GERMANS CLAIM 60,000 PRISONERS.
LONDON, Oct. 27. A German wireless message says:—Tho Austro-Gcrmans captured the mountain ridges of Stol Monti' Matajur and are pressing on through the Julian Alps towards the Italian plain. The prisoners now amount to 60,000. The puns captured number 450. The Italian front on the Isonzo is shaking art far as Wippac, but the enemy' is maintaining his positions on the Carso. Australian-Mew Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Oct. 26. A German message says:—Wo are making rapid progress on tho Italian front and securing prisoners and booty hourly. A BITTER STRUGGLE. LONDON, Oct. 27. An Italian semi-official statement says: ft is at present impossible to give all details of the position on our front, where a struggle continues bitter and undecided. The statement admits that the situation is grave, but if the Italian troops light as previously the enemy is unlikely to tread on Italian soil for long. ITALIAN CABINiT RESIGNS. ROME, Oct. 27. The Ttafian Cabinet has resigned. Sonor Orlando succeeds Sciior Boselli as Premier. SHIPPING FOR ITALY. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. The [Tru'ted States will provide Italy with 100,000 tons of shipping immediately, mostly taken from the coastal traffic,
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10119, 29 October 1917, Page 5
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193GERMANS CLAIM 60,000 PRISONERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10119, 29 October 1917, Page 5
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