WITH THE ITALIANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2544, 19 August 1915, Page 5

WITH THE ITALIANS

A SURPRISE PARTY IN THE MOUNTAINS TRENCHES CARRIED WITH THE BAYONET By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. August 18, J0.20 p.m.) Rome, August IS. All Italian official communique states: 5 "In tho rugged Order range, between the .Valleys cf the Adda and Adigc, one of our detachments marched from Clapannas Milano, and in sections, roped together, crossed tho Caniom Pass (3081 metres, roughly 10,000 feet) and Vcdrota-di-Ga:npo, then scaled the Turkett Spitz (3160 metres) and surl prised a party of the enemy. "This detachment next dispersed the enemy on tho Hiltero Madatscli-Spitz, and firmly occupied the crest. "Wo havo occupied the Sattelberg, westward of the Lange Alp. "Our offensive in tlie Tolmino zono was dashingly carried out agaiiist tho hills at Santa Maria and Santa Lucia, covering the positions on tho right of tho Isonzo, our infantry capturing with , the bayonet a line of solid entrench-, ments on the western slopes, and tak- ' iug prisoner 17 oflicers, 447 moD, with four machine-guns."- . AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUN- ' IQUE. " i . .(Rec. August 18, 10.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 18. An Austrian official communique states: "We repelled a feeble Italian attack north-eastward of Borgo, and also strong attacks in the Tolmino dis-' trict, inflicting great bloodshed."