ITALIAN FRONT
ENEMY ATTACK AT MONT CORNO.
COMPLETELY BROKEN 1 UP. '
(Rec. May 20, 9.50 a,m.) LONDON, May 19. ./ An Italian■ official message states that the enemy's third attempt on the 17th to recapture Mont Corno failed. Two columns with machine guns and flame-throwers, strongly supported by artillery, attacked our positions. The attackers were caught under violent • arftllery and machine gun fire and compelled to retire in confusion. We firmly held the positions.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 115, 20 May 1918, Page 5
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