ITALY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 317, 17 June 1915, Page 5

ITALY

FIERCE BATTLE IN PROGRESS. ITALIANS OCCUPY HEIGHTS'. CAPTURE OF AUSTRIAN SHIPS Received June 17, 1.35 a.m. Geneva, June lii. The Germans are using dynamite to precipitate avalanches 011 the advancing Bersaglicri. The Italians at Monfalcone secured two light cruisers Hearing completion, and also a liner. A fierce 'battle is in progress on a ten-mile front from 'Ron/.ino to Gargaro. Northward of Gorizia Italian artillery ar.> pounding tlie Austrian fortifications, especially in the vicinity of Tolmino. The Italians have occupied several heights dominating Gorizia. IN NEW ITALIAN TERRITORY. PAYMENT TO AUSTRIAN FAMILIES. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received June IG, <i.lO p.m. London, June IS. The Italian Government in the newly occupied South Trentino will make a 'payment of a subsidy to families ot Austrian soldiers equivalent to the Austrian allowance. DEFENCE OF TRENT. STRONG RESISTANCE .PROMISED. Received June 10, 11.40 p.m. Rome, June 10. Considerable Austrian forces have been withdrawn from iServia and transferred to the Italian front. German guns have been mounted at all the positions commanding Trent, where the Austrians arcparing a big resistance as a result of German advice. GERMANS NOT TO PARTICIPATE. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received June 10, (i. 10 p.m. London, June 13. 'Austrian* stationed at Serajevo have been despatched to the Frione frontier, and have replaced the Germans, the idea being that the Germans will light Servia and so avoid a direct embroilment with Italy. AUSTRIAN HYDROPLANE CAPTURED Received June 10, 5..5 p.m. Rome, June Hi. The Austrian hydroplane captured dropped into the sea after flying over Venice. BATTLE AMID THE ROCKS. AUSTRIAN'S DRIVEN" OUT. MOUNTAIN FORT SURRENDERS. Rome, June 1.5. Official: We continued successfully to 'bombard' exploding- the fort. Details of the operations on Volair mountain on the 11th show that the enemy was strongly entrenched amid the rocks. The Alpini drove them out after a determined resistance, capturing arms, munitions, and pianv prisoners. The enemy's losses at Plava Were very heavy. The heat during the last few days lias lwen exceptional. Paris, June 15. At Pezentizieh a detachment of Alpine Chasseurs ascended the peak of Roverc to a 'height of three thousand feet. The summit of the mountain had been strongly fortified at great cost. An Italian officer pretended to have a battalion of men, and the Austrian garrison surrendered without firino- a shot. Telegrams from Basle state that the Germans have sent seven divisions towards the Tyrol, Rome, June 15. Italians in many districts are operating on snow-covered mountains seven thousand fcet high. Official: The Austrians left in the district we occupy .include members of the Landstiirm, gendarmes and forest guards. They are disguised and armed, and piek off isolated officers and soldiers, even firing on doctors who ar: tending the wounded.