24 JULY 1915, Page 1
On the Isonzo the Italians are engaged in their first
great battle, a battle which has already lasted some four days, and which may very well lust another four, since four hundred thousand men are said to be engaged on each side. The battle, though on a very wide front, turns on the capture of Gorizia, and all the omens point to the town being before long in the possession of the Italians. If they succeed in taking and holding it, the road to Trieste should be open to them. The manner in which the Italians have been fighting deserves the highest praise. After this war no one will dare to speak of the Italians as not possessing a " serious" Army—to quote the German sneer.
