THE ITALIAN COMPAIGN.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4004, 10 August 1915, Page 5

THE ITALIAN COMPAIGN.

FALL OF GOIUZIA ANTICIPATED. CITIZENS SHORT OF FOOD. BOMBARDMENT (JE ROVERETTO (Received Teg. !), 10.20 p.m.) iMiLANj Aug. 9. The Austrians are preparing for the fall of Coneia. The citizens arc suffering from a scarcity of food. Tho Italians are bombarding Roveretto station, and the damage is severe. Ono shell destroyed the Justice Hall. Tho Italian bombardment of Bargo destroyed- about ten. millets of the railway line, and two trains wore blown up, one containing soldiers, half of whom wore killed. Official; In the Teriitlc none the Alpini dispersed the •enemy entrenched south-east of the Ercavallo peaks, capturing a quantity of munitions. 'They also drove the Austrians front positions norLh-east of Ercavallo, by mountain gunfire. These guns were hoisted to a height of nearly a thousand foot on to tic. rocks. Our infantry in Cad ore gradually pushed back the enemy, and we have reached/ a line stretching from Monte Nero to the southern slopes of Burb,stall. Our .artillery bombarded an enemy column from Dcvetaki and caused an explosion and fires at Mareottini. OUioial: Tho enemy, supported by heavy artillery, twice attacked the I’ht va section and wore-repulsed. Our guns silenced the Austrian batteries. There was stubborn lighting at Gorso. We have apnreeiablv progressed, particularly in the centre, where! we captured a portion of a depression leading to Doberdo. The enemy’s artillery threw incendiary shells on Montifalcon dockyard, causing a great fire. By a curtain of .shellfire they attempted to prevent us extinguishing the fire. We succeeded, however, j and tin l damage was restricted. I