THE IRON GATE OF THE TRENTINO

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2840, 3 August 1916, Page 5

THE IRON GATE OF THE TRENTINO

CAPTURE OF IMPORTANT PASS GALLANT ASSAULT BY THE ITALIANS Australian-New Zealanrt. Cablo Association. Milan, August 1. Jfucli impartaneo is allauhod to the Italian capture of Mount C.'avallam and Culbrich, with the possession of the Brison Puts, a (bop gorgo between, them which isono of the. most important keys to the Upper Irontino. An ofticer points out that Italy hail previously vainly tried for fourteen months to butter in this gate. It has fallen at last, largely as tho result of tho employment for tho first tinio ot trench mortars. The attack began at dawn, with a furious bombardment by heavy artillery, but this was apparently a failure, as tho shells did not penetrate the narrow gorges. The. bombardiers were ordered to try now trench mortars, and t!to first bomb was a great s«ccc=s. The Bcrsa-lieri. with a wild chargo, captured the' summit of Bricon. / ITALIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. August 2, ?7.30 p.m.) Hornc, August 1. An Italian official communique states: "Wo repulsed attacks on pur positions ' nl; Monte Cimoue and on the Sqtto Communi, and occupied Vaneuveggiy. Au Austrian attack on Forcellaniois (?) was repulsed."