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Show TEUTONS WEARING ROMAN UNIFORMS MEET QUICK DEATH By International News Service. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Loss of Monte Sezemoi. while a serious blow to the Italians, Ital-ians, will result in no withdrawal from their present front, according to statements state-ments based on official reports from Home today. It was declared that since her stand "m the Piave, Italy has had an opportunity opportu-nity lo construct numerous strongly for-rified for-rified positions and will fight it out where her armies now stand. Her confidence was expressed that the allied reinforcements will sufficiently brace the Italians to prevent any further extensive incursions by the Austro-Germans. Austro-Germans. The Italian press, in dispatches received here, hails President Wilson's message urging a declaration of war against Austria Aus-tria as proof that the allies have decided to conduct "a single war on a single front." His words were hailed with great joy throughout Italy. A Home dispatch says: "The correspondent of tlie Tribuna wires that yesterday Alpini soldiers defending de-fending Monfenera saw a large body of troops advancing toward our trenches. They were led by a major and wore Italian Ital-ian uniforms. As the group drew nearer, however, it was observed that one of tlie officers was trying to conceal a German helmet. They were allowed to come near the Italian lines, when they charged and shouted to the defenders to surrender. Instead, the Italians threw themselves against the Prussians and killed them all. "Yesterday the e n e rn y ra i sed a large board announcing in big letters that on December 2 Russia had signed a separate sepa-rate peace with Austria. It was met with a volley of rifle fire." |