THE PIAVE VICTORY

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 250, 10 July 1918, Page 5

THE PIAVE VICTORY

ITALIAN DAREDEVILS IN ATTACK INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE London, July 8. Tho Kalian Arditi, or Daredevils, per- r formed astounding feats of agility in tlio J closing phase of tho battle. They adopted a novel method in approaching and silencing a swarm of machine-guns which were behind barb-wire. Tho Daredevils carried long vanning poles, and made a mighty rush and jumped the obstacles, landing at the rear of the bewildered gunners, driving daggers into tlio backs of tho Austrian*. Ono Daredevil alnne stampeded eight Austrians into the Italian lines under tho menace of his uplifted hand-bomb. One Bersaglieri company captured a battery of six four-inch field mortars, and another, preceded by Arditi. armed with flame-throwers, stormed a factory in tho face of forty machineguns. The.y blew up a munition depot and took prisoner' an entire Austriancommand.—Aus.-> .Z. Cable Assn. THE ITALIAN OFFICIAL REPORT IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IN ALBANIA. (Rec. July 9, 8.15 p.m.) ■< London, .Inly 8. ' An Italian official report states:—"By small actions wo gained ground northward of Monte Grappa, anil extended our , advanced occupation in the region of : tho Col Caprile. "The Halo-French forces, between the coast and the Tomoric Valley, in Albania, began an operation on July 6, 'vhich is developing satisfactorily. The prisoners already total a thousand."— ! Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn .-Renter. 700 ITALIANS ESCAPE. (Kcc. July 9, S p.m.) Washington, July 8. The Italian Embassy's official advices state:—"On tho Piavo front seven hundred Italians, who had been captured Hy the Austrians, escaped. The Italians cay that tho Austrians aro forcing prisoners to work behind the lines under fire."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. July 10, 0.40 a.m.) Rome, July S. A wireless , Austrian official report states: "Tlio Italians are attacking with strong forces our western wing on tho Middle and Lower Vojusa in Albania. Wo withdrew our advanced posts in tho valley to our main positions."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. LUDENDORFF ORDERS A NEW OFFENSIVE (Eec. July 9, 8.1! i p.m.) Turin, July 8. Von Ludendorff recently visited tho Trentiuo and ordered that the preparations for a new Austrian offensive should bo hastened. Large Austrian reinforcements aro concentrated from Innisbruck to tho Trentino. The Swiss frontier is closed.—Router.' BITTER RECRIMINATIONS (Rec. July 9, 0.10 p.m.) Rome, July S. Bitter recriminations aro going on between Field-Marshal Conrad von Hoetzendorff and General Borovitch. The latter accused the former of making a fatal mistake in concentrating his troops in valleys dominated }>y the Italian artillery. Hoetzendorff . declares that 'Borovitch committed a fatal blunder in not suspending tho offensive when tho Piavo was flooded, knowing that lio bad not sufficient material to force a pas-sage—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. BULGARIA UNEASY. (Rec. July 9, 0.40 p.m.) ■ Rome, July 8. Bulgarian newspapers declare that Austria's gross and humiliating failuro has compromised tho fato of tho whole war. "The time has come when Bulgaria must think seriously of her own interests."—Aus.-N.Z, Cablo Assn. SLANDERS AGAINST AUSTRIAN EMPRESS TREACHERY ALLEGED. Milan, July 8. Tho slanders against the Empress Zita allege treachery besides immorality. It is assorted that e>ho was responsible for tho Piavo disaster, and also for the vetoing of tho Austrian use of gas-shells and flame-throwers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.