ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 18 June 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

IMPORTANT CAPTURES BY ITALIANS. AUSTRIA LOSES HEAVILY. ROME, June 15. The Italians in the Carso battle captured the Austrians' commissariat 'depots, consisting of twenty days' food for 200,000 men and including a million boxes of preserved meat. This is serious for the Austrians, who for a long time have been badly fed.

LONDON, June 17.

Italian official.—We attacked and carried a strongly-fortified position on Cornocavento in eastern Trentino. We prisonered the remainder of the garrison and captured two guns and a large quantity of supplies and ammunition.

The enemy, continually reinforced, violently attacked our position at Ortigara, but all attacks failed.

ITALIAN POLITICAL CHANGESI

ROME, June 17

Signor Dallowio has been promoted Minister of Munitions from Undersecretary. Signor Arlotta becomes Minister without portfolio. The Ministers of War and Marine have resigned in order to resume active service. General Giardino and Rear-Admiral Friangi succeed them.