ITALIAN ADVANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS
THE OFFENSIVE IN THE ROVERETO UNDER HEAVY FIRE Australian-New Zealand Gable Association.Rome, July 23. An Ttalian official communique states: "Tho artillery is active,in the'Lagarina Valley. Tho Austrians shelledAvio, and our heavy guns are bombarding I?i----vanago and 'Rovcreto. ' '"['ho ijifa nti-y< continues its pressure at Posina, and on the Sette Conununi heights, ,ind has advanced on tho slopes of Mount Zebin. "We carried some trenches in tho Dolomites between tho l'rovigriolo and Cismoil valleys, and .captured strong positions on Mounts Cavallazza and Colbricon. Artillery duels are in progress on the Upper Boin." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. July 24, S.lO p.m.) Amsterdam, July 24. An Austrian official communique says: "After some days'qnitft, most violent fighting began on Saturday south of the Sngana Valley. The Italians Tepeatedly v attacked, but everywhere were repulsed with the heaviest losses. "An attack by an Italian brigade against the Heights south-west of Janeveggio was repulsed with sanguinary losses." ........ AUSTRO-SWISS FRONTIER CLOSED. Rome, July 2.3. Austria has closed the Swiss frontier, presumably to conceal tho movements of her troops.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2832, 25 July 1916, Page 5
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176ITALIAN ADVANCE IN THE MOUNTAINS Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2832, 25 July 1916, Page 5
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