8,000 feet high, and have entered the Ledro Valley,
reaching the Ponale River.
June 29--Austrian artillery is active in the Tyrol and Trentino
regions.
June 30--Italians on the Carnic front capture three passes in the
Alps; Austrians repulse attacks in the Monfalcone and Sagrado
district, and near Plava.
July 1--Austrians repulse Italians northeast of Monfalcone.
July 2--Italians take the village of Tolmino, on the Isonzo, north of
Gorizia, but the Austrians hold the neighboring fortifications and are
bombarding the village.
July 3--Italians make slight gains along the Isonzo; Austrians repulse
repeated Italian attacks near Folazzo and Sagrado.
July 4--A battle is raging on the Isonzo River, between Caporetto and
Gradisca; Italians are advancing on the east bank between Plava and
Tolmino.
July 5--Italians are shelling the Austrian defensive works at
Malborgeth and Predil.
July 6--Austrian attacks in the Tyrol and Trentino region are
repulsed; Italians gain ground on the Carso plateau beyond the Isonzo.
July 7--Austrians repulse repeated and strong Italian attacks against
the Doberdo Plateau; Austrians hold the bridgehead at Goritz, despite
terrific bombardment by massed guns.
July 8--Italians repulse attacks in Carnia; Italians are slowly
advancing on the Carnic Plateau.
July 9--In the upper Ansici Valley the Italian artillery bombards
Platzwisce Fort; Italian artillery continues to bombard the defenses
of Malborgeth and Predil Pass.
July 12--Austrians are making desperate attempts to penetrate Italy
through the Carnic Alps, relying chiefly upon night attacks, but all
attacks have thus far been repulsed.
July 13--Attempt to invade Italian territory at Kreusberg is repulsed
with heavy loss.
July 14--Italians take two miles of Austrian trenches in the Carnic
Alps; Italians take two forts south of Goritz.
TURKISH CAMPAIGN
June 16--Turkish artillery damages Allies' positions at Avi Burnu.
June 17--British repulse Turks who attempt to retake trenches lost by
them a few days ago; a German officer leads the Turks.
June 20--Turks are undertaking offensive operations in the Caucasus;
Turks defeat Russians near Olti, Transcaucasia, fifty-five miles west
of Kars, capturing war material.
June 21--Turkish Asiatic batteries bombard allied columns on way to
new positions.
June 22--French attack Turkish lines along two-thirds of the entire
front on the Gallipoli Peninsula, infantry char
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