Italy

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 38, 15 June 1915, Page 8

Italy

DIRIGIBLE ABOVE POLA. DESTRUCTION BY BOMBS. Homo, June 13. The Messagero states that a dirigible grazed Pola and almost completely destroyed the arsenal. Ihero "eie nearby six warships, including one battleship and two cruisers, and several submarines, and a number were damaged. Bombs also struck several floating docks. (Pola is the principal naval port of Austria. To miles S.E. ol Irieste, in the province of 'I atria, Hie city is heavily fortified, and being built on an eminence dominates the coast lor a considerable distance. The harboi is very commodious and well sheltered. It has a population of about 45,000.) ATTACK ON CORIZIA. AUSTRIANS’ PLAN UPSET. London, June 14, Reports from I ncline state that an attack on Gorizia has practically begun. The Italians are bombarding the fortifications at Santa Maria, San Pietro, San Marco, Santa Lucia, besides the Austrian position in the mountains dominating the town, especially Mountj Sangahrielle, north-west of Gonzia, The railway communication north and south lias been cut. The Austrians’ main plan is to prevent the Italians crossing the Isonzo between Tolmino and Gradesco. believing these points, acting in conjunction, form an unsurmountable barrier. The capture oi Plava and Descla by the Italians has upset the plan. iGnhzia is an important strategic point, as it controls the main railroad which cuts Trieste from the north of Austria. Once it is in Italian hands, only one railway route will he left to communicate between Vienna and Trieste).