ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 November 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

RAPID RECOVERY OF ITALIANS ANGLO-FRENCH AID UNNECESSARY. EXCEPT FOR DECISIVE BLOW. New York, Nov. 26. A message to the New York Sun from Rome says that the rapid recovery of the Italians has made it unnecessary to use the Anglo-French troops, but the latter will participate in the decisive battle. ;

SEVERITY OF ENEMY LOSSES. TWO REGIMENTS ANNIHILATED. SIX DIVISIONS WITHDRAWN. TWO GERM AM REGIMENTS FIGHT ONE ANOTHER. Received Nov. 27, 8.40 p.m. Rome, Nov. 20, The fighting continues in terrible weather, the thermometer registering 10 degrees below zero.* The severity of the enemy losses is confirmed, the 21»t Sehnetzen regiment and the 31st Landsturmers being practically annihilated. Six entire enemy divisions between the Bronta and the Piave had to be withdrawn and reformed. At one point two German regiments were engaged in a terrible struggle with each other before the mistake was discovered.

ITALIAN SUCCESSES.

ALPINI ANNIHILATE ASSAILANTS. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. Received 28, 12.55 a.m. London, Nov. 27. Italian official: Enemy masses roattacked between th<> Brenta and the Piave on the left wing. An' attack on Mont Pertica was promptly crushed. Our counter-attack repelled every fresh enemy attempt. The Alpini annihilated their assailants at Tasson. The enemy's pressure was strongest at the centre, but was definitely repulsed. We took 200 prisoners. We repulsed an enemy attack on our right from* Monfenere.

THE SNOW ARRIVES. A PERIOD FOR REORGANISATION. Received Nov. 28, 1.30 a.m. London, Nov. 27. Mr. Ward Price reports that the snow has come at last, the mountains being covered by a whirling blizzard and snowHakes which will soon be deep drifts, making a further movement of German artillery roost difficult. Thus the next few weeks will be a period of reorganisation for both sides, enabling the Italian resistance to be strengthened. British marching columns' are upon terms of growing friendship with the Italian populations. Their c&mpfire concerts ere ttie delight of the Italians.