The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-11-19


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abandoned Most of ths snsmy feii
along the waters edge and an OBJ
server VINO saw the gruesome sigh,
says the bodies On the river bank and
IN the vatsr reminded him Of heaps
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cut
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Min, the other crossing, had bruuEh'
on another bloody nEhi. which lasted
until late saturday. whon the whols
shore vas cleared ~ living AuAtiAns'
Bu. n was nnsd with dead. 1ns
movement here began late on Friday
nisht and reached iis elimination
about II o'clock saturday morning.
Friday nirht several Austrian bat
taiions got scros- under the suV-r OF
darkness. They chose narrow cnan-
nels and some Of the Austrian oficsrs
rode acroaa on horseback
BIo BATTLE FOUGHT IN ITALIAN
CEMETERY.
They took a position near the town
cemetery and opened on the italians
during the night with machine guns
The Austrisns carried two search
iights, which they played on the
Italian position. while the Italians
were without sesrehlights. II was
only by the flashes OF the Austrian
machine guns that the Italians could
direct their fire.
Al daylight Saturday the enemy
still held his position at tho ceme-
terry. The situation began to look
serious and for a time It appeared as
though the italians would have to
fail back. but now the famous Ber-
sashiIeri Brigade was brought up
fresh from It's heroic rearEuard de-
fense OF the main army as II retired
on the field.
Some OF the other troops were from
nearby towns and they were stirred
TO q last desperate EFFORT to save their
homes.
The Italians charged shortly
sHsr dawn, their line moving
strsioht up the hill to the eeme.
terry. Against machine gun fire
and guns on the bank the Italians
moved with bsyonsts, srsnades
and torpedoes. II was one Of
those charges inspired by love OF
homo and country which will live
always, and u wss irresistible.
The enemy wavsred and broke
lust as the italian artillery, on .
nssrby Insight, got the range ef
the oenetery. But the main
Hahtino was hand.to.h hand, with
the snsmy being pressed back
steadily TO the river, whore they
ware cut down, drowned, bsyo-
nsttee or captured.
BY 10 o'clock Saturday oil had bee'
swept away except q few stragglni
groups, but by noon not one OF th
enemys force was left on the wester'
bank.
AUsTRIANs LOSE 1900 kiLLEI
AND 800 CAPTURED.
In addition TO some 1900 killed. Tn
enemy lost 1.50e prisoners. lncludin
two colonies and some thirty othe
officers. All the Austrian machin
guns were captured and are nov
being used by the Italians,
Tho fury OF the fighting Ia show
by the fact that the old Sega MI!
on tho rivers brink. was taken an
retaKen elk times during the ebb an
flow. The mill Is full OF bullet hole
but shows no evidence OF shell fir
indicating that the fighting was er
tirely at close quarters.
Italian stretcher- hearers did mob
service In caring for the great nun
ber OF Austrian wounded VINO u
along the shore. Two OF the stretche
bearers waded out 10 tho sand b'
smidstrsam where several serious
wounded Austrians had dragg'
Themselves. They were brought bat
and cared for carefully by the italia
Hospital Corps.
One Of these Austrians wac woun'
ed seriously IN the leg and he WI
supported between two Italian 30
diers on the way 70 the receiving sti
tion. The Italians recovered the
dead, some OF them at the water
edge. one gunner was found hangii
llfeless over his machine-gun.
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