THE ITALIAN FRONT.

Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14625, 1 February 1918, Page 5

THE ITALIAN FRONT.

OFFENSIVE ON ASIACO PLATEAU.

IMPORTANT POSITIONS CAPTURED.

(.Australian and N.Z. Cable Association

and Reuter.)

(Received Jan. 31, 10 p.m.) London, Jar. 30. An Italian official report says:— We captured tie Col del Rosso and the Col de Chele on Monday, and withstood numerous1 counter-attacks. We captured Monte Be Val Bella yesterday, and almost completely destroyed two enemy divisions. We have captured hitherto 100 officers and 2500 men, hesides six guns, 100 machine gurs, numerous trench mortars, and several thousand rifles. Wo brought down seventeen aeroplanes in two days.

CABLE NEWS.

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