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Show HIGHPRAISEFOR J ALPINE TROOPS 1 Keen Watchfulness and Effec- I tive Repulse of Austrians H Great Achievement H of Italians. nMMB WORK AMONG GLACIERS fH il Bold Double Maneuver of En- H emy in High Peaks H Quickly Defeated. H Rome, Aug. 12, via Paris. Aug. 13. The effectiveness of Italian Alpine , IMRfl troops in repulsing two Austrian at- H tempts to cross the frontier through IMMRJ passes of the Alps at an altitude of IMMMRj 10,000 feet is praised by the- Italian L IMMMI war office in today's official state- PflRI ment. The statement says: H "In the steep rugged zone of thu MMRfl Furva valley, the enemy, who on the MMJ fourth had reconnoitered by patrols MMJ which were Immediately driven back fMM through the Vicz pass (10,000 feet IMMMJ high), delivered an attack on the ipMMJ night of the 9th across the Forno gla- jRJMJ cier against our troops posted near 1MMJ the hotel of the same name, while jMMRJ another detachment advanced , MH through the Cedcvale pass (11,000 X. H feet) against those of our troops who MRJ occupied Capanna Ccdez. The watch- ( jH fulness of our Alpine troops, who, not- MH withstanding glaciers and high peaks. jRRfl are incessantly active, succeeded In jRRfl frustrating this bold double raaneu- RRJ ver and the enemy was soon repulsed. RRRJ He was then counter attacked and nRB 'forced to flee. H "In Cadore small encounters turn- H ing In our favor are reported in the 'H high valleys of Ansier and Vlsende. ll In one of these fights we took pris- fRRfl oners forty light infantrymen iRRJ "Isolated infantry and artillery en- IRRj gagements alsb took place in Carnia RRJ in the valley of the Torrent of Fonteb- Rfl bana. An Austrian detachment tr- RRJ ing to climb the Italian slope was at- jRfl tacked and put to flight. KRkl "On the Carso plateau during the day of the 11th no event of special RRJ importance transpired. Only small JRRJ skirmishes are reported." H |