Italy.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 26, 31 May 1915, Page 3

Italy.

BATTLE IN THE ADRIATIC. ITALIAN DESTROYER SUNK. AUSTRIAN VESSELS DAMAGED. Cnited Peeks Association. Home, May 29. OfTic-iill : batteries in the Porto Cor-i mii Canal seriously damaged the torpedoer SsO, the destroyer Seharereehu-j etze, and the scout Navaro. Therei were numerous casualties. Tile Heligoland and the C/.eppel and three destroyers attacked the Italian destroyer Turbine, and hit her boilers. The Turbine fought for an hour, despite a lire on board. W ben her ammunition was exhausted, she opened her seacocks. Thirty-six were rescued. The Italian squadron then came up, and seriously damaged the Heligoland and C/.eppel. while two Italian torpedoers engaged the torpedoer ami two submarines. One submarine was repeatedly struck, and emitted dense smoke, and sank. A dirigible threw bombs, and hit - several destroyers. MARTIN DONOHUE’S REPORT. London, May 30. Mr M. Donohoe, the war correspondent, reports from Rome that flic Tnr bine was pursuing the enemy’s fleeing ships, and soon out-distanced her consort .and ran right into the mail Austrian fleet, being faced by an enormously superior force. The commander abandoned the pursuit, and steam ed away. He was chased and over taken by three destroyers. The Italia: gunners were outmatched, and the Turbine was shattered. As the Tu; bine was sinking, the commander cal; ed the crew, and, thanking them fn their efforts, he embraced the flag, am bade them save themselves. The deck* were now awash, but only when the Turbine disappeared, the commander shouting “Viva Italia/’ did the cap tain fling himself into the sea. Hr was ultimately rescued. MOS RULE IN TRIESTE. Rome, May 30 The authorities at Trieste fled, leaving the city at the mercy of the mob. I which sacked and set fire to Italian I buildings, commencing with the offices of the Irredentist newspaper Piccolo The staff barely escaped with then lives. Afterwards ferocious vandalism j was general, and there was enormous i destruction with the connivance o! 1 gendarmes. LOVELY VENICE BOMBED. Paris, -May 30. Two Tanbes dropped bombs in Saint Mark’s Square at Venice, The bomb- , foil in the water, and artillery drove off the Tanbes. THE ITALIAN ADVANCE. SATISFACTORY REPORTS. (Received JO a.in.) Rome, May 30. We captured Pasuho, dominating valleys in Vicenza. | Official.—Advancing on the banks of the Adige, wo captured Pilcaate, I which is protected by several rows of trenches. Our losses were slight. We t routed two companies at Lavered, near i Misurina. Our dirigibles, dropping j numerous bombs, did severe damage on the Friuli frontier. We brought down, an aeroplane near Valdegano. THE FRONTIER CAMPAIGN. The High Commissioner reports : London. May 29 (4.30 a.m.). The Italians are progressing satis- ; i’actorily in their frontier campaign. Italian airships raided Austrian territory and did evident damage to the Trieste-.Mahrosina railway.

MISCELLANEOUS STEMS. Copenhagen, May 30. The Archduke Eugene commands the Austrians against Italy. Koine, May 29. The Pope’s letter to Cardinal Vannutelii is published in the Osservatoie llomuno. Alter coniplaining that his voice in favor of peace was not heeded hy the belligerents, he deplores the conflagration has extended to our] beloved Italy. he points out the necessary efforts for the relief of the wounded and prisoners, and exhorts all Catholics to practice for three days a strict ecclesiastical fast and accords plenary indulgence applicable to souls in purgatory. He adds Our wish is that the echo of our voice may roach all our children afflicted with the] scourge of war and persuade them of our participation in their sorrows and! troubles. Official: The Italians occupied Alai with slight casualties. Our airship sueneeded in dropping bombs on Austrian! territory over the Friuli border. An Austrian aeroplane was brought down.