Show J Ital Italians t E ns' ns Launch h 1 Powerful Counter And Gain Ground By ny International News Service ROME Dec 22 A A powerful counter offensive has been launched by the tho Italians lumans between the tho and the Brenta rivers S and in a n. series of ot attacks around Monto Monte Azolene the Austro- Austro Austro Ger erman er- er man roan forces were driven from new allied ground they had captured early In the tho week Dispatches today from Italian headquarters at Verona dwelt upon the fury of or the u assaults assaults assaults as as- and the bravery of pf the troops In the face of or savage artillery and machine gunfire the Italians swept up mountain slopes elopes singing as they charged Following tho first in ill their lines the Italians were caught at a disadvantage but in spite of this fact they have fought back with such spirit that even tho the Germans and Austrians were amazed S General Corsi military critic of ot the Tribuna In commenting upon this feature of ot the fighting today said The violence of ot the fighting now in progress on the Italian front and the nature of or the operations operations operations opera opera- gives the battle an aspect similar to that of or However However However How How- ever some of or the characteristics are different Tho The Ger man offensive against Italy was launched at a time when shen part of the Italian al my had been disorganized by insidious propaganda That was not the case caso at Verdun |