Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-19
ITALIANS
SMASH AT
GERMANS
Counter offensive on Asiago
Plains is Launched BY Ca
dOrna'S Forces; Claim En-
envy Halted at Piava While
Teutons Say They Continue
Advancing

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Advancing
ASSOCIATED Press BY U. S. Naval WIrsIsss.l
LONDON, Nov. 19.-Five Ger
man submarines were destroyed
by the British navy last Saturday,
according to statement by Pre-
niier Lloyd-George in the House
Of Commons today.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov.
19.-The Germans today launched q
powerful attack on the stiffening Ital-
ian line, between the Piave and Bren-
ia rivers The enemy are using gases
to an unprecedented extent. The Ital.
ians are holding on tenaciously and
the enemy is not attempting to cross
the Piaye further.
VENICE, Nov 1s.-The rumble
Of big guns can be heard BY night
and by day throughout the city.
The fleet coast batteries are
Smelling the enemy at the mouth
Of the Piave, lnfIictins sanoulnary
damage.
Saturday Austrian alrplanes
hombarfed the city. Torpedo
boats fired effectively at the en-
envy planes lowering over the
Grand canal.
ROME, Italy. Nov. 1s.-The Italian
forces today launched counter OF,
fensive against the German forces in
the vicinity Of Asiago on the Brenta
river. Advanced elements OF trenches
have been captured.
Further efforts Of the Feut0n9 70
cross the PiaFa river have been halt.
ed. Masses Of Germans have attacked
at South Qhero on the Piava river
and at Monte Non Fenera and Monte
Tomba.
1t was on the northern line of the
Italian front and on the plains of Ash.
ago that the most severe fighting oc-
Cured yesterday. The whole pressure
Of the Teuton forces is being brought
to bear where the Piava and Trentino
fronts join.
Bringing up fresh army divisions
the Austro-G Germans yesterday made a
supreme effort to break the Latin line.
Attack followed attack, division came
up after division and was hurled
against the salients that had been Sc
lected They held to their positions
with a desperate tenacity.
Force Annihilated; Another Attacks
At Zenson the enemy succeeded In
the river and was met with
counter charge and all but annihilated.
On the Asiago plains there were q
series Of attacks driven at the Italian
line that caused it to bend under the
pressure, but 1t sprung back and held
the Huns at bay. In serried heaps the
dead and wounded lay forming a bar.
ricade of human flesh upon which the
opposing forces fought with bayonets.
1t is the critical battle of the cam
oaign, or may be so, in the estimation
If Won Krobatin, Austrian general.
The Italian armies have maintained
he solidarity of their lines. General
5adorna said last night. He added
hat the full power of the eneh--7,s at.
ack had not yet been developed and
hat they still have to show where
hey will strike their greatest and
heir heaviest blows He praised the
Morale and the splendid courage
which the Italians were showing and
he yigor of the defense which they
lad made which was little sort Of
under the terrific hammer
ng administered by new and fresh
roops against men already wearied
~ the attacks of the past week.
BERLIN, Germany, Nov. 19.-Quer0
nd Monte Cornelle have been taken
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