AUSTRIAN LOSSES TOTAL 80,000

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3097, 30 May 1917, Page 5

AUSTRIAN LOSSES TOTAL 80,000

25,000 TAKEN PRISONER BY ITALIANS THREATENED MOVE FROM THE RUSSIAN Sll)E (By Telegraph—Prose Association—Copyright). '■ (Kec. Hoy 29, 5.30 v .m.) Rome, May 28. The Italians have taken prisoner a total of 25,000 of the eneinv, whose casaulties between. May 13 and 24 are estimated at 80,000. • Another account states that the enemy i 6 still strong, especially in heavv artillery and machine-guns from the .Russian front, but U. Kerenski's (Russian War Minister) visit.to the Russian front hae had the effect of preventing the withdrawal of further troops, the enemy fraring a. sin-prise »(tack, by General Brnsilon". The Austrians delivered repented counter-attacks with the object of recapturing Vodice, but these resulted only in useless carnage.- Thousands of Austrian bodies cover the ground.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Asfn. f FURTHER PROGRESS BY THE ITALIANS (Kec. May 20, 5.;)0 p.m.) London, May 28. jtn Italian official 7-eport states: ,r \Va hare, strengthened; our positions on the .Inlian front, and captured strongly-forti lied trenche* sojrUi-east of .lamland. Wo have crossed tbo Timavor Diver and occupied Sangiovani. JJortli-wcst rf Duino wo- captured nino 6-inch guns. \V« repulsed counter-attacks on Vodiceand the heights eastward of Goriaia!"—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-licuter. ITALIAN ARMY FRESH AND INTACT. , ; (Rec. May 29, 8.10 p.m.) „ Rome, May 2S. 'J.'lid jialiau army, after its six days' battle, is still fresh and almost intact; after having inflicted tremendous losses on the enemy, a result due to the superiority, of the Italian artillery and effectiveness of fire. The Anstrians are- firing blindly, Jacking aeroplanes and balloons. The- profile, of l-'ort Hermada hue coinplotely changed, and now resembles an immense vuin. The. Austrians are hastily constructing defences nearer -Trieste.-Aius.-If.is. Cable JVssn. SIGNS OF A RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE (flee. May 29, 530 p.m.) London, May 2S. Swiss telegrams confitm the reports of the. stoppage of movements r.f AnstroGcrroiui troops from the. East iro.it. The Gorman Digh Command has noted numerous symptoms tiiiggesting a Russiaii offensive in the near future, extending from the Carpathians to Galicia.-Aus.-N.55. Cable- Assn. ' \ AUSTRIANS PREPARING TO EVACUATE TRIESTE. (Kec. May 20, 5.30 p.m.) Rome, May 20. It is reported that non-combatants h avo been ordered to evacuate Trieste. 'J.Tio archives and doposils have been removed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE HUNGARIAN POLITICAL DEADLOCK /> NEGOTIATIONS FOR SETTLEMENT FAIL. f (Ecc. May M, 5.80 p.m.) Rome, May 28. Tho negotiations for a settlement in the Hungarian political crisis have had no result. ii\e Archduke Josef, after consulting with Count Tisza, has left Budapest. It is oxpocted that Professor Wekerle will beappointed Premier.—Aus.-N.55. Cable Assn. COUNT ANDRASSY SUMMONED. ' ■ (Rec. May W, 8.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, May 29. Count Andrassy has been commissione'd to form a Hungarian Cabinet.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.