AUSTRO-ITALIAN CONFLICT
THE ITALIAN VICTORY
AUSTRIANS COMPLETELY SURPRISED. HUSTLED OUT OF HAUNTS.
London, Aug. 9.
A correspondent at the Italian headquarters says General Cadorna’s Isonzo offensive displays wonderful breadth of conception, The Austrians were completely surprised, the Italians gaining many positions which had previously held out for a yeanThe struggle commenced with a fearful bombardment from Monte Santo to Monfalcone, new batteries on mountain heights raining shells on Sabotino, which is over 2000 feet high and dominates Gorizia, Infantry emerged through secretly-con-structed tunnels and galleries in the mountain side, and assaulted with incredible rapidity, carrying the first three lines of trenches in twenty minutes and the redoubt on the summit in an lioug tbe pursuit continuing down the slopes straight to the Isonzo. Four peaks at San Michel surrendered unconditionally under Sabotino’s fire.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11644, 10 August 1916, Page 5
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133AUSTRO-ITALIAN CONFLICT Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11644, 10 August 1916, Page 5
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