ITALY

Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1915, Page 5

ITALY

STRONG ITALIAN POSITION. i AT LIBERTY TO START OFFENSIVE. EFFECTIVE ARTILLERY ACTION. Received July 4, 3.35 p.m. Home, July 3. The Italians dominate Plezzo on four ' sides and the whole of the Tarvis and Plezzo region is invested, giving the Italians complete, liberty to carry on ' their offensive against Tolmino, Tlie (liornale d'ltalia says that during the operations on the Lower Isonzo en- v gineers skilfully bridged the river at several points. The passage of troops was effected on June 21. Artillery bombarded the enemy's positions on the 23rd and destroyed a gigantic dyke. All the trenches were blown lip by mines. Our infantry occupied the Austrian positions and held on tenaciously despite the exposed situation. AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK. EFFECTIVE ITALIAN BOMBARDMENT. AMMUNITION STOKE EXPLODED. (Received July 4, 3.3.3 p.m. Rome, July 3. Official: Lieutenant Rouillot, a Frenchman, flying at a height of fifty feet, bombed the Austrian submarine Ull in the Adriatic. There were explosions at the rear of the conning tower and it is believed the submarine waa Sunk. ■ Artillery fire is increasing in intensity at Carnia, where we effectively bom- ' barded the works at Predil. The Alpinis captured an entrenchment on the northern slope of Pal Grande and repulsed two violent counter-attacks; The Anstrians left 100 dead. Our artillery on the Isonzo front damaged a supply depot and exploded an ammunition store eastward of Plezzo. ITALIANS OCCUPY TOLMINO. RESULT OF DESPERATE COMBAT, Received July !>, 12.5 a.m. ] Paris, July 4. ] The Petit Journal reports that the i Italians occupied Tolmino after a desperate combat. AUSTRIAN ATTACK RKI'ULSKI). .Received July o, 12.5 a.m. Rome, July 4. Official: A violent counter-attack against, our (position on the Carsico pla- I tea« i«is repulsed. We took two hundred prisoners. ITALIAN ARMY PRAISED. ARTILLERY ASTOUNDING. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ! - ' -Received July 3, fl.Wi p.m. London, July 2. . An American correspondent states the Italians are the biggest men physically 1 ever seen in any army, and the, Italian artillery is astounding'. At Monfalconc 1 a large gun fired a distance of twelve miles over mountains, hitting the enemy's works unerringly. Correspondents are absolutely barred, (ieneral dorna's secretary saying if they stay here they run the risk of being shot. General Cadorna is highly! religious and went to Mass on Sunday. He is a master of detail, sometimes directing twenty small battles simultaneously. ELECTRICITY WORKS DYNAMITED. Rome, July 2. Five Alpini vnlun'ecred io distioy ' the electricity works at T-.v,;alc waterfalls, which '-ipplv Rcva, Rivorcte and the neii-li-'' r'ii'-. fort*. 'l'hey crept do'.vn step rod:,- si I the Tonalo iYr four i consecutive night.-,, carrying niii.es r-nd dynamite, and succeeded in destroying the central conductor. When yon red of "Desert Gold" think of a goiden-brnvni brew of delicionsly 1 fragrant tea —the hest at its price. Ask 1 for the 2/- grade. Other brands '/8 an.l 1/10. 1