ITALIAN ADVANCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3100, 2 June 1917, Page 7

ITALIAN ADVANCE

- NEARING TRIESTE AUSTRIA'S HEAVY LOSSES OF MEN THE RUSSIAN ARMY READY TO ADVANCE •!. : ANZACS' DESERT RAID A dashing exploit by the British forces in Palestine is reported. Mounted troops and.Engineor3 tare destroyed twenty miles of a Turkish railway running to within about half a dozen miles of-tho Egyptian frontier considerably to the Boutli of the coastal route and on which tho British main body has advanced to tho vicinity of Gaza. Heavy but abortive enemy attacks were m ade on French positioiis in the Champagne on Wednesday and Thursday last, Otherwise there ig little news from, the Western theatre. On tbe Italian front the Austrian? are squandering xrhole brigades in efforts to Te cover somo of the positions from [ which they have recently been dislodged. -The British monitors which [ are bombarding the enemy's .coast communications aro playing an in- ■ creasingly important part. Some of the news from Bussia to-day is of a hopeful cast. M. Kerenski (Minister of War) is making a triumphal progress along the fighting front, and the troops are declaring their I readiness to advance The rebellion in China Is assuming increased gravi ity, and it is stated that the armies of some of the revolting provinces are about to march on Peking. An, attempt at the restoration of the young Emperor is suspected.