ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

Southland Times, Issue 17483, 26 July 1915, Page 5

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

THE ISONEO FBOKX AUSTRIAN MASSED ATTACK eepulsed with; heat? dosses (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright) ROME, July ”1. Official : flic hat tic continues on the whole Ismv/.o front and our success becomes constantly more apparent. The Austrians, ,after a terrible artillery tire, launched a mass attack on our front on the loft wing, on the Carso' plateau. We counter-attacked, inflict-

ing a veritable defeat. While the artillery mowed down the enemy's columns, the infantry enclosed and took prisoner fifteen hundred' men. The Austrian losses were extremely grave. The battlefield was covered with dead. We have made further progress in front of Gorizia. THE AUSTRIAN VERSION “XTAXJAN ATTACKS REPULSED ” AMSTERDAM. July 21. An Austrian official message states : The many attacks of the Italians on the Dobredo plateau were repulsed and our troops maintain their positions at the bridgehead. AUSTRIAN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING ITALIANS COMMAND OORIZIA PALL OP THE TOWN EXPECTED ROME. July 24. The Austrians are hurrying reinforcements, including many Bavarians, . to Gorizia and flinging them into the firing line. . The Italians are holding on with bulldog tenacity. The Tribuna slates that the Italians have captured the commanding positions around the town, the fall of which is imminent. ITALY AND TURKEY, ROME., July 23. Baron S. Sonnino, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, lias informed the Cabinet that he has taken vigorous steps to induce Turkey to abandon her hostility respecting the integrity of Italian property. ON THE ISONZO. PALL OP A FORT IMMINENT. HOME, July 24. Received July 25, 4.40 p.m. The Stampa’s correspondent from Fort Pologra says that, the only point the Austrians! hold on the right bank of the Isonzo is completely isolated. Despite the garrison’s sorties it is believed that its fall is imminent. ITALIAN OFFICIAL MESSAGE ROME, July 25. Received July 25, 11.30 p.m. Official; We have completed the occupation of Tofana. The enemy made several futile night attacks on the Isonzo. The Austrians yesterday endeavoured to advance in force against our right at Oars, but were obliged to withdraw, with heavy losses. An army order found on prisoners shows that the attack we repulsed on the 22nd was in the nature of a'general action for the purpose of dislodging our left wing, and was made by freshly arrived troops. AUSTRIA AND ITALY AN ENEMY REPORT ITALIAN COAST SHELLED - - AMSTERDAM, July 25. Received July 25, 11.30 p.m. An Austrian report says: We completely repulsed an Italian attack on the Gorizia bridgehead. The Italian attacks on the Dobredo Plateau are weakening. Tile enemy yesterday near Selz penetrated part of our trendies, but counter-attacks drove him out. I Our cruisers shelled along the Italian coast for a distance of 100 kilometres, and damaged several railway stations, those at San Beneditto and Grottomora being on fire. Many locomotives and waggons were wrecked, and the water tower and several buildings at Ortona destroyed. A tug boat was also sunk.