Italy

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 83, 14 March 1916, Page 5

Italy

i ON THu iSONZO FRONT. | USEFUL. ITALIAN ACTIVITY. i-IiNXTKi) Prkhs Assooiation.] Rome, March 13. I liberations are impeded by persistent bad'feather and heavy snow. After the bombardment of Jsonzo, Italian infantry ploughed through deep snowdrifts arid attacked the enejuiy's position with grenades. | An enemy detachment in support was caught by well-adjusted artillery and machine-gun fire. I The Italian activity is interpreted as meant to-prevent the Anstrians reinforcing the enemy at Verdun. | A communique reports: We heavily .bombarded the whole of the Isonzd front, wrecked the enemy's defensive works, and dispersed reinforcements. REPORT FROM VIENNA. London, March 12. ArKAustrian communique says: The-' Italians all day long and all night long are vigorously bombarding our positions on the plateau of Doberdo and the bridgehead at Goriza," in "the soiuhcrn portion of the town. THE AVALANCHE IN WARFARE. CHILD OF MOUNTAIN-WARFARE (Received 10.30 a.m.) Rome, March 13. The Austrians and Italians have developed deadly avalanches for warfare gigantic avalanches of snow, earth, rocks, and trees being precipitated by shelling the mountain sides under which the troops are encamped, or by exploding mines near the mountain tops. It is estimated that 1000. Au^briails 1 were thus killed* last week. Avalanches, are especially effective iin blocking Hallway's, akd ; stopping the movements d"f*""tr6'ops.