ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 December 1917, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

AUSTRIAN THRUST CONTINUESI REGARDLESS OF LOSSES. Received 8.25. \ LONDON, Dec 7. Mr Ward Price writes that General Count Conrad’s thrust northwards of Asiago continues with great intensity, regardless of losses. The enemy aims at forcing the Italians’ positions defending the entrance to Yal Finze and La Bassino road. The Austrians are using enormous numbers. The weather is like spring and favours the assailants. ITALIANS YIELD GROUND. LONDON, December 7. Italian official. The enemy, after the failure of a frontal attack, attempted to carry Melette, a strong point, from the rear, with crushing numerical perponderance. We resisted stubbornly, constantly counter attacking and only yielded ground when reinforcements had garrisoned the rearline defence. We repulsed a heavy and powerful attempt in the Upper Brenta Valley{ LONDON, December 7. Wireless German Official. — AustroGermans stormed and maintained strong Italian positions at Meletta, taking 11,000 prisoners and 60 gifl?S. i AUSTRIANS’ GREAT LOSSES. LONDON, December 6. The Milan Corriers’ correspondent reports terrific Austrian losses at Sisemol on the sth The mountain is covered with corpses. Advanced masses were largely using one-man machineguns and grenades. The Italian infantry drove back the artillery, completing the repulse. AMERICAN ASSISTANCE! WASHINGTON, December 6. The House Foreign Committee reports that the United States is sending supplies and ships to Italy and will soon send troops.