New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
ROME CHAMBER
UPHOLDSSONNINO
Gives Vote of Confidence
on Foreign Policy by
Big Majority.
ITALIANS ADMIT
LOSS AT MILL
Austrian Charge Sweeps Into
Trenches, but Is Thrown
Back.

Rome. Dec 5.-The Chamber of Dep
uties to-day voted confidence in the
government by an overwhelming ma
iority. The vote was taken after a de-
bate on the recent statement of policy
by Baron Sonnino. Italian Minister OF
Foreign Affairs, and a speech by Pre-
mier Salandra. who said that the gov
crnment was fully aware of the gravity
of the international situation, but that
its confidence in final victory was in
no wise shaken.
The Premier during his speech said
that the turn of events only further
convinced the government of the ne
cessity and justice Of the war, without
which the interests, the dignity and
the honor of Italy would have been ir-
remediably impaired. This conviction,
he asserted, was shared by all classes
of people, who, he was glad to note
from persona! experience, were ready
to make all sacrifices TO carry on the
war
As the Italians batter their way
closer to Gorilla by the sheer
weight of their guns, Austrian resist
ancc becomes still more desperate. Inc
bridgehead at Gorilla and the famous
Mrzli redoubt have again been the
scene of violent counter attacks, which
Rome admits penetrated the Italian
positions. but which were again thrown
back in hand-to-hand fighting.
On Thursday, says the Rome report,
a particularly violent assault occurred,
the Austrians, after a concentrated ar
tiilery preparation, charging in dense
masses like waves on the redoubt.
Rank after rank was swept away by
the Italian machine guns, and after the
attack had subsidized more than five
hundred dead were counted in front Of
the stronghold, while the Italians had
in their hands as prisoners III men,
with three officers.
The bombardment of Gorilla still
continues, says Vienna, while all ltal-
ian attacks have been repulsed.
ITALIAN OFFICIAL.
From Rome the following official re-
port has been received:
There were encounters between de
tachments in the Tonale zone, and
we repulsed enemy troops near San
bar, Tolmino, Hospite and in the
Ledro valley, where the enemy de-
livered an attack on our positions
north of Pre- which we recently
captured.
On Thursday night, after concen-
trated artillery preparations with
guns of all calbres, dense masses of
infantry, advancing like waves,
charged war trenches in the Mrzji
redouht on Monte Nero. Notwith-
standing the destructive effect Of our
accurate and rapid fire, parties OF the
enemy penetrated our lines In few
places from which they were driven
out after violent hand-to- hand fight
ing. After a desperate fight, the en-
envy was compelled to fee, leaving,
in addition TO 500 dead on the field,
131 prisoners, including three Off
GERS.
In the San Michele zone and on n.
Corso we also repealed an enemy at
tack.
There is no change on the other
fronts.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna gave out the following re-
port:
Italian theatre: The cnemy's at
tacks continue against the bridge
head at Gorilla and the northern
part Of the Plateau of Doberdo. Weak
attacks and attempts TO approach
near Oslavia and before Podgora
were repulsed. The bom5ardment OF
Gorilla continues. Strong Italian
forces attacked Monte San Michele
and in the neighborhood Of San Mar
tino, but were repealed.