ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 19 September 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

, THE ITALIAN ADVANCE. ELABORATE PREPARATIONS HADE. ■ ALPINI'S BRILLIANT FEAT 4 1 Received Sept. 18. j.5 p.ro, Milan, Sept. 17. During the months following tlic l'all of (jorizia, 30,000 Italian engineers toiled day and nignt, mostly uiuler fire, constructing cement platforms for heavy guns, laying light railways and broad paved highways for automobiles and artillery. Thus u thousand guns were concentrated on a 15 mile front. This prepared the way for tlie recent advance of die Italian . troops. They advanced crouching behind steel shields. The first line consisted of sappers carrying long tuues of explosive gelatine, 'wherewitli they completed the demolition of the wire deforces. A large number oi Austrans rusnea down me slopes towards the Italians, shelled by their own artillery, waving their liandicerchieis, and speedily surrendered on reaching the Ualian communication trenches. An Italian semi-oliicial message describes a brillant feat of the Alpini iu tlie iienime Alps, a tniekly wooded heig'ui, rising to six thousand feet and finally ending in a perpendicular wall, scarred with deep insures, whicii was considered before uie war to be unnegotiable. The Alpini used successive iron footholds, scaled the vertical walls northeast of Mount Cauriol, and rushed tlie trenches with bayonets. They were thrice repulsed, but finally captured the whole position. The stubborn Tyroles: defenders were all killed, except IUO. who were taken prisoners, THE ITALIANS' SUCCESS, [ Received Sept. 18, 11 p.m. Rome, 'Sept. I'. The Italians have occupied Palid Uiv tro, near Argyro 'Castro.

FIGHTING ON THE CARSO. IMPORTANT CAPTURES BY ITALIANS. Reuter Service. Received Sept. 19, 1.25 a.m. London, Sept. IS. An Italian somi-ofliicial report states that in the fighting on the 14th and lflth instant the Italians on the Cai'so captured important positions 'between Vippaceo and the sea, and took four thousand prisoners. AN AUSTRIAN VERSION. Received Sept. 10, 1.20 a.m. Amsterdam, Sept. IS. An Austrian communique states: The Italians continue their attacks day and night, but our front is unshaken. Tlie enemy, south-east of Doberdo Lake, continually brought up fresh troops, which penetrated our iine.s, but the fighting at close quarters turned in our favor, GERMAN DUPLICITY. Rome, Sept. 17, The Idea Nazionale publishes an official German document granting pensions to German officers and men who fought with the Turks against Italy in 1011-12. The document proves that, despite the Triple Alliance, Germany was fighting Italy. ITALIANS STILL ADVANCING. : Rome, Sept. 17. The enemy were driven to the right bank of the' Brenta by counter-attacks and heavily defeated. The Alpini extended their gains at Couriol. Our C'arso troops continued to press attacks against powerful lines and 'stormed and captured furthei entrenchments on a wide front, taking SOO prisoners.