ITALY AT WAR.
THE HORTHERN FRONT.
VIOLENT AUSTRIAN ASSAULT DEFEATED. RO^IE, August 3. i An officia.l communique'says :—"Our seaplanes raided Riva with excellent results, and our artillery bombarded Rovereto station. "We captured Mount. Modetta, in the Carnia region., after a j.rutracted battle, and it is now firmly, held. I,' ■ .. " A \no)ent Austriani'ons'la'ught,. was ' made on Mont-e Sirusi, but, 1-"our 1-' fire shattered the attackers, and then drove them back in' great disorder. : Crack Austrian regiments were engaged, including a regiment of th« Emperor's Jaeger, who were alraosi annihilated."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8208, 4 August 1915, Page 5
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