Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-12-04
ITALIANS CRUSH
TEUTON ATTACKS;
ALLIES ARRIVE
Massed Forces Wiped Out in
Futile Assaults Between
Brenta and PiaVe.
COLUMNS ARE MOVED DOWN
Huge Armies of the French and Brit
ish on Battle Line After Eight
Day March-Troops are Eager
to Enter Great
Fight.

Rome, Nov. 27.-Utter failure of vio-
lent enemy attacks in the mountains
between the Brenta and Piaye rivers
was announced in the official state
ment.
At TassOn the Monte Rosa battalion
of Italian Alpines annihilated strong
enemy forces massed in attack.
Enemy masses, supported by heavy
artillery, again attempted to attack our
positions between the Brenta and
Piave rivers" the statement says.
Battalion AnnihIated.
"On our left wing the enemy's eff
forts were directed against the Monte
Pertica area. They were crushed
promptly and a deadly and well-exe-
cuted counter-attack on our part was
made in answer to every fresh attempt
by the enemy.
"At TassOn, the Monte Rosa bat
TALON of Alpini annihilated its assail-
ants.
"At our center, where the enemy's
pressure was strongest, the Fifty sixth
division lived up to its enviabie reputa-
ton.
Enemy Columns Moved Down.
ENEMY columns, which with stub
born fury, attacked from the north
west and north in the direction of
Monte Casonet, Col Del Torso,
Monte San LarOlo and Monte Spinonia,
were moved down by our fire, repeat
eddy met by furious counter-attacks
and definitely repulsed, leaving more
than 200 prisoners ir our hands.
"On our right the enemy attack
started from the eastern slopes of
Monte Monfenera. The assaulting
waves were first checked by our artil-
lery and afterward cOunter-attacked
several times and repulsed by our gal
liant Alpini. A few score of prisoners
were taken"
Berlin Claims Success.
Berlin, Nov. 27.-Only local engage
ments on the Italian front are report
ed in the statement from army head
quarters. The Germans are said to
have achieved success in these opera
tons.
The announcement follows:
''In local mountain fighting we
achieved successes and maintained
them against Italian cOunter-attacks.' -
, Big Armies to Aid Italy.
Italian Army Headquarters in
Northern Italy, Nov. 27.-SOlid ranks
of French-Italian infantry, with artil-
lery and supply trains, were seen by
the correspondent within sound of the
battle on the Italian northern lines.
They had been on an eight-day march.
The correspondent was on tour of
the northern fighting front, where the
great battle is continuing with unex-
ampled violence.
The battle in the mountains has de-
VelOped in a steady succession of heavy
attacks and cOunter-attackS, with Oc-
casiOnal brief intervals for reforming
the lines and recognizing new posi-
lions.
, Cheered by Sight of Help.
In another zone sight which stirred
the blood was seen when solid ranks
of allied re-enfOrcements crowded the
roads. Already they were within
sound of the rumble of the guns and
the boom from the battle off in the dis
tance could be heard above the gallOp
of the cavalry, the tramp of the infan-
try and the clamOr of the batteries
and supply trains.
1t was dark day, with a gray sky,
but the whole scene seemed to tighten
up as the color of the Italian gray was
tinted everywhere with British khaki
and French blue. They had been on
the march eight days, making more
than fifteen miles n day.
! The French re-enfOrcements were
first seen in force. They were SPLEEN
did looking young men.
Pass Endless Lines of French.
Soon these others came in view, and
for two miles the party passed through
endless lines of French. There were
squadrons of cavalry in the road, and
in the nearby fields, and long lines of
troops with artillery trains and sup
plies. Field kitchens had been set up
at one point, and the midday meal was
being served. The men looked in the
best of condition and did not show a
trace of fatigue from their long march.
Just beyond here the color turned from
blue to khaki as long lines of the Brit
iSh came into sight In the lead were
cyclists and then came engineer trains.
Following were long ranks of infantry.
cavalry and artillery. At one point
headquarters had been temporarily es-
tablished along the road and guards
We're at the gate as the officers went
and CAME,
= Further on a British general and
his staff. all finely mounted, were can
tering forward.
The men looked hard as nails despite
their steady marches. Both officers
and men were eager to hear how the
fight was going and were anxious to
get forward.
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