Italy's Part.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 July 1915, Page 5

Italy's Part.

GORIZIA WILL FALL. FIERCE ENGAGEMENTS', London, Ju!v 2">. The Morning Post's Bud.ipc,| c-urrc--pondent says that the •f«»in , r:ti opinion is that liorizia is doomed. Violent engagements have lasted six wecli;. The finvest engagement-i have been at the -bridge-head. Every form of weapon has been The Austrian troops t-ri-gnged were brought from the Carpathians, owing to tlieir experience of defensive warfare. Both sides lmve lost heavily, especially the Austrian*. An order lias been issued that Gmizia must be defended to the last. It is understood at Budapest that all preparations have been made to evacuate the town, the authorities desiring to prevent damage.

PURCHASE OF FOODSTUFFS. RAILWAY STATION BOMBED. Received July 20, 8.35 p.m. Rome, July 20. The Government has decided on large purchases of American meat and grain to supply the army and navy until July, 11)10, and also for the general population. The step is taken to discoiyage increasing speculative dealing. The Government has already secured seven million quintals of grain for the forces. Though crops are not abundant, there are several million quintals in excess of 1014 . Since the beginning of the war eight thousand Austrians, including seven hundred ollicers, have been taken prisoner, Official: Our hydroplanes few over itiva and dropped eighteen bombs on the railway station, with excellent results. The enemy on Saturday vigorously attacked the positions we captured on Luznica crest, in Monte Nero region, lint were repulsed with great losses. The Carso action continues in our favor.

MONTE SAN MICHEL. A TIIIULLTNG BATTLE. Keceived July 2.'>, 10.3."> p m. .Milan, July "20. Details of the attack on Monte San Mkbcl '.show that the Italian artillery Bwept the hill from dawn till late in the afternoon, when four battalions of Bcrsaglicri attacked and stormed some positions, but there was a terrible Austrian resistance on the summit,, where the enemy were strongly entrenched.

In a fearful melee the Bersaglieri, most of whom were Sicilians, dropped their rifles and jumped into the trenches, fighting with knives. Eventually the Austrians fled, and the Italians' fortified the position. They were undisturbed until two in the morning, when the Austrians, strongly reinforced, counter-attacked and overpowered the Bersaglieri. Fresh Italians arrived at 3 o'clock, and the regiments recaptured the hill with the bayonet. We have since firmly held it, enabling ithe Italians to use the GradUea bridge, over) which great numbers of troops passed j on Saturday. The. Austrians are also: rushing up reinforcements.

FORLORN HOPE SUCCEEDS. Rome, July 23. IA the attack on Gorizia a colonel of an infantry regiment called for volunteers for what was almost a forlorn hope—to mine entrenchments and assault trenches. The whole regiment volunteered. Ovef a hundred from the provinces still under Austria!) rule claimed priority.. • The eolonel. drew .40 by lot. They blew up the entangleJiients, flung themselves on the trenches, and captured the position, but only seven were unhurt, GERMAN SUBMARINE CAPTURED. Received July 2C, 11,4.» p.m. ' koine. July 28. The German submarine No. 40 and her crew have been captured. She attempted to attack ap Italian ship on the night of July 11, but her torpedo caught in a metallic protecting net, and <lid not explode. The submarine was "taken to Venice.