CAMPAIGN ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2854, 19 August 1916, Page 9

CAMPAIGN ON THE ITALIAN FRONT

RAILWAY. STATIONS BOMBED HOSTILE SEAPLANES AGAIN BOMB VENICE. Australian-Xew Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. August 18, 7.30 p.m.) . . London, August. .17.. An Italian official communique states:—"Wo repulsed an attack on the. Carso and shelled the railway station on tile Santa Lucia-Tolmino line, where'movements'of trains were reported. "Our aeroplanes bombarded the Reiienburg railway station, on the Gori- • zia-Tricste line with good results. "Hostile seaplanes bombed Venice and L>rado Lagoon. The damage was ' slight." ADMIT FALLING BACK. (Rec. 'August 18, 7.30 p.m.) Vienna, August.l 7. Official. —"The Italians on Wednesday attacked us five times,. many ranks deep, between tho Vippacco River and Opacchisclla, We only at one poiut were obliged to fall baok after hard fighting. Tho attacks every- » where else broke down under our.fire, with exceedingly heavy, losses." ..

ITALY DECLARES A TRADE WAR AGAINST. AUSTRIA'S ALLIES Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. August 18,- 6.10 p.m.) .. . .. Rome, August 17. Official.—"ltaly is forbidding:ltalians'to trade with subjects of enemy States or their allies; and persons or'bodies established in territory belonging to.or occupied by them "A second decree'places under Government control and renders liable to sequestration, or liquidation if necessary, commercial undertakings in Italy belonging to or controlled by subjects of enemy States or their •allies."