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Show Assume the Offensive in Mountains Between Brenta and Piave and Drive Foe Out of Strongholds Recently Taken Near Monte Asolone. BERLIN REFUSES TO ADMIT DEFEAT Invaders Have Concentrated Concen-trated Enormous Forces From Russian Front in Effort to Drive Through to the Plains; French Give Italians Great Credit. The Italians on tho northern lino in Italy between the Brenta and Piavo rivers have ceased, for the time being at least, their defensive warfare apainst tho attacks of the Austro-Gormans and assumed tlie offensivo with sternal success suc-cess on several sectors. Attacking tho positions "which the enemy earlier in the week captured near Monte Asolone, General Diaz 's troops have regained a considerable portion por-tion of the terrain and held it, notwithstanding notwith-standing the terrific artillery firo that was turned upon them. The German war office, in endeavoring endeavor-ing to belittle the success of tho offensive of-fensive which it asserts was repulsed, shows that tho efforts of tho Italians was a determined ono, tho troops to thu west of Monte Asolone delivering seven attacks against the enemy rront. Admission Ad-mission is mado in tho German oomn-nication oomn-nication that the Italians also have taken the initiative in the fighting on Monto Pertica and Monto .Nolarolo, but it is declared that their attacks on these sectors, as on Monte Asolone, wcro without success. Quiet in France. Comparative quietude still prevails on tho British front in franco and Belgium, and along the French line running from tho region of St. Quentin to tho Swiss border, except for bombardment and minor infantry operations. From the Verdun region to J lartmans-Woilorkopf I in Alsace the artillery activity has i been pronounced on vnrinmi sectors. , The situation in Knssia continues oh- senre, although such reports as are com-i com-i ing through indicate that the Bolsheviki movement is losing ground in the face of the opposition that is being imposed, by the Fit minimis and the followers of" General Jy'iled'nies. Ukrainians Are Firm. The Bnlsheviki commissioners are reported re-ported to have declined to accept tlie. negative reply of the Ukrainian Kadti to the Bulshevi k i d emu ml 1 hat the 1 1 k ra i nin ns cease aiding the KaJedhtes forces and have given the Kada an opportunity op-portunity to ret-on f il er its action. A s indicating thnt the Kada lias finally declined to give heed to the dictates of tlie I'.nlshe vii;i. is a. report that a definite defi-nite alliance h:is been formed between Kaledines and the Ukrainians. A d i spat ch from jvt rog: ;id says an unofficial report in ei renin t ion in the j Knssinn capital, is to 1 he effect that the (iernuinw have rejected tho peace t crnis put forw a rd by the Bolsheviki delegate.-.. I.'ecent, dispatches have indicated in-dicated t ha t tlie penct' juin rpti rh'rs in pi ol' resH at. Brest - Li tovsk were, merely preliminary 1 o the peace conference wlii-h is to af:-mble there next Tims-l Tims-l ri v and which is to be attended by the ( i errnfi n a nd A ut ro-1 1 ung;i rian foreign ministers. FRENCH ESTIMATE SEVEN DIVISIONS OF HUNS IN ITALY WITH Till: IHK.Vil ACAIIJCK IV Ni.ivr:iKi:.v rr.u.v. I . - -a nncfiii I ..-.l!Ill, l I ' ttl'l IHl Hivpn.-i- liou uf U.f lr-n;'ii.l'..J A ' i : I ro-' h 1 ni in 1 1 f..n-.. ivliih. orivli.Mv i..iTiitnill f..r Il.i'i;t'i :r(J;-i'.. 1 .1 - i;nt; l.r.-n ;. i:uii.t-li I .-.I 1.. II' " II. .in tli- iitlsli'li l:, ul. .;, in.-l I...-H ..mni.li.Ir.l hv tin-IT. tin-IT. ii. h uiilil.i I iiiilimrll. (. Th" Blllii-,i.:!.- '..t..i'..i li" niiiMt,- of X. :i'.. I- :.ii.; li;.- Iwi.l.lii. ol' ( i..cnit t" I .... .,.:Si (.1 Hi- . - r , - - l,n,--, li! l.o. li . l, ii.iii M,i:i- I .r.iiii II..- lovwr ri.'iv.-liiir- r. X'.-i... Ii.iv.icii Vl.lor. on II..' i j- ft- l'i:.r. ii li. 111" Ainp.) l.l.itn.lli- -In., n.iii I' ul is iif-lfl !.v il, i-rrn. li iin-li; iin-li; liic for.-'i- v.l.i.'h now ;.vn Irving In 1..il'cr tii.-ir wir.- into Uil- norlliern IiaiiPit (Contiauod on Pago Throe. l MIS RECAPTURE plains have heen nearly tripled. This armv. the summary states, is all the stronger because of the fact that, it injuries in-juries fully seven German divisions known to be engaged against the allies. This formidable strength of the invader in-vader accounts; for the scattered gains that have been recorded during the last fortnight, culminating in the capture on Tuesday of Monte Asolone. These positions posi-tions are only a few miles from the plains proper and. therefore, as in the case or t'ol Delia Keretta, captured a few days previously, their acquisition is valuable. Positions flanliing other mountains still are hold stubbornly by the Italians, although al-though the enemy Is able to enfilade movements to and from otherwise strategic stra-tegic heights. Jn gradually relinquishing a few points and in falling ba-k in this sector upon a new line, the Italians are again strongly and strategically located. They have made the enemy pay dearly for each yard of ground gained and have put up a determined de-termined defense that augurs well for the future, especially since the French are successfully holding every foot 'of their line and ha ve strong reserve forces behind be-hind their battle front. The Italian troops by the end of October had increased forces on the Asiago sector and by the middle of November the sector from Asiago to Stelvio had been vastly strengthened. |