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Show FIGHTING ON THE ITALIAN FRONT ROME April 25 Severe fighting m tho Asiago basin, west of tbo Brenta river, is reported in the official statement state-ment Issued by the war office yesterday. yester-day. The statement reads: "In the Asiago nastn British recon-noiterlng recon-noiterlng patrols attacked enemy de-i tachments which attempted to oppose! them. Before our llna a-t fanove the enemy was forced to retire, leaving behind a number of dead. Later on. hostile croups advancing toward Mount Knberlaba were repulsed in disorder by our rifle fire. Another party par-ty approaching our lines south of Stoccarcddo was attacked and uispers-ed uispers-ed by hand grenade fire. "On the other sectors of the front there was patrol activity on both sides, our forces captured machine guns and rifles in the Alano district. "Four enemy airplanes were shot down by British aviators." |