Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-14
INVADERS SEIZE J:
TWO MORE TOWNS !
ON TRENT|NO Line
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PrimoIano and FeItre, in Italy,
Fall to Teutons, Says
Berlin Report.
FIGHTING NEAR ASIAGO -
OF BITTER CHARACTER
German Crossing Of Piave Near
Zenson Is Dangerous-Rome Re- e
cords Checks for Enemy. Z.

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BY the Associated Press.
ROME, November IA witts
drawal of the italian forces in the
north, in the region east of Asiago,
is announced by the war Office. On
the lower Piavc river the attack CON.
tinues on the Germans who yesters
day effected crossing near Zensoqs
The statement says the enemy hax
not yet been dislodged completely.
An attempt of the enemy to cross
the Piave, between Quero and Fenere.
was suppressed. The enemy suffer.
ed severely.
Primolano and Feltre, two inns
portant positions on the TrentiHa
front, have been captured by Teus
tonic forces. says the latest Berlin
report. .,.s
The fighting in the region about
Asiago and between there and
Monte Cimone is very bitter.
The crossing of the Piave near
Zenson, twenty miles northeast Of
Venice, may prove more serious
menace to the Piave line than the
attempts in the Asiago region
The invaders tried to ADVANCE
from the bridgehead they estab-
lished. but were driven back to
the river bank by the Italians:
Further Teuton attempts to dc<
bouch may be expected. and. IN:
less the Italian defense continues
strong, the Piave position may be-
come SO weakened IL will have 81
be given up. -
Two Towns Captured. "a
BY the Associated Press.
| BERLIN. November II. via London
The capture by Austro-German forces
Of the towns of Primolano. in the Su-
CANA valley. and Feitre. west Of the
upper Piave river. Is announced today
| by the army headquarters. Only artil-
lery fighting is reported along the PfavA
! river.
italian ofacial Report.
| ROME. November 14.-The text Of
last nights communication follows:
During the night of Sunday the ene-
my, with renewed and greater Efforts,
| attempted to attack the Mount Galfio-
Longara- -Meletta di Gallo front, on the
AZjapo n1afaan Dnr{n0 a 4
tack. after a desperate struggle. fhe
enemy was repulsed and suffered very
serious losses. Well supported by ar.
tfllery OF all calibers. the 9Th Infantry
Regiment Of the Regina Brigade aud
the Verona Alpine Battalion distin-
guished themselves by their bravery.
During Yesterday afternoon intenss
enemy movements. which were the pres
lude to a new attack. were thwarted e4-
fectually and stopped by our artillery.
Near Canove, west OF Asiago. our si1.
enemy detachment and through its CAP
ture released some Of our men who had
been made prisoner during previous 40.
tions. -
In Contact With italians.
From the Brenta to the lower Piave tho
enemy armies. which in the past days had
only been hindered in their advance hY
rearguard actions and stopped by inters
ruptions on the highways, have occupied
territory evacuated by US and now are -
contact with our line.
with the aid of large boats. enemY
groups succeeded at dawn at Monte San
Bona di Piave tabout twenty three mlea
right (west) hank Of the river at ZensSh
and in, establishing bridgehead Pronlpk.
ly faced by our troops. they were countSf
attacked and repulsed toward the river
bank
During yesterday, in spite Of unfavor.
able atmospheric conditions. a large nusn-
ber OF our aviators bombarded eneni4
bivouacs on the left bank of the Piave
and turned machine gun fire at low all
titude on troops marching along the road
on the bank Of the river"
sanguinary Fight reported.
BY the Associated Press.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS m
ITALY. Tuesday. November 1s-Ths
Piave line still holds in the main
against heavy and continuous artillery
fire from the eastern bank and the +
the stream. These efforts have NOT
taken the proportions of a general
movement: but several battalions
crossed the river on pontoons near
tarted its fire on the raiding parties,
either destroying them in midstreara
or pushing them back on the river
bank. The fighting here was desperats
turned from the batteries along the
Piave say the German fire is extremeiY
heavy. but from middle-caliber gupsy -
Teutons Have Four Fronts.
Chief attention now is directed
toward the eastern sector OF the
Trentino front, where it runs acr0s5
the Asiago plateau to the upper Piave
river. The enemy is making demons :
strations there which are either ar e
version or prelude to a heavy att &
tack with the evident purpose of gets
ting down into the valley toward Base s
sano and the plains below, thus sepaS, Z
rating the Italian army on the Tren-
tino from that on the Pfave Repcrts
four main fronts. Gen. Borcevio is on 4
the lower Piave. Gen. Won Below is on ss
the upper Piave. Gen. Krobatin, is In e
the eastern Trentino and Gen. Conrsd
in the western Trentino. This gives
Won Below the task Of trying to forcS
the center while Boroevio and Conrad
press in the Piave and Trentino winRS
The number Of troops under the Austro>
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