The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . in Verona afterthree Austrian aeroplanes had dropt bombs on that others were seriously and nineteen slightly injuredThe bombs of the aircraft found most of their victims inthe principal square where citizens and peasants from theoutlying districts were at the market. Xineteen personswere killed by one bomb. This was the second time Austro-Hungarian aeroplanes had made a raid on Verona, whichwas a fortified city. In July an Austrian machine h
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . in Verona afterthree Austrian aeroplanes had dropt bombs on that others were seriously and nineteen slightly injuredThe bombs of the aircraft found most of their victims inthe principal square where citizens and peasants from theoutlying districts were at the market. Xineteen personswere killed by one bomb. This was the second time Austro-Hungarian aeroplanes had made a raid on Verona, whichwas a fortified city. In July an Austrian machine had dropt a 30 IN THE ALPS AND ON THE ADRIATIC dozen bombs on the city. Passengers arriving in Milanfrom Verona gave thrilling pictures of the carnage wroughtby one of the bombs in the Piazza della Erbe when themarket-place contained at least 2,000 people. When thealarm was given people made a rush for shelter, a largenumber choosing a narrow passage leading from the Piazzato the Palace of Justice. As fate decreed, a bomb droptright in front of this passage when it was full of people,and mowed down those who were nearest to the THE CITY OF ANCONA, ON THE ADRIATICThe Austrians attacked Ancona with airplane bombs An indescribable scene occurred in which about sixty per-sons, the majority of them women, were killed or bomb fell near Juliets house, in the outskirtsof the city. The chief Italian offensive in 1915, however, was directedagainst that part of the Austrian frontier which lies north-east of the Adriatic. Here, for a distance of some fortymiles, the Italians established themselves on Austrian terri-tory, along two railroads which cross the common frontier, 31 IX THE EAST, XEAE EAST, AXD SOUTH their destination Trieste. On the line from TJdine toGorizia they occupied Cormono, just over the frontier, andon the other line, which goes along the coast, advanced tothe Isonzo, which, in negotiations before war was declared,they had demanded of Austria as
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