Italian Operations

Waikato Times, Volume 84, Issue 13203, 19 June 1915, Page 5

Italian Operations

SATISFACTORY PROGRESS MADE. CAPTURE OK .MEN AND TIOXS. Hungarian battalion ANNIHILATED. ADVANCE ON PLAVA. Received .)un.' 15), 12..')rt a.m. ROME, Juno 18. Oriifiji]: A\ e arc progressing 011 l)otl) sides of the Adige. AW dismounted some Austrian guns in Carina and seriously damaged the fortress Malhorghetto.:;. In the Monte Nero region we took (500 prisoners, including 30 officers. captured many rifles and two maolisii;'* guns. A\ e annihilated a Hungarian battalion, which violently attacked our positions north-eastward of Mrmtp Nero. Our offensive in the Tsonzo is progressing. Our troops debouching towards Plava, conquered, after a sanguinary action, the surrounding heights, and repulsed repeated. and obstinate counter-attacks. Our artillery fire partly destroyed the railway station at Gorizia. SUBMARINE DUEL. AN AUSTRIAN TRIUMPH. Received Jun t > IS, B."> p.m. * ROME, June 18. An enemy submarine torpedoed our submarine Medusa. One officer and four of the crew were rescued and taken prisoners. CAPTURED BY ITALIANS. TRAIN LOAD OF WAR MUNITIONS. Received June 15), 9.15 a.m. ROME, June 18. Italians at Plava cut the trans-Alpine railway, capturing in a tunnel a train containing cannon, machine guns, and a quantity of ammunition.