Italy

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 71, 28 June 1916, Page 5

Italy

THE AUSTRIAN ROUT.

ITALIANS' RAPID ADVANCE.

ENEMY'S LINE OF HETREAT.

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Borne, June 27. For sixty hours the Italians continuously regained ground. The enemy's retreat at certain points developed into a rout. North of Assiago the retirement was .so precipitate that the infantry lost contact with the enemy, and the cavalry were forced for a time to advance through thick woods and up steep hills to engage and hold the enemy's rearguard.

Everywhere, the Austrians are abandoning their arms, provisions, and transport. The line of retreat is littered with dead and wounded.

On the top of Mount Congio, which was reconquered yesterday, there was found an order to the Austrian troops ending "good wines and beautiful women of Italy arc waiting for us."

i THE WORK OF A SINGLE DAY. f t RETREAT TO SAVE ANNIHILATION. London, June 27. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent states that the Italians captured in a day positions which the Austrians took three months in quering, comprising the entire Mandrielle roadway system, and reconquering tlie summit of Cengio, giving the Italians command of the valley of Arsierm.

Motor transport played an important part in the success of the movement. All roads wore lined with lorries and cars of every description.

The gigantic labor of transferring half a million men proceeded for weeks.

Hundreds of guns wore dragged to seemingly inaccessible mountains over improvised roads. When, the guns opened fire from concealed positions the Austrian advance was broken in a single,, day. A rout' began under the. jhaif <sf '.shells. The 1 only chance was instant retreat, otherwise the Austrians between Posina and Asiaoo WGuldvThavosbcon pafJMhilated.

FEAT IN ALPINE WARFARE.

Rome, Juno 27

Hundreds of new big guns, for tho last two days unmasked on the heights, opened a tremendous lire on both tho Austrian wings. How tlie guiis were dragged to such heights along tho roads made in less than two weeks; will be reckoned one of the most brilliant feats of alpine warfare. The result was that the Austrians unexpectedly saw their centre menaced. i

The Italians continue to attack.to'*'[ ously.

I THE AUSTRIAN VERSION. {

HUOnySi&ma, June 27. ! A communique states that in order 'io safeguard full' freedom J in' 1 '■ ? We shortened tlie' fWnV- ; between . Bronta and Adige. Thfe ° was completely unnoticed by the enemy. We suffered no Casualties.