ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 August 1915, Page 5

ITALY.

OFFICIAL REPORT, SUCCESSFUL RAID ON RIVA. Received August 3, 10 p.n). Rome, August 3. Official: Seaplanes raided Riva, with excellent results. Artillery bombarded Rovreto station. We captured Mont Medetta, in Carnia, after a long battle, and it is now firmly held. There was a violent Austrian onslaught on Monte Sirousi. -Our fire shattered the attackers, who were driven back in great disorder. Crack Austrians were engaged, including a regiment of the Emperor's Jaeger, who were almost annihilated. AUSTRIANE DEMORALISED. BY TERRIFIC ARTILLERY FIRE. Received August 3, 10 p.m. -Milan, August 3. • The Italian artillery rapid!;' advanced, and ?acccssfuJly commciicei an attack on ih-s second Austrian lino Iram Rub!>rii. io t'reirwogsa, v/ith extraordinary captures cc.ily r.f iVustrian officers, who j declare vbi» a ds.'.e to the demoralisation of the men, v-i:.;i become panic stricken at the tcreifto a?U!lwy fire and abandon their nfiiwrs, MaWing the Italian infantry by ftrw.nl t t , effect the capture?. The Italian advance, forming a wedge between Gorizia and Toloino, is causing concern, and is rendering the railway useless to the Austrians. AUSTRIANS' PREDICAMENT. SUCCESS OF ITALIAN TACTICS. Received August o, 10 p.m. London, August 3. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Rome says that the fall of cither the /farvis fortifications or those at Tvlftino and Gorizia will muli i.-i ihe ,vhc.l« Austrian defence from -..'arma to the Adriatic collapsing. Jf 'down Us' Austrian must whoel CiVj.Vv'iio., v:K,i. v/eii right wing under cover of the Tarvls forts, and lnske ■'.'ic.':- stand at the M."U Viver and Save river. If Vaiiiin Mii they must retreat tp the Dreve, hi order to block the Vienna vS'.e, the Austrians operating in the sriiifo! ,and lower Isonzn v.ii; be- in (taii-.oi u\ being surrounded. The Lombard Alpini, who, coi.ij.icivd the spurs of Mont Piccolo, have turned out the enemy neck and crop from the vast earthworks at Enrogkop, and also] the Austrian left wing at Nalborghovto. 1 The Italians feinted a forward movement on Rushnitz, and the Austrians immediately sent reinforcements to Rushnitz. Italian big guns opened a furious bombardment, ploughing up the trendies at Forcella and Dicianbt, while the longe range artillery prevented the reinforcements from returning. The Alpini then seized Mt. Granuda, arid after a fierce frontal attar;k captured Forcella and Dieianalot. .They {<>•,/;; 107 and bavonetted the r.it..

TYROLEAN CAMPAIGN. THKKATKNF.D, ATTACK ON RIVA, Rome, August 2. The Alpini, overcoming extraordinary difficulties, surprised several Austrian position? north of Oondino and along the Tonal Valley, preparatory to an attack on Riva (at the head of lake G'arda). VIENNA FORTIFICATIONS. Rome, August 2. A correspondent states that, owing to the Italian successes the Austrian.*have resumed the fortification of Vienna, which was stopped when the Russians left Galicia.