THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3991, 26 July 1915, Page 5

THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.

SIEGE OF GOJUZIA. FALL OF CITY ANTICIPATED. AUSTRIANS HURRYING UP REINFORCEMENTS. (Received July 25, 5.5 p.m.) ' ROME, July 24. -The Austrians are hurrying reinforcements, including many Bavarians to-Gorizia and are Hinging them into the firing line. The Italians are holding on with bulldog tenacity. The ‘‘Tribuna” states that the Italians have captured commanding positions around the town, and that its fall is imminent. An official report says the battle continues) o.m the whole ot the lsonzofront. Our success is constantly more apparent. The Austrians, after terrible artillery lire, delivered a massed attack on our front on the left wing at Carso. 'We- counter-attacked, inflicting a veritable dcleat, while our artillery mowed down the enemy’s columns. The infantry then closed in, taking 1500 prisoners. The Austrian losses were extremely grave, the battlefield being covered with dead. Wo made, further progress in front of Gorizia. '1 no “Stampa's” correspondent lr f nn Fort- I’ologra says the. only point the Austrians hold on the right bank ot tho lsonzo is completely isolated, despite the garrison’s sorties. It is believed that its fall is imminent. LATEST REPORTS. (Received July 25, 11.30 p.m.) ROME, July 25._ Official: We have completed the occupation of Tokina. The enomv made several futile night attacks on the lsonzo. The Austrians yesterday endeavored to advance in force against our right, but were obliged to withdraw with heavv losses. , . Ah army order found on prisoners shows that the attack we repulsed on the 22u! was in the nature of a general action with the purpose ol dislodging our left wing, and was made by freshly-arrived troops.

THROUGH ENEMY EYES, i OFFICIAL GERMAN R EPORT"'. j (Received Julv 25 3.2 : s 0.m.) AMSTERDAM. Julv 21. _ j A German communique states: “ A e i drove the French from advanced positions at hinge anil Banvnkopr, hut, according to oilr plans, we evacuated the place in order to avoid losses. As a reprisal for the bombardment of Trianoourt and other places, we yesterday bombarded I’onta ?d missus. Our airmen bombed the railway triangle- at .St. Hilaire, in Chumpaigne, and forced enemy airmen to retreat. In an aerial fight at Conflans we destroyed an enemy battle aeroplane. We' continue our pursuit of the Russians at Courland. Our troops advanced closer to the Xu row bridgehead, the position t-o Warsaw before Rushan. We stormed the village of Milnny any the fortifications oi Izyg at the bayonet point and took poisoner 290 men at Izyg. x In the south-east and on tlie west hank of the Vistula we cleared the enemy from Janowiee to Graniea. We have broken the enemy’s obstinate resistance at several points between the Vistula and the Bug and forced the ■ Russians to retreat. BERLIN, July 24. Official: Two hundred and sixty, French dead were counted on the i German front m- the Muenster district j as the result of the last few days fighting. General Von Billow defeated the Fifth Russian Army near Sliavli. The Germans after ten days of continual lighting and marching* have arrested the Russian retreat on the Rozalin-Szadow front, and dispersed them. The bootv won in these operations since July' 15 is 25 guns and 40 machine-guns. . General Von Gallawitz stormed Rozan and Pultusk. forcing flu- cios si it r of tho Xu row. gtrong forces of Germans are now Oil the south bank. - Since July 14 we have taken 14 muis and 90 machine-guns. . The Germans have reached the Vistula region at the mouth of the Piiicza to Ivozipiee. Our troops approach closely the western front of Ivangorod. There is obstinatp figh.tmg between the. Vistula and the Bug- Me repulsed an attack on the bridgehead at- Sokal. AUSTRIAN REPORTS. AMSTERDAM. July 24. An Austrian official message is as io The. h enemv are strong reinforced towards Sokal, where they have established a bridgehead on the east, K \vo advanced at some points three hundred yards. *• , i Our trenches elsewhere had hand-to-hand lights with the Russians, who were repulsed with heavy losses. The Germans made important progress between Ystruz and the V ist-ula, north-west of Grubicdow . , The Archduke’s troops repulsed trie enemy across the Wroivow. west o* the Vistula. . -i The Vustro-Germans advan.ee up the Vistula to the Ivangorod gml.e <>* *°The Italians made many attacks on the Doberdo plateau at Soraussm, am. were repulsed. . . . -,- „ Our troops maintain their po-, eiiu at the bridgehead. LATEST AUSTRIAN REPORT. (Received July 26. 12.5 a.m.) V AMSTERDAM, July 2uAn Austrian official message states that as a result of the Archduke l o dinand’s victorious attacks, the mem has evacuated positions between the Vistula ami the Ristritz Hunt, foity kilometres northwards. Our captures have increased to 4-> officers and 11,500 men. f U The Germans norli of Giuites/.ow pierced the enemy's position. Ohio enemy made-, f ruitless on the east bank ol the Bug. west oi IV We Completely repulsed an n + i-ick 'on the Gori/.ia- budgehead. Italian attacks on t-lie Dobcido plateau are weakening. The enemy yes terda-v near Selz penetrated patt ot our trenches, but a emmtei-attack drove them out. ~ T+.-.1-Our cruisers shelled along i- u 1 * ian coast 100 kilometres and damaged several railway stations, those at b.u Beneditto and Grottomora being. \vliilo many locomotives* mikl. v\ < .. •er w-recked and tho water tower and several buildings at Ortona were destroyed, and a tugboat sunk.

TURKEY AMD THE GREEKS A GR-AECIAN DEMONSTRATION. (Received July 25, 5-5 p.m.) v . ROME. July 24. Greece has sent eight destroyers io demonstrate at Smyrna as a protest against the Turkish ill-treatment ot tiio Greeks. . , Relations are very strained.