110 years ago today, on May 23, 1915 (April 10, 1915 lunar calendar), Italy went to war with Austria after withdrawing from the Triple Alliance. On May 23, 1915, on the first day of the war between Italy and Austria-Hungary, Austrian planes bombed seven cities on the Italian coast of Adria. Italy declared war on Austria at 8:15 pm on May 22 and issued a general mobilization order. The declaration of war and the general mobilization order received an enthusiastic response across the country. At the beginning of the month, Italy withdrew from the Triple Alliance. Three days earlier, the cabinet had gained all wartime powers, and Germany recalled her ambassador to Rome to join Austria in fighting against Italy. Italy had joined forces with Britain, France, and Russia against the Allied powers. The fact that 30,000 Italians had been prevented from leaving the two countries and returning home to join the war by the Austrians had caused a great deal of indignation in Italy. Austria was the first to attack. Austrian aircraft bombed the arsenals of Venice, Porto, Corsini, Ancona and four other places on the Adriatic coast. Italian anti-aircraft guns reportedly repelled the Austrian aircraft, and then two Austrian warships joined the attack. According to the latest Italian reports, the Austrian warships were repelled by Italian torpedo boats. Italy was preparing for battle at two key points, one of which was the Adriatic Sea, where the Austrian Navy had already deployed its fleet. However, Italy believed that its own fleet was more powerful. Italy's northwestern border with Austria-Hungary was another vulnerable front. There, King Victor Emmanuel's army faced a formidable force of Austrian mountaineers, possibly with German reinforcements. An Italian army was reported to be advancing tonight in the direction of Trieste, which the Austrian government had placed under military control. It was revealed that Italy's allies did not believe that the French army would provide assistance at this time.