ITALIAN FRONT
HEAVY AUSTRIAN ATTACKS REPULSED ENEMY STRONGLY REINFORCED (Bee. .Tune 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, .Time 8. An Italian official roport states:— "V!o broke up an attack, preceded by a destructive, fire, by tho Diieray on the Vod- j ice l'ront. Big assaulting parties of the , ftucmy, covered by n. violent artillery fuc, attempted to approach our lines southward of Castagnavizza. Wβ counter-uttacked, and repulsed them, capturing prisoners."—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.-Reuter. ITALIANS FORCEDTO GIVE GROUND (Rec .Time 10, 11.5 p.m.) London, June 5. Tho "Times" Rome correspondent states: "Hard lighting in tho Cai'SO conI tinues. This morning the Austrians atI tacked in great force, throwing waves of infantry behind a terrific curtain of tre. The Italian artillery was equally active. The Italians at first lost ground, but heroically recovered it. They lost the slopes of Herniada, and are now back on the low ground facing tho rise. On Tuesday they recovered, the lost ground, but the enemy, reinforced by men and guns, drove them off. The Italian guns broke tho Austrian attempts to advance from Flondar. There has been a hurricane of fighting during the last three days, the enemy hitting hard and careless of punishment. The Italians are cool and fresh, and are a long way ahead, on jioint3. The serious feature of the situation is the large enemy reinforcements from Eussia, irith guns. The Anstrians , fire is strengthening as the fight progresses."—The "Times." RUSSIAN FAILURE HEPS THE AUSTRIANS (Rec. June 10, 5.5 p.m.) London, Jane 9. The "Times" correspondent at Italian. Headquarters reports that the Austrians' counter-attacks, and their great strength, freshness, and tenacity were due to the arrival of more divisions from the Etissioa front. Four of these were identified in the. latest battles.—The "Times." THE HUNGARIAN CABINET CRISIS (Eec. June 10, 5.3 p.m.) Amsterdam, June S. Count Moritz Esterhazy has been entrusted with the formation of a Hungarian Cabinet.—Beuter,
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3107, 11 June 1917, Page 5
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