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On the Piave, which is in flood, many of his

bridges have been washed away. Since the beginning of the attack the Allies have taken nine thousand prisoners. Of that total a thousand, with about a hundred light guns and machine-guns, were captured by British troops, whose work has been warmly praised in an Italian Army communiqué. There is evidence that even in the field Austria suffers from a dearth of food, and is short of munitions also. Some Bohemian groups of prisoners stated that they had surrendered as a result of proclamations, dropped by Italian airmen, that Italy will support the Czecho-Slovak claim to nationality. No heavily sup- ported offensive on so large a scale has accomplished so little in five days of hard fighting.

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