here it is in THE
IRISH AT THE FRONT,
with an introduction by
John Redmond. (Nt$o.7S)
Our ... at mil Bkilht4
AUtmM anuria ae. anmm rnui
M afitf Utif fUrir a.... y.M.
la Val TerntRnrilo Id iiostrb truppe
hanno evneuato la Zuena Torta die da
tre Rlornl era msoR-gcttAtn. nd un In
terjnlsslmo bombardameritb cd era.
perclo' ntata resa Intenlblle. Duo sUc
cesslvl 0 vlolentl contrattacchl contro
te nostre pbsltlonl a slid delta Ztigna
Torta futontf resplnle con Rravls)nio
perdlte per rII austrlacl nl quail nol
prendemmo prlglonlerl e mltrnRllatrlcl.
Nella zona compresa tra la vnllo del
TerrARnolo e 1'nlta vnllo dell'Astlco II
nemlco contlnuo', con numeroso bat
terlo dl ognl calibro, un vlolcnto bom
bardamento delta nostre llncc trn. It
Monto MnRRlo ed It SorIIo d'Asplo. Alto
senpo dl evltnro Inutll perdlto, nol ovn
cuammo questa llnea rlplcRando In
buon ordlne suite nostre poslzlonl nr
retrato dovo cl sllamo rafforzando.
N'elta zona dl Aslnso non 1 o' nulla
dl nuovo da rapportare.
Nella Val Sugann, dopo Una Intcnsa
prcparazlono dl nrtlRllerla cho duro' per
tutta la notto del 17, II nemlco nttaceo'
nll'nlba la nostre poslzlonl dalla vnllo
del torrente Mngglo al Monto Collo, ma
fu resplnto da per tutto.
I.a nostril nrtlRllerla ha liombardato
Innlchcn o Silllnn, nella vnllo della
Drava.
Sut resto della fronte l'nttlvlla' delta
artlRllcrio c' statu Intcnslsslma nolle
reglonl montuosc, ma mndcrata sul
risonzo o sul Cnrso. Nella nette del 17
not resplnRcmmo un attacco.dcl nemlco
nella zona dl Monfalconc.
Incurslonl da pnrto dl vollvoll ncmlcl
sono ncgnalato da pnrccchl puntl della
planum veneta. HI sa cho una persona
o' stata urclsa ed Un'allra fcrlta o cho
si sono avutl lle dannl matcrlnll. I
nostrl nvlntorl hanno bombnrdato nc
campamcntl ncmlcl o pnrchl dl nrtlRll
erla BUll'nltoplano dl 1'olgnrla rltor
nando senza dannl nlla loro bnso non
ostnnto It fuoco delta batterlo ncmlchc.
SF.AVS GAIN TWELVE
MILES IN THEIR MARCH
ON BAGDAD OBJErOTVE
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Now Within Seventy Miles .o-
Mosul nnd Tigris River, Petro-
grnd Dispnlchea
Report
HAVE OUTWITTED TURK8
LONDON, May 20. Itusslan troops, pres
inR westward to cut the mala Turklslt line)
of communication to Sagdad, have hoi
xnnccd more than 12 miles nnd ar notr
within 70 miles of Mosul nnd tho Tigris
niver, nccordlng to TctroRrad dispatches
today,
Tho rtusslan omclal statement ia silent
rcRardlnR the movement of this Russian
force, rcportliiR only "InslRnlflcant" en
counters on the Caucasus front. It was re
called here that similar official statements
were Riven out nt PctroRrnd only a few
hours beforo tho Grand Duke's Mm? ar
rived nt the Rates of Krzerum.
The belief that the Russians linv oUU
wlttcd tho Turks, shlftlnR Inrsa bodies of
troops from the Onlburt-KrzlnRan front to
tho south for tho march on Bnpdnd, Rrew
today, when the latest ofHclnl statement
from Conatantlnoplo arrived. Tho Turkish
War Ofllco reported tho Ilusslans nt a
standstill In tho north, all attacks In tho
IJalburt-BrzlnRan region having been repulsed.
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SUNDAY'S Public Ledger will contain an article on
Sir Roger Casement by Poultney Bigelow. It is an
intimate account of the Irish Knight, and includes nine
letters showing his activities in the United States in
behalf of the Irish Volunteer movement. The erstwhile
leader is revealed in his denunciation of England for her
treatment of Ireland, and her attitude on the main issue
of the war. Read this most interesting news article of
the week, in
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