BRILLIANT SUCCESS ON THE ITALIAN FRONT
ENEMY'S LINE BROKEN IN THEv CARSO AUSTRIA'NS non-plussed by cadornas tactics (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). (Bee. May 25, 5.50 p.m.) ' London, May 21. An Italian official dispatch states: "On the Carso yesterday, after ten hours of violent ■ bombardment, wo assaulted and broke thro.ugh_t.be enemy s lines from Caslagnavizza.'to the sea. 'While wo were heavily engaging the enemy on the left,'our'troops, after carrying -the enemy s trenches on our centre and right, occupied part of tho area southward of the Castagnayizza-Boscomalo Road, and captured Pamitno and five strongly-fort.ficd heights Our-sudden onslaught surprised and.non-plusscd.thVenemy, who counter-attacked in the evening, but was severely repulsed. We took over 0000 prisoners yesterday, including 300 officers. Ono hundred and thirty of our aeroplanes and seaplanes participated ill the battle, aud all returned safely. Ten British batteries largely contributed to tho bombardment. We repulsed heavy attacks on Gorizia, captured a strong point on the north-west slopes of San.Marco, and mado considerable progress at Monte Santo and Vodice.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3094, 26 May 1917, Page 7
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