ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 August 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

AUSTRIAN'S HARD HIT. REBELLION AT TRIESTE. Rome, Aug. 20. Ine Au ? trian lines for CO kilometre 3 (40 miles) are crumbling, and the Italians ale marching to a dcfinit" objective. It is estimated that fully 100.000 Aus- | triaus have already been put out of action. The Idea Nazionale say 3 that the population of Trieste becarr" frantic over the t.arso battle, and at the sound of tlie bombardment violently rebelled. The soldiers lired on the crowds, killing hundreds. i HUNGARIANS SUFFER SEVERELY. ENEMY BADLY DISORGANISED. Rome, Aug. 20. Mr. Gibbon says that the Austrian! are badly disorganized by the violence I of the frontal attack, and are trying to slave off a paralysing blow on Hermada I Hill. British gun s assisted in reducing . the formidable lines at Seio and Costa- ■ navizza, where machine-guns br'stitd every six yards. A 'Whole page would ; be insufficient to catalogue the Italian j booty. I selo was tenaciously contested, the ! Grenadiers dropping with fatigue after the three da\s' battle. They bombed their way through stone heaps, formerly j tup houses oi" Selo. The defender;; '.vere mostly Hungarians, who sufft.-ed tremendous slaughter. Corpses are lying thickly in the streets, poisoning the air. FRESH POSITIONS TAKEN.

The Italians have captured frc9b positions, al! along the front; the Austr.ai,. i'iindoncd others, foarmg envelopment THE ADVANCE SUMMARISED. NEARLY 24,000 PRISONERS TAKEN. ! l Received Aug. 27, 5.5 p.m. London All". 26. An Italian official report 'ri--es the a. tian northuaid'i oi Gorizia from August 111 as follows. The Second Army threw fourteen bridges across the Isonzo, crossed, and attacked the Bains;/.zu plateau, directing themselves in the direction of Oclinita. We hroko '; three lines, eventually capturing Monte : Santo. We are now advancing on the eastern border of pursuing the enemy. Our captures total 600 oificera, ia.iJUU men 75 guns, and much booty. THE ENEMY'S REPORT. ' ANGLO-FRENCH AVIATORS AT WORK Received Aug. 27. 10.10 p.m. London, Aus. 27. Wireless Austrian official: We took up a new line at Bainsizza and sbellc I the enemy, wl-u occupied our evacuated pjsi' tious in several sectors. Our prisoners now total 250 officer* and 800<» men, British and French aviators were everywhere superior. Since the ISth we downed twelve aeroplanes. VICTORY ON SENSATIONAL ! SCALE. BOMBARDMENT OF GORIZIA ENDED. Received Aug. 27. 9.30 p.m. Rome, Aug. 27. War correspondents state that the victory was on a sensational scale. The imminent capture of Monte Santo has terminated the Austria bombardment of Gorizia, which had lasted for a year. Daily News motor car services from Rawera to New Plymouth: I.cavrsHooker's Hawera, 7.30 a.m., P. 0., F.lUiam, 3.0, P.O. Stratford 8.20, P.O. Inglewood, 9.0. Egmont Village or Kgmont road, 9.15. e*oach fares. Leave New Plymouth for Hawera each morning at t.oU W. Bransgrove, proprietor.—Advt. Baby ofton doesn't sleep because hia feet are cold. Keep him out in the fresh air with a "Unique" HOT WATER BOTTLE under his feet (he doesn't need it very hot) and he'll Bleep like a top. Try it.

THE ATTACK ON HERMADA, BRITISH MONITORS JOIN. ITALY'S NEW NAVAL DEVICE. AUSTRIAN NA\T AFRAID TO WEFT IT. Received Aug. 28, 2.5 a.m. Washington. Aug. 27. An official dispatch from Koine describes the battle wherein British monitors and lialian naval forces, aircraft and land forces are jointly attacking Hermada. Th. Italians are using a secret naval device, which is described only as the hiyest float for mounting guns of the largest calibre yet known. It uses a new type of ulicl's, which are now being dropped on the city of Trieste. The Austrian worships raised their steam, but feared to come cut and face the new monster.