ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 26 October 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

A BIG ATTACK COMING. LONDON, Oct 24. A correspondent at the Italian Headquarters says that practically the whole of the Austrian army is now on the Italian front. There are also strong German reinforcements. It is apparently intended to attack Tolmino with a view of forcing the Italians to abandon the Bainsizza Plateau and retire to the Isonzo. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. LONDON, Oct 24. Wireless German official:—The French did not continue their attack on Chemin des Dames. We made a combined attack on the Italian front making progress and taking some thousands of Italians prisoner.

TREMENDOUS BATTLE RAGING ON THE ISON;ZO FRONT. ; FRENCH AND ENGLISH ~,_."., PARTICIPATE. . t ' Received 10.30. . : NEW YORK, Oct 25. Cable advi'ceg report that an extremely great battle is raging on the Bainsizza. Twenty new divisions of Austrians are partaking in the offensive. Cadorna has been reinforced by English and French. ITALIAN SHIPPING. Received 10.30. LONDON, Oct 25. 'An Italian official states that 427 ships have arrived and 414 departed. One steamer over and three under 1500 tons were sunk; one was unsuccessfully attacked. «• • ' BELGO-BRITISH JUNCTION ■ •'"-!■"'■ Received 11.5. "I -' ■ LONDON, Oct 25.

A B'elgian East African official states that several companies of Germans on the 13th of this month twice attacked a Belgian detachment entrenched north-east of Littanzui village and south-east of Mesenge. The enemy was repulsed. A speedy junction of British and Belgian Isjrces is apprehended by the Huns BRITISH POLITICS BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S RESPONSIBILITIES.

LONDON, Oct 25. Replying to a deputation from the' Scottish Trade Union Congress Mr Lloyd George said he was unable to contemplate bringing in a Scottish Home Rule Bill in war time. We had little time to deal with purely | local or provincial questions. The dif- ' ficulty was that England was such a J preponderating partner that the EITg-) lish Parliament would be so important that it would be a rival ,of the Imperial Parliament. —«—-__ BOLO PASHA PLOTS. TWO FRENCHMEN ARRESTED. j Received 11.40. I PARIS, October 25. M. Lenoir, formerly proprietor of Le Journal, and M. Desouches, a wellknown solicitor, have been arrested. Before 8010 Pasha invested one hundred and twenty thousand francs in Le Journal, Lenoir and Desouches, fn July, 1915, purchased shares valued at £400,000. Hcembcrt, suspected in connection with the enemy, fought them out with Bolo's money. Lenoir and Desouches are now charged with trafficking with the enemy, as Lenoir has given contradictory accounts as to the origin of the money.