ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

'"" ' i £ NEW OFFENSIVE* , SPJSTRIAXS SORELY PRESSED. Received Sept. IC, 5.5 p.m. Vienna, Sept. 10. S communique states that the Italians bpened a new offensive, chiefly directed against the Carso plateau. Their artillery and mine fire increased to greater Violence, audi, strong infantry forces, in dense formation, attacked our wimie front between Wippaeh and the sea. The fighting was fierce, and although the enemy penetrated parts of the first line trenches, we ire maintaining our'ground . iftWe and there. The first assault must '.v)>«>,regarded as a failure. ~ We repelled attacks westward of . Oima-Deeval-ilaggiore and the Fleims . <Blley, taking prisoners. "f A SUMMIT CAPTURED* OEPENDERS KILLED OR CAPTURED J&ABGE ENTRENCHMENTS TAKEN. Received Sept. 17, 5.5 p.m. ' . ~ , Rome, Sept. 16. A communique reports: The Alpiners "climbed a precipice on Mount Canriol and captured a strong summit 7728 feet high, killing nearly all the Tyrolese and Alpine defenders, and taking the remnant prisoners. The infantry continued the attack on the east of Valonne. The left wing captured the Sancrado height from a strong garrison. Further south large • entrenchments have been taken near Loquizza, and east of OppachiajelK We took 11C0 prisoners. '', DETAILS OF OFFENSIVE. '••<■ *i ■•. i\ ... . . ' " ENEMY LINES RUSHED. 2200 PRISONERS TAKEN. Received Sept. 17, 5.5 p.m. Rome, .Sept. 10. Am Italian communique states: The micceis on Friday was achieved under thgr'worst weather conditions. The artillery heavily shelled the enemy lines gp&t of (Sorizia to *the sea, despite the thick mist rendering observation difficult. Towards mid-day the mist thinned, and the enemy's lines being visible the bombardment was intensified. It is still impossible to.use aircraft to observe the effect, and the infantry were accordingly gent forward for that purpose. They discovered several new lines of entanglements in hedges and undergrowth. Further bombardment was necessary before 1 the main attaek at three o'clock in the afternoon. Explosive tubes made enlarged gaps in the entanglements, and them, in torrential rain that inundated the ground the infantry rushed the enemy ylines iast of Valonne, and ascended the slopes and crest, whereof the .'Austrians strongly defended what was constituting their chief line of defence. The Italians broke through at several points taking 2200 prisoners in this . operation alone. ■ AUSTRIANS ADMIT A DEFEAT i. Received Sept. 17; 11.35 p.m. Vienna, Sent. 17. . A communicue admits a slight enemy gain at Carso sector. The A'.pini captured a point d'appui westward of the dimmit of Cauriol. ■ A