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Show ITALfflliK Rome, Aug. 7, via London, 8 p. m. Italian troops havo captured strong Astrian positions commanding communication com-munication between the Travenanzes valley and the Sare torrent in the Gador valley, in Tofana region, says an official communication issued today to-day by the war office. Several Austrian Aus-trian attacks on the slopes of Monte Zebio, on the Settte Communi plateau, were checked by Italian artillery. On the lower Isonzo the Italians gained possession of nearly the whole hill No. 85 and held it against violent counter attacks. Prisoners taken In yesterday's fighting by tho Italians total 3600. A large amount of ammunition ammu-nition and guns also was capturdd. Tho official statoment follows: "Between tho Adige and the Upper Isonzo artillery activity continues. On the Hett Communi plateau tho ene my exploded several mines, destroying destroy-ing one of our trenches on the slopes of Monte Zebio, and then dollvered at tacks, which were checked completely by our artillery. "In tho Tofano region our troops captured strong enemy positions com. manding communication between tho Travenanzes valley and tlie Sare tor-rent tor-rent in the Gador valley. Tho enemy continued to bombard villages in tho upper Dogna valley and we retaliated by bombarding the military buildings at, Tan-is, Ralbl and Tolmlno. On tho lower Isonzo our troops be-gan be-gan yesterday an attack on some strong enemy positions, while in tho Monfalcone sector our offensive, which began on the -ith, made pro. gross toward hills 85 and 121. After , affective preparation by artillery and trench mortars, our troops carried Beveral lines of the enemy's intrench-ments. intrench-ments. Tn the Monfalcone area, after ierce hand-to-hand fighting, bersag-ere bersag-ere cyclists of the Third, Fourth and Eleventh battalions took and held igainst several violent counter-at-.acks nearly the whole of hill 85. -uurlng yesterday's fighting we I toook 3600 prisoners, Including 100 officers, of-ficers, one of whom was a regimental commander and one a staff major; a battery of three guns, several dozen machine guns, numerous rifles and much ammunition. "A squadron of our caprons aeroplanes aero-planes bombarded the railway junc. tion at Opcina (northeast of Trlcst) under unfavorable atmospheric conditions condi-tions and 'drove back hostile aeroplanes, aero-planes, one of which was brought down. Ono of our aeroplanes failed to return." |