Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-11-19
Further Efforts by Teutons to
Break Through on Piave
Result in Failure.
AUSTRIANS CROSS RIVER;
WIPED OUT BY ITALIANS
Invading Force Annihilated in One
of Wars Fiercest Battles-Ber-
lin Claims Gains.

| BY the Associated Press.
ROME, November 19-Italian forces
have begun all offensive on the Asiago
plateau and have occupied advanced
elements of trenches, the war Office an
nounces today.
Further attempts of the Austro-Ger
man troops to cross the Piave have been
stopped.
On the front west of the Piave south
of Quero, great numbers of Aust-o- Ger
man troops are attacking the Monte
Monfenera and Monte Tomba lines.
Official italian Report.
| The statement reads:
| Last night there was lively artillery
activity between Lake Garda and the
Asttco.
'On the Asiago plateau the enemy
made violent concentrations Of fire on
Monte Badenecche without following g
| up with any infantry attack. Our
parties In new offensive operations re-
occupied advanced elements OF
trenches. capturing six officers and 2o2
men.
South Of Quero enemy forces in
great number are attacking our Monte
Monfenera and Monte Tomba lines.
"On the plains the vigilance Of our
troops has stopped the enemy from re-
newing any attempt whatsoever to
cross the Piave."
Berlin Claims Successes.
BERLIN. November 10, via London
ouero and Monte Cornelle. on 'the
northern Italian front, have been taken
by storm and the Italians have been
driven from Monte Tomba. the war Of
nee announced today. 49,
The. announcement follows: North :
east OF Asi4go the enemy repeated his
fruitless and costly attacks to gain
the lost heights. Between the Brenta
brought the (Teutonic) allies further
successes In different mountain fight
ing"
Austrian Force Wiped Out.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN ITALY,
Sunday, November Is. - 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 most
glorious.
Details of the fight have been gathered
from eye witnesses who saw the fearful
carnage through Friday night and yes
terday, and who stayed until the whole
west bank was cleared. except for the
corpses on the shore and in the fore
ground.
The wounded were so numerous that
many have not yet received succor. The
enemy had staked everything on getting
Italians staked everything on keeping
him on the eastern bank. This nerved
both to desperation. The Austrfans made
the fret move Friday In two separate
crossings a short distance above Zenson.
first at the village Of Fagare and then at
an old mill called the zega mill. near
Follina-
Several circumstances enabled them
to pass. They chose a place where a
sandbar in midstream gave them a
landing and dividing the main stream
into two small shallow currents. Also
there was a heavy mist screening their
movements. They carried material for
an improvised bridge with uprights
and with iron plates for flooring. This
was about 5 o'clock in the morning and
in the mist at that early hour they got
across the second narrow channel to
the west bank. The last ten feet the
men waded across in water above their
waists
Italians Fight Like Demons.
In their first surprise rush they swept