SALVING THE WRECKAGE IN ITALY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1163, 2 November 1917, Page 5

SALVING THE WRECKAGE IN ITALY.

THIRD ARMY SAVES STORES OF MUNITIONS. GREAT POPULAR DEMONSTRATIONS OF PATRIOTISM. (A. & N.Z.) (Ree. Nov. 2, 11.10 a.m.) ROME, Nov. 1. The “Messagero” announces that the Third Army managed to save rich stores of munitions and guns from the Carso. The Germans have already committed atrocities in Friuli, which the Italians will not forget. Reports come from all the leading towns of Italy of spontaneous demonstrations by patriots and of expressions of confidence on the part of the entire population. The people of Naples participated in a remarkable demonstration. Thousands of men over age begged the military authorities to accept them. BRITISH GUNNERS RESCUE THEIR HEAVY BATTERIES. (A. & N.Z.) (Rec. Nov. 2, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, Nov. 1. Mr Ward Price, writing from the Italian Headquarters, says .that all the British batteries were saved by great efforts on the part of officers and men, who endured great hardships and who were hampered by the lack of transport facilities. Unforgettable scenes were witnessed during the Second Army’s retreat. The skv was lit up by flares from ammunition depots and stores, and bridges were blown up in a teeming downpour of rain.