Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-02
MORALE 0f MEN STILL SPLENDID
 SAYS CADORNA Italians Suffered Terribly But Confident of Stem
 ming the Invasion. EXPERTS EXPECT
 BIG OPEN BATTLE Russians Pursue Retrepting Germans VloseIy. Admiralty Lord Declares Fifty Percent of U.Boats in
 North Seas Sunk.
Associated Press Summary.

AHe SredIef pOrtlOn or General Ca. dorna's Italian army apparently has crossed the Tagliamento river and probably now stand on the western bank in new linc of defense, wait ing to give battle there to the Ten tonic allies.
 The advance of the enemy tho 1t has been remarkably rapid, was not quick enough to carry out the pur- pose of the military commanders on enveloping the Italians and putting them out of battle from the Carnic Alps to the head of the Adrlatic sea. The italians lost heavily in men and guns captured, the German official communication asserting that moro than lSO,O0O men and 1,500 guns were taken by the Teutonic allies and also suffered terribly from hards.lips, due to bad weather, lack of food as they made their way across the country to the Tagliamento. ss
 Enemy Harassed.
 With their rear guard everywhere harassing the enemy, General Cador- Ea declares that with tle morale of his men still splendid the success of the invaders soon will be made value less.
 On the eastern side of the Taglia- mento the Teutonic allies have cap tured all along the Waterway from Pizano to Latisana valuable bridge heads from which to operate against the Italians on the other side of the stream. No mention has yet been made of any attempt hy the enemy to bridge the stream, now at full fresh ct, with pOntoons, but doubtless strong efforts in this direction, wifi be made as soon as sufficient ar tillery has been mobilzed to give ef- feet to this operation.
 Great Open Battle Expected.
 Should General Cadorna, however, decide to stand and give battle along the Tagliamento, choosing the Piave for the big battle that is to come, doubtless the plains of F'ruili soon will resOund with the hoofbeat Of cavalry and the clash of the saber and witness the greatest scene of open warfare that has taken place during the present hostilitieo. Already the Italian cavalry has b.,en in action to the east of the Tagl.Amento and did notable work in harass.ng the Teuton-
 
 Other Fronts.
 On the battle fronts in France and Belgium little activitr. is being dis played. except by the arti.leries of the opposing sides, which al various points. are carrying out reciprocal bonn bardments.
 The 'Petrograd war office reports another withdrawal of the German troops in the region of the north Rus sian front. The Russians are keep ing in contact with the rear guard as they retire to prepared positions. and the significant statement is made by the Russians that there are no grounds for supposing that it will De possible for the retreatins elements to be thrown upon any other front. This possibly may indicate that the Russians are carrying out an opera ton so strong that the Germans will not be able to deplete their forces Ly sending endorsements to the Ital- ian and wesern fronts. $
 British Capture Town.
 The Palestine British troops have captured the town of Beersheba, 3hort distance southwest of Jerusa-
  mans and Arabs. They also took nine guns. suffering slight losses them selves in the operation.
 American Vessel Damaged.
 The American transport Finlan vas torpedoed recently while return ug to the United States from the var zone. The vessel was damaged ut made port under her own steam.
 Between 40 and 50 per cent of < he German submarines operating In Ihe North sea and the Arctic and At antic since the beginning of the war nave been sunk,f according to Sir C Eric Gedden, the new first lord n 2 be British admiralty, in states nent to the house of commons. I'm of new British tonnage. ts x ldded. for the first nine rnoDths of ' he present year. was 12S DOT co1f 8s
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