THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3993, 28 July 1915, Page 5

THE ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

STEP UNIX)US ARTILLERY WORK CONFUSION AMD DISMAY AMONG THE ENEMY. THE CORSO BATTLE. LONDON. July 20. The “Daily Chronicle’s”’ Rome correspondent reports that an eye-witness of the Corso battle ori the 22nd states that victory was due to the Italians' stupendous artillery superiority. Rive hundred cannon were massed against the enemy, and t ontinuousiy fired for several hours, spreading confusion and dismay. Tt is estimated that over 8000 Austrians fell. The Austin gi prisoners were a pitiable spectacle, being thoroughly v.or 1 out. . They declare that defeat was due to the Austrians’ inability to send sufficient reinforcements from Roland, also the non-arrival of heavy artillery, the newest guns being needed on the eastern front. Three Italian workmen who were interned at Gorizia have escaped. They state that the garrison is entirely demoralised. Several officers suicided. Supplies are short owing to the destruction of toads and railway. The Geneva “Tribune” publishes a despatch from Milan stating that after severe fighting the Italians have taken Gorz (Gorizia). The condition of Gorizia i- eritnnl. Most of tin; civilians have departed. The Austrians are short oi rations and water in consequence of llie cutting of the railway at Elava. Official; AVe have made appreciable progress on the lower I-onzo and conquered a broad stretch of wooded ground on the left wing and stormed entrenchments in the centre and conquered most of Monte Dosebusi, which is on the right wing, after the whole position had been taken and retaken several tunes.

'Fighting everywhere is most desperate. The enemy last- evening used asphyxiating bombs, but our men used' masks! The prisoners totalled 10 UP.

AUSTRIANS HEAVY LOSSES ITALIANS HAVE OVER 20.007) PRISONERS. (Times and Sydney Sun .Services.) (Received Julv 2i. < .35 p.m.) LONDON, July 27. The “Echo do- Paris" asserts that ino D.rlir.ns have raptured 20.0LD Wsn.m;. while Urn Austrians capture I less thar. l(rjf) tt-a-vns. ITALY’S SPLENDID WAR. fVELELiXTIA b- RKITISJ ! A'Pi’RVCIATION. (Received Julv 2*. 12.20 a.ni.) LONDON. July 27. An influential British committee, including Lord Bryce, Lord Bailout. Lord Rear, Lord (bonier. Afonseiguoi Benson, the Arclihishop of Ceutcrbuiy and many literaieurs. have sent a. letter to Italv expressing admiration for her conduct in the supreme world crisis. The letter adds: “We wish heroic Italy to know we ieel towards pfi- a.s our fathers did towards the "italv of Risorginento.”

HEALTH OF OUR ARMIES.

A PLEASING ERROR'!

(Received .Tulv 27 . 9.-50 p.m.) LON'i/ON. July 27. In the House of Lords. Lord Hunb; ford said that, though it was not generally realised, dysentery had not occurred in the Army, and lockjaw, tue curse of all former campaigns, had been reduced to a- negligible quantity. and there had only been NM typhoid cases since the war.

AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES.

BRIGADIE R-GENER AL McCAY AGAIN AVOLNDED.

SYDNEY. July 2.

V cable lias been received that .13 rigadior-Gonera IAI aCay. commandi ng Australian Infantry brigade at the Dardanelles, has been wounded a second time. The nature of the wounds is not stated.

THE COTTON PROBLEM.

STRAIGHT SPEAKING IN Tiir. COMMONS-

(Received July 2-S. 12.20 a.m.) LONDON. July 2--. Jn the House of Commons. Major Hunk urged that cotton should tie contraband and that the. Governmentought to cease fighting with the genes on°and disallow cotton reaching Germany for the manufacture oi munitions. . .... Lord Robert- Cecil sard it- was incredible' offensive to observe the way the Government was permitting ana encouraging Germany to get ammunition. It was an essential part- oi our policy to prevent cotton reaching Getmany. The declaration oi contraband enabled confiscation when destined tot the enemv, but then we woman t lHentitled to stop cargoes under the conditions now operating.

EXPLOSION AT MALTA.

MILITARY BUILDING BLOWN UP

TWENTY PEOPLE KILLED

LONDON, July 26. A o-reat explosion is reported at Malta! A military building was blown up and twenty people killed.

ALLIES’ AERIAL RAIDS.

german towns visited

(Times and Sydney Sun .Services.' V LONDON. July 20. French and British airmen have made long unrecorded trips with successful results, which in a less tremendous war would have earn eel ,"4 ' fame. The scenes of these triumphs include towns east of the Rhine. Reports from Alsace state that tm aeroplane raid at Colmar, reported on the 21st, greatly damaged the military workshops. Bombs tell on a train of soldiers from (Strasbourg wit-U terrible results. '