ITALIANS CAPTURE TWO MOUNTAIN POSITIONS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 244, 3 July 1918, Page 5

ITALIANS CAPTURE TWO MOUNTAIN POSITIONS

AUSTRIAN MASSES CUT UP BY ARTILLERY SITUATION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE By Association-Copyright. Washington, July 1. Advices stato that tho Italians on the Upper Asiago captured 1500 Austrians. —Aus.-N L. Cable Assn. NEW ITALIAN ATTACKS IMPORTANT MOUNTAIN POSITION CAPTURED. (l?ec. July 2, 11.40 p.m.) London, July 1. An Italian official report states:—"Wo attacked on Sunday, and captured the Col del Kosse, and also, after a hitter nil-day struggle, tho Col del Helo. Tho enemy's two attacks against Monte di Val Bella were completely arrested. The enemy's musses were mown down by artillery fire. His losses oil Juno 29 and 30 jvcre exceptionally heavy, nnd eighty-eight officers and 11)25 men wero taken prisoner. Our losses wero very light. We repulsed attacks in tho Zugna region."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assu,-Renter. THE AUSTRIAN VERSION. (Ecc. July 2, 11.10 p.m.) London, July 1. A wireless Austrian official report states:—'"We withdrew from tho Col del Itosse and Monte di Val Bella to our former position in Btcnflo Wood.*—Aus.W.Z. Cable Assii.-Ileuter. FEARFUL EXECUTION IN ENEMY MASSES (TU'C. July 2, 11.-10 p.m.) London, July 1. News from the Italian front continues to bo most satisfactory. The Italians liavu completely established themselves on tho line lost on Juno 15. The attack on Monte di Val Bella, from which tho Austrian? had been threatening the I'iave flank, was completed within threo hours on Saturday morning. It is reported that tho Austrian losses here were heavier than in all the preceding battles. The Trench artillery co-operated, and effected fearful execution, wiping out a wliolu battalion.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ON THE BRITISH FRONT. London, July 1. A British official report from Italy states:—"Tho situation is quiet. We. carried out two raids, inflicting many casualties on tho enemy. Wo havo destroyed seven aeroplanes."—Aus.-N.S. Cable Assn. HUNGARIAN PREMIER'S ADMISSIONS ITALIAN COMMENT ON THE SPEECH. Rome, July 1. A semi-official reply to Dr. Welcerle's speech declares that the latter constitutes an official admission of the immense gravity of the Austrian disaster. Dr. Wekerlo tries to soothe public opinion by doubling tho Italian and halving the Austrian losses. Dr Wekciic assorted that only seventy regiments, otherwise two hundred thousand men, participated in the battle, and therefore' tho AustroHungarian losses, on his showing, were 50 per cent. But Austrian prisoners agreed in stating that l'orty-two divisions, otherwiso four hundred and sixty thousand men were encaged; therefore, Dr. Wckcrlo's proportions when corrected show thai, tho Austro-lluugarian losses wore two hundred thousand. Moreover, they took nine thousand, not twelvo thousand prisoners.—Rc-uter.