PROGRESS OF THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE !

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3090, 22 May 1917, Page 5

PROGRESS OF THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE !

POSITIONS EXTENDED

DENSE MASS ATTACKS REPULSED

The High Commissioner reportsi— London, May 20, 4 p.m. An Italian official message states: "In the area north of dorizia. we yesterday extended our positions. Dense masses of the enemy counter-attacked in an endeavour to arrest our progress, but each time they were driven back with heavy loss." London, May 20. An Italian official report 6tates: ""We extended our positions at Monte Vodice, where we drove back dense masses of the enemy who were attempting to stop our progress. The enemy in the evening abandoned his counter-attacks, and concentrated. liis artillery on the iost positions, which, however, we maintain. We entered the enemy's lines eastward of Gorizia."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Keuter. SUNDAY'S BATTLE ON THE ISONZO (Bee. May 21, 11.40 p.m.) London, May 21. The "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent at Italian Headquarters writes: "Sunday's battle on the Upper Isonzo for tho range of heights that held the mastery of tho left bank continues to develop with mechanical precision after Monte Cuco.7, the hump saddle of Vodico, had been taken. The Austrians in the afternoon wado a desperate attempt to retake the lost ground at Vodice. Wave after wave rolled forward upon the hastily-improvised Italian trenches, built on the old Austrian line. But every wave was broken, and when the attacks were over groups of Austrian dead wero lying everywhere in 'No Man's Land, Fighting continued all night long, and at uawa Vodice was captured."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. • • ■TWENTY THOUSAND AUSTRIAN CASUALTIES IN FOUR DAYS (β-ec. May 21, 5.50 p.m.) Rome, May 20. The "Messngero" states that there were 20,000 Austrian casualties during, the first four days of the Italian 'offensive.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.