The first acts of war between Italy and Austria took
place on Monday. Austrian aircraft and ships raided various points on the Adriatic coast of Italy, including Venice, Ravenna, .Ancona, and Barletta. Such raids were expected, and did not do much mischief. According to the Austrian official account, the Austrian cruiser 'Novara' and an Austrian torpedo-boat were damaged and suffered some casualties in an attack on Porto Coraini, but it was believed that the casualties of the Italian troops bad been "ten to twenty times as heavy." According to the same account, an Italian destroyer surrendered when in a sinking condition after an action off Barletta. The Austrians state that they took thirty-five prisoners from the destroyer. The Italian official report denies these Austrian feats, and. on the other hand, records a successful Italian raid on Porto Bum the little island close to the Anatro-Italian frontier. All the motor- boats in the harbour were destroyed, as well as the quay. Forty-seven prisoners were taken and brought to Venice. By land the Italians have crossed the frontier to the east and occupied a line along the east bank of the Isonzo. They have also seized important points on the western and eastern borders of the Trentino and on the Carnic Alps.
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