ITALY'S PART.
, . : ■« IMPORTANT CAPTURES. ITALIAN TROUPS' DAS n CAUSES PRECIPITATE RETREAT OS! EXEMY. tteeerred Oct. 4, 9.23 p.m. Rome, Oct. C An official communique states: Climb* - ing uhder enemy fire in the precipitous gullies at the head of Asmon and Brentvillay, we captured: the second peak at Wie Colbricou. Another . force from Carina, in an outflanking movement, captured a peak 2T7fi metres high neeQ Pkzoeollina (upper).. The cnemv a,ban,l doned his arms and ammunition! ; A semi-official Rtatctttot says that tM'' capture, of the second summit of Gold brieoii is important, as the encmy.,trencnjj hitherto prevented any further akvancin towards the bottom o£ the TravignoJfljj Valley. The dash of the Italian.' tmoop<! caused the enemy to 'tastily abandon! ten strongly organised enirenchmemiag' and to retreat along the northern* slopes* t pursued by the fire of the Italian bat*,' tcries. Many dead were found, ia tlul . captured positions.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1916, Page 5
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