ITALY'S GREAT EFFORT IN THE TRENTINO

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3119, 25 June 1917, Page 5

ITALY'S GREAT EFFORT IN THE TRENTINO

STORY OF, MONTE ORTIGARA ri BRILLIANT ATTACK ON ALPINE FORTRESS (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 23. An Italian official report states: "The enemy concentrated a brisk fire on our new position on Monte Ortigara, on the Asiago front. We replied effectively. We havo captured since June 19 in this area four guns, fourteen machine-guns, 1000 rifles and a large quantity of rannitions and mining material."—Aus.-N.Z., Cable Assn.-Beuter. • \ 1 THRILLING STORY FROM THE TRENTINO HOW VICTORY WAS WON IN ALPINE HEIGHTS. Si (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) , London, June 23. Mr. Percival Gibbon writes: "The latest Italian attack on tho western end of the Asiago Plateau aims at driving out the Austrians from tho commanding heishts. The Austrians for many months have possessed the advantage of the highest positions everywhere'in the Trentino, the Italians invariably having to attack uphill. The success of the uphill thrust at Mount Ortigara is incontestable. Tho Italians took 1000 prisoners. They literally carried them ont of the mountains. The Austrians had converted the precipices into a mighty fortress system, placing their batteries at points inaccessible extent by rook climbers crawling up the mountain-side from staple to staple, driven in by the Alpini nnder constant fire. Millions of tons of rock which had bees excavated from the Austrian galleries are lying in the valleys, like huge, landslides. The Italians are indomitably progressing along crests which dominate and will eventually neutralise the whole of the Assa Valley."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. : ; AUSTRIANS' HEAVY LOSSES IN THE, TRENTINO (Rec. June 24, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, June 23. The "Jlessagero" states that tho Austrians since June 10 lost over 10,000 men in the Trentino.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. INTERESTING PIECE OF SECRET HISTORY HOW ITALY SATED FRANCE IN 1914. (Bee.-June 24, 5.5 p.m.) New York, June 23. Signor Marconi, speaking at a dinner, disclosed a piece of Italian secret history. On August 2, 1914 (the evo of the war), Italy decided upon an attitude of neutrality. The news was conveyed to M. Viviani (the French Premier) at one o'clock in the morning. M. Viviani was overjoyed, and half an hour later ordered the mobilisation of nearly a 'million men for service in the north. These men otherwise would havo been kept to guard againet a possible attack by Italy. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ITALY'S MOST URGENT NEED ''." COAL ESSENTIAL TO MAINTAIN THE OFFENSIVE. I (Eec. June 21, 5.5 p.m.) . Now York, June 23. ' In welcoming the Italian Mission to America, Dr. Butler, President of Columbia University, eaid that America would insist on eiich annexations as the restoration of Alsace-Lorraine. There must also be indemnities to restore shattered territory and repair the ruthless damage done bj' the Germans. The Italian Commissioners pointed out that the irar must be iron by the Allies or they would face bankruptcy. Signor Marconi said that coal was most pressing need, and unless the delivery of supplies wore speeded up the Italian munition factories would be forced preatly to curtail their production, and the efficiency of the Army would be diminished owing to the inability of-the railroads to transport supplies. He characterised the submarines as the most serious menace and the gravest danger that the Allies had faced, and predicted that more vigorous efforts would be made'by the Allies to defend their snipping.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.