ITALY. NORWAY.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 June 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

NORWAY.

THREE WEEKS' WORK. 300,D0Q AUSTRIAN ACCOUNTED u., ]? o®. v Received June 3, 5.'5 p.m. ' Berne, June 2. It is estimated that the Italians have . killed, wounded, and taken .prisoner 300,000 Austrians in three weeks. A SURPRISE ATTACK. "ITALIAN LINE ADVANCED. deceived June 3, 5.5 p.m. London. June 3. An Italian official report stßtcs: There has been increased artilleryins in some sectors. We repulsed attacks at VoiTiee, southwards of Craziona, and northward of Tivoli. We made a surprise attlck southward of Castaghavizle, and advanced our line 400 metres on a two kilometre front. I . ENEMY'S BARBARISM. London, June 1. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Monfalcone states that the oft-runmored enemy practice of padlocking machinegunners to their guns has been proved. On the slopes of 'Kertsda, miners werfe chainsd by the ankle to the tripod and by the waist to the barrel of the gun. Prisoners assert that the ii!--'* to prevent in,renting #nw«-s f..ibaiwoivin# their gnus, imt it is that the Austrians are employing Ruumam!i!!" LOSSES OP GU«S BY AtJSTTiIAXS. June 1. Austrian prwoivrs declare that ihe Austrian Swms in guns a«. inc'aiei'in"b'e. The 4u captured by the lia'iiai.s are seawely one-tenth actual losess. ■ The 'new initial; offensive in the C«rso mark,, .in important http mi the load to Tries! e. The capture of Kcjijitiievioii, 'Which stands east or' Ospieinsfcllii, five mihv- fsem ih.. Aria;i? j coast. si ves Uie Italwv: »f iiio most (iiflicult natural kixliroi r,n tbc'wftiv to 'J'rie/le. and iysieiid fislitiiv:.' " way up 'lie bare taony Wis, f!»'y have t,. '■ advantage i.f enmpani.tiveiy open cniuti-y with » deseohdini! t;ir.nf..' Italy ciilered on th« war «rhiclt>- because. lior people wrrt; cu.mr ;o reclaim I'l? tcTitorj, nr'jiii.i'iy Italia;:. v.'i:!eii had lom.e under Austrian domi.ioiinn. Of a!! that iaiid ]„ i he •vinbui ami (lie crown. .ft is i.u J>ie-;c that /patriotic Italian-: have lw,n cnK'->«i awl i-rin'ily nwrttied. ««<? ita > ■■-•.-■■ i.i ion of in. ..,e so holds t!=c iiiiiKij thai at time- ''i' 1 <:iillt',)- ,i !'■], , -it a!', : wahrp are t"V;:m(e.\ M:>roun.r. m;W« tie: war bo. /;?',((- sua jes ':, l the ,j of tie VUMa per" 'a-.;™ in t'ir.t .'ity' liave I. aced out io ii,three uie iis'iou':; ; l"'i of ii< 1 1 ulri ■.!.^r.ViiHtri'!, nine before :,;y \n the v?.V, wsw. Sili.iily disrajjw! 'u iai|>ri>viiijr the defences of tic d&trra! ("''•.Villi;, awarded lu.ihe C'awu li'i ;ae ,!u!iatt Alp?, which 4he believed (<> be nnpregnabli:. bin she' irresivHWu dash. H®l etmrage of the i'r.jiiin.u mfantrv lias overcome ditflen.ilv after difficulty. and ffcuiigb the whole oi tiie eastern Carso is thickly sown with heavy batteries their task, from now on should be much "tiMer than that which lies behind them. The salient whieh the ltd limn, hirfe wiped out extended from the leavdies eastward of Montfnkone to the village of Hndilw. two mjliM south-east of Oppaeehiftsella. They not only destroyed tiiis salient, lut have j a way into He southern sector cd''the. Austrian line, vhiph thrnaiens the; security ot i.heir. line from the Vippacn northwards to 'l.olniiio Monte f>ant,o, wiiiidi t'.p Italians have also captured, is » very importanf, | .monbta'ra position on the left, biinu. >u the Tsoii'/o ; eo.erii'.ir ihe viyi-'iKie dei'.eiees of (ton:, and nwtkiDg the iinrlh.jnt ei:treir.it\ of Cador-iia's e.pei'titions. whitli l.)st year resulted iu ;he eapture of that city. ivheii Trieste falls iiie Central Einpire.i -v.'il! ioie their only convenient port for trade with the East. The city ij tU-~v.ii.vJo of i„ rre.liii-,".l Uttuwr. imt. jV ; V»* 'lo-VO fit. ftAlr ":.L'.2i:,l, /viwuri, ,>r ■ ,:,u j>ou:ii. j--) ttcl!, Bißee the opeivhg c:: tits 'iautrn railway. With the wooded slopes of the Carso behind it—ablaze with oleander and pomegranate blossoms in summer—with the Imperial castle of Miramar superbly situated on a roeky bluff over- ' hanging the sea, Trieste is a fair daughter —a step-daughter-Kjf fhe Austro-Hun* garian J3!npire, and no effort will be spared to prevent her loss. 1 ' I

IMPENDING GENERAL STRIKE. , 'jjMLESS GRIEVANCES REDRESSED. „ Renter Service. Iteeeived June 3, 5.5 p.m.Tiondon, June 2. •; The., latest manifestation of the, general industrial unrest which islippar,ent in most of the (fountries in Europe, wing, chiefly to the dearnesa of living, is the announcement of a general strike ■ throughout Norway, •which begins on ■ Junehi O:' unless , the grievances are ; remedied. The strikers' proclamation demands State control of imports, products, production and distribution, and fixed prices. It protests against the "recent tig grant for the army for the defence of neutrality. ATTSTKO-GEEMANY, ; A PEACE DEMONSTRATION. BY WORKMEN AND SOCIALISTS. Received June 3, 5;B p.m. Copenhagen, .nine X, Concurrent with the opening of Parliament, thousands of workmen in Vienna ceased - w rt rk and attended Socialist meetings, which demonstrated in the in fayoj of ptgog.