"THE TOOTH OF PASUBIO."
DARING FEAT BY ITALIAN ALPINI
FIGHTING ON THE EDGE OP A CLIFF
Australian-New Zealand Cable Assooi&tioii; (Rec.-October 19, 3.30 p.m.) , . . Some, October 18. iiw au o^c 'al communique states: We stormed tbo enemy's lines north of tbo summit of Mount Pasubio, and drove oft attacking columns with heavv losses." J . (Rec. October 20, 0.45 a.m.) ■ e - • i J ?ome > October 19. oemi-oflicial.—The capture of a re- ?• » °j n the s(H!alled "Tooth of Pasubio deprives the enemy of one of his most important strongholds. The Tooth consists of a sheer cliff, flat at_ the top,; on which was a 1 redoubt, bristling with machine-guns, and protected by a series of flanking redoubts The Alpini on October 9 climbed the "Tooth" with ropes and ladders, and gained a precarious footing on the cliff's edge, remaining there for-several days despite the fire of the machineguns. The Italiau artillery yesterday destructively shelled the redoubt, and the infantry escaladed the rocks, .occupied ■ the trenches, repelled counterattacks, and are now consolidating the "Tooth."
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2907, 20 October 1916, Page 5
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171"THE TOOTH OF PASUBIO." Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2907, 20 October 1916, Page 5
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