THE ITALIANS.
IMPORTANT CAPTURE MADE
[United Service Telegram.] London, August 14
The Daily Mail's Milan correspondent gays the capture of Madlogein secures one of the principal defences of the northern entrance of Carso. The Italians now-dominate the Vertoilizza line and neighbouring slopes, and threaten Mount -San Marc. The latter is a strong defence at a point south-oast of Gorizia.
MORE TRENCHES CAPTURED
A report .from the Italian front last night states that the Italians repulsed several counter-attacks yesterday, capturing several sections of tho enemy trenches and 1419 prisonered.
[Australian-N.Z. Cable Association.]
(Received August 16, 11.20 a.m.)
A wireless message from Rome estimates tho Austrians' losses since the 4th on tho Italian front at 25,000 killed, 40,000 wounded, and 22,000 prisonered. Their total losses, including those on the eastern front, are prob- j.
ably over 200,000.
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Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 3021, 16 August 1916, Page 2
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