ITALIAN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, 5 November 1918, Page 5

ITALIAN FRONT.

ACCOUNT OF RECENT FIGHTING. Received 10.15 a.m. LONDON, November 8. A British Italian official states:—The Tenth Army has reached the line of Villotma, Pratulone, and Medna River eastward to Pordenone, Sanquirino, and , Aviano. The advance continues. Prisoners taken number sixteen thousand. The Forty-eighth division on Asiago Plateau prisonered 470,000 and 13 guns. ITALIANS OCCUPY ROVERETO. Received 9.15 a.m. ROME, Nov 4. Italian official: We have occupied Rovereto. HISTORY OP RECENT ENCOUNTERS. Received 10.35 a.m. LONDON, November 3. Italian official: On Sunday the whole Italian ‘ front, moving forward past the first formidable Austrian lines has already passed between Astico and Tonale, and is. in active progress towards Riva. Roveredo was entered. The enemy ? hard pressed, is retiring from Pasubio and Solsanto. We passed Mont Campomolan and Monte Yerona. Our advance in the Sugana Valley is rapid, and our columns encircle various centres of the Cismon-Cordeuole Valley, reaching their objectives. Our cavalry impetuously charging, surrounded and destroyed a body of enemy artillery westward of Touriano, prisonering throe hundred und capturing a field battery. Our cavalry also captured prisoners, guns and much booty at Spilmborg. BRITfSH CAPTURE 20,000 PRISONERS. Received Noon. . NEW YORK, Nov 4. The British at Asiago captured 20,000 prisoners and several hundreS guns.