ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 July 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

HOW IT WAS BROKEN. i THE AUSTRIAN OFFENSIVE. CADORNA'S CLEVER STRATEGY. MARVELLOUS TRANSPORT WORK. Received July 1, 8.5 p.m. Milan, July 1. The newspaper Coriere dclla Scrra reveals t?ie fact that General Cadorna, commanding the Italian forces, formed an entirely new army behind the Italian line in the Trentino sector in order to break the Austrian offensive. General Cadorna anticipated the Austrian attack but could not believe the enemy would commit the colossal blunder of greatly weakening the Russian front when the general offensive had commenced. General Cadorna judged the extent of the linn to which he could fall back with a minimum of losses. He addressed his troops, saying: "Remember, here you must defend the Fatherlands soil, and the honor of the army. These positions must be defended till death!" General Cadorna then conceived the idea jf forming a new army. Six hours later troops from all parts of the front began to march to a given point. The rnilwav worked splendidly, surpassing its estimated potentiality by 23 per. cent. Half a million men and a hundred thousand horses and fifteen thousand carts were transported with light-ening-like speed towards the Vicenza plain.

The huge army was ready for battle within twelve days. .Meantime the defensive organisations were completed, and tlie Austrians were definitely cheeked. . • General Cadoma, on June 2, gave the new army the ordei to eoinmenee the eounter-oirensive. Koads and light railways had been specially built and an artificial lake constructed as a watering base foi the troops.

AUSTRIANS DEMORALISED. ITALIAN'S STEADY PROGRESS. Received July 2, ">.5 p.m. London, Jnly 1. Italian wireless telegrams received in Switzerland state that the Austrian armies are becoming demoralised. Rovereto lias been evacuated. Rome, July 1. A communique states: We occupied the slopes of Mount Civcron, in li'o Sugana valley, and captured material, largely artillery, and bombarded the raihvav station at Tarvis and ignited Saifnitz. The ,nemy resorted to gas in the San Miehele, San Murtinu and Del Carso sectors. We counter-attacked, indicting be* l \ y losses, nilcms' !0;i prisoners. We captured Hill 70, west of Mount ' osieli: and Hill 104, east of Rocca de Monfalcone, taking prisoners to the 'number of GCO. i I . . i ! IN CONTACT WITH ENEMY. OX SETTECOMUXI PLATEAU. COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED. deceived July 2, 5.5 p.m. Rome, July 1. A communique states: The advance continued along the whole of the Posnm line. We reached the summit of Mount Maio, driving out the remainder of the enemy We nre now in contact with the enemy on the Setteeoniuni plateau. We repulsed counter-attacks on the Monfalcone sectot, and extended our occupation en Hill W, ROWDY SOCIALISTS. Rome, June 30. In the Chamber a Socialist, Signor Treves, denounced the war. The whole House, including several Socialists, rose in protest, shouting and cheering for the army and demanding war against Germany. The incident led to a great patriotic pro-war demonstration.