ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 September 1917, Page 3

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

ITALIAN PROGRESS

CONTINUES SUCCESSFULLY.

(Received this day at 12.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON Sept. 4. A despatch to the Italian Embassy states that the Germans rushed tho Austro-Italian front, but are being push ed back. The Emperor Charles visited the front for the purpose of oneouraging the Austrians. The Italians eontinuo successful attacks.

•A steady advance. ROME, September 4

Three hundred Austrians who were completely isolated in the Brestorizza Valley for twelve days, fought desperately. Eventualiy a bayonet charge ousted them. This is typical of the Austrians resistance on the Carso, but our steady advance continues towards San. Gabriele and an encircling movement is developing uninterruptedly, despite the picked troops’ furious counter attacks.

TO HINDER AUSTRIA,

AN OFFENSIVE IN MACEDONIA

(Received This Dav at 10.15. n.m.) , PARIS, Sep. 4.

The “Petit Parision” states that au energetic offensive has begun in Mace-, donia, with a view of preventing the Bulgarians from reinforcing the Austrians on the Roumanian Front. Ihe plan is thus to relieve the Allies in Moldavia. BULGARIAN REFUSAL. TO' ASSIST AUSTRlA(Received This Dav at 10.10. a.m.) BERNE, Sep. 4. The Bulgarians refused to send reinforcements to Austria. Relations are strained owing to disagreements concerning Serbia, where there have been open conflicts between Austro-Bulgarian troops. A RUSE THAT FAILED.

AUSTRIANS CAUGHT IN A TRAP. (Received at 12.25. p.mA j ROME, Sept. 4th Tho Corriero Diella Scrra, states that several thousand Austrians were concealed in caverns on Carso Plateau. They were instructed to remain there until the Italians reached the third and fourth Austrian lines, and then were to oinergo and attack them in the rear, thus catching tho Italians between two fires. Goneral Cadorna, foreseeing tho danger hold another force in readiness ,to assail the emorging Austrians. This plan was very successful, several entire Austrian battalions being taken prisoner. Letters found on a prisoner describes tho terrible scarcity of food and clothing in Trieste. There has boen no oil, rice, potatoes, sugar, or coffee, and very little meat. The people are dying of starvation.