ITALY'S CAMPAIGN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15699, 19 September 1916, Page 7

ITALY'S CAMPAIGN.

OFFENSIVE CONTINUES

* CAPTURE OF PRISONERS

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N. 25. Cable Association.) ROME. September 17. A communique states: — "The enemy has been driven from the right bank of the Brenta, and his counter-attacks Jieavily defeated. "Tho Alpini have extended their gains on Mt. Cauriol *'Our Ca.rso troops continue to press their attacks against powerful enemy lines. They stormed and captured further entrenchments on a wide front, taking prisoners 800 men." GOOD RESULTS. (Reutcr'3 Telegrams.) (Received September 19th, 1.5 a.m.) LONDON, September 18. An Italian semi-official message says that in the fighting from September 14th to 16th, tho Italians on tho Carso captured important positions between the Wippach and the sea, and took 4000 prisoners. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Seotember 19th, 1.5 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, September 18. An Austrian communique says: — "The Italians continue their attack day and night, but our front is Unshaken. "Tho enemy south-east of Doherdo Lake continually brought up fresh troops, and penetrated our lines. Tho fighting at close quarters, turned in our favour."

CAREFUL PREPARATIONS.

GALLANT ALPINE WORK

(Australiin and N.Z. Cabl* Association.) (Received September 18th, 5.5 p.m.) MILAN, September 17.

During the months following the fall of Gorizia 30,000 Italian engineers toiled day and night, mostly under fire, constructing cement platforms for heavy guns and laying light railways and broad paved highways for automobiles r.nd artillery. By this means 1000 guns were concentrated on a fifteenmil© front, and prepared the way for the recent advance.

The Italian troops advanced crouching behind steel shields. The foremost line consisted of sappers carrying long tubes of explosive gelatine, with which they completed the demolition of the- wiro defences.

A large number of Austrians rushed down the slopes towards the Italians, shelled by their own artiiiery, waving

handkerchiefs. They wero speedily in the Italian communication trenches.

An Italian semi-official rocssago describes the brilliant feat of the Alpini in the Fiemc Alps in the Tyrol. They ascended a thickly-wooded height reaching 6000 feet up, and finally came to a perpendicular wall scarred with deep fissures, which was considered, beforo the tvar, to bo unnegotiable. Tho Alpini used successive iron footholds, raid scaled the vertical walls on the north-east of Mount Cauriol. They then rushed the trenches with bayonets, and wero thrice repulsed, but finally captured the whole position. Tho stubborn Tyroleso defenders were all killed except 100 who were taken prisoner.

GERMAN TREACHERY.

SOLDIERS OPPOSE ITALY

ROME, September 17. "Tho Idea Nazionale" publishes an official German document granting pensions to German officers and men who fought with the Turks against Italy in 1911-12. The document proves that uespite the Triple. Alliance, Germany was fighting Italy.

IN ALBANIA

ANOTHER TOWN OCCUPIED

(Received September 18th. 10.15 p.m.) LONDON, September 18. The Italians havo occupied Palidcastro, near Argyrokastron.

Argyrokastron is in Albania, south of Tepclcni.