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Show night crept Up to the wire entan gltwncnts before our ponitjons on Monte Maronia, on the plat ea u northwest of Arsiero, with the evident evi-dent design of destroying them, were discovered and driven off by our fire. Other enrmv forces tried to set tire to the wood on the we.-d orn ridge of Monte fiano (Valley of EUfltoE) but were repulsed. Kngagcments f B vornble to us have occurred at Passu Pella Sen-tilanella Sen-tilanella (Upper Bextafi and Valley of Visdende) and at Pjiino. In the Tnlmino section one of our detachments succeeded bv main forco in capturing pan of the en emy's entrenchments on the Santa Maria heights, but, being subjected to an intense artillery fire, bombs Containing asphyxiating gas and names from projectors, wag obliged to fall back to the neighboring trenches. ROME REPORTS PROGRESS ON THE ITALIAN FRONT ROME, via Paris. Sopt. II, 9:30 ). m. The following official stn t em cut V'iS issued tonight at Italian general head quarters: Mmafl successes have been gained by detachments of our troops, whil making reconnaissancea in the Red! Oastello zone, and in the valleys of Camonica, upper Tirano and Ijt'dro. iincmy eroups, having during the |