WEDNESDAY

Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 29 July 1915, Page 3

WEDNESDAY

Italian Progress—Gorz in Critical Condition ; — Coming Climax in Poland—Activity at Dardanelles—

A report of the capture of Gorz by the Italians, published in a Geneva newspaper, is not confirmed, but advices from Roma state that the condition of the town is < critical. The Austrians are short of rations and water, due to the cutting of the Plava railway. '

An Italian naval force nas occupied the island of Pelagosa, an important strategic point in the Adriatic, which has been in communication with the Austrian mainland.

A French destroyer wrecked an Austrian submarine depot on the Island of Lagosta, off the Dalmatian coast.

It is predicted by Russian experts that the climax of the German attack in Poland will occur within the next fortnight. A despatch from Mr Ash mead Bartlett describes the fighting on Gallipoli Peninsula on July 12 and 13, when strongly-fortified Turkish trenches were captured. •A sensation has been caused in the United States by the sinking of an American steamer by a German submarine in the North Sea.

Advices from Rome state that the Servians, despite the privations they have suffered, have assembled an army of 230,000, which is ready to attack Austria in co-operation with Italy and Russia.