ITALY AT WAR.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15395, 28 September 1915, Page 8

ITALY AT WAR.

ALPINE WARFARE LOFTY PEAK CAPTURED. AUSTRIAN ATTACKS REPULSED. (By Frees * Assccittioa.—Copyright.) (Received -September 27th, 6.15 p.m.) ROME. Soptember 26. An official communique states:— "We captured Sulden-Spitz, 3376 metres .(11.076 feet) high, after three night marches, although it was strongly held. "The enemy on the 24th attempted a coup-de-main with large forces in the Cividale zone. Wo" counter-attacked and repulsed them. Three enemy attacks on the whole front, from Coliccolo to Avostanisj Peak were also defeated." J [Sulden-Spite, one of 'the highest peaks in the Western Tyrol, is in the range of the Tyrolese Alps, south of the Stelvio Pasx. Sulden-Spite, which overlooks the Sulden Valley to the westward of Trent, is exceeded in height only liy Or-tler-Spitz, 12,850 feet, and Monte Adamello, 11,655 feet, and'a few other peaks.] WAR IN THE MOUNTAINS. ITALIAN ARTILLERY SUCCESSES. FINE ALPINI FEATS. j ("Tim**" and "Sydney San" SerricM.) LONDON, September 26. "The Times" correspondent on the Cumin front states that the Italian, troops are now dominating the great high road through Plezzo to Tarvis by I

way of the Prcdil Pass. Plezzo lias beon last gripped since Italy occupied Monte Kombon. The Predil Pass fortifimtions crumpled up under the Italiau big guns, once more proving that foi cresses are helpless against modern heavy guns. The Austrians seem to have abandoned their fortresses. They had shown great skill iq disposing their guns among the mountains, but had been slowly pushed back under the relentless pressure of the Italians. The eyes of the Austrian ajrtillery had been plucked out by the Alpini. to whom nothing was inaccessible. They climbed precipitous peaks, dropping from the rocks with bayonet or knife, and takine trenches without firing a shot. "What cannot troops do who climb tho mountains as if they are wild coats P" asks the correspondent. The' Italian engineers, he adds, are wonderful, and have driven roads up and round, and through the mountains. zig-za£(?ed across the face of cliffs, and blasted a way through great masses 01 rock.