DESPERATE FIGHTING ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 5

DESPERATE FIGHTING ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

AUSTRIAN ONSLAUGHT NORTH-WEST OF GORIZIA By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' Rome, March 29. An Italian communique states:_ "There was fierce, desperate fighting for forty-eight hours north-west of Gorizia. The enemy ou March 26 concentrated an intense artillery fire on our trenches at Grafenberg, and launched the most violent attacks, to which our centre yielded. We counter-attacked nest even.■iri", and recaptured the position after repeated sanguinary charges." ITALY REQUISITIONS GERMAN VESSELS (Rec. March 30, 8.55 p.m.) London, March 29. In the Souse of Commons, Lord Robert Cecil (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) announced that Italy had requisitioned interned German vessels. , THE BRITISH LANDING AT CANEA GERMAN CONSULS AGAIN GERMANS EVACUATE GREEK TERRITORY !■• ~ By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Athens, March 29. The Greek newspaper "Hestia" says that two British cruisers, filled with broops, arrived in Suda Bay. The officers landed and visited the Consul at Canea, the capital of Crete. Ten more Allied warships have been sighted at Cariea. . . The paper adds: "The Allies are preparing to land troops." Other reports from Canea state that a personage attached to the British Consular service visited the German Consul, 'and' pretended to be Germanophile. He offered to revictual German submarines. The German Consul perceived the ruse, and denounced the visicor to the Greek authorities, who im> prisoned him. Five Allied warships arrived at Canea on Sunday, and demanded his release, also the surrender of the German Consul. The Prefect, after communicating'with his Government, refused, and the Allied squadron initiated a blockade. I AN EXPLANATION REQUIRED FROM GREECE (Rec. March 31, 0.10 a.m.) Athens, March 30. ■ The Entente Ministers have addressed a Note to the Greek. Government, requesting explanations of certain measures which have been taken by Greece in Northern Epirus since December, 1915. The Bulgars have bombarded the Greek village of Karaisina, near Janitza. French troops drove out Germans who entered Greek territory- at- various points. SITUATION ON THE SALONIKA LINES FIGHTING EXPECTED AT ANY MOMENT. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, March 29. Mr. Ward Price, official representative of the British Press, writes that tho German troops which recently cros3od the frontier evacuated Greek territory after some artillery work. The Germans are now busily improving their defensive positions. The French and German outposts are so close that any little movement may bring fighting. . ' TURK AND RUSSIAN AT DESPERATE GRIPS (Rec. March 30, 10 p.m.) Petrograd, March 30. A Russian official communique on the Asia Minor operations states: "The Turks delivered desparato eounter-nttacko nit our position* on tlm heights of the left bdJik of the Quhendere, but were beaten oft' with enormous losses."

TEN SAILING SHIPS SUNK BY THE RUSSIANS

petrograd, March 29. , A communique states: "Our torpedo boats sank ten sailing ressels on the Anatolian coast and ignited a munition depot." i

TURKEY'S INTERNAL CONDITION GROWING WORSE,

("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)/

.London, Maroh 29. t Athens newspapers continue publishing alarming stories of the condition, of Turkey. They allege that residents of Constantinople and Smyrna have beau ivarned to go to the hinterland in older to escape starvation.