ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 10 September 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

VIOLENT BATTLE CONTINUES* ; AUSTRIAN LOSSES. , MniTARZ CHtOLES ALAKSaafc " A MORTAL BLOW FlMfeb !;' Received Sept. 9, 5.35 p.m. y, . , Roms, Sept. $. 'The time a liost lent battte consifues round ,tj|e mti east of Goj-iitia, and that the. AusttpAtu have already sacrificed live division^ The Agen'zia Liberia says tlie Its)Bai victories have greatly alarmed Austnau military circles, which aro beginning t< realise the possibility oi a colossal'*!; fort to deal Austria a mortal blow, l&tl ceptional measures have been take* t< bar the road to Viejina. All availa'Mi troops 'have been sent to the Tolmim sector, where the Italians' next grau| effort is expected. t , •' ' ' ~~" J "^| ENEMY LINES BOMBARDED, TOTAL PRISONERS CAPTORED. $ Received Sept. 9, 3.5 p.m. London, Sept. & An Italian official report states! North-eastward of Gorizia the lines of communications were subjected to intense"'bai rage fire. Wo have t&kei 30,071 prisoners during the actual <pjßi fensiye. w_^-—■ I, WHATTHE^AUStIRIAI^sTLW ALLEGED IMPORTANT SUCCESSES^; Received Sept. 9, 11.45 p.mv •'- London, Sept. ftAn Austrian official report claims t< have pressed back tho Italians at Mont* San Gabrielle, inflicting heavy losses] also to have recovered the ground los( At the Hermada sector, and to hate cajtf tured 8460 prisoners. •ENEMY SUFFERS HEAVILY. '.: London, Sept; 1l Italian Official: North-eastward jrf Gorizia the enemy, having suffer'Vi""''] lily., is desperately resisting.