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ITALY.

REPORTS FROM THE NEW

· FRONT

THE WESTERN FRONT.

BELGIANS ENTER GERMAN LINES.

LONDON, Nev. 15. Fish Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports:

We drove off midets war Pöller- Wood, to the north of the Menin Bond. ugul to the worth of Bixschoote

Lostos, Nov. 14 An Italiin ocial message stat Aw enemy surprise attack against our - positions - from Lake Ledro to Lake Garde carpletely failed and the enemy was compelled to retire. The Belgians entered the GermIX Our troops at the Asingo platya, lines, last night, to the northward occupying advanen positions at of Dixiunde, und blew up orie Mount Longura, having repulsed four concrete shelters."

uituako, withdrew to a line further

in the rear.....

There were lively combata between EXTREMELY VIOLENT ARTILLERT" Asiago and the Sugana Valley.

Between Brenta and Piave the enemy tow occupies the front Tezzei- Lantion-Fonzaase-Arten-Feltre

There has been interne artillery

fuetivity along the Piave front.

Enemy attempts to cross the river

at Sandonadi. Piave and Intesta duru, failed.

BATTLE.

LONDON, Not Renter's Correspondent at Head- 15, states that an extremely violent quarters, telegraphing on November

artillery Battle rages in the Passchen duele arcu. The enemy has been shelling, for two days and with the utmost violenes, the advanced line

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enemy, now occupies the front Tezze, region between Plave and Vecchin, where the enemy was held up.

• Be took

121 prisoners,

THE ENEMY'S TACTICS.

Lospon, Nov. 14.

rebelling is heary; ouw is heavier.

Wounded, Canadians; speak of our artillery work with the greatest ad- amiration and say that whenever there Ius buen a threat of an es infantry attack, our barrage has settled down like a curtain, so sweep Renters Correspondent or Italian the ground that no infantry could Huarters, telegraphing on Nov. live. Moreover, under the colume 13, states that on the Alps, above of our counter-battery work, the the Venetian plains, the enemy is German, gún positions are growing repeating the tactics he adopted more and more difficult to maintain. when breaking through the Isonzo It is doubtful if a more fierce or more front.

concentrated tillery duel has ever The troops commanded by the been seen qu'this front." Arebuke Eugene are daily. testing the Italian lines along the valleys. leading to Asiago, hoping to find w weak spot whence they can sweep down, in the rear of the Truliana, russed on the right bank of the

"Piave. The assailants are nücietie ally stronger, but the defence is at present unbroken, "

Austrians with such violence that they finally fled, leaving behind nun bers of dead, wounded and prisoners.

ENEMY ACTION INTENSIFIED.

Field-Marshal Sir Douglas, Haig

reports

Since the capture of Passchen dacle, great artillery firing has been adjacent positions on the main ridge.” directed against the village and the

After Saturday's successfui n£~- taek, the hostile whelling steadily

The enemy neatly broke throughoused in intensity on the whole the valleys to the north of Asiago,

of this important area, culminating," when, froze the precipice, to the rear early yesterday inorning, in a con of Alpini, the Italians fell upon the centrated bombardirent of great violence on or forward, positions. the hostile selling continued and Our artillery replied effectively bur

heone more intense at half past four in the afternoon, and the attack. reported this morning, was launched by: the enemy to fufuntry in an at- med advur along the Weat rock beke Rost. Our artillery and infantry Gre completely broke up the allack and our lite is intact

We improved our line slightly, during the night, to the north-west of Passchendaele

LONDON, Nov. 13. An Italian official report states that the enemy has intensified his action on our mountainous front from Asingo to the Piave Valley,

We effectively resisted, on Tuesday night, attacks on the Front Mount Sisenol-Melettu-Davanti, and enemy attacks, yesterday, further north. and towards the front Ftisoni-Brents Cosmin were repulsed. Further at tacks between Cismon and Piave and at Mount Roncone were tepulsed.

We withdrew from our advance. posts at Mount Tomatico.

Fresh enemy attempla to cross the Piave failed and the units which have already crossed are being held up in Zeuson Loop marshes, between Piave and Vecenie Plavë.

GENERAL TAYOLLE'S APPOINT.

EMENTA

LONDON, NOV 15. With regard to General Fayolle a appointment as Commander in Chief of the Franco British Force, the War On states that the British forces will operate under their own

veitanders."

WATHA BILYER MARKET.

We brought down three aeroplanes yesterday and drove down tour. Al our machines returned.

ARTILLERY ACTIONS ON FRENCH FRONT.

LONDON, Nev

A French communiqué states

were artillery actions to the north of the time, in the region of Vauclere and on the right of the Meuse, in the sector of Apremions. Lorent.

A French conumuuiqué.

Four enemy aeroplan brought down and four fell control in their own

Our aeroplanes a vily bom enemy, depots and. itomizent the region of house

Tegion November 18