AUSTRIAN STRONGEST DEFENCES TAKEN.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1916, Page 5

AUSTRIAN STRONGEST DEFENCES TAKEN.

DESPERATE RESISTANCE. ITALIANS' .POSITION IMPROVED Received Nov. 5, 5.1 a p.m. Milan, y<>\. 4 fho positions taken as the,ltalians advanced constituted the" Aaistrians' strongest defences since the fall of Gori?J;v. The main Italian attack was first directed against Heltkihribscii and Peeinka, but the enemy effected a concentration at Castrennaviffga and IJudilog, and began a desperate resistance, Ludilog became the centre of s furious battle. Pile Austrians fought wit!) determination, but were soon overcome. The capture of Peeinka was mjit noteworthy. The Italians have now a better command of Vipaeoo Valley and the Austrian position behind Ctstaenr.avigga. i STRONG POSITIONS CAPTURED. ITALIAN LINES EXTENDED. Received Nov. 5, 5.15 p.m. London, Nov. 4 An Italian communique states:---Our Eleventh Army Corps captured strong positions eastward' of Ve'likvriboch, Mount Peeinka. We extended our lines westward of the Oppaerhiasella-Castag nevizza l!oad. We captured u-Uiß prisoners. POSITIONS CONSOLIDATED. MASSED ATTACKS SMASHED. A BATTERY CAPTURED. Received Nov. 5, 5.15 p.m. London, Nov. 4. 'Ail Italian official message records the capture of a strong position cn the southern slopes of Cimbowhe and Travignolo Valley. The position was consolidated, and, despite the violent bombardment, we advanced more than a kilometre eastwards along the Oppae'.iia-sella-Castagnevizza road. Further seawards massed attacks were smashed by our fire. We took 554 prisoners, and captured a whole Katatery of howitzers.