THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3998, 3 August 1915, Page 5

THE ITALIAN ADVANCE.

" AUSTRIAN! RETREAT COMMENCES. ENEMY EVACUATING TRIESTE. ITALIANS. MAKE' APPRECIABLE PROGRESS. STORIES OF REFUGEES, ROME, Aug. 1. General Cadorna, the Italian Com-mandor-in-Cliiof, reports that Austrian attacks in the (Jomonica Valley, Carnia, were repulsed. The Italian infantry took a bold offensive in the Palpieolo zous, which resulted in the capture of a strong lino of Austrian trenches. The Austrians, reinforced in the evening, counter-attacked and were driven back with grave losses. Tho operations in. the Tsonzo for an extension of the Plava bridgehead have boon successfully developed. After destroying extensive entanglements, they re'-eulnrged the occupation of the south-east of the valley along the slopes of Mount Kuk and the neighborhood of Zagorn. • Our troops on the Corse plateau are advancing' to the second Austrian line, and" have made appreciable progress in the centre, where they captured entrenchments and took prisoner 334- of the enemy. Emigrants from Trieste state, that the evacuation' of the town has begun. Several military establishments and the naval yard have been abandoned. All the machinery has been sent to the interior. AUSTRIA'S SECOND "DEFENCE LINE. FEVERISH 'PREPARATIONS FOR FURTHER RESISTANCE. •TRIBUTE TO ITALIAN HR A VERY. (Received Aug. ‘I. 5.5 p-rn.) " ROME, Aug. 2The Austrians have,taken up a second line of defence oast of Radison and Mon Falcone. The Italians are now able to continuei the ascent of the Carso Plateau, supported by artillery placed on Monte Seibasi and Monte Sant Miehale. Tho latest- Austrian losses arc enormous. Zurich reports that despatches published in Vienna testify to the. tenacity and! bravery of the Italian attacks- '• on. the Isonzo front, extending iron) Rubbia to the sea coast. A second battle lasted from -July IS to July 25. Milan reports that the Italians have made further progress, cliie-lly at Carso. The Austrian counter-attacks are subsiding, and they a-ro busy preparing trenches in the rear of the abandoned positions. i They appear to be about to make a determined fresh stand against Italian activities eastward of Vallone. Prisoners pay a- tribute to Italian i bravery, and declare that Mm* attacks i in the last fortnight have been more violent than anything seen at Ta.rnow i or elsewhere on the Russian, front. I Tho Austrians are compelling Rus- i sian prisoners to dig their trenches. GERMANY’S NEW ARMIES. ; ENEMY HOPES AND FEARS. PRANK DREAD OF BIG BRITISH ARM JED. (Received Aug. 4. 1.30 a.m.) LONDON, Aug. 2. The ‘‘Morning Post’s'’ Berne correspondent so\s Germany lias, formed eight new army corps, from fresh recruits and the Landst-urm. Three are for Italy. A lcvoimmasse will be ordered m Austro-Gcrmany. The Germans and Austrians pin great hopes on the failure of compulsory service in England, and state that they do not- fear a .second winter campaign if not obliged to face large new British armies. THROUGH ENEMY -EYES. OFFICIAL GERM AN REPORT. A LONG TALE OF SUCCESS. (Received Aug. 2, 3.30 pun.) BERLIN, Aug. IA communique states:— A British attack on our new position at Hoogo completely collapsed’. Great aerial activity continues. Me dropped thirty bombs on the British, flying ground at St. Poe. An enemy squadron, unsuccess! ally bombarded a German aerodrome at Donai, whore ono of our battle aeroplanes shotdown an enemy aeroplane. We dropped 103 bombs- on the Hying grounds at Nancy and. 13 bombs hit the t-ents. The enemy’s machines ascended to defend the aerodrome, but failodi. Six of our aeroplanes attacked ftttoon French machines at Chateau Salines, and. after a. 45 minutes’ fight several of the French machines wove forced. 1 to land. When the enemy were reinforced, we retreated without loss.

We ejected the enemy from a position near Kurow, east of Novo© Alexandra;. Wo passed) through. Oholm. pursuing the enemy, who continued to retreat on both batiks of the Bug and> between the Bug and. south of Lenozna. During .Inly wo captured in tho south-eastern theatre 323 officers, 75,719 men, 10 guns, and 126 machine guns. . Fighting in the Argon no on .Info- 20 wo captured 325 officers, 6610 men, and 52. machine guns. We made further progress northeast of Ragan. Wo repulsed Russian counter-at-tacks. Kurin or July, between Pdnca. and the Baltic, wo captured .95,023 Russians and 1 41 guns and 230 machine guns. Our troops across the Vistula north of Ivangorod repulsed! heavy attacks, and are pursuing the enemy. We eap- * Hired tho heights near PodsKitnozo, talcing 1000 prisoners. The enemy again offered! resistance between the Upper Vistula, and- the Bug. AUSTRIAN REPORT. (Received Aug. 2, 30.a0 p.m.) AMSTERDAM,- Aug. 3. An Austrian communique says: We stormed the Russian lines near Kurow and forced our way .in. the direction of Novo Alexandria. The enemy is still resisting here and also on tho east bank of the Vistula and near Lublin, hut continues to retreat in this sector to tlib Bug. Tho Austro-Gcrmans in July captured 32,836 prisoners, 16 cannon,-and 202 machine-guns.