, 1916-08-12

the civilian members of the courts would be
members Parliamentary. He said the bill was
due to the late Sir Arthur Basil Markham,
member of Parliament, who had brought
certain matters to his notice. This is The
Bill which has given rise to rumours of the
coming trial of a high official of the War
Office. MI. Lloyd George mentioned no
names, bat said that all The officers connected
courted the fullest inquiry aud desired that
whatever court was set up, should proceed
with an investigation without loss of time.
The bill passed its third reading.
Rome, Aug. 7th-Italian troops have
cal tured strong positions commanding
communication between the Travenanzes
valley and the Sare torrent in the Gader
valley in the Tofana region, says an official
communication issued to-day. The state
ment ls as follows: "Between the Adipe
and the Upper Isonzo, artillery activity
continues. On the Settle Communi plateau
the enemy exploded several mines, destroy.
ing one of our trenches on the slopes of
Monte Zobio and then delivered attacks
which were checked completely by orr
artillery. In the Tofana region our troops
captured strong enemy positions command
ing communication by the Travenanz4s
valley and the Sare torrent in the Gader
valley. The enemy continued TO lombard vii
lagos III the Upper Dogma valley, and we
retnliated by bombarding the military
buildings at Taris, Baidl and Tolmino.
On the lower Iszouso our troops began
yesterday an attack on some strong enemy
positions while in the Monfalcone sector our
offensive began on the fourth made progress
towards Hills SO and 121. After effective
preparation by artillery and trench-mortar
our troops carried several lines of the enemy
entertainments. In the Monfalcone area. af-
ter fierce hand to hand fighting Bersaglieri,
cyclist of the third, fourth and eleventh bat
tallions, took ard held against several violent
counter-0ttacks nearly tho whole of Hill SIS.
During yesterdays fighting we took 5000
prisoners, including 100 officers, one ofwhom
was q regimental commander and one a Stnff
MAJOR. We also captured II battery of three
guns, several dozen machine guns, numerous
rifles and much ammunition. A squadron
OF our Caproni aeropIanes bombarded the
railway Junction at Opcina (uorth east Of
Triest) under unfavouruble atmospheric
conditions and drove back hostile ueroplanes,
one of which was brought down. One of
our aeroplanes failed to return.
London, Aug. 7th.-With the exception
of n portion of the mines of South Wales and
the co ton brokers of Lancashire, the British
working people to-day Loyalty accepted the
decision of the Government that holidays
should be postponed until the demand for
munitions was not urgent.
Rome, Aug. 8th-Italian troops have
scored their greatest victory since the open
ing of the Austro Italian war. The official
announcement this afternoon says that the
Gorizia brid gehead which the Austrians have
defended with the greatest stubbornness for
more than a year, has been captured by Ttal-
ian troops. At the same timeit was announce
ed that Monte Sabetino and Monte st. Mich
81, the scenes of almost equally bloody
fighting and strongly fortified positions have
fallen before the new italian offensive Oh the
Isonzo.
London, Aug. 8th-Prisoners are still sur
rendering by thousands as a result of the
Italian operations, says a Central News des-
patch from Rome. Over 10000 prisoners
have been captured in two days, the despatch
adds,
Rome, Aug. 8th-The italian official state
ment says: Intense artillery activity contin-
ues in the Langarentte valley. On the Asia
go plateau, a heavy enemy attack in the
Monte Zobio area was repulsed. In the
upper Cordeyole valley, the enemy after in
tense bombardment, renewed his efforts
against our position of Monte Siefo, but each