ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 September 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

AN INSPIRED APPEAL FOR JAPAN'S HELP. INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR AMERICANS. Received Sept. 10, 9.55 p.m. •■Milan, Sept. 10. II Corners Delia Sera publishes an inspired appeal to the Allies to allow the intervention of the Japanese army, and says it is incredible the Entente Powers are postponing supreme battles in order to alloy: the United. States to' transform its commercial population into soldiers, whereas the Entente, for three years, has refused to use the Japanese. The same ships which'convey Americans to Europe might transport the Japanese, but a speedier victory would be won and innumerable lives saved. Not a single responsible Allied statesman had the insight to urge a straightforward bid for Japan's intervention.

ENEMY LOSSES APPALLING. LONG SWATHES OF DEAD. Received Sept. 10, 8.15 p.m. Times Service. London, Sept. 10. Mr. McCluro, a press correspondent, describing the fighting round Gorizia, says that the enemy losses are appalling. The capture of 122 officers during the (past two days reveals the extent of the Italian successes. Under the Austrian system the majority of the officers don't participate in the fighting, but remain in caverns and "funk-holes" in the rear, where they are now being dug out in batches. After the line was broken in the Carso fighting, the Austrians were repeatedly broken, suffering the bloodiest losses. The trenches were filled with long swathes of dead.

AUSTRIAN CLAIMS. Received Sept. 10, 8.30 p.m. London; Sept. 10. A wireless Austrian official message says: Since August ID we took prisoner on the Isonzo front 500 officers and 18,000 men. WEATHER HINDERS OPERATIONS. Rome, .Sept. 9. Bad weather is interfering with military operations.