War in Europe.

Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 3252, 4 September 1917, Page 5

War in Europe.

ITALY'S GREAT OFFENSIVE.

IS IT THE DECLSIYE FRONT; Rome, August ol The Idea Naziouale suggests mat the Italian i- now the piincij a', posisll y the decisive, front, and cabs on Britain to put forth her greatest i.'llort there. A French expert writes that if the Italians, alter the occupation of .Monte Santo and Hermanda, fol ow the road to Trieste or tiie road Napo'leen traced to Vienna they will strike Austria vitally, and the invasion will quickly result in a renewal *.if Austrian overtures for a sepa.a;e peace, not only with Italy, but with ail the Allies. ' FRENCH (SPECULATIONS A.S TO DECISIVE VICTORY. PUTTING AUSTRIA OUT OT THE WAR. Paris, September 1 The newspapers are discussing the possibility of putting Austria altogether out of the fight. They point out that Genera! Cadorna believes that a severe defeat will force Austria tu suo for a separate peace. He ill as always maintained that the Italian is the only front where an offensive has every chance of a decisive result. ITALIANS SECURE GREAT BOOTY. Rome, September 1. Tiie enemy's losses are officially estimated at at least 10U,0UU during the offensive. Already 14 .-lmngly fortified mountains have been .-tormed and captured, and a breach created in ttie Austrian line 11 miles in width The rout of the centre (Genera Boroevich's) army was to precipitate that the Austrians had no time to spike their guns, destroy the foodstuffs and munition.- hidden in the depths of caverns, or burn tin' e egautly furnished officers' quariers. The Italian booty includes 1000 yoke of oxen, 17 trench mortars of 1 a now type and bigger calibre than has been -eon before.

It is reported that, then.' are seriou.revo'.ts in Southern Austria, Eastern Hungary, Bohemia. and Transylvania \\i news lias been received from these regions for .some days, lmt ii known that, train loads of .soldiers .have been sent to suppress the disorders. which are mostly due to a poor harvest, but the Bohemian disordors are politlea'.