AVALANCHE WARFARE
, ITALIANS AND AUSTRIANS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Rome, March 13. . Tho Austrians and Italians have developed a deadly avalanche -warfare. Gigantic avalanches of snow, earth, :uid roolis and trees are. precipitated i b> shelling the mountain sides, under which the troops are encamped, or exploding mines near the mountain tops. • It is estimated that a thousand Austrians were thus killed last week. The avalanches were especialy effective in blocking the railways and stopping the movements of.troops. . TRYING CONDITIONS. TRENCHES FILLED WITH .WATER. (Rec. March 14, 6.30 p.m.) Rome, March 13. The Milan paper, "II Corricro della Sera" states all news regarding military operations have beea forbidden for a few days. The bombardment on the Isonzo continues with the same intensity. Extensive movements are observable behind the enemy lines. We destroyed some of "the enemy entanglements on Mont Michels and other sectors of the Carso. Rain falls continually, and the -communication trenches are running streams; some portions dis-. appear altogether and whole hutments slide down slopes, even armoured ramparts give way. Restoration work absorbs the-greater part of the energies of both sides."
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 5
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182AVALANCHE WARFARE Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2720, 15 March 1916, Page 5
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