Show Nazi N zi Last St Stand and Halls British At AI Florence Gates Gales B By Noland Norgaard ROME ROM July 31 t UP Counterattacking tacking at every opportunity nazi infantry and tanks held the army at bay in the hills 5 S to 7 miles mUes southwest of Florence Monday Monday Monday Mon Mon- day at a cost hardly likely to prove worthwhile to the enemy's depleted depIcted depIct depIct- ed armies allied headquarters said Artillery laid down thundering curtains of fire on German units which lashed out in an effort fort to knock the allied spearheads far far- ther back from Florences Florence's last de de- de- de fennes Along the army's mile 30 front on the lower Arno river big guns on both sides continued to trade fire across the stream There were no indications the Americans had penetrated beyond the southern limits of Pisa On the east coast the Polish troops last were r reported p fighting r in the streets of Senigallia about 40 miles mUes below Rimini and 90 airline airline air air- line miles mUes from the mouth of ff the e I Po river Veteran pilots of ot the desert air i force joined the artillery in rainIng raining rain rain- I ing explosives on the attacking I nazi columns south of Florence Official reports said the e emy suffered heavy losses Josses I The Germans obviously have succeeded in temporarily warding off the Anzac thrust which 2 days ago threatened to crack through the mountain positions and drive into the great Tuscan art center |