Show AUSTRIA REPULSES I ANGE OF ITALY I BERLIN Aug 18 By Wireless to Sayville Heavy Sayville-Heavy Heavy Heavy attacks by the Italians Ial Ital Ital- ians lans east and southeast of Gorizia orizia are reported in the Austrian official statement statement statement state state- ment of August 15 15 which declares however that the Austrian defense held along the entire entre front front The statement state state- ment meat says The Italians continued their attacks attacks attacks at at- tacks on the front from to Merna and against the heights east of Gorizia and the s tor south of as far as Lovica assaulting uninterruptedly with wih large masses while holding the adjoining sectors under strong artillery artiery fire fre Our troops repulsed all al the storming attacks and held their positions along the entire front inflicting heavy losses etre after violent hand to hand fighting Hostile Hostie advances near Plava and and on the Dolomite front on Croda were repulsed |