The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-21
Desperate Attempts Are Msde
.TOBreak Through To Plains
And Winter Quarters
SLIGHT GAINS ARE MADE

oNDON December ASSOCIATED Press)-With their ave
~ of communication through passes behind
them rapidly becoming impossible because snow which has
been falling heavily for days. the
making supreme effort way through the Italian
lines Venetian plains where winter quarters may Be
established and where the invading armies live largely of Of
the country. Ga.2s5 s+g,Tsf- @5t
AT two points of the line furious battles are raging each side
fighting desperately the knowledge either
have the most serious At both points the Teuto
have made gains neither Of importance German
and Austrian losses have been very heavy.
N'fs BRIDGED THE PAVE ss "a
One against the Italians holding
blow being aimed directly
Venice Under of deuge the
its mouth and just above that section Of the district which the @
had flooded bridge strong detachment of the
enemy poured before the Italians could
ground a4es. a E. 3 1sI.E IA a
After desperate series of attacks were finally driven
back TO the rivers edge where they being held
pontoons behind them smashed by the Italian guns
ess 6e5 J1 sgt BATTLE STILL RACES IT, II. :.
To these attackers and break the Italians
were made simultaneously along the same sector each being pused
with tremendous losses to the Telton Other attacks developing
late yesterday and the fighting the Lower Piave still
of the enemy which crossed IS desperate a& 4i
Another great battle of greater intensity than being
fought before Venice is raging Asiago plateau Austro
Germans making their greatest Pass
he vital line leading down into ih plains while the Italians with
the attackers meess and suendeng ground only the btee
coNcENTRATED FOR EFFORT n,
The Teuton along this front evidently concentrated this
effort and are hurting attack after attack upon Allies returning
again again away before the FIRE Of the
General Buow command Of the operations Teuton
tusng his whole strength the heights commanding
Of San Lorenzo Repeatedly his have been epued repeated
y they have reformed and reorcetnents
of fresh bgades. tsEslt RI '% ~ w. y +''o2@ ~
lEf1i' 8s tsf& ONE POSITION is LOST
Despite the loss Of thousands the Teutons gains
and have succeeded In securing of the heights Of
River this gain forcing the Italian neo fall back
prevent en6lading fire. rs E$,2 'ttti i5t 1&&&a E;
Far into the night this battle ragged With every indications tha
will be renewed by the Teuons this morning The essential
the plans of both commanders and the effort to force will be-
abandoned by the German without the wpng
Of large part OF his while the Italians dare
their positions without ueudeng large portion Of Northern Italy
and important cities the invaders break Asago
Plateau will endange large part Of the line holding Paye River
and serious the defeat which threw
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Early reports from the French headquarters in Italy yesterday
stated that the Allies becoming and satisfied with their
ability hold the line and hem the
and the mountains, soon to be almost impossible " n
In the fighting Yesterday state the reports from the British
mande the British arnen played conspicuous part Two hundred
British avao recently reached this fighting ground flying great
fleet from France into Italy reaching their
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