HARD-PRESSED ITALIANS.
THE SACRED SOIL OF ITALY. Troops' New and Terrible Enthusiasm. Eecoived November 13, 8-35 a.m. ROME, Nov. 12. Mr Percival Gibbon, the war correspondent, says : The Tagliamento served Italy badly. When the Italians were retreating the river was a rushing torrent. When the enemy cavalry approached it had subsided and had become a normal rivulet in a track of sand. The Italian retreat was glorified by a score of fine fights by the rearguards who brought their pursuers to a standstill again and again. The Bersaglieri, who were fighting and marching for a fortnight, put up a great resistance at Sacile where house to house fighting occurred, The fact that they are now fighting for their own beautiful country lias fired the Italians with a new and terrible enthusiasm.
The correspondent regrets that he cannot indicate the location of the line it is intended to defend nor the consequence of failure there. Otherwise the world woulc" realise exactly the stakes for which Italy is fighting. She is literally fighting for her life.
Other correspondents believe the Italians cannot long hold the Piave line. The capture of the important town of Belluno and the rapid progress' in the Sugana valley tend to inspire anxiety.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 13 November 1917, Page 3
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