Italy's Part.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1915, Page 5

Italy's Part.

A RAID ON PELAGOSA. unimportant ACS'lriax si;<ri->N. Received Ailgn-t. I, .'i.'io p.m. , Amsterdam, .Inly :il. I An Austrian official message states | that torpedoers destroyed (hi' wireless building and mast, and landed a small reconnoitring detachment, which advanced to the enemy's strong concreted trenches, indicting heavy losses, incln.l ing the enemy's commander and second officer. The detachim nt returned with inconsiderable losses. BRISK FIGHTING. ITALIANS lltil.|) POSITION'S. Received August 1, 11.30 p.m. Rome, July :!1. Official: The niemy's infantry, with machine-guns, were repulsed on' Thur,i day night, attacking our positions at the outran?e to Travenanzes, in the valiev of Cadore. In attempting a surprise attack against our Cooabella position-, the Anstrians met with volleys at one hundred yards range, and were repulsed. Our Alpini captured some spurs in the Fella valley. After the Carso failure the Austrian* arc content. Their elVorts at opposing our advance again faiiV.l, and we captured more trenches, despite intense artillery and rifle fire. Austrian patrols were driven oil' in attempting to ignite Cappuccia wood, where we arc firmly entrenched.

IN THE ADRIATIC. PKLAGOSA STILL HEJJ). Ilreevreii July 01, .V.") p.m. Rome, July :i:). Two Austrian and six destroyers failed to capture J'elagosa. A landing ot' Austrian murine, was repulsed with heavy louses, tlie survivors being compelled to swim back to their ships. Our casualties were two wounded. j DESPERATE EFFORTS. AI'NTRIAX DEFENCE WEAKKXIXG. > j -Received Aug. I, 7.50 p.m. | ! Paris, July; :il. i At the Udine the Austrians are making desperate eff<Jts to retake their lost ground, or to stem the Italian advance, fearing that a further Italian success .will lead to a delinite (blow. A fresh army eorps has hurriedly arrived from Laibaeh to fill the Austrian gaps to enable the army to make a stand.

AN OUTSPOKEN GERMAN. TAKES ENFORCED HOLIDAY. Received Aug. 1, 7.20 p.m. Loudon, July 31. ' Renter's Copenhagen correspondent reports that 11 err Harden is taking an enforced holiday in Scandinavia, presumably in connection with his article in Die Zukunft, commending Italv for at tacking Austria.