ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 October 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

MOST IMPORTANT STRONGHOLD.

CAPTURED BY ITALIANS.

ON TOP OF A SHEER CLIFF,

ALPINI SHOW THEIR QUALITY.

Received Oct. 20, 12.55 a.m

Rome, Oct 19. Semi-official: The capture of the redoubt on the so-called Tooth of Paaubio deprives the enemy of one of his most

important strongholds. The tooth consists of a sheer cliff, with a flat top, whereon the redoubt, bristling with ma-chine-guns, protected a series of flanking redoubts. The Alpini, on the !)th, climbed the tooth with ropes and ladders, and gained a precarious footing on the cliff edge. They remained there several days, despite the flro of the machine-guns. The Italian artillery yesterday clestruetively shelled the redoubt, and the infantry escaladed the rocks and occupied the trenches. They repelled counter-attacks and are now consolidating the tooth. AUSTRIAN COAST RAIDED. Rome, Oct. 18. A squadron of French and Italian seaplanes raided the coast of Istria, bombed warships and works at Rovigno ' and 'Puntaslvare and returned safely. ENEMY ©RIVEN OFF. ■ Received Oct. 19, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Oct .18. An Itnlian communique states: We stormed the • lines north ol the summit of Moun> Pasubio and'drove on" tlia attacking columns with heavy losses.