WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 200, 22 September 1916, Page 2

WAR NEWS.

THE FEARLESS ITALIANS. ITALIAN OFFENSIVE PROCEEDING. TERRIFIC FIGHTING. ROME, Sept. 1!). The Italian offensive on the Isonza Is proceeding, steadily. During the first phase of the fight, from the 13th to the 16th, the Austrians lost twothirds of their front line. The iest encounters were on the second and third days, when the enemy’s reserves arrived. The Fifth Austrian Army orps, which was countering the Italian right flank, sustained enor- .... us losses. General Cadorna postponed the c •■tensive for eignt days on ing to the heavy; rains.. JTlie homban ment was so tremendous that Fie Austrian trenches were reduced to mounds of pulverised ruins. The mangled arms and legs of the' attackers were freuently found. The Austrian trenches were full of big, unexploded shells. The Austrian fifteen-inchers are now frantically endeavouring to destroy Gorizia and Montfalocne. The Italian heavy batteries are demolishing vast caverns on the heights behind Gorizia and Trieste, where the Austrian 15-inchers are sheltering. CASUALTY LIST. • ONE KILLED IN ACTION. TWO DEATHS FROM WOUNDS. , TWENTY MEN WOUNDED. WELLINGTON, Sept. 20. •13m following casualty list was super! by the Defence Department to-' Killed in Action: Acting-Bombardier W. Millar. Died of Wounds; Acting-Sergeant G. Milligan, Private E. H_ Morgan. Repo’ted Wounded: Acting-Sergeant E. H. Cal tier, Acting Lnc-Corpl E. Brown, Gunner T. G. Johnston, Bombardier H. ‘A. Williams, Gunner Mallett, Captain A. I. Walker, SecondLiout. A. C. Sexton. Admitted to Hospital: Trooper J. G. t'ongravo. Trooper A. Aitken, Farrier T. Stevenson, Gunner A. H. Cameron, Lnc-Corpl J. M. Forbes. MAORI CONTINGENT. Wounded, Admitted to Hospital: Dan Ih aka, Henry Maka, William Ormshy,, Kiri Rapona, Albert Win torburn, Eo Eonata, and Ben Mahanga. .