ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 August 1917, Page 2

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

AUSTRIAN REPORT, [ADMIRALTY—PER WTRELEBS rsne.) (Received this day at 1.20 a.m.,) LONDON August 23. Austrian official.—Eastward of the Canal we. abandoned the‘village . of brk. Enemy atacks southward of Dcschla and eastward of Gorizia and Rigba, failed. There is 1 the , severest struggles on the Carso'. IV e undertook at Menoi defensive retirements. A GREAT SMASH. ITALIAN SUCCESS. ' [AUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION]

LONDON, Aug. 23. Tho "Daily Telegraph’s” jevome correspondent states that the Italian

attack doveljbps (Successfully. The Austrian General Wurm after the first day endeavoured a counter-attack which 'was repulsed in disorder. Meanwhile as the result of later operations on the Carso, the Austrian centre was broken and the whole of ttte enemy’s left wing is menaced. Several lines of enemy trenches eastward of Gorizia have been destroyed. An Austrian deserter divulged that a detachment ofhia compatriots were hidden in a huge cavern. The Italians immediately entered and captured the entire detachment and numerous ma-chine-guns. Several caverns on Mon tes Sahto and San Maroo collapsed wiping out whole battalions. The flighting at Hermada Hill is teirrible. The western counter-posts have been captured with the bayonet and seven thousand additional prisoners, mostly Slavs axe arirving. BATTLE STILL RAGING. ITALIANS FURTHER SUCCESS. LONDON August 23. Italian official: The battle is raging on the whole front. We are over coming the resistance northward of Gorizia and gaining new successes on tho whole lipe of battle. Prisouei* have reached 13,311. We have captured thirty guns and a - great amount - of booty. Our aeroplanes have the mastery of the air and bombed troops and caused conflagrations along the enemy* oomuftiioalfions* Everywhere we repulsed attacks in the Trentino and at Ooraia. The enemy’s bigger attack in the Ledro Valley failed after a lively struggle. P

ITALIAN CAPTURES

TOTAL 16,000

(Received, This Day at 8.60. a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 23. Italian official —Wo progressed northwards and southward on the Julian front. Our troops repulsed counterattacks and carried positions southeastwards of Dossofaiti. We have prisonered 16,000 men. and 350 officers. j Yesterday aeroplanes and airsnip* ' dropped twelve tons of bombs on the ’ enemy. | ISONZO BATTLE CONTINUES* jV ITALIAN AIR SCPREMACr. "LONDON, Aug. 23. - Tho Central News Some eorreapondent states the battle continues, with extreme ferocity, especially at San Marco Uermada. An astounding feature of the day*» fighting was the Italian air supremacy. Few Austrians attempted to fly and nil were downed.