Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-14
Artillery Destroys AustrO-
German Raiding Parties
in Midstream; Fail to
Reach Banks
BITTER FIGHTING
MARKS PROGRESS
Germans Claim Capture of
FonzasO, Given Up by
Italians When Line Is
Strengthened

Rome, Nov. IA with
drawal OF the Italian forces in
the north. in the region east OF
Asiago, is announced by the war
office. On the lower Piave river
the attack continues on the Ger
mans who yesterday effected Il
crossing near Sense. The state
ment says the enemy has not yet
been dislodged completely.
An attempt of the enemy to
cross the Piave between Ouero
and Fenere was suppressed. The
enemy suffered severely.
italian Headquarters in Italy. Tues
day, Nov. 13.-The Piavc line still
hclds IN the main against heavy and
continuous artillery fire from the
eastern bank and the efforts of the
Austro-Germans to cross the stream.
These efforts have not taken the pro-
portions of a general movement, but
several battalions crossed the river
on pontoonS near Zenson. The Ital-
ian artillery concentrated its fire on
the raiding parties, either destroying
them in midstream or pushing them
back on the river bank.
The lighting here was desperate
and sanguinary. Men who have re-
turned from the batteries along the
Piave say the German fire is ey-
tlemely heavy but from middle cali
Der guns.
Reports Indicate that the enemy is
operating on four main fronts. Cen
eral Boroevic is on the lower Piave
General Won Beulow is on the upper
Piave, General Krobatin is in the
eastern Trentino and General Conrad
in the western Trentino. This gives
Won Beulow the task of trying to
force the center while Boroevic and
Conrad press in the Piave and Tren-
tino wing.
Italian troops by strong counter
attacks aided by artillery have
checked Austro-Germ efforts to
capture the Asiago plateau and
threaten the line of the river Piave.
near Zenson on the river Piave. about
twenty miles east of Venice. The in
Naders have succeeded in crossing the
river on boats. but were repulsed in
an attempted debouch from the
bridgehead they had constructed.
The lighting in the region about
Asiago and between there and Monte
Cimone is very bitter. Austro-Ger-
laans attacked in force and gained
some dcfenses, only to De thrown
back by the force of Italian counter
attacks. Berlin says that Mont Lon
CARA has been captured. but Rome re-
ports officially that the position here
has been held against Teuton efforts
At Canove. west of Asiago. an italian
counterthrust repelled the invaders
end resulted in the liberation of Ital-
ian prisoners.
Between None Cimone and the
Piave, Berlan claims the capture of
FonzGso. which probably was given
up by the Italians in a retirement to
straighten out their line. The Ital-
ians have occupied their positions in
this Nsgion and the Austro- Germans
are in contact with them.
The crossing Of the Plave near Zen
son may prevent a more serious mem
ace to the Piave line than the at
tempts In the Asiago region. The
invaders tried to advance from the
bridgehead they established but were
driven back 10 the riverbank by the
Italians. Further Teuton attempts to
debouch may be expected and unless
the Italian defense continues strong
the Piave portion may become so
weakened that 1t will have to be
given up.