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Show ITALIANS CLAIM MORE VICTORIES Rome, Aug. 23, via Paris, Aug. 24, 1:35 a. m The following official Btateiuent from the Italian headquarters, headquar-ters, dated August 23, was made public pub-lic tonight: On the upper Cordevole the enemy attempted the afternoon of the 21st a sudden raid on our line which defends de-fends the heights connecting Lana pass with Salesel Tho attack, although al-though preceded and supported by intense in-tense fire and volleys of hand grenades, gre-nades, was completely repulsed. In the Tolmiuo sector the investment invest-ment of defenses is being slowly, but continuously, completed On the Carso front a surprise night attack by our troops put them In possession of several strong enemy trenches, which prevented our lines on the left wing from being advanced. ad-vanced. Weak attacks by the enemy toward the opposite wing in the Sei-busi Sei-busi zone were easily repulsed. |