THE WAR.

Thames Star, Issue 14664, 19 April 1915, Page 4

THE WAR.

ITALY JOINS IN.

ITALIANS AND AUSTRIANS CLASH

FORMER GUARD INQ MOUNTAIN ■..-.. PASSES „,..;' : .

FIGHTING IN EAST AND WEST

IMPORTANT OPERATIONS NEAR

CONSTANTINOPLE

259 th Day of the War.

TThiet mo«t sfctnsaitfema! deveLopmtniti dtltaiikd in\ 6mp War daMes to- * .diay is the stiatteimelnitl by lh& r&pter sieailtaltivei Qf t;h.& Pairis pap* FligH** tihalb ■tihs'A.vis^riianiSi and tihie. Italian cia-viailry hia^'e foughit neatr tihie frontier 1. The repoitt stty» tihiait tlie Ithl-iani-s di-'oiv^ itine AiUfiita-iaausi 'back and thaiti tiie loss of life on* !bio*k fiidies was hieta.vy.

There Laivy beetu gponie ««citiing aieri-al duds and tha honlor'si .rtetetb. with. »lih pc French, Avhosei aviaittes hatvfei pbrfoiriirieidl fiibni© hiaaaadoiU'S i'ewfe with grelalt. sucoeisis. In, one case an aiviaitor ehasedi tine Germans' and killed' tihei pillotr'atodi obseaiyieir'.

In tihe via'.naity of itihie D'ai^dianeiles tiherei ihlanre bean senlsiait« ioii«l ha^eningisi, in,o!udii:nig thei losS 'of a' Ba-iiltisih, swibni'airin© and the aalptiur'ei of neai--ly all the crew by 'the Turks, and. the aititeniiptt to toi'pedo tihe .DrLtisJi vessels cottitveying! ■ tiiooi2>si to" the Cfaillipoli Pfenii'isula.

The repwti is axoit. offi;e:a.lily confi.iiiined, bulb oibhiea- oafei sfcolto *am* tliiea-'-e h'ais k.rg© conieenfcratiion' otf foroes onii ifo& froaiitiiei' and tihiait ■alii bmimciheig of tJiie ;Italia,ti aatoy lia.A-e giaitih,ea J€dl itheire and tliait tihe picked 'tn-oiops are o'oeuPying t3ie. moisti inipoii't.an't posiiition!^.

' Fuvttar Oaisti :in! Mfesopoitacniai thie Turksi .hiiW© beemi a.gaiin!sti xotuitled by a Bir'iltisih'-Inidjiam fotfce 'and; -tihougihi the oasualtdea <m> both, ; sides aa?o. hewy tihei Tua'ksi wteac© driv'eai baicfc pjadi I'osit) the p-oaftitdoiii' and tniamy men.

There has beeni heiaivy figililtang im tlifi oast; ;aiiiidl fibe Ttusisiains liaves- oociusplcid. nioi-tei poiinttisi of s.tif-ateg'icial 1 vailu'o amd a.re mmti tih-aai; lioldinig' v. owiii ag'adnsti tibtsi veiutorceid AusitivtoKreiraniaaii army. Im (tihie noa-itli, aaid in liici Caa-paitihiiaaiSi itJi© liluissiains! h«iv* cKtoiblishdct 'thefia" «upefr ioa-ity amid aa'ei dfeipilayiiig' grdait foa*--titiucfe iamd faloua*.

TJiOiie is .grmt'-'indig'wtio'nj in Holland' ait. ttoei s l".n^dmg' of the DuittJi vessels, and! th:e«*<}ris talk of 'the'.'-aipt luring «piv.'aJe!nib it!o.: <me of -vviaa'. The G6ilii'aihsi ?aidopit cv nnositi caiioais a-tltiiifcuidie) naidi it 'wwM seem thiaib tlicsto aictei awe-: ;being dielibea'laltietljl; dofne i<o» provoke repraisals and tihais involve iaiOoit'h€*r' niatioii whicih, wiouid probaibly be in tjliie &am& sJia.meful mammar ais Eeigiuaa. <