. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. in Paris September 29, 1820. Died at Frohsdorf, Augnst 21,1883. The fighting on this front was declared by more than onewriter to rank with the most sustained and fierce of thewhole war. For weeks until winter set in the Italians wereattacking Austrian bridgeheads and mountain positions andslowly but surely drawing their nets around Tolmino,Gorizia and Doberdo. Here, for the time being, was Italyscontribution to the war. It had kept a larg
. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. in Paris September 29, 1820. Died at Frohsdorf, Augnst 21,1883. The fighting on this front was declared by more than onewriter to rank with the most sustained and fierce of thewhole war. For weeks until winter set in the Italians wereattacking Austrian bridgeheads and mountain positions andslowly but surely drawing their nets around Tolmino,Gorizia and Doberdo. Here, for the time being, was Italyscontribution to the war. It had kept a large force of Aus- 48 IX THE ALPS AND OX THE ADRIATIC triaDs busy on the Isonzo -when it was necessary for tliemalso to supply reinforcements against the Montenegrins andSerbians.*^ 8 Principal Sources: The Mornino Po^t f London), The Transcript (Bos-ton), Nelsons History of the War by John Buchan, The Independent (NewYorlc) ; The Daily Chronicle, The Morninc/ Post, London ; The Sttn, The World,The Times, New York ; The Berliner Tar/eblatt; The Dailu Mail, The Times,London; Bulletins of the National Geographic Society (New York). ../*-/«.. APPROXIMATE RACIAL DISTRIBUTION OV THE FORMERAUSTRIAN EMPERORS SUBJECTS 49 Ill AUSTRIANS REPULSED IN THE TREXTINO AND GORIZIA TAKEN—THE WAR IN THE DOLOMITES May 14, 1916—December 31, 1916 AUSTRIA on May 14, 1916, began an offensive in theTrentino between the Adige and the Brenta. The factthat the Italians were overcome in the first rusli and unableto resist, even when they retired on what were consideredtheir lines of resistance, was attributed at the time to strongpressure from Austrian artillery, numerous powerful gunsmaking repeated attacks; but it was openly admitted after-ward that the Italians were swept away mainly becausethey had not dug themselves in. By early June, however,the losses they were able to inflict on the Austrians becamenotable. Austrian officers taken prisoners admitted thatsome of their regiments had been literally c
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