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Show PARTY DIFFERENCES FORGOT li ITALY All Are United to Defend Land Against Austria-German Austria-German Invasion. ROME, Monday, Oct. 2?. Tho wiping out of party differences and the strengthening strength-ening of Italy's morale in the face of the German eoaltion is exemplified In the statement issued by two of the political parties, the Catholics and the official Socialists. So-cialists. No party sentiment must be recognised in this time of trial, these statements declare. One effect of the participation of German Ger-man troops in the offensive has been the elimination of the few remaining sympathizers sympa-thizers with Germany, together with the tirousing of the righting spirit to a marked degree among Italians in general. General Cadorna's bulletins are causing caus-ing the nation to realize that it is facing a severe trial, but the press reflects a spirit of determination on the part of the people that the loss of the fruits of vie- 1 tory won in the past shall be but temporary. tem-porary. The enemy's rapid gains of the past six days are regarded as having been due not so much to superior force as to the element of surprise. According to the Giornale d'ltalia, no decisive battle has yet been fought, although al-though one is expected to develop. Such a battle, it Is predicted, will be on a large scale and involve wide engagements in the open field, in the old-fashioned stvle. The Italian retreat, according to the Messngero, Is being accomplished in good order, with the artillerv saved or destroyed and stores and magazines burned. The Messagero also declares the Germans Ger-mans are making a mistake if thev think to terrorize the Italians pollficallv 'bv this effort and convert t he country "into another an-other Russia. It asserts every revolutionary revolu-tionary idea to make a lame peace has disappeared and that the whole nation will tight until a just and lasting peace has been won. |