The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-10
AUSTRO-GERMANS ARE BEING DELAYED IN THEIR ADVANCE Rear Guard Actions and Burning Bridges Protect
 Cadorna's Men STAND WILL BE
 MADE VERY SOON Teutonic Allies Are Paying Heavy Price For Every Inch of Territory They
 Are Taking

Italian Military Zone, Thursday Mo- vember s.--Both British and French troops are going toward Eie front.
 Italian Army Headquarters, Thurs day, November Shy the Associated Press.)-Thc conference of British, French and Italian representatives has resulted in. the conclusion of per- manent intcr-aIIied military commit- tee. New leadership for the Italian army has been provided.
 General Cadorna, who has been i'm supreme command of the Italian army since the beginning of the war, has been given a place on the new cona- mittce.
 New heads of the Italian army have been named. General Diax has been appointed first in command with Gen.. eral Badogifo second and General Grandino third.
 General Foch, chieI of staff of French war ministry, and General wif4S son. subchief of the British general staff, will serve on the inter-aIiicd committee with General Cadorna. Italian Army Headquarters, Thursday, November S.-(By the Associated Press1 The Italians continue their retreat in accordance with the plan of the general l, staff Although the rsain over which Fey are lighting offers no natural de- lenses, with the exception of the hills in the province of Trevizo. the Italians are opposing more determined resist anee to the enemy.
  ing down rain of shells on the Ger mans and Austrians making them pay q heavy price for the ground they gain
 ITALIAN STATEMENT
 Rome, November 9.-The Italians, are still holding back the Austrians and Ger-' mans by rear guard actions while the main body of the troops is establishing itself on the positions chosen for the re- sstance, says today's official state ment
 The announcement follows:
 "our troops continue to arrive and es- ] tablish themselves on the positions which have been chosen for the resistance.
 Our rear guards and covering units still hold back the enemy by their brave behavior and activity"
 DELAYING INVADERS
 Italian Army Headquarters, Wednes- day, November IA dozen bridges have been blown up on the Livenza river to arrest and delay as much as possible the advance of the Austro- Germans toward the Piave river
 The Livenza is smaller river than the Tagliamento, and offers fewer difficulties to the invading army to cross it, but the retiring Italian army is now better or ganized than it was on the banks of the Tagliamento and is capable of greater re- sistance. Indeed, some of the Italian contingents are animated by such ardor to fight the enemy that they are losing contact with the main body and risk be- ing surrounded by the Austro-Germans who have advanced either higher or lower on the river than the position occupied ] by the Italians
 Meanwhile the Italian retreat has greatly shortened the fighting line, re- ducing it to scarcely 90 miles in length { This favors the concentration of Italian { forces for defense.
 London, November 9.--The entire Turk ish army in Palestine is retreating to- | ] following up the retiring Turks and i bombing them. Forty Turkish guns were i captured, says the British official state
 ment, announcing the Ottoman retreat. 1 British and French naval forces are CO., 1 operating against the Turkish communl- cations along the Mediterranean coast. ' Paris November 9-tsWe carried out f with success last night surprise attacks ! in the Argonne and on the left bank Of 1 the Mouse in the region Of Avocourt wood and brought&back prisoners says 1 todays official communication. 'sThe Germans made two attacks after violent bombardment on one of our pos 1 stions at Chaume wood (Verdun fronts, ] the other in Lorraine. in the region Of i Arracourt. These assaults were repulsed. 1 The enemy suffered serious losses and left { prisoners in our hands.
 Tn upper Alsace one of our detach- ments entered the German trenches 1 northwest of Bizel, in the region of Sep- pois After exploring the position, de- i stroying shelters and capturing material,
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