ITALY'S PART.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1916, Page 5

ITALY'S PART.

, A NIGHT SURPRISE,, ENEMY LINE. CUT, Rome, Nov. .". The Tribune says that the Anstrians on the Southern Carso have lo*t. eontact with the Austrian.? on the Northern Carso,' The enemy did not expert the Italians to continue the attack, but during the night whole battalion* were made prisoners in the casta without a shot. An Austrian brigade and staff at Faithihris were also Mirroundert in the darkness and compelled to surrender ITALY'S TIRELESS ARMY. A NOTABLE ADVANCE. London, Nov. 15. An Italian semi-official,message states that two days' incessant fighting on the Northern Carso did not exhaun the dashing 11th Army, which advanced eastwards, besides northwards, [.ivoting on Mount Fasts, which is the key to the enemy's defences. It then wheeled southeastwards, capturing strong, defences, and eliminating the whole salient. The whole advance covers a tract ove; two miles deep by three and a half miles wie. The 9000 prisoners taken i.'u'ude 250 officers. A VERITABLE DEBACLE. AUSTMANS DYING OF THIRST. ENORMOUS LOSSES. Rome, Nov. 5. The Tribuna states that many of the Anstrians taken prisoner were dying of thirst. They had been without water for three days, because all the services were disorganised. Austrian artillery shelled a column of Austrian prisoners, massacring many. Italian aeroplanes destroyed *;'ia railway station at Nabresimx ' (ten miles from Trieste), hitting several munition trains. ,-Thc explosives destroyed the line for some listance. A wireless message states <-hai the Austrian losses during the first two days' offensive were 0000 prisoners, 10,000 killed, and 20,000 wounded Vienna telegrams regard the position as a veritable debacle. General Roodevitch has asked for reinforcements, having had to withdraw three divisions.