Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-11-28
VIENNA ADMITS
LOSS IN ITALY;
ITALIANS GAIN
Latins Take the Offensive on Ash
ago Plateau.
STOP CROSSING OF PAVE
EmanuePs Troops Occupy Advance
Trenches and Capture Prisoners
Austrians Who Crossed Piave
Are Wiped Out.

Rome, Nov. 22-The Italian lines
along the Pave river and across the
Asiago plateau are holding firm under
the battering blows of the Austro-Ger-
man war machine.
Between the Brenta and Piaye val
leys in the north, especially around
Monte Gappa, Monte Fenera and
Monte Tomba, heavy infantry and ar
tillery fighting has been in progress
for four days and the battle is prov
ing one of the most spectacular the
eye of man has ever witnessed.
Berlin, Nov. 22-The situation on
the Italian front is unchanged, the war
office announces.
TThe German report indicates that
the Italians are still firmly holding
their line on the Piave and westward
to the Trentino.]
London, Nov. 20.-The Austrian Of
fetal communication of Saturday, as
received here by wireless, says:
"On the lower Pave accommodating
detachmentS on the western bank OF
the stream had to be withdrawn be-
fore strong counter-attacks."
italians on Offensive.
Rome, Nov. 2O-Italian forces have
begun an offensive on the Asiago plat
teau and have occupied advanced ele-
ments of trenches, the war office an
nounced. The Italians captured SIX
officers and POP men.
Further attempts of the Austro-Ger-
man troops to cross the Pave have
been stopped.
On the front west of the Piave,
south of Quero. great numbers of Aus
trO-German troops are attacking the
Monte Monfenera and Monte TomDa
lines
Monte Cornelle Captured.
Berlin, Nov 20.-Quero and Monte
Cornelle, on the northern italian front,
have been taken by storm and the
Italians have been driven from Monte
Tomba, the war office announced.
Austrian Unit Wiped Out.
italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov. 20-The Austrians who
forced their way across the Piave river
above ZensOn have been thrown into
the river, drowned, bayonetted, killed
or captured, until now not an enemy
remains on the west bank at that
most threatened point. The fight was
one of the most fearful chapters of the
war and one of the most glorious.
The wounded were so numerous that
many have not yet received succor.
The enemy had staked everything in
getting to the west bank of the river
and the Italians staked everything on
keeping him on the eastern bank. This
nerved both to desperation. The Aus
trians made the first move Friday in
two separate crossings a short distance
above BENSON, first at the village of
Fagare, then at an old mill called the
Sega mill near Follina.
Teutons Are Swept Back.
Rome, Nov. 19.-Further attempts
by the enemy to force crossings of the
Pave river were frustrated by the
Italian troops, and in a brilliant coun-
ter-attack, the Austro-German forces,
which previously had gained a footing
on the west bank, in the Fagore zone,
were completely swept out of this area,
the war office announced.
The Austro- German forces, hemmed
in at the Zenson loop, tried to break
out, but were repulsed with heavy loss
es and ultimately driven further back
into the loop.
Repulse Foes Attack
Rome, Nov. 21.-The struggle be-
tween the Austro-G Germans and the
Italians on Monte Tomba and Monte
Monfenera in the mountainous region
of northern Italy continues, it was Of
ficially announced by the Italian war
department. The invading forces were
driven back four times, when they at
tempted to take the Italian positions
on the Monfenera spur.
Capture of 1000 Austrians who
crossed the Piave river is announced
in a message from General Diaz, the
Italian commander in chief, to his
army
May Abandon Venice.
London, Nov. 21-Censored dis
patches received from Italian head
quarters pointed out the possible ne
cessity of abandoning the Pave river
to resume the offensive. Such a with
drawal would mean the loss of Venice
and Treviso.
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