ITALY.
THE TURNING POINT ITALIAN COUNTER-OFFENSIVE. Rome, June 12. Hie Trentino* battle has reached the . vning point and an Italian counterhmvc is turning the tables. The strian attacks for a week past have :i n gradually sliding northward. I he Italians' first great success was it Monte Imerle. The Autrians massed an entire division in a valley southward of Asiago, and the Italian artillery cut them to pieces and subsequently drove back an overwhelming infantry charge. THE CABINET CRISIS. SALANDRA RESIGNS. Rome, June 12. King Emanuel is conferring with the Presidents the Houses and with leading politicians. Signor Salandra, in the House of Deputies, announced his resignation. The House adjourned amid an imposing proArmy demonstration. DIPLOMATIC DIFFICULTIES. . xii: COUNTRY STILL PRO-WAR. Received June 13, 7.50 p.m. London, June 13. The Times' Rome correspondent says tliat the Government was latterly not in contact with the country, and the Austrian advance in Trentino hastened (its tall. Since the breach of the Italian centre was due to inadequate preparations, tlie Chamber felt that the Cabinet was responsible for the mistakes of the military leaders. The Parliamentary majority remains pro-war.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 June 1916, Page 5
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