ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.
CONTINUED ITALIAN SUCCESSES
HOME, August 14. Official.—The struggle -behind the Ca'dor.e frontier is wore intense.
The enemy in the Monte Piana zone, supported by many guns, attempted on Friday to counter-attack against positions whence they were expelled on Thursday, After a furious Combat thejwere driven back with heavy losses.
While our artiHery in the Sexten Valley was maintaining a continuous fire on the enemy works, our infantry climbed and entrenched themselves on the summit of Ober Bacherkanzel, south-eastward of Berbakherspitze. Another detachment meanwhile occupied an important group of Alpine communications westward of Fort Yelda Centgia. '■ ■ '■ Our fatten es on the Isonzo started a destructive fire against thj^ defences in the Plezzo Valley. Diieet hits were obtained against a battery skilfully hidden in caves. ■ Some of the enemy entrenchments fronting us at Monte Seibusi were shattered/and -many of the occupant took to flight pr were lulled by shrapnel and rifle fire. . ■
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20436, 16 August 1915, Page 5
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152ITALIAN CAMPAIGN. Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 20436, 16 August 1915, Page 5
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