. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. ment that aimed to destroy theItalian front line and paralyze Italian artillery, the Aus-trians, under cover of an artificial fog created by smokeapparatus, advanced in open formation to an attack. Thebombardment, however, had been frustrated by Italianartillery, which destroyed lines and shelters, made full hitson massed troops, and drenched battle-emplacements withgas. When the Austrian infantry came into the front-line 128 IN THE ALPS AND OX THE ADR
. The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others. ment that aimed to destroy theItalian front line and paralyze Italian artillery, the Aus-trians, under cover of an artificial fog created by smokeapparatus, advanced in open formation to an attack. Thebombardment, however, had been frustrated by Italianartillery, which destroyed lines and shelters, made full hitson massed troops, and drenched battle-emplacements withgas. When the Austrian infantry came into the front-line 128 IN THE ALPS AND OX THE ADRIATIC zones they met resistance from Italian machine-guns, anda counter-attack from supporting troops. Not alone did the Italians and their British and Frenchcomrades hold in check the Austrian offensive along thegreater part of the battle-front; they soon turned aggressorsthemselves on some of the more important sectors, andespecially in the mountain regions. The strokes of theenemy were particularly violent on the Montello plateau,the capture of which would have given them command ofroads leading through Treviso to Venice and a fairway. © PRESS ILLUSTRATING ITALIAN GUNS ON A BARGE IN THE LOWER PIAVE westward through the province of Treviso. Even withEmperor Charles at the front the Austrians became de-moralized. Their deficiencies, in comparison with Italiantroops, became more evident than ever before, while Britishairplanes did notable work. The number of foot-bridgesdestroyed by British bombs was seven, some 25,000 cart-ridges being fired at the Austrians when they were scurry-ing across bridges. The enemy had engaged 29 out of atotal of 58 or 59 divisions. The first two days were enough to show that the Allies 129 IN THE EAST, NEAR EAST, AND SOUTH did not face a situation like that on the Isonzo in October,1917, or that in Picardy, at Armentieres, or on the Aisnein the spring of 1918. The sense of relief shown at Romehad a double source. In France anxiety at the fr
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