The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-11-29
ITALIANS HURL
BACK TEUTONS
IN BIG BATTLE
Attacks Between Brenta and
Pave Fail.
BIG ALLIED ARMIES ARRIVE
French and British Troops Reach Bat
tie Front After Long March,
Men Are Eager to
Enter Fight.


Men Are Eager to
Enter Fight.
Rome. Nov. 27.-Utter failure Of vio-
lent enemy attacks in the mountains
between the Brenta and Piave rivers
was announced In the official state
ment
At Tasson the Monte Rosa battalion
of Italian Alpines annihilated strong
enemy forces massed in attack.
Enemy masses, supported by heavy
artillery, again attempted TO attack our
positions between the Brenta and
Pave rivers the statement says.
Battalion Annihilated.
"On our left wing the enemys eff
forts were directed against the Monte
Pertlca area. They were crushed
promptly and deadly and well-exe-
cuted counter-attack on our part was
made In answer to every fresh attempt
by the enemy.
AT Tasson, the Monte Rosa bat
Auil'u VI Alpllil dHllillidl'u It's assam
ants.
"At our center, where the enemy's
pressure was strongest, the Fifty-sixth
division lived up TO its enviable reputa-
dion.
Enemy Columns Moved Down.
Enemy columns, which with stub
born fury, attacked from the north
west and north in the direction Of
Monte Casonet, Col Del Torso,
Monte San Larolo and Monte Spinonia,
were moved down by our fire, repeat
eddy met by furious cOunterattacks
and definitely repulsed, leaving more
thnn POO prisoners in our hands.
con our right the enemy attack
started from the eastern slopes of
Monte Monfenera The assaulting
waves were first checked by our artll-
lery ana afterward counter-attacked
several times and repuIsed by our gal
liant Alpini. A few score of prisoners
were taken"
Berlin Claims Success.
pfIi lu, NUNs - NblllN lbiul filEuSt-
ments on the Italian front are report
ed in the statement from army head
quarters. The Germans are said to
have achieved success in these opera
tions.
The announcement follows:
In local mountain fighting we
achieved successes and maintained
them against Italian counter-attacks.'
Big Armies to Aid Italy.
Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy. Nov. 27.-~Solid ranks
of French-ltalian infantry, with artil-
lery and supply trains were seen by
the correspondent within sound of the
battle on the Italian northern lines.
They had been on an eight-day march.
The correspondent was on II tour Of
the northern fighting front, where the
great battle is continuing with uneX-
ampled violence.
The battle in the mountains has de-
veloped In Il steady succession of heavy
attacks and cOunter-nttackS, with Oc-
caslonal brief intervals for reforming
the lines and reorganizing new posi-
lions.
Cheered by Sight of Help.
In another zone a sight which stirred
of allied re-enforcements crowded the
roads. Already they were within
sound of the rumble of the guns and
the boom from the battle off In the dis
lance could be heard above the galIop
of the cavalry, the tramp of the infan-
try aud the camor of the batteries
and supply trains.
II was n dark day, with "A gray sky,
bur the whole scene seemed to Tighten
up as the color of the italian gray was
tinted everywhere with British khaki
and French blue. They had been on
the march eight days, making more
than fifteen miles n day.
The French requirements were
first seen In force. They were splen-
did looking young men.
Pass Endless Lines of French
NObll lllfNf ulll'IN fulllf III view, PilU
for two miles the party passed through
endless lines of French There were
squadrons Of cavalry In the rond. and
I'm the nearby fields and long lines of
troops with artillery trains and sup
plies. Field kitchens had been set up
at one point, ana the midday meal was
being served The men looked I'm the
best Of condition and did not show Il
trace of fatigue from their long march.
Just beyond here the color turned from
blue 20 khaki MS long lines of tho Brit
ish came into sight In the lead were
cyclists and then came engineer trains.
Following were long ranks of infantry,
cavalry and artillery, At one point
headquarters had been temporarily es-
tabllshed along the road and guards
were Mt the gate ms the officers went
and came.
The men looked hard ms nails despite
their steady marches. Both officers
and men were eager 10 hear how The
fight was going and were anxious 10
get forward.