On the Isonzo front . the Austrian line has been forced
in many places, particularly north of Playa. Around Gorizia the 'Austrian defences are pushed back to the last line of trenches. When Gorizia falls, the Italians will not only have opened the road to Trieste, but will have gained control of all the roads leading towards Villa/oh and Laibach. . The Italian loans have been heavy, especially in officers. The numbers on both sided have been largely increased since May. The Austrians are believed to have seven hundred thousand men on this front. General Cadorna's armies number well over a million. The writer believes that the influence of the Italian operations in other . theatres of the war was very great. He attributes directly to it the relaxation of the Austrian effort in Galicia and the Bukovina, and the postponement of the invasion of Serbia, which was origin- ally planned to take plan at the beginning of .Judy. Certainly to keep seven hundred thousand Austrians in play is a perform- ance of the first importance, and deserves the very hearty appre- ciation of all the other Allies.
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