AUSTRO-ITALIAN WAR
MOUNTAIN FIGHTING . ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE ByTelegrapli-PresE Association-Copyright (Roc.' August 30, 3.30 p.m.) Rome, August 30. A communique ..-.states':—"Tho . Austrians destroyed some bridges and part of tho railway in.-, tlis Fondo Valley at Valsugana. .' "One of our detachments on the Upper Isonzo attempted a . sudden dash on a strong position on tho. summit of Monte Rombon, hut owing to the difficulties of tho grouud, and the determined resistance of tho enemy, who-fought with guns, rifles, and grenades, even rolling down heavy stones, wo 'captured only a > few of the trenches. The enemy still holds tho. extreme summit. • "The enemy is repairing the recentlydamaged aerodrome at Aisovitza. Our aviators dropped oiio ' hundred and twenty bombs, hitting two sheds,; damaging the whole camp, and causing. fires. Although'half an hour .under the fire of the enemy's batteries, our airmen returned safely." . '
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 5
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138AUSTRO-ITALIAN WAR Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2554, 31 August 1915, Page 5
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