The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-09-19
MOUNT Ora Pr HAS
BECOME 4 B WORD
italian Who Took Part n Great
Conflict Tells IS Many
Acts pf Valor.

...>S AAAS - AAIlbk IN0 AuStll0n0 last
Sune and prevented their passage to
the Venetian plain. A bowlder taken
from tho spot whore the fight was hot
test has heen removed to Milan and
erected ~ 9 battle memoria. with Inn
posing ceremonies. K
Ali8hiero Castolli. OF the Italian
army who took part in the conflict has
written 40 follows ~ 49, s3s
The effort to straighten our lines
IN the mountaina, begun by the 70.
occupation Of Mount valbella, Col del
Kosso and Col dEchele s(Col means
HID vas extended to the northwest Of
Mount Grappa, between Col Moschin
and the Asolone.
Against this xens in his juno Of
+ fenstYe. General 4 g0nrad. ~ all re-
memher launched his best troops In
IN attempt which he expected would
open the way to the valley through
Rassano with comparative ease. He
was halted instead In the valley Of San
Lorenzo. driven from the plateaus he
had taken and. through a bold stroke
OF our arms. obliged to abandon other
positions which are OF great advantage
to the It&lians in checking new drive
or starting an offensive against Aus
tria. as Conrad announced In one OF
his bulletins.
Artillery Firs for Two Days.
For two days the Austrian artillery
played on the zone without ceasing
Tho night preceding the attack the con-
centration OF fire was redoubled by the
Italians. fully engaging all the posi-
tions OF the enemy disorganizing his
commands. cutting his communications
and all the nerves OF his movement.
In the morning the infantry went
into action and at one dash occupied
tho positions OF the enemy. Soon their
Importance was disclosed by the large
number OF prisoners who appeared to
lay down their arms.
i rNV1rs fN,sC hal n<1H{ voH
AL their detectives. A Roman colonel
commanded our infantry. A lieutenant
with one arm. led another body OF men.
He had refused to leave the service
when crippled and he exerted an ex
traordinary ascendancy over his SOL
diers.
At the same time our other detach-
ments Strengthened our positions !. In
the valley Of San Lorenzo and : Inn
proved the effectiveness OF our lines
The resistance of the enemy was
obstinate. especially by the Twenty
seventh Austrian division.
The struggle in the trenches In the
communication lines, in the dugouts
which our artillery had half destroyed
was bitter and at times fierce. With
the impetuous charge of our attacking
parties the first 200 prisoners wero
brought in in less than 20 minutes.
Our infantry seized 20 enemy machine
guns and forthwith turned IL OF them
against him.
I'VE took about 900 prisoners in all
commander The Austrian ,osser ~
Killed and wounded 1howevar wers
about 200 men.
Our artillery answered immedtate-
ly with the greatest precision and 81
fenced the enemy's barraEe fire. 1t cut
off the Austrians in their dugouts and
decimated the occupants and support
ed the infantry at all times with great
efficacy.
''The Austrians counter attacked
several times in vain, keeping up the
fight till I in the morning. They per-
sisted in Smelling the terrain With
heavy artillery, but under It our troops
succeeded in holding and consolffa ting
our positions
1.-THE Austrian prisoners taken neA,
Mount Grappa said they did rot az
pect to be SO quietly expelled from
their strong positions.
'The enemy suffered heavily. Some
companies were reduced to a few men
We saw battalions left in command Of
q lieutenant. Their supply department
was poorly organized The soldiers
suffered from hunger. especially in the
last few days. They asserted that lack
Of provisions to send them had as much
to do with the conditions as the de-
fectivs provision service.
1--WE saw a long column of Austrian
prisoners deflle in front of our lines,
with their officers leading them Their
appearance was that Of men happy to
escape from a great disaster
One of our soldiers threw loaf Of
bread among them, The AustrfauS
like a swarm Of bees, flung themselves
on the bread to grab it. They tore it
to shreds, After that the column
stood at nxed bayonets.
"a Hungarian officer said: