ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

FORTNIGHT'S FIERCE BATTLE,

"MOST TERRIBLE SLAUGHTER." Received Sept, 15, 1.50 a.m. London, Sept., 14. Mr. Perceval Gibbon states that for nmvards of a fortnight tlw fierce battle pivoted on Monte San Gabriellc. whoso long saddle and high peak rise between t iiu Garyaro Valley and the Gorizia plain. Austrian communiques suggest that the attackers have been vanquished, but Genera! Cadorna is relieving his brigades with ever-new drafts and continues to pound the Austrian pooitions by terrific bombardments of their trenches:, which melt like snow ruder the unceasing shelliiur. A n»c*i terrible slaughter goes on. The Austrians at one time had fifteen battalion? on the summit of Sau Gabriellc. This area has rarely seen such a lavish and intensive killing as the defenders of Sail Gabriellc have undergone General Capello. commenting on big Austrian forces on the mountains, said they are still there, but are mostly dead,

WHAT THE AUSTRIANS CLAIM. A MUXCHA'DSEXTSED REPORT. A, and N.Z. Cabin Assoc. anu Reuter. Received Sept. 14, 7.20 p.m. London, Sept. 13. An Austrian official report dated September 12, claims that the Italian offensive has been & failure, and. declares that the Italian losses amount to 230,000, including 20,000 prisoners. ALLIES' CONFERENCE POSTPONED. Australian Cable Association. Received Sept. 14. 5.5 p.m. Rome, Se.pt. 13. The Allies' conference has been postponed till October. ENEIIY GAINS ADVANCE POSTSLondon, Sept. 13. Italian official. —The enemy renewed liis intense attempts to dislodge us from JJor.te San Gabriellc, but only gained a few advance posts.