Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-09-22 | Page 4 | Austrian Thrusts are Repulsed by Italian Soldiers

AUSTRIAN THRUSTS ARE REPULSED BY ITALIAN SOLDIERS ROME, Sept. 21 Attempts made by Austro-Hunrarian forces yesterday to attack at-tack at various points along the mountainous moun-tainous front in northeastern Italy were repulsed in front of the Italian lines, says the official statement issued today by the war office. Harassingly heavy gunfire gun-fire prevailed on the entire front The text of the Btatement reads: "Along the whole front there were artillery actions of a harassing nature. Our batteries caused fire at Melette, in the Asiayo plateau region, and blew up an ammunition dump near Grisoiera on the lower Piave river. "Attempts of hostile assau't parties falk-d In front of our lines south of Mori, at Monte Corno and VaTlarsa. to the north of Grappa and east of Salettuoi. "Our reconnoitering parties attacked and drove back in the Ledro valley small observation post of the enemy, who left dead and prisoners, "Ammunition aud various niarsrti were brought bade from reconnaissaixs at Tonalesella and on tho Inlets in te Piave In rhe Montello region. "One hostile alrpfane was brought down. West of Feerl and in the valley of Janloa there were patrol encounters, with the capture of some prisoners by us."