Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-03-09 | Page 2 | Italian Forces Meet Defeat

ITALIAN FORCES MEET DEFEAT Attacks on Austrian Positions in Several Sectors Fail Under Un-der Heavy Fire. Berlin. Wednesday, March 7. (By wireless to Sayville, March 9.) Italian attacks on Austrian positions at Cost-aballa. Cost-aballa. on the Austro Italian front were unsuccessful, as was an attempt by the Italians on Monte Sief. The official statement issued today reads : "On the Tyrolean eastern front engagements en-gagements which were successful for our arms occurred In several sectors A hostile detachment advancing upon our positions at the mouth of the Maso was driven away. Two night attacks by the Italians upon our Costaballa positions po-sitions failed because of the tenacious resistance of our troops. "A hostile attempt to attack Monte Sief broke down under our curtain of fire. Minor operations there against our operations resulted onlv In damage to those of the Italians.""