ITALY

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1917, Page 5

ITALY

THE GREAT OFFENSIVE. SECOND PHASE .COMMENCING. GERMANY ALARMED AT ITALIAN SUCCESS. AUSTRIAN REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED FORWARD. Received Oct. 4, 7.50 p.m. Washington, Oct. 3. It is officially learned that the second phase of the great Italian offensive is about to begin. The Austrians are preparing strong defences. Germany is alarmed at the Italian success, and has withdrawn many Austrian troops from France, Bukowina and Galicia and is hurrying them to the Italian front.

ENEMY ATTACK FAILS. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received Oct. 4, 7.50 p.m. London, Oct. 3. ;. Italian official: An enemy attack on the western slopes of Monte San Gabi'ielle completely failed. TAXING MILITARY EXEMPTS. Received Oct. 4, 5.55 p.m. Rome, Oct. 3. The Government is specially taxing men who are exempt from military duties. FEANQE.

BOLO PASHA'S TREACHERY. SUBSIDISING FRENCH PAPERS. Paria, Oct. 3. Lo Matin reveals that 8010 Pasha was constantly conferring in Switzerland with 'Sadik, tlm ex-Khedive's emissary, and jointly arranged a scheme for the insertion of pro-German articles in French newspapers. Sadik proceeded to Berlin and explained the scheme to Herr von Jagow, who consented to pay half a million pounds (? francs) in ten monthly instalments. 8010 regarded the terms as niggardly, and declared lie would not buy the people's souls by such small instalments. He received several instalments after the ex-Khedive and Sadik had each deducted ten per cent, commission.

THE SECRET SESSION. DEBATES DISCLOSED TO ENEMY. Received Oct. 4, 8.55 p.m. Paris, Oct. 3. Le Matin states that the president of the Chamber of Deputies has obtained information indicating the means whereby the secret session debates were disclosed to the cnamj.

RUSSIA

AGAINST ROUMANIA. GERMAN OFFENSIVE PREPARING. Odessa. Oct, 3. It is believed the enemy is preparing an offensive against Northern Moldavia. DEMOCRATS FAVOR COALITION DIET'S MEASURES INOPERATIVE.

Received Oct. 4, 8.55 p.m. Petrograd, Oct, 3. The Democratic conference, by 76G against 688, favored a coalition Government. The Provisional Government has informed the Governor-General of Finland that they regard the meeting of members of the Diet as of a private character, and that therefore the Bills passed are inoperative. THE RESOLUTION RESCINDED. Reuter Service. Received Oct. 5, 12.45 a.m . Petrograd, Oct 4. After the Democratic conference had passed a resolution in favor of the formation of a coalition Government, amendments were carried excluding from participation therein, the bourgeois elements connected with the Ivorniioff move, ment; also the Cadets. The coalition resolutions were subsequently rescinded by 81.3 to 180.'

WHOLESALE ARRESTS OF GERMAN AGENTS. Petrograd, Oct. 3. Wholesale arrests of German agents continue. Many are. disguised as commercial travellers. Numerous explosions and other outrages in munition works have been traced to them. The Provisional Government has ordered 'hundreds of additional arrests. THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS. Petrograd, Oct. 3. The Democratic Congress rejected the Coflition Government plan.