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Show oo ARTILLERY DUELS ON UALIM LINE r Spirited Fighting dn Asiago Plateau and Astfide the Brenta Valley. V ROME, Jan. 5. "Therq spirited artillery ar-tillery duels In the eastern sector of the Asiago plateau and' astride the Brenta valley," the war office announces. announc-es. "In the Seren valley an enemy column was surprised anu dispersed by our batteries. At the hed of the Cal-clno Cal-clno valley hostile patros which were advancing toward our positions were driven back by rifle fire, "On the middle Piavo the enemy artillery ar-tillery showed Increases activity and our own replied energetically. "British airmen dosti-oyed a hostile captive balloon and byought down an airplane. By day .ana night there Is considerable aerial ?ctlvlty on the front lines and in tho renr areas. Our airmen bombardeifewith good results enemy encampmomp and aviation camps. Tho Btntlon at Lovlco and aadjacent magazines? were bombarded with 1200 kilograms of projectiles. Enemy aircraft dropped bombs on Mestre, Bassoa an1 Castel Francesco. Slight damages anc some casualties resulted." |