The Italian news during the week has been very good,
and the Roman comezuniquef published in Thursday's papers shows that in the Trentino the Italians are gradually getting hold of the dominating points. In Carnia—that is, in the mountainous country outside the Italian frontier to the east—the Austrians have been making violent attempts to break through. On the morning of Monday, the 14th, they delivered a vigorous attack in the Monte Croce Pass, but they were everywhere repulsed and pursued at the point of the bayonet. On the Isonzo front there has also been progress, but the Italians are finding that the trenches are very strong. The Austrians constructed them of masonry and reinforced concrete, and protected them by wire entanglements, mines, and concealed batteries. It is possible that the Italians may prefer to turn defences so serious rather than attempt to take them by storm. The heat has been very great, but the Italian Generalissimo reports that the health of the troops is excellent. In this context we may mention the striking letter of Mr. Horatio Brown in Thursday's Times describing the attitude of the Italians. They are a noble people, and will rise yet nobler from the ordeal of the present war.
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