Arizona republican., 1917-11-20
ITALIANS DEFEND PIAVE SECTOR BUT ENEMY DRIVES
 WEDGE " TOWARD ADRIATIC
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middle and lower reaches of the Piave river successfully against the Teutonic invaders and have thrown back the greater portion of those who crossed the stream, the enemy is trying with strong forces to the north to beat back the troops of General DiaZ, pierce the line and force retirement westward from the region of Vidor to the Adri- atic sea.
 In this endeavor the invaders have captured several important points of vantage, notably the village of Quero and Monte Cornelle-and have com pelled the Italians under heavy bonn bardment to evacualo their strongly fortified position of Monte Tomba, all most the last stronghold barring the way to the northern edge of the Vene- titan plains. These captures are report ed by the German war office, but the admission had been made previously by Rome that the enemy was attack ing in that region with heavy effect ives, doubtless among them reinforce ments which it had been known for several weeks they were hurrying southward The Germans announced
  ing the fighting.
 Nothing as yet has been heard of the arrival of British and French re- Inducements to aid the Italians.
 All the enemy forces which last week crossed the river Piave near Benson have been swept clear of the western bank in a brilliant attack by the Ital- ians. Large numbers of them met death along the eastern bank or were drowned in their hurried attempt to ford the stream. Others were bay onetted or forced to surrender and it was only small portion of the original force that was able to make their way in safety.
 No infantry actions of importance have taken place along the western front in Belgium and France, but in dications point to another attack by Field Marshal Haig in Flanders and possibly by General Petain's forces near Verdun. On both sectors ex- tremely heavy bombardmentS are in progress.
 While the Bolsheviki elements in Russia are threatening to make a peace on their own terms and thence forth remain neutral in the war, des- patches from Petrograd are to the ef- feet that the German emperor has
 
 for peace only with the successor to the imperial Russian government or with the Russian constituent assembly.
 With Italian Army HEADQUARTERS OF THE ITAL- IAN ARMY IN NORTHERN ITALY, Sunday, Nov. 1S.-(By the Associated Press).- Having felt the Italian steel along the Piave, the enemy is again massing his forces on the north. Aus trian prisoners taken at Follina and Fagare say that von Bellows forces, who were present four days ago at Vidor, on the Piave river, now have been swung northward, probably back of Asiago, on the front between the Piave and Brenta rivers.
 Some of the heaviest blows now are being struck there and, although the enemy forces in that territory have exceeded the Italians, heavy reserves are being added to them. and the pressure has been steadily increased since Friday.
 It is not possible to state where the allies endorsements are but it can be stated that they are not on the Piave nor in the fighting zone at the north. which now appears to be one of the enemy's chief lines of approach.
 It is felt that the allied reinforce ment could render incalculable service at this juncture in furnishing reserves to meet this concentration of the north and the correspondent is authorized to state that this would be considered most timely now.
 Austrian prisoners say that fresh enemy divisions have recently been brought from the Russian front. They give strange accounts of what is hap pening along the Russian front and as sert that Russian resistance is giving place to easy living and feasting. German Official Statement