ne guns.

Lively fighting continued on the Carinthian front. In the Tyrol
frontier district Italian artillery again held the Col di Lana section
and some points south of the front under heavy artillery fire.

On the Goritz bridgehead Austro-Hungarians in the morning set fire to
an Italian position before the southern part of Podgora Height. In the
afternoon Austro-Hungarian artillery shelled heavily the front before
the bridgehead. During the night they ejected Italian forces from a
trench before Bevma.

Again on March 20, 1916, Italian counterattacks against the positions
captured by the Austro-Hungarians during the preceding days failed.
Again fighting slowed down for a few days.

As usual, resumption of military operations was indicated by increased
artillery fire.

In the Rovereto zone on March 23, 1916, an artillery duel was followed
during the night by Austro-Hungarian attacks against Italian positions
at Moriviccio, near Rio Comeraso, and in the Adige and Terragnole
Valleys. These were repulsed. Throughout the theater of operations bad
weather limited, however, artillery action on the Isonzo, which was
active only near Tolmino and the heights northwest of Goritz.

On March 25, 1916, Italian artillery again bombarded the Doberdo
Plateau (south of Goritz), the Fella Valley and various points on the
Tyrolese front. East of Ploecken Pass (on the Carnia front) Italian
positions were penetrated and Italian attacks repulsed near Marter
(Sugana Valley).

Severe fighting took place on March 26, 1916, at several points. At
the Goritz bridgehead the Austro-Hungarians captured an Italian
position fronting on the northern portion of Podgora Heights, taking
525 prisoners. Throughout the entire day and the following night the
Italian troops in vain attempted to regain the positions which they
had lost the day before east of Ploecken Pass.

In the Doberdo sector on March 27, 1916, the artillery was again
active on both sides. Italian attacks on the north slope of Monte San
Michele and near the village of San Martino were repulsed. East of
Selz a severe engagement developed.

In the Ploecken sector all Italian attacks were beaten back under
heavy losses. Before the portion of the Carinthian front held by the
Eighth Chasseurs Battalion more than 500 dead Italians were observed.
Austro-Hungarian airmen dropped bombs on railroads in the province of
Venice.

Especially severe fighting occurred once more in the region of