THE WAR IN THE TRENTINO

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2827, 19 July 1916, Page 5

THE WAR IN THE TRENTINO

HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE UPPER POSINA AUSTRIANS REPULSED IU SEVERE COUNTER-ATTACK Tho High' Commissioner reports:— . London,.July 17, 1 p.m. 'On tho Upper Posina tho enemy tried to stop tho Italian advance, delivering a heavy attack, supported by concentrated artillery tire, between Col Santo and Mount Tonito. The Italians counter-attacked, and after severe hand-to-hand fighting repulsed tho enemy on the whole front. "At Tobo, in 'tho Valley of tho Posina, an attempt to surround tho Italians north-west of Mount Seluggio was frustrated by our fire." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. (Reo. July 19, 0.50 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 18. An Austrian communique stales: "Tho Italians aro fiercely bombarding our positions at Borcolapa, nn<l also on tho Solomito front and in tho Marmolata district. "A squadron of our hydroplanes successfully bombed railway buildings other military objects at Troviso." THE PENDING BREACH WITH GERMANY (Koutcr's Telegram.) (Eec. July 10, 0.50 a.m.) London, July 18. Tho "Morning Post's" Homo correspondent says: "The Italian. Cabinet is considering its attitude towards Germany. Unless Italy denounces the Italio-Qer-man commercial treaty before the end of 1916 it will automatically bo renewed for five years. The conviction is growing that Italy must declare "war on Germany, otherwise she will be .prejudiced ill the later discussions on peace and the economic relations of the Allies." ; i RUMANIA DEALS WITH BULGAR PIN-PRICKS . ALL TRANSIT TRAFFIC SUSPENDED. Aiistralian-ICow Zealand Oablo Association. Bucharest, July 17. Tho Rumanian Government has suspended all transit traffic to Bulgaria, owing to renewed "pin-pricks" by the Bulgarians on. the frontier. ' EIGHT NEW TURKISH DIVISIONS Rome, July 17. The Germans in Turkey have organised eight now divisions (100,000 men), under German officers. They will be sent to a European front,