THE ITALIAN FRONT

Otago Witness, Issue 3250, 28 June 1916, Page 19

THE ITALIAN FRONT

AUSTRIAN ATTACKS REPULSED. COUNTER-ATTACKS PROGRESSING. ROME, June 19. A communique states: The battle continues fiercely on Sette Ccmmuni Plateau. The enemy south-west of Asiago made repeated eitorts against our position. On the north-east our counter-oifensivo is progressing. The enemy's renewed attacks with strong columns en the MagnaboschBoscon front were repulsed with heavy lo s. Meanwhile cur Alpine troops northward of tho Franzela Valley have carried the summit of Mount Ysidore. AMSTERDAM, June 20. An Austrian communique states : The enemy sustained heavy losses in their attacks south-east of Lopuzno. We gained ground on the Upper Stokhod. We repulsed a strong Italian attack between Brenta and Astico. ROME. June 21. A communique states : Violent storms have increased the diiScwlties in the way of an advance en the Sette Communi plateau. We repulsed persistent enemy coun-ter-attacks. OUR ALLY PROGRESSES. ROME, June 21. A communique states : During a heavy storm our Alpini captured a strong position south-west of Monte Purche, at the head of the Posina Valley. Three, enemy night attacks at Magna Boschi were repulsed with heavy losses. Our advance north of Frenzela Valley continues, despite the difficulties of the terrain and the enemy's stubborn resistance. The Austrians in a month's offensive in the Treutino lost 15,0C0 in killed and wounded. June 23. Aeroplanes dropped bombs on Venice. Six people were killed. June 25. A communique states: We have extended our occupation of the Pasbio sector to the Piazza Valley and the head of the ravine at Monte Pruche. ENEMY CLAIMS. AMSTERDAM, June 24. An Austrian communique states: We repulsed the Italians south-east of Orzli. Enemy attacks on the Dolomite front failed. Our seaplanes successfully dropped bombs on the positions near Monfalcone and Venice. There was ' a great conflagration at the Venice military establishment. June 25. An Austrian communique states: Our torpedo boats bombarded tho Italian coast near Guilionova, partially destroying a train. ITALY'S SUCCESS. ROME, June 25. An Italian communique states : Tho enemy's artillery activity increased yesterday between the Adige and the Brenta Rivers. We destroyed some positions southward of Asiago. A:: infantry encounter occurred in the westward of Posa and the southward of Arsiero. We attacked, driving the enemy back. Our aeroplanes bombed enemy encampments on the Asiago Plateau. General Cadorna, in a general order, praises his stuff for the concentration of great forces, which not merely arrested the enemy oflensive along the whole front, but enabled the inception of the counteroffensive, now successfully begun. June 26. Official : The Austrians are retreating

in the Trentino, with the Italians in close pursuit. We have recaptured numerous positions in the region of -Asiago and Arsiero.