. Le Literary Digest histoire de la guerre mondiale, compilées à partir de sources contemporaines et d'origine : américain, britannique, français, allemand, et d'autres. uthward près de la côte, et de là, le long theshore à Trieste. Plusieurs postes importants sur ce front, l'Predil-Malborghetto Pass, Tolmino, Gorizia, andGradisca-avait été bombardé par des batteriesfrom italienne collines voisines. Début des opérations navales mais étaient confinés dans shellingcoast-villes. Les Autrichiens ont fait plusieurs attaques sur theItalian côté de l'Adriatique et les Italiens l)ombardedDalmatian, villes et îles. Mais il n'y a pas generalna

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. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. uthward almost to the coast, and thence ran along theshore to Trieste. Several important positions on this front—Malborghetto, the Predil Pass, Tolmino, Gorizia, andGradisca—had been bombarded by heavy Italian batteriesfrom nearby hills. Naval operations began but were confined to shellingcoast-towns. The Austrians made several attacks on theItalian side of the Adriatic and the Italians l)ombardedDalmatian towns and, islands. But there was no generalnaval engagement—nothing beyond encounters betweensmall war craft, which resulted in the sinking of perhaps 34 IX THE ALPS AND OX THE ADRIATIC half a dozen vessels. The campaign was, however, re-sponsible for an engagement—the first of its kind—betweentwo submarines, in which the Italian craft was sent to thebottom. Meanwhile the bulk of the Austrian fleet had beenlocked up in Pola. Apparently the Italians were refrainingfrom making an attack on Pola until their army on theIsonzo could push its way to Trieste and thus cut off the. ITALIANS I, AVIN<; MINES IN LAKE GAIiDA entire Italian peninsula from Austria, and so permit a com-l)hied land- and sea-attack on Pola and Fiume. It was announced on July 8 that the Italian Governmenthad closed the Adriatic to navigation by merchant vesselsof all countries, altho safe convoy was to be furnished forships wishing to enter ports belonging to or occupied byItaly or ^Montenegro. On the same day an Italian armoredcruiser, the Amalfi, was torpedoed and sunk at dawn by anAustrian submarine while taking part in a reconnaissance inthe upper Adriatic. Most members of the crew were saved. 35 IN THE EAST, NEAR EAST, AND SOUTH The commander, before giving orders to the crew to jumpoverboard, cried Long live the King! Long live Italy!and the entire crew drew up along the stern and echoed theshout. The commander, the last to leave the ship,

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