Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-24

Continued from F1rst Rage.l
intensity. These are. first, the battle
Of the Piave river, which is the extreme
right of the Italian line; second, the
battle Of the Asiago plateau, whicn IS
the extreme left, and third, the oattie
of Grappa mountain, which Is the
center.
The battles fury at Monte Tomba e4-
ceeds anything that has thus far taken
place on that front.
Up and down the slopes this fearful
carnage is proceeding and four at
tacks have been swept back over the
Italian lines, over heaps of enemy oeao.
Only at one point has the enemy sue
ceeded in making Roadway with MS
overwhelming numbers and here the
italians have given ground with the
final issue still in doubt
Bloodiness Beyond Precedent.
A detailed description of this most
decisive engagement has been given
the correspondent by an eyewitness
Just returned from the battlefield He
is hardened to these scenes from re-
cent experiences, but says that the
bloodiness of the struggle now gong
on is beyond all precedent.
Against the enemy reserves hurled IN
mass formation the Italians have IN.
terposed such heroic resistance that
some regiments are reduced to three
and four hundred men. The position at
one point was almost encfrcled on three
sides. SO that the enemy artillery hre
swept a cross fire through the Italian
trench lines and batteries. 1t was this
which required a falling back OF about
i've hundred yards until decimated
ranks could be reformed for the final
charge.
brigades suffered most in this storm.
Three battalions Of Alpini were almost
wiped out Of existence.
Dead Piled in Heaps.
But the enemy paid dearly for their
drst advance and did not enjoy 1t long.
German and Austrian dead were piled
up In heaps. Their trenches disap-
peared In the fury Of the artillery ac-
ton. The Italian lines over great
stretches of ground were strewn thick
with bodies of Germans and AuStrians.
In one section where there were thir-
killed and wounded, but the remaining
three fought the battle for the thirty:
Mountain batteries had been secured
In mountain emp1acementS, ana as the
tight ebbbed and flowed over these po-
sitions, the Italians not only brought
back the guns. but even the wheels
and the limbers. their pride not per-
hitting a vestige to fall into the hands
OF the enemy.
The first army also is sustaining a
heavy tight west Of Brenta river, where
the enemy rush has been repulsed by
the splendid resistance OF the Italians.
Deeds Of Daring Recorded.
The Count Of Turin. commander of
the italian cavalry, in the recent re-
treat. has given out a written review
of the deeds performed by his men.
Many instances Of Individual daring
A corporal of the Florence lancers
was ordered to explore a zone near
Cividale. Going forward, he saw a
large party Of Italians held prisoner
by the enemy. He returned and gath
cred a force Of cavalry which released
the imprisoned party and brought them
back In another case Piedmontese
cavalry, after being surrounded. broke
through the enemy lines, but the col
onel commanding failed to escape. He
was the only man left inside the enemy
circle, and he was seen to take his
stand against a wall, probably prefer
ring death to being made prisoner.
The fate Of the Caserta cavalry, which
dismounted and fought afoot. and of their
fellow dragons also is recounted MAX