INCREASING ARTILLERY FIRE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2505, 5 July 1915, Page 5

INCREASING ARTILLERY FIRE

THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN SUPPLY DEPOT AND AMMUNITION Sf OREJ DESTROYED By. Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rcc. July -1, 3.25 p.m.) Rome, July. 3. Official.—Artillery fire is increasing in intensity at Carnia, 'where we effectively bombarded the works at Prcdil. The Alpinists captured an entrenchment on tho northern slope of Palgrande, and repulsed two violent counter-attacks. Tho Austrians left- 150 dead. The artillery on the Isonzo front damaged a supply depot, and exploded an ammunition store. Eastward of Plezzo is full of troops. ITALIANS OCCUPY DOMINATING POSITIONS, (Rcc. July 4, 3.2-5 p.m.) Rome, July 3. The Italians dominate Plezzo on four sides, and the wholo of Tarvis, in the Plezzo region, has been invested, giving the Italians'complete liberty of taking the offensive against Tolmino. Til© "Ciiomale d'ltalia" states that during the operations on tho Lower Isonzo engineers skilfully bridged the river at sovcral points, and the passage of the troops was effected on June 21; tho artillery bombarded' tho enomy's positions on June 23, destroyed a gigantic dyke, and all tho. trenches were blown up by mines, and our infantry occupied the Austrian positions, and held on tenaciously, despite the exposed situation. ITALIANS OCCUPY TOLMINO AFTER A DESPERATE FIGHT. .(Rec. July 5, 0.5 a.m.)' Paris, July 3. Tlie, "Petit Journal" reports that the Italians have occupied Tolmino -..after a desperate combat. ' i —— AUSTRIAN COUNTER-ATTACK REPUTED, (Rec. July 5, 0.5 a.m.) Rome, July 3. Official. — 1 "A violent counter-attack against our position on the Carsico plateau was repulsed. .We took two hundred prisoners." AVIATOR BOMBS A SUBMARINE. (Rec. July <1, 3.25 p.m.)' Rome, July 3. Official.—-Lieutenant Rouillot, a Frenchman, from a height of fifty feet-, bombed the Austrian submarine TJII in the Adriatic.. There were explosions near the conning tower, and it is believed the submarine was sunk. •