THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN WAR

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11581, 23 May 1916, Page 5

THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN WAR

AUSTRIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES. ITALIANS DRIVEN FROM POSITIONS Amsterdam, May 21, An Austrian communifiue claims further successes. The Austrians captured the summit of Armen terra ridge, also the summits of Cimadeillagh and Cimadinesole, They drove out the enemy from Brocola Pass and occupied Angtribeni, in the Brand Valiev.

ITALIAN STATEMENT. AUSTRIAN CLAIMS DISCOUNTED. ONLY THE INEVITABLE HAPPENED ITALIANS FULL OF CONFIDENCE. Romo, May 23. The following is a semi-official statement :■ — The Austrians boast that they have made definite successes, It was inevitable that they should progress in the first offensive, but the history of all offensives in the war show that they are inevitably followed by long and exhausting checks. All the Austrian attempts were broken. They suffered crne.l and heavy losses. We regard the development of the present operation with full confidence.

THE TIDE TURNING BACK. AUSTRIANS REPULSED. ITALIANS CAPTURE FORTS. Romo, May 22, A eonnnuniqne says; After a bombardment, the enemy aft Jfonemigna hurled throe lingo masses to the attack. After a desperate ougagomeufc they were driven hark with enormous Josses, There was an intense artillery aelinn against our lines from J’asulieo t o Terraguelo and tieie.e infantry attacks from Aniline to j’renta, which mu troops stubbornly hold up- m(!iehng heavy Josses, and recapturing a nninber of small forts,

MR HUGHES 'J N ENGLAND. ADDRESSES DOCKYARD MEN. .Received May 22, noon. Loudon, May 22. Mr Hughes visited Davenport, inspected jhe dockyard, and addressed a thousand of dm men engaged in repair work, laying stress on the fact that everyone of his Ministers had done manual labour and they realised (hat every labour intosresl; idea! would he crushed unless wo win.

( THE PRISONERS OF KUT. . I | ADVICES FROM CONSTANT!- ; NOPLE. | * MAJORITY STILL AT KUT. • London,May 22. | Official advices from Constantinople ' through the United States, i show that GauerH Townsheud and | stall are quartered 'at Priukepo Is- ; land, where they are allowed full liberty, The majority of the pnson- ; ers are still at Kufc and Bagdad, i Some go to Damascus,

BRITAIN’S LACK OF PAPER. OPENING MILLS IN CANADA SEWDISH SUPPLIES DISCONTINUED. ... : London, May 22. English papermakers are establishing a mill in Canada for sulphide pulp, to secure freedom from Swedish supplies, which are now prohibited, UsawJ* TORPEDOING OF THE SUSSEX. London, May 22. The Daily Telegraph’s Washington correspondent says that President Wilson is prepared to make a serious issue of the question of the punishment hof te commander who submarined the Sussex. Ambassador Gerard has been unable to learn what punishment was inflicted. Washington points out the effectiveness of the new orders depends entirely upon penalty being inflicted for violation, GERMAN ALLOWANCE OF FAT. Amsterdam, May 22. New regulations in Berlin allow every bread ticket holder half a pound of meat or feat welky.