The evening world., 1917-11-24
MOUNTAIN BATTLE
RACES WITH FURY
IN NORTHERN ITALY
White lanccfs NJ Count NJ
Turin Wiped out in Cha'gs
~ save Rctrciting Amy


SOuTifEItE ITALY FRIDAY. Hov ~
,by 'bs Associais1 Trssaj TN"
blfU, ~ me mountains ~ fpgnE vim
urevtupIsd violence. Tho Italians
again hpi ne Monte T0mtt prf
Monte Iersica poHitIona. winch 'a"y
iost last niRht Tho loHnss have been
very great but ~" onemya iar eH-
lesd those 81 tho Italians
Tho Italians are stili nEhtng single
handed Tho Aili'd reinfprr'ufnts
are not yet represented anywhere on
the fighting limo.
The mountain bnttio H. really ono ~
ihreo which ara going on slmultn-
ncOusly with various degrees 81 In
tenslty 'rhesa are. first. tho battle
Of tho Piave River. which IN tho eN-
trome right Of tho Italian line. sec
ond. the battle Of the Asiago Plateau,
which II the extreme left, and. third,
the battle Of Grnppa Mountain, which
IL tho centre.
II il through the centre that the
enemy IL showing his full force.
The Second Italian Army. which
was hurled back in the dcbacio when
the great Offensive began just n
month ago. has begun TO redeem
itself Some OF It's units have been
brought into the thick Of the flghting
at Grappa and havo done splendid
service.
The Count OF Turin. Commander
in Chief OF the cavalry OF tho Italian
Army, which has 30 distinguished
Itself in tho recent operations. was
seen at cavalry headquarters Just be-
fore starting for the front. and
through one OF his stan officers the
correspondent obtained a written re-
citaI OF tho starring exploits OF the
cavalry.
"The italian cavalry" says the
statement, proved worthy or the
high confidence the country Imposed
in Il. No man hesitated. Conscious
OF its mission as corps OF sacrifco'
II advanced through the army that
was moving TO the rear and awaited
tho enemy masses.
1.-TWO cavalry regiments waited III
the open the approach OF the IN
vaders. Both Colonels had ther
horses killed under them. The enemy
army attempted an enveloping move
ment. Against this menace two
sauadrons OF the Mont Fcrato cavalry
were thrown and were steadily press
ing the enemy back when an explo-
sion OF one OF our ammunition depots
that had been abandoned by us
nearly destroyed the souadrons In
their entirety. 1t was only then that
the remnant OF this heroic band fell
back"
A charge by the famous White
Lancers, which were trained In the
Count OF TURNS cavalry school, Rad
OF which he Is II former colonel, ro-
ceiye special attention In the state
ment.
"A large patrol OF the Novare
LAnccrs." says the statement, was
envelopcd and under crossfire. The
White Lancers wheeled on horse and
charged In tho face OF the machine
guns, NHhIkt lOAloWtu Ghdi ~ until
the colonel and ali the commaders but
ono had fallen and the last horse was
down. Thus fell the Lancers, wound
ed, dead or inevitable prisoners: but
ali OF them were conscious OF having
accomplished their entire duty with
the proud dignity Of true cavaliers"
| ROME, Nov. 2t.-The text of to-
days statement reads:
"On the mountain front from Ash
ago Plateau " tho Brenta powerful
thrlnts which the enemy stuhbornly
carried out after heavy artillery prep
aration all failed,
"On the plains enemy groups at
tempting 10 cross tho Piavo River in
boats were thrown into the water by
cannon shots"
BERLIN (via London), Nov 24.-|
All Italian attacks between tho BrentA
and the Piave and west OF the Piave
failed, to-day's official statement de-
Clared.
; This Is Berln's first admission that
the Italians have assumed the initla-
tive on tho piave line and are launch
r ing various offensive blows 10 break
the German grip.