ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 April 1918, Page 5

ITALY.

ACTIVITY OF AUSTRIANS. FOR MOUNTAIN OPifJNSIVII Rome, April 8. Large forces of Austrians from Eo*. mania are appearing on the Italian front. The Austrians are transferring large bodies of troops from th o Piave , to the mountains and have organised a ; number .of solid defensive aoneg and bridgeheads along the Livenga and Tag« (lamento rivers, thereby releasing mors troops for the mountai offensive.

IMPENDING OFFENSIVE. TO COMMENCE WHEN SNOWS MEEft Received April 7, 5.5 pjn, Amsterdam, April 6. Buda-Pesth newspapers now assert that an anti-Italian offensive is impending, and declare the occasion is excel-t lent, in view of the Angld-French W«t< ern pre-occupation. Von Arz, interview" ed, said Italy's account must be squared, and operations in the Trentino would commence when the snows melted. ENEMY ACTSvTKr, Received April 6, 5.5 pjk. Rome, ApriLfi. Italian official: The enemy is main taining a persistent harassing fire <m tha Asiago plateau. We dispersed parties on the western slopes of Ortler, and engaged troops on the move rearwards, between ■ Susegana and Comegliano. There is remarkably intense artiHeryf ing along the Rave.