ITALIANS OCCUPY MONFALCONE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2485, 11 June 1915, Page 5

ITALIANS OCCUPY MONFALCONE

HOW THE TRENTINO PASSES WERE FORCED WILD BUFFALOES DRIVEN OVER THE MINES CReo. Juno 10, 5.10 p.m.) Reports from Rome state that the Italian vanguard lhis makes the Austrian tenure of Gorz uncertain. The successful operations m the Trentmo are equally important, and indicate that Italy has nearly closed the wide-open gate giving, access to her northern plains It is increasingly evident that the Austrians have not made adequate preparations for Italy's entry into the war. and that tho threats of a light-mil" German advance, which German agents had widely circulated in Italy were empty bluff, ' No doubt Italy will shortly be heavily engaged, but in the meantime her strategical position and morale have been greatly strengthened. ITALIANS OCCUPY MONFALCQNE AND MONTE NERO HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON THE AUSTRIANS. (Reo. June 11, 1 a.m.) ■A® • i im l ~ y , Rome, June 10. umcial.— Our troops on the Isonzo, by great dash and tenacity, have won important positions, and we have occupied Monfalcone. Tho artillery damaged several of the enemy's batteries. "We have occupied the Austrian positions in the Monte Mero region the enemy leaving a hundred corpses and sixty wounded. Seventy Bosnian' deserters surrendered at Caparetia. "We took prisoner four hundred Austrians elsewhere on tho Isonzo. Our casualties were not serious. "Prisoners state that the Austrian losses were very great." / AUSTRIAN CLAIM TO HAVE REPULSED AN ITALIAN DIVISION. (Reo. June 10, 11.20 p.m.) . _. , , „ Paris, June 10. An offioial message from Vienna states that an Italian Division which attacked the bridgehead at Gortz on June 8, was repulsed with severe loss and obliged to abandon several guns. "Our artillory also defeated tho Italians attempts to attack near Gradisca and Monfalcone." WILD BUFFALOES PUT TO STRANGE USE EXPLODING AUSTRIAN MINES IN THE PASSES. (Rec. June 10, 11.20 p.m.) Mr. Martin Donohoo, the "Daily Chronicle's" war correspondent, at present m Northern Italy, states that the use of wild buffaloes for breaking down the Austrian entanglements was not an isolated incident. The Italians have thousands of savage animals at their disposal. They are also used tino S Austmu mmes 111 passes, giving entrance to the TrenExploding bombs are sometimos usod to stampede the beasts, but usually serum, is injected which rouses the buffaloes to a terrifying pitch of fury Sometimes 5000 beasts are released at .a time, and as they rush through t& pass there is a terrific explosion. The buffaloes are blown to pieces, and the troops are able to traverse the pass m safety, and afterwards eat the flesh of the doad animals.. KING VICTOR EMANUEL WITH HIS TROOPS. (Rec. June 10, 11.40 p.m.) King Victor Emanuel visited all the advanced trenches between'st ElVio and the Adriatic. His visit was immensely stimulating to the troops Amid enthusiasm, he accompanied the First Brigade when it crossed the Isonzo on a pontoon thrown up l)y the enginers. AN ITALIAN HINT TO GREECE. (Rec. June 10, 1.40 p.m.) an. Ti ,• >r- ■ x , Athens, June 10. lhe Italian Minister, speaking at an Italian gathering, referred to the profound sorrow which Italians felt at the absence of Greece from a struggle for the peace of the world. "Instead of enthusiasm for Italy's courageous action we have reaped coldness and suspicion," he said, and added that iji the event of the partition of Asia Minor Italy would not remain impassive. Asia Minor was largo enough to satisfy all appetites. The partition might also render her occupation of the Aegean Islands permanent. AUSTRIAN DESIGNS ON THE SIMPLON TUNNEL. . An' Austrian bpj was arrest**! at Domo d'Ossola. He hal Tin' hfs"possession a largo bomb, and a plan of the Simploti railway tunnel. AUSTRIAN AEROPLANE VISITS MONTENEGRO. ..ix- , , jjtj i Cettlnje, June 9. An Austrian aeroplane bombarded rodgontza, a fortified town in Montenegro, 16 miles east of Cettinjo, without doing any harm.