ON THE ITALIAN FRONT
THE ITALIANS TAKE THE OFFENSIVE A SHORT ADVANCE MADE (Rec. January 11, 11.20 p.m.) Washington, January 10. Official advices from Rome state that the rejuvenated and freshly inspired Italians liavo taken the offensive and advanced a short distance.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH RAID ACROSS THE PIAVE CAPTURE OF A MACHINE-GUN ~ POST. London, January 10. Mr. Ward Price, official Press representative on the Italian front, describes the thoroughness of the British preparations for tile raid across the Piave, which resulted in the demolition of a machine-gun post and the capture of the garrison. The raiders, for a week previous to the raid, rubbed themselves daily with camphorated oil. They crossed in ice-cold water, waist-deep, aided by a rope, and afterwards marching for some miles to restoro their warmth.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
(The cable news in this Issue accredited (o the London "Timos" has appeared in tlmt Journal, but only where expretsljr stated is such news tho editorial opinion of "The Times")
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7
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162ON THE ITALIAN FRONT Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 93, 12 January 1918, Page 7
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