Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1917-11-22
Terrific Fighting Of Past Week
Leaves italian Forces
Still Undaunted.
FIERCE COMBINATIONS
COST ENEMY HEAVY TOLL
Recent Successes Have Greatly In
creased Morale Of Defending
Army-venice Tranquil in
Face Of Foo

Washington, Nov. 10. - Reports on
the war up to IL late hour last night
state that all along the Piave river the
Italians are holding the Austro-Ger-
man armies in check. Nowhere nave
the invaders been able to cross the
stream, and at several places where
they previously had gained access to
the western bank they have been brill
nantly counter attacked and forced to
withdraw to the rivers edge.
On the Zenson loop sector IN the
south the enemy has cndeavorcd to
extricate himself from his serious po-
ston. but the Italians putting down
an attack with heavy losses, closed in
upon the invaders and made more pre-
carious their situation. The Italians in
the lighting along the western bank OF
the waterway have captured consider
ably more than two thousand prison
crs and also taken q machine guns.
In the l'agare zone the enemy has
been completely vanuuished and forced
to give up his position.
In the billy region representing the
northern front from Lake Garda to the
region south of Fcltre, all the AuStrO
German attacks have been repealed. ac-
cording to the Rome war office, al
though Berlin asserts that northeast
of Asiago and between the Brcnta and
Piave rivers the Italians have been
driven from further strong mountain
positions.
Fighting Assumed Great Severity
Early reports which have just come
through from Italian headquarters or
the Italian front bring word that the
fighting on the northern line and along
the Piave river above Zenson had ''as-
sumed extreme severity" The enemy,
whose forces exceeded those of the
Italians on the northern line. had
thrown further fresh divisions into the
battle in supreme effort to break
through.
On the Piave river the enemy had
crossed at two points. Follina and Fa-
care, few miles above Zcnson. Those
at Follina were annihilated. while those
ut Fagarc were driven back to the
western bank with heavy losses and
many captured The Italian lines are
holding in the main, but the fury of
the enemy assaults renew the gravity
OF the situation.
Italian Navy Does Good Work
The Italian navy is doing splendid
positions toward the mouth of the
Piave river. The navy. which held the
coast front from the south Of the Ison-
20 to Grade. saved all of its material
and cannon. and those are now being
trained on the enemy.
Near Revedoli an Italian marine bat
tallion repulsed on Saturday u rush
made by an Austrian storming party.
and Italian torpedo boats off Porto de
CorellozZo drove of an attack Of an
Austrian torpedo fleet This latter ac-
ton was accomplished by operations
OF a fleet Of Italian hydroplanes and
seconded by Italian coast batteries.
Conditions all along the line show
that the spirits of the Italians have
been terminated by the recent sue
cesses.
Venice Still Undaunted
The city of Venice which is seriously
threatened by the proximity of enemy
forces has taken on new confidence
and hope with the visit of Premier
Orlando. who gave directions for the
protection and succor Of the popula-
tion. The premier expressed surprise
at the dignity and tranquility with
which the popuIace which remained in
Venice faced their crisis