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Show ilifi B1K Tl LI Of AH New Drive on Isonzo Front Proves Successful; 1000 Prisoners Taken. (PpcMa! Cai'le b? Arrancftnont w!h London Dally Telezrnph and International News Service.) LONDON, Sept. 16. In their new drive on tbe whole l'sonzo front the Italians have broken through the Austrian Aus-trian line at several points and captured in the last two clays more than 1000 officers of-ficers and men, according to a brief announcement an-nouncement by the Italian war office this afternoon. j Vienna tonight admits officially that General Cadorna's troops, attacking along the whole line from the Vvippach river to tho sea, "gained a little ground" on the northern' wing of the Carso plateau. The Austrians were compelled to tako back their line so that it now stands slight ly east of San Gradohmorna. ilve hundred prisoners and three machine I guns wegro taken in counter-attacks, it is 9 asserted. East of Gorizia the Italians jj were repulsed, according to Vienna. In Tyrol tho Austrians are violently at- I ta'cked on the Fassen ridge. The cap- ttire by Alpine troops o a point of support sup-port west of the summit of Mount Cau- riol also is reported. Austrian seaplanes raided Vallone and the Monfalcone re- . gion. s The statement follows: Eastern theater: Rumanian front Near Fogares, a Rumanian regiment crossed the Aluta (Alt). It was repulsed. North of Korlom I our reserve troops successfully with stood attacks. I On the upper Charny Cheremosh fierce infantry fighting took place. g The armv of General Colonel von Tersztanszky is being subjected to henvy artillery fire. " H Italian theater: The battle on the Carso plateau continues. Infantry B attacks of tho Italians, supported I by the heaviest artillery and mine ' I fire, were again directed against the a .whole front between the Wippach I river and the sea. On the north- ern wing the enemy gained ground. 9 Here our lino runs closely to the 1 east of San Grado di Merna. Other- g wise the battle front is unchanged. I Five hundred Italians were made I prisoners and three machine guns I were captured. . ' An attack east of Gorizia against our positions did not succeed. At Flitsch the artillery lire was very lively. On the Tvrol front the enemy attacked at-tacked on 'the Fasana ridge. Before Be-fore the Cima di Cece-Col Torondo 6ector, the effect of our artillery stopped the enemy's advance. On Monte Cauriol our Alpini detachments detach-ments succeeded in capturing a sup- ; porting position in a depression west of the summit. |