Rome, Jan, 27.
An official communique states:
The enemy's offensive in the Gorizia zone has been arrested. The Italians firmly hold the mei tions they have occupied. They effectively shelled an enemy force marching towards the bridge across the Isonzo northwest of Gorizia. On Carse Plateau an Italian detachment, by a surprise march, captured the fortified church of San Martino.
Jan. 28.
An official communique reports:
After intense artillery fire the Austnians, on the evening of the 27th, attempted three times to rush the Italian positions on the Upper Teonzo but they were repulsed with heavy losses and finally took to flight. The Italians occupied part of the ground they had abandoned on the night of the 2th and consolidated their positions.
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