ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 November 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

OFFENSIVE RESUMED. HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES, FIVE THOUSAND PRISONERS. London, Nov. 2. Better woatner on the Italian front has enabled the resumption of the offensive at Gorizia and the Carso. The entire Austrian second line east of Wallonc for the past two days has been subjected to a tempest of explosions. A further sweep towards Trieste is expected. Wellington, Nov. 23 The High Commissioner reports under date London, November 2 (0 p.m.):— An Italian official report says:—On the heights of Gorizia, also in the' Carso eastwards of Vallone, the Italians stormed the hills of Valikikribaeh, also to the southwards of Oppachiasella-Castagna-vizza Road. They took 473 prisoners "and captured two 3-gun batteries. Semi-official.—The Austrian positions cast of Gorizia are sitiu':e on summits and slopes, intercepted by ravines and covered woods, while the defences on the Carso, besides ruined vilhges, included numerous boundary walls. The principal line of resistance on the Carso was carried. The Italians, who advanced two kilometres in thickly wooded ground up a slope, besides taking 5000 prisoners, inflicted the heaviest losses on the- enemy. As an instance, the 21st Landwclir Regiment were wiped out. Its staff, three battalion commanders., and ISCO men were captured. Received Nov. 3, II p.m. 3oin?, Nov. 2 Official.—An Italian airohip dropped bombs on the enemy works and vessels in the San Pietro roads-load, Sebenico Bay, and returned safely, despite the desperate cannonade of shove batteries. 1 HEIGHTS STORMED; TRENCHES TAKEN. big Captures. I Eeeeived Nov. 8, 5.5 p.m London, Nov. 2. I An Italian official report states:-We ! attacked the Gorizia area, and occupied '•trenches on the east slopes of the Tivoli and San Marco -heights. East of Sober Carso front \fa stormed the hills above Mount Pcc-inka, and advanced a kilometre. East of Segeti we occupied several points south of the Oppaechiasetta-Laca-stagnevizza road. We took 1731 prisoners, six guns, and many machineguns. UNHEARD-OF VIOLENCE, AUSTRIANS BRING UP ALL THEIR RESERVES. Received Nov. 3, 8 p.m.' Rome, N>v, 2. Austrian messages report th.it for three days the Italian bombardment of unheard violence, east of Gori'ia to the sea, destroyed the Austrian defence. The Austrians brought up all their reserves, withdrawing all their forces available in the Trentino, and all the garrisons from the neighbouring towns. Tho population of Trieste has" been reduced to a few officials and n.ilitary workers. THE AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT. LOSSES ADMITTED.. Received Nov. 3, 11 p.m. London, Nov. 3. The Austrian official statement says that tlie second and third Italian armies, which had been brought to their fuli strength by fresh troops since the last big battles, opened the offensive in the Gorizia region. It describes the Italian artillery fire as of extraordinary violence. Thereafter the Italian infantry assaulted in massed formation, seven brigades at one point advancing on a narrow front. The statement claims that several attacks were repulsed, but admit-! the Italians in the northern part of the Carso gained ground beyond the advanced ruined lines, while Borsica remained in Italian hands after tlie attack by eight divisions of Austro-Ger-man troops had been rcpnised. Roumanian attacks south and southeast of Brasso, in Roumanian territory, progressed. KO PEACE CONGRESS London, Nov. 2. The newspaper La Sera states that in order to avoid complications the Allies have resolved against the assembly of a peace congress at the conclusion of the war. A general outline of the conditions it is intended to impose on the Central Powers was decided in March, since when details have been filled in, which will be presented on the day of victory for unconditional acceptance or rejection