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ITALIANS CHECK
ADVANCING HUNS
GeutOn Attempts to Cross the
Pave River Frustrated,
Says Rome Report.
NORTHERN POSTS ABANDONED
General Diaz Withdraws Troops From
Advanced Positions in Hills Near
Asiago Plateau.


along the battle front from Lake Garda
| eastward, and thence southwark along
the Piave river to the Adriatic Sea.
the Italians are holding the enemy in
check, except in the hilly region in
the vicinity of the Asiago Plateau.
where additional gains have been
made by the invaders The new ad-
vances by the Teutonic Allies, as OBJ
served on the war maps, do not indi-
cate points of extremely great strate-
glc value have been won, but rather
that the Italians on various sectors
have given ground before superior
numbers and at the same time have
Strengthened out and Iessened the
length of their front.
In the hills north of the Venetian
Plain, General Diaz, the new comman-
der-in-chief of the Italians, has with
drawn his advanced posts south of
Mont TOmatico. On the Asiago Pla-
teau and thence eastward to where
the battle front meets the upper
reaches of the Piave river the Ger
mans and AustrO-Hungarian forces are
adding strength to their attacks,
doubtless hoping to drive through the
highland country to the plains of We
META before the expected arrival of
British and French reenforcemeats
becomes a fact
Along the Piave, from the region of
Feltre to the Adriatic, the invaders at
numerous points have endeayored TO
make new crossings of the river, but
everywhere they have been thwarted
Those already on the west bank of the
river are being held to their original
positions, the artillery and rifle fire
Of the Italians keeping them in check.
Near Zenson the positions of the
enemy gradually are being encroached
upon, while near the mouth of the
river at Grisolera the invaders in the
| swampy lowlands constantly are IN
der a vigorous shell and rifle fire.
Americans Ambush Germans.
With the American Army in France.
Nov. 15-AmeTican infantrymen exact
! ed part revenge for a trench raid in
a recent night by ambushing a large
German patrol in No Mans Land, kill
ing or wounding a number of the
enemy.
The American patrol, in which there
were some French, arranged the am
buscade near the German lines on a
shell ruined farm.
After lying in the mud nearly. all
night, the patience of the watchers
was awarded by the sight Of a large
\ German patrol, its number more than
| double that of the Franco-Americans.
The Germans were permitted to
| pass, when the Americans and French
men on their flank opened a hot fire
from she'll craters and other shelters
where they were secreted.
The Germans were taken completely
by surprise and bolted, carrying with
1 tEcL1 their men who had been hit.
italians Gave Ground.
Washington, Nov. 15.-While the
Italians continue to hold tenaciously
to most Of the new line along the
| PiEve River from the Adriatic Sea to
the region of Feltre and through the
northern hills westward from Feltre
| to Lake Garda, they again have been
compelled to give ground in both sec
tors to the Teutonic allied armies.
Upon the shoulders Of the Italians
| alone for several days must rest the
security of the PiaYe line and of his
toric Venice, for the information has
been vouchsafed by Major General
Maurice, chief director of military
operations at the British war office,
| that it will be some days yet before
British and French fighting forces can
be placed in the field to REINFORCE the
| Italians.
British Have Turks on Run.
London, Nov. 15.-British forces in
Palestine yesterday attacked the new
| Turkish positions in Palestine and
! drove back the enemy a distance Of
! seven miles, it was announced today
| by General F. B. Maurice, chief direc-
tor of military operations at the war
| office.
Germans Suffered Losses.
Rome, Nov 14.-Attacks by the leu
tonic allies along the AsiagO Plateau
front have been repulsed by the Ital-
ians, according to the official commu-
nication issued today.
The communication adds the enemy,
with the aid of large boats, crossed the
river at Zenson and established a
bridgehead, but that they were re-
pulsed by the Italians toward the river
| bank