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Show VIOLENT BATTLE I ON ITALIAN LINE I ROME. June 18 Additional light on the Austrian offensive has been furnished fur-nished by some of the five thousand j prisoners captured up to today, at cording to their testimony the Aus- t, trian divisions operating on the Aslago Asl-ago plateau had as their objective for the first day the plain between Mar-OStlca Mar-OStlca and Bassano. the Monte Grappa Grap-pa divisions were ordered to take the 8 plain between Castelfranco and Asolo, and the Piave troops were told to in- jj vest Trevizo. The second phase of the battle Is exceptionally violent. A bridgehead has been established by the Austrians on the lower Piave. The Italians continue con-tinue to resist heroically the on- In slaughts of twelve divisions which con-stantly con-stantly are being replenished by re- I t serves concentrated between Snsega-na Snsega-na and Conegllano The mass attack between Montello and the Piave Is bi ing carried out by twenty-five flrsl line divisions and eight reserve d. lil ions. The enemy has concentrated at Fon-zaso, Fon-zaso, behind the line on the northern front, long columns of German camions cam-ions with which they expected to car- lyj ry off the booty they hoped to find. ifl Premier Orlando went to the haul" front today. -oo Cigar asb makes an excellent polish for silverware, the same applies to the J ash of good cigarettes. |