FOR TRIESTE.

Evening Star, Issue 16263, 4 November 1916, Page 9

FOR TRIESTE.

THE CARSO BATTLE FROM CGRiZIA TO THE GULF. ROM!'"., November 3 (Received November 4, at 8.50 a.m.) The Italian bombardment on the Carso on Tuesday was intense, and the cannonade on the following morning was still more virulent. It eamu to a climax at 11 o'clock, when the artillery suddenly lifted and the infantry began' an attack along the whole line, gaining 500 yards on the Pecinka sector in their first rush. At Pecinka the neighboring hills had previously proved stubborn obstacles, but the attack this time could not be gainsaid. A mist veiled the attackers, but the gradual retreat of the Austrian shrapnel puffs indicated their progress. Soon the Italians passed the summit of Pecinka, Velikihrijbaeh, and Lokvica. After midday the enemy guns pounded the roads leading towards the. crest, beyond which the tight still raged. The battle nearer the sea was much more intense. At 1 o'clock the. mist, which had previously shrouded the battlefield, lifted, and large groups of Italians were visible crossing the captured crests in the wake of the attacking line, two long columns of prisoners descending the slopes of Valona. The) Austrians began a heavy bombardment of the captured crests, but the Italian batteries countered them with an intensified fire. The victorious Italians solidly occupied their new positions, while the foremost lines pressed steadily forward.