ATTACK ON GORITZA.
PRACTICALLY COMMENCED
THE "AUSTRIAN PLAN
(Received June 14, 8 p.m.).
Londcn, June 14. Udine reports that the attack on Goritza has practically begun.
The Italians are bombarding the fortifications of Santa Mslria, San Pietro,. San Marco, and Santa Lucia, -besides the Austrian position in the mountains dominating the town, especially Mount San Gabriello, north-west of Goritza.
Railway communication to the north and south is cut.
The Austrians'"main plan is to prevent tho Italians from crossing the Isonzo between Tolmino and Gradisca, believing that these points, acting in conjunction, will form an insurmountable barrier to the capture of Plava and Descla by the Italians.
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Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13794, 15 June 1915, Page 5
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106ATTACK ON GORITZA. Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13794, 15 June 1915, Page 5
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