AUSTRIAN LOSSES AT LEAST 100,000

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3180, 3 September 1917, Page 5

AUSTRIAN LOSSES AT LEAST 100,000

❖ X ! ITALIANS CAPTURE GREAT STORES ; OF FOOD AND MUNITIONS ■ a e ! e i ' VITAL BLOW MAY' FORCE SEPARATE PEACE GERMAN ACTIVITY IN \ THE BALTIC r . r I BRITISH SUCCESS IN PALESTINE k Heavy gales and rain are reported from tho Western front. The enemy, by a heavy attack, forced tho evacuation of an isolated knoll. News from Belgium to the Dutch newspaper "Telegraaf," indicates tho possible evacuation of the Belgian coast regions by tho enemy before tho winter. On the Italian front the operations have mainly consisted in rectifying the new line and consolidating the positions. The fighting in fho region of Monte San Gabriello has resulted in fresh gains for the Italians. It is unofficially stated that tho Austrian losses from the present offensivo are at least 100,000 nil told. At one stage the ixiut of the enemy wag 'so complete that tho Austrians had no time to spike their guns or destroy their munitions and food stores. Frantic appeals for aid have been made to Germany, and a conference between the two Emperors has been arranged. Meanwhile the enemy's internal .troubles are multiplying, and troops have been sent to certain disturbed regions ever which a Tcil of silence has been drawn. On the Russo-Rumanian front the enemy has been repulsed with heavy losses. The Germans are displaying great activity in the Baltic, where big air squadrons have been bombing the islands in the Gulfs of Finland and Riga. Hostile ships have been observed off the Riga coast. H. Savinkoff, tho Russian Assistant Minister of War, who was recently reported to hare resigned as the result of friction with M. Kerensky, has reconsidered his decision, and will immediately set to work to organise tho Amy's needs behind tho lines. The Moscow Conferenco has decided to support tho Provisional Government. A dispatch from Palestine states that the line cn August 30 was advanced at Gaza on a front of 800 yards. The operations sinco April have developed into the conditions of trench warfare. ' The Parliamentary Committee of th o Trades Union Congress has decided against the Stockholm Conference, recommending as a first step tho attainment of a general agreement amongst tho Allied workers, followed by an international congress. ITALIANS MAY STRIKE A VITAL BLOW AN ADVANCE ON LAIBACH SUDDEN INVASION WOULD CRUSH AUSTRIA By Telegraph-Press Association- Copyriffhl . , Rome, i August 31. The Austrians announce that Italian cavalry are marching on-Laibach. It is Moved, that the announcement is intended to justify the necessity for evacuating Trieste and the Carso, to enable the armies to concentrate for the defence of Laibach. A French expert writes: "If tho Italians, after tho occupation of Monte Santo and Hermada, follow tho road to Trieste or tho road that Napoleon traced to Vienna, they will strike Austria a vital blow. An invasion would quickly ' result in the renewal of Austrian overtures for a separate peace, not only with Italy, but all the Allies."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CONSOLIDATING THE NEW POSITIONS (Rec. September 1, 3.30 p.m.) London, August 31. An Italian official report states: "On the Bainsizza Plateau and tho Carso wo are fighting to consolidate the possession of the newly-won heights and rectifying our line. We obtained advantages on the northern slopes of Mont© San Gabriello and in the Brestovizza Valley."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. CRcc. September 2, 11.30 p.m.). London, September 1. An Italian official report states:— We repulsed with heavy losses repeated and violent counter-attacks on the northern slopes of Monte San Gabrielle." "Eastward of Gorizia wo carried elements of the enemy's trenchea in "the Brastovizza Valley. We took prisoner yesterday 717, making a total of 720 officers and 26,181 men since tho beginning of the battle. In one of our air flights wo dropped 8| tons of bombs on tho railway establishments ct Grahovo.'—Aus - N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT (Rec. September 1, 8.30 p.m.) * .. ' , . , London, August 81. An Austrian oihcial report states that the Italian thrust is more powerful than any that has hitherto been experienced.. The report claims that the Austrians repulsed attacks at Bainsiza and Monte San Gabrielle, and also claims that Italian attacks were defeated' near Gorizia, Graziana, and San Marco.—Aua - N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. September 2, 5.5 p.m.) • London, September 1. An Austrian dflicial report of August 30 states: "Two strong attacks northwest of Kal were broken. We repulsed massed attacks near Podleszemadond and Britoff. Tho Italians entered cur trenches at Monte San Gabrielle, but our counter-thrust drove them out. Ou.r prisoners now total ton thousand. The enemy's airmen have thrico bombed Triesto during tho past forty-eight hours." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. September 3, O.iO a.m.) London, September 2. An Austrian official report claims to have, repulsed 6trong Italian attacks northward of Kal. "We stemmed all assaults' at Monte San Gabrielle, and captured trenches eastward of Gorizia."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ENEMY'S LOSSES AT LEAST 100,000 MEN BREACH IN THE AUSTRIAN LINE 11 MILES WIDE. (Rec. Septamber 2, 5.5 p.m.) i Rome, September 1 The enemy's losses are officially estimated at least one huindred thousand during the offensive. Already fourteen strongly fortified mountains have been stormed and captured. "The breach in the Austrian line is eleven miles in width., The rout of the centre (General Boroevich's army) was so precipitate that tho Aii6trians had no time to spike their guns, or destroy the foodstuffs and munitions that were hidden in the depths of caverns, or burn the elegantlyfurnished officers' quarters. Tho Italian booty includes one thousand yoke of oxen and seventeen trench mortars of a now type and of bigger calibre than has been seen before. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. I DESPERATE APPEALS TO GERMANY FOR AID. (Rec. September 2, 5.5 p.m.) „„ ~, ~ T ., . „ Rome, September I. Iho newspaper Agendia Liberia states that information from Berlin shows that tho Austrian defeats have greatly alarmed German military circlcs. Ths Kaiser has arrangod for a special interview with tho Austrian Emperor. who is desperately appealing for help. It is roported that Von Hindonburg has sent ouo array corps. . Serious revolts are reported from So„th orn Austria, Eastern Hungary, Bohemia, and Transylvania. No news has como through from these regions for seme days, but it is known that train bads of soldiers have been sent to suppress the disorders, which aro r.,mtly duo to th o poor harvest. The Bohemian disorders are political.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. IS ITALY THE VITAL FRONT? SUGGESTION FOR BIG ALLIED EFFORT. , Rome, August 31. lho Idea Najaonale suggests tliattho Italian is tho principal «uid possibly the decisive front, and calls njpon England to put forth her greatest effort here.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. September 2, 5.5 p.m.) .... , ... Paris, Septembor 1. Ilio newspapers bore a v e discussing fho possibility of putting Austria altogether out of tho fight. Phcy point out that General" Cadorna believes that a BOTOr© defeat will foTC© Austria into a soparalc peace. Ho has always nviintaiued that tho Italian front is the only front whero an offonsive "would have i ererj. chance of a decisivo result.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn,