THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13576, 3 September 1917, Page 5

THE AUSTRO-ITALIAN CAMPAIGN

POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING AUSTRIA OUT BY A SEVERE DEFEAT.

THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE HAS THE BEST CHANCE OF BEING DECISIVE. PARIS, September i. The newspapers are discussing the possibility of putting Austria altogether out of the light. They point out that General Cadorna believes that a severe defeat would force Austria to make a separate peace. He had always maintained that the Italian was the only front where the offensive has every chance of being decisive.

AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN OFFENSIVE ESTIMATED AT 100,000.

FOURTEEN gTRONGLY-FORTIFIED MOUNTAINS STORMED AND CAPTURED. BREACH IN ENEMY'S LINES 11 MILES WIDE.

BOOTY INCLUDES GUNS OF HEAVIER CALIBRE THAN SEEN BEFORE,

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received September 2, 5.5 p.m. ROME, September 1

The enemy's losses are officially estimated at at least 100,000 during the offensive. Already I'< strongly-fortified mountains have been stormed and captured. The bro.., hin the Austrian line is 11 miles in width, and the rout in the centre of General Boroevich's army was so precipitate k that the Austrians had no time to spike their guns, destroy the foodstuffs and munitions hidden in the depths of caverns, or burn the elegantly-furnished officers' quarters. The Italian booty includes 1000 yoke of oxen, 17 trenchmortars of a new t>pe nnd of a bigger calibre than seen before.

AUSTRIAN DEFEATS ALARM GERMAN MILITARY CIRCLES.

DESPERATE APPEALS FOR HELP BY THE AUSTRIAN EMPEROR

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received September 2, 5.5 p.m. ROME, September 1. Information from Berlin indicates that the Austrian defeats have greatly alarmed German military circles. The Kaiser has arranged a special interview with the Austrian Emperor, who is desperately appealing for help. It is reported that General von Hindenburg has sent one army corps. Serious revolts are reported as having occurred in Southern Austria, Eastern Hungary, Bohemia and Transylvania. There has not been any news from these regions for some days, but it is known that train-loads of soldiers were sent to suppress the disorders, which were mostly due to the poor harvest; but the Bohemian disorders are political.

AUSTRIANS CLAIM REPULSE OF ITALIAN MASSED ATTACKS.

ITALIAN AIRMEN THRICE BOMBARD TRIESTE IN 48 HOURS

(Admiralty Per Wireless Press.) Received September 2, 5.5 p.m. LONDON, September 1

An Austrian official message of August 30th reports that two strong attacks north-west of Kal were broken. We repulsed massed attacks near Podleszemadond and Britof. The Italians enterod trenches on Monte San Gabrielle, hut our counter-thrust drove them out. Our prisoners are now 10,000. Enemy airmen thrice bombed Trieste in the past 48 hours.

ITALIANS REPULSE VIOLENT COUNTER-ATTACKS WITH HEAVY LOSSES. PRISONERS CAPTURED SINCE COMMENCEMENT TOTAL 26,481. (Australian and New Zealand and Reuter.) Received September 2, 11.30 p.m. LONDON, September 1. Italian official: We repulsed with heavy losses repeated violent countermtL icks on the northern slopes of Monte San Gabrielle and eastward of Gorizia. We carried elements of trenches in the Brestovizza Valley. Yesterday we took 717 prisoners, making 720 officers and 26,481 men since the beginning of the battle. One of our flights dropped tons of bombs on the railway establishments at Grakovo.

OFFICIAL AUSTRIAN REPORT OF RECENT FIGHTING. (Admiralty per Wireless Press.l Received September 3, 12.40 a.m. LONDON, September 1

An Austrian official message claims that they repulsed strong Italian attacks northward of Kal, stemmed all assaults at Monte San Gabrielle, and captured trenches eastwards of Gorizia.