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Show THINKS AUSTRIANS STILL CAPABLE OF HARD FIGHTING NEW YORK, Oct. 29. "Analysis of the Austrian peace note discloses a studied attempt, by emphasizing 'negotiations' and 'conference.' to force the present situation situ-ation back to the status of last January, which Is now obsolete," declared Dr. Felice Ferrero, director of the Italian bureau bu-reau of public information, here tonight. Asserting Austria's armies today are a strong. Well -organized military force with a high morale, he declared that the present pres-ent Italian drive is not directed against a weakened enemy, "but against a force superior in numbers and capable of hard fighting and bitter resistance, "The internal disturbance and political disorder of the dual monarchy must not be interpreted as meaning a greatly weakened and disorganized military force opposing the Italian ar-rritc:-.," he said. "Such an impression is entirely unjustified unjusti-fied and will only rto harm if it lead3 the American public to expect an early disorganized dis-organized and disastrous retreat of the Austrian forces." |