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| SEVERE AUSTRIAN LOSSESS. i THREE DAYS' OFFEND]VE COST , 20,000. UnlT«l> i R<">« Ar.m>; I»T.n.V (Received 8.30 ti.ru.) Rome, May 21. i Swiss advices state thai; the Austi'iaiis, in the first -fee days of the offensive against Italy lost 20,000. BRITISH PROHIBITION OF ! IMPORTS. T3ADE UNDERSTANDING URGED.
! (Received 8.50 a.m.) Milan, May 21. i Merchants and manufacturers discussed Britain's prohibition of various imports, and passed a resolution as to the necessity of the Allies establishing a trade understanding on common interests to the exclusion of the enemies; also urging the Government to secure at least a partial withdrawal of Britain's prohibition.
THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE | BATTLE FRONT OF 45 MILES. I ; London, May 20. The Daily Telegraph's Rome correspondent says the Austrian offensive extends from Monte west of Lake Gard. to Cimadodici, east of the lake, on a front of 45 miles. The Austrians are supported by thousands ,of guns and forty permanent forts. The principal points of attack are the Ledro Valley, Zuzunatorta, below Roverto, and the Sugana Valley, and the battle was mostly in Austrian territory. The enemy advanced in masses and the hattie began on Monday and raged with fury until Wednesday, when it lessened. The Austrian dead were feet high. THREE DAYS FURIOUS BATTLE. Rome, May 20. Official: After three days of most furious bombardment we evacuated Zuzunatorta, which is in ruins. We evacuated similarly the line from Montenaggio to Sagliodaspio, which is in the Upper Astico. In the Sugana Valley the enemy was everywhere repulsed. The Giornale d'ltalia says that for five days the Austrian offensive cost heavy losses. The enemy gained certain advanced positions after great artillery preparation, but nowhere have they displaced the principal defensive positions. A continuance of the attacks will he an exhausting and bleeding process, satisfactory to ourselves. SUCCESSFUL AUSTRIAN OPERATIONS.' Amsterdam, May 20. An Austrian communique says: Our attacks south of the Tyrolean frontier continually gain ground. Our forces are advancing between Astach and the Lain Valley. We drove the enemy back on the entire front, capturing two armored redoubts. Since the attack began we took prisoner 10,000 men, 60 guns, and 51 machine-guns. AUSTRIANS TRANSFER TROOPS.
London, May 20. Advices from Switzerland state that the Austnans have denuded the Macedonian portions of the Russian front for the Italian offensive. CONFLICTING OFFICIAL REPORTS Rome, May 21. A comnvunique says: "We repulsed an attack between the Adige Valley and tho Terraguota Valley, and withstood an offensive movement up the latter; also on the Asiago plateau. An air raid caused slight casualties at Oivildale Morano. Amsterdam, May 21. 'An Austrian communique says: We entered Poncegno and captured Sassoalto, and we expelled the enemy from Colsanto. Since the outset of our offensive we have made prisoner 257 officers and 12,900 men ) arfd we have captured 107 guns. ASSISTANCE FOR AUSTRIA. (Received 12.30 p.m.) Paris, May 21. Clitics attach great importance to the Austrian offensive, and point out that Germany is providing the money, munitions, and portion of the men. It is a costly undertaking. Prussia desires to secure Teutonic domination, of the Peninsula, and reduce Italy to the level of Central Europe, thus increasing Germany's country from Hamburg to Constantinople, which, otherwise, would he insecure. An examination of the Austrian bullets shows that they are of German manufacture, containing deadly nitrate of mercury.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 40, 22 May 1916, Page 5
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