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fighting occurred when the enemy.beca tmnsferred from the Russian Front after crossing the river at the bridge and the Rumanian Front. beuds of Santa Luets and Santa |
Regarding the Austrian reinforce
| Maviy, attacked the Italian gan posi-ments, only two Austrian Divisions are
tians at Hobchalt. A furious hard hund strucxle emied in the victory
of whom was four tinir
known to have arrived on the Italian Front last month, but possibly two athers, have recently arrived, though The Italian, aeroplane connais known to have arrived on the Italian- sancs report that the roads in the Frost, amount to only seven Divisions, country in the rear are full of troops.and the enemy's success is entirely due The German aeroplanes are very to the presence of from three to five active bombing the villages on the German Divisions who attacked on the front every half hour.
Plezzo and Tolmino Front,
CORRECTION.
This exaggeration of the enemy's strength is not fair to the Russians and Rumanians who, despite the Russian
LONDON, Oct. 20, The Press Bureau states that the collapse, still retain as many quemy Divisions on their Fronts us there were following should be substituted for when the Russian offensive began, last the first paragraph in the Italian July. It also suggests that the Italiane communiqué.
were left to bear the brunt of a nameri Following a violent attack and cally superior enemy and this is to the feeble resistance detachments of the case. The Italians ware fully prepared Second Army permitted Austro- for the attack and were confident of German forces to pierce our left success without help from the Allice, wing, ete.
They had a considerable numerical superiority to the enemy on the whole entirely false impression of the enemy front. This exaggeration also gives LE
Power of transporting large forces from the East to the West is a short time.
This omits the reference, to cowardice in the earlier version of the communiqué
"GERMANS CLAIM 100,000 PRISONERS AND 160 GUNS.
LONDON, Oct. 28
A Gennan official message atatev The Second and Third Italian Amies are retreating to the west
We are pursuing them rapidly, between the mountains and the sea. Our captures now total 100,000 prisoners and 700 gunia..
ITALIAN TROOPS FULFILLING
M THEIR DUTZ,
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LONDON, Oct 28: The gruvity of Italy's position is recognised by the British Prese and threatens to revive the old con- troversy as to the respective values of the Western and Eastern Fronts.. Leanos, Oct 20, The Times states thus an exten An Italian official message, reve invasion of Italy will affect the ceived by wireless, cays
whole Allied cause, and correspond- Our troops are fulfilling their duty ing meusures must be taken, ahould regularly and are checking the necessity arbie enerny s advance in the plains,
ALLIED CO-OPERATION ON ITALIAN FRONT
LONDON Oct, 20, 5
The Sunday Times states that the time has come to abandon the iden that the Western Front is the onl
Italy one that counts, and says that
The Tinas nutes that there is reu- must not share the later of Serbia pon to believe that the critical situn, and Rumani, tion on the Italian Front hos "The Weekly: receised and is receiving the
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