TIE ITALIAN WAR.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13783, 2 June 1915, Page 5

TIE ITALIAN WAR.

AUSTRIAN FORTS REDUCED TO POWDER. '

A TERRIFIC BOMBARDMENT,

SURRENDERERS SHELLED BY

THEIR COMRADES

AUSTRIAN LOSSES HEAVY

(Received June 1,8.50 p.m.)

London, June 1

Mr. Martin Donohoe., the "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent, states that from the high plateau of Asiago the Italian heavy guns have reduced several modern Austrian forts to powder. It took only three hours s to batter to pieces the armoured fort at Luserna. The garrison showed the white flag, whereupon the Austrian fort known as Belviderc enfiladed the surrenderers, killing many.

Ultimately the Italians silenced Belvidere, and concentrated a terrific fire upon Port Vezena, which is now a heap of ruins.

Throughout, Saturday the Italians rained shells on the forte along the bank of "the Isonzo,

It is believed that the enemy's losses were heavy.