ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 March 1918, Page 5

ITALY.

I AUSTRIAN RESERVES. OUTNUMBERED BY POSSIBLE AMERICANS. ENTENTE AERIAL SUPREMACY. Received March 1, 5.5 nm. \ ■. Rome, Feb. 28. ■ The Vienna Zeit, discussing the possibility of 7)l>,fl:Vl Americans being sent to the Italian front in IRIS, points out that Austria can provide only iiOO.OOO new troops. The Zeit emphasises that the Entente Powers will hopelessly outclass Austria in aerial warfare, which is i expected to dominate the operation s , I also the movement of the AiiK(rini) I armies in motintaino'.ir. country, whereas there is a networ!: of railways behind I the Italians. TRENCH MORTARS CAPTURED. SUCCESSFUL AIR RAIDS. ' Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. Received March 1, 8.30 p.m. , London, Feb. 28. Wireless Italian official: A patrol j northward of Col del Rosso captured two | eleven-inch trench mortars. Our aviators dropped six tons of bombs on several military objectives. DEALING WITH TREACHERY. SOCIALISTS SENTENCED. Received March 1, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Feb. 2A. Lazzari, secretary to the Socialist Party, has been sentenced to thirty-five months' imprisonment and fined 35U0 lire for sending out anti-war circulars. BomImeci, an accomplice, was sentenced to two yearsTERRIBLE FAMINE AT TRIESTE. Received March 1. 5.30 p.m. Rome, Feb. 28. Absolutely dependable reports 'how there is a terrible famine at Trieste