The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . fect-ing their defenses and protecting themselves against thtforces of nature and the opposing army. In word and inthought the conditions under which they were living effecteda great change in them. One saw in their faces how muchthey were accustomed to commune only with themselves. Within the first few days of war the Italian troops hadsecured the highest points on the frontier and the mostprominent had been converted into fortresses. The line ofdefens
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . fect-ing their defenses and protecting themselves against thtforces of nature and the opposing army. In word and inthought the conditions under which they were living effecteda great change in them. One saw in their faces how muchthey were accustomed to commune only with themselves. Within the first few days of war the Italian troops hadsecured the highest points on the frontier and the mostprominent had been converted into fortresses. The line ofdefense was an extreme sector, which ran from the Stelvio IN THE ALPS AND ON THE ADRIATIC to the Corno dei Tre Signori, and so continuous and com-plete was it that it constituted an impassable wall to anattempted invasion. Nearly all the heights in possession ofthe Italians were taken by surprize attacks. Before theyhad time actually to realize their successes they would setabout consolidating positions won and in less than twenty-fourhours could convert one into a fortress. No obstacle wasallowed to stand in the way. Cannon were planted amid. ITALIAN BERSAGLIBEI ON THE MARCH eternal snows where for the first time the silence of cen-turies was broken. During the first week after declaring war the Italians,pressing toward Trent, occupied the heights of Zuga, sevenmiles from Roveredo, and were bringing up heavy guns tomount on these heights as oifsets to long-range Austrianartillery. On the night of May 31, after a stiff fight lastingseveral hours, the Italian tricolor was hoisted on ConiZugna, which is more than 6,000 feet high, with a cone-like 23 IN THE EAST, NEAR EAST, AND SOUTH eminence dominating alike the east bank of the Adige andthe railway line running north through Roveredo to regiments pushed forward from Ala and began thestiff ascent of towering heights bristling with Austrianguns. Upward and onward they went undismayed by vain did the Austrians attem
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