ITALIANS MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3101, 4 June 1917, Page 7

ITALIANS MAKE FURTHER ADVANCE

INFLICTING HEAVY LOSSES ON THE AUSTRIANS (Rco. Juno 3, 5.5 p.m.) London, Juno 2. In Italian official mcssago slates: "There is increased artillery activity in some sectors. Wo'repulsed attacks at Viedcc aud southward of Craziona. Northward of Ti'voli wo made a surpriso attack southward of Uustagnavizza, and advanced our line four hundred yards on a two-kilometre (U miles) front.-Aus.-N.K. Cablo Assn.-Kcuter. ENEMY ATTACKS IN VODICE AEEA COMPLETELY PAIL. (Itec. Juno 3, 5.5 p;ni.) London, June 2. 4>> Haiinn official message states: "Massed enemy attacks at Hills 592 and 552' J in the Vodico area last night completely failed.''-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN THREE WEEKS 800,000. (Eec. June 3, 5.5 p.m.) Berne, June 2. It is estimated' that the Italians have killed, wounded or taken prisoner 300,000 Austrians in three weeks.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE LOSSES ,IN GUNS INCALCULABLE ■ Rome, .Tune i. Austrian Ariconei-s declaro that 'tho Austrian losses in guns are incalculable. The forty which were captured by the Italians are scarcely a tenth of the actual losses Tho "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent, writing from Monfaleone, eays that tho oft-repeated 'rumour of tho enemy's practice of padlocking machine-gunners to their guns has been proved. On the slopes of Hermada_ gunners wcro found chained bv the ankle to tho tripod and by the. waist to tho gun-barrel. Prisoners assert that the idea is to prevent retreating gunners abandoning .thenguns, but it is suggested that tl?o Austrians are employing Rumanians on the guns. —Aus.-N.Z. CaWe Assn.