ITALY'S WAR

North Otago Times, Volume CI, Issue 13324, 26 July 1915, Page 5

ITALY'S WAR

■ AERIAL AND ; NfVAL ACTIVITY. ' ' ITALIAN COAST BOMBAEDEI)/' / • ROME; frilly 23. : - An Italian dirigible on Thursday night bombed. the St. Eloi-Nnbresina railway,-and returned safely.- . An Austrian fast cruiser-and . four destroyers this morning' bombarded the Ortona- Coast, the railway: and .the islands of Todaiso awl Tremifi, ON THE ISONZO FRONT. AUSTRIAN'S CRUSHINGLY ' DEFEATED. ... ■ Received Julv 21, .1 p.m. ■ , ROME, July 24. (Official); o The balllfl continues- on llio\vliole of the Isonzo front. Our success '.is coriMaiitly~nlor'e'"appai'ent. The Aus- - Minis after'a lomblo artillery lire made a massed attack on our front on . the left wing at, Carso plateau.' - We, counlei* aifackpcl, liiflicting a veritable ... defeat. While the; artillery, mowed down' the enemy's columns, our.infantry closed in taking. 1,500 prisoners. ; v/Tho'Austriaii losses,;were extremely grave and the battleiletdcovered with their dfladi. - * 1 We made further progress on our ' fi'ont" nt Qbrizra. "• '

rnimmrnm^m 1 'THE.MARCH ON'GORIZIA. v , , ' — j" / J " ''<SoMSl3to>s& captured. 1s < \ S.TALL OI 1 FORTBMSH IMMINENT, ' S r I * > ■" I > <« Jteceiud Jijly -4, 3 » The Auit/unns Vfu- liuuymg Jeiu foreeinenls," luclmUng ninny .Bawiuns, ;i, : to Gjon/ia, .Hid flinging them intone In nig line. The Italians aie holding on ' \jith bulldog tenaeifcj J , ' The Tnbuna states that the liaiis ■ have-captured the. commanding . ... positions around the town and thatyjts till is imminent t THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. '/- - * Received July 24, !U0 pin • AMSTERDAM, July 24. An; Austrian oliicial message states:! :.i The. Italians •••made many attacks«on ■ '•.;: the Doberdo ■■'■platpau .-at: Soranssm which were, repulsed. Onr troops mnii)- ■. tani: llieir positions at;the Bridgehead. ' ■■■• ■ ■. ■ J THE ATTACKS ON POLOGRA', Received July 24, 4.40 p.m. • >•■:,■■ . . ' v ROME, Jul) ,24 / • The f Stampas'■correspondent.,' writing from near Fort', Pologra, says' that- ■ • the only point the Austrians hold on,the;, right bank, of the Isonzo is complete- ■ ly isolated. Despite tlio garrison's sor-• :■' ties, it is behoved that the tail of'the: fortress is imminent, { '