ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 4 September 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

THE ITALIAN THRUST ENEMY REPLY IS FEEBLE. Received 10.30 ROME, September a. The Italians are furiously bombarding Mounts San Gabrielle and San Doniel. The former has been completely isolated for the past week. The mountain batteries’ reply is feeble owing to heavy artillery being removed to Terriova Plateau. Austrian prisoners now coming in belong to reserve units. FURTHER ITALIAN ADVANCE Received 9.25 September S. An Italian official states: We advanced further eastward of Brestovizzia Valley. TO DISSOLVE THE REICHSTAG. AMSTERDAM, Sept. 3. Pan-Germans are making an effort to dissolve the Reichstag, Leading Junker newspapers declare that the Reichstag does not represent the people, and are organising a campaign in favour of a dissolution. Pan-German organisations arc deluging Dr. Michaclis and Hindenhurg with resolutions denunciatory thereof. NORWAY’S FOOD SHPPPLIES. A DARK OUTLOOK. CHRISTIANIA, Sept 3. The “Social Democraten” says Norway has foodstuffs for only one month. The import prospects are very dark. It urges the Government to seiz-e private stocks and control distribution.

GENERAL CABLES THE COST OF LIVING. 1 j THREAT BY ENGINEERING ■ TRADE. j LONDON, September 3. The National Conference of the engineering and allied trades, ropr-esent-i-.jf 2.onn. passed a resolution at Leeds that the price of necessaries ! must be reduced by half by the middle of October, otherwise immediate action would be recommended.