The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-26
ITALIANS REPULSE
THTON ATTACKS
Desperate and Prolonged At,
tempt to Retake Positions
Recently Lost Failed.
AUSTRlLES SUFFER HEAVILY
Battle Ground on Lower Pave Front
Covered by Teuton Dead-Rrit-
ish Trench Raided.

trench Rdl0GO.
Rome, Jan 1S--The Austrians YES
terday made a desperate and mo
longed attempt to recapture the posi-
tons taken Monday by the Italians
east Of Capo Sile on the lower Piave
front The war office announces that
the Austrians were repulsed, leaving
11S prisoners in the hands of the Ital-
lans- The battle ground was covered
with enemy dead and with more than
five hundred rifles.
The Italian war department tonight
issued the following statement:
AT o'clock yesterday morning
east Of Capo Sile the enemy, after pro
Ionged destructive fire, launched a VIC
lent attack with the object of driving
US from positions that we captured
Monday The struggle, which was ex-
tremely intense and fierce, was main
tanned with great stubbornness and
yalor by the Second Grenadier Req
ment and detachments OF the First and
Seventh Bersaglieri Cyclists. These
Dattaions were magnificently support
ed by our artillery.
AT IL a m the enemy. weakened
by their losses and repulsed by our
counter attack, was forced 10 give up
the action and withdraw to his start
ing position One hundred and nine
teen prisoners, including two officers,
remained in our hands.
The scene Of the struggle was GOV.
cred with the enemy's dead and more
than five hundred rifles, several ma
chine guns and other war material
were left on the field of battle.
"On the remainder of the front
nothing Of particular importance oc-
Cured Enemy patrols were driven
back in the region Of Val Arse, and
some prisoners were captured in the
Monte Asolone region In the Camo-
MICA Valley and in the Monte Bertica
area our artillery concentrated its fire
effectively On large bodies Of the
enemy and enemy positions"
TeUtons Raided British Trench.
London, Jan 1S--The following Of
fetal communication was issued to
night by the British war office:
Early this morning the enemy raid
ed one Of our posts east Of Epehy. A
few Of our men are missing.
Lively Fighting in italy.
Rome, Jan. 1.-THE official Italian
statement reads
In the region of Monte Asolone
yesterday morning the fighting activ-
ity on our lines was lively owing 70
strong concentration of fire and at,
tempted enemy counter attacks, which
were constantly repulsed, our lines
fortunately having been Fectified dur
ing the preceding night In the after
noon the situation became normal
again
There were reconnaissance and
lively artillery activity in the eastern
sector of AsiagO Plateau and On the
upper part Of the salient Of Monte
SOlarolo.
Monday night to the. east OF Capo-
sile a fresh counter attack was
launched against our positions, but
was repulsed and yesterday the artil
lery activity on both sides was con-
siderable along the whole coastal re-
gion-
There was considerable aerial &C
tivity along the entire front. British
aviators brought down three enemy
airplanes and our aviators brought
down a fourth Our anti-aircraft bat
teries accounted for a fifth"
Frustrated an Enemy Raid.
Paris, Jan 1.-THE official commu-
nication issued by the war office to-
night says:
There was slight artillery activity
along the whole front In the region
east Of St Die an enemy raid on one
OF our small posts completely failed
Eastern Theater, Jan 17.-There
were quite spirited artillery actions on
both sides at the Cerna Bend Enemy
patrols were repulsed on the Serbian
front. There was no event Of import
ance on the rest of the front"
italians Push Back TeUtons-
Washington, Jan. 16.-After days Of
inactivity, due 10 heavy SHOWS and
very severe cold, the Italians have
again attacked the Austro-German
front In the Monte AsOlone region and
made goodly gains Of ground Like
wise, along the southern course OF
the Piaye river they have added ma
teriaIly to their br4dgehead east Of
Caposile, pushing back the enemy
from several trenches, which were
held by the Italians in spite Of furious
counter attacks