The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-01
European.

European.
The Austro-German armies, under
the command of Emperor Charles,
who has as his chief assistant the bril-
liant Field Marshal Won Mackensen,
are shaking the entire Italian line
from the Julian Alps region to the
Adriatic sea.
In the Austro-German advance on
the Italian front, the great strategic
point, Gorilla, has been recaptured.
Berlin announces that already one
hundred thousand Italian prisoners
have been taken, together with more
than seven hundred guns.
Rome says the reason for the re-
treat of the Italians was due to arrant
cowardice. However, before the Ital-
ians retreated they destroyed all their
stores and set several little towns on
fire.
Unless something intervenes, there
is grave possibility that the greater
part Of the Italian forces along the
northeastern line will be threatened
with capture. The situation is regard
ed so grave by the French that a cab
net meeting has been held for the
purpose of deciding upon the question
of allied cooperation on the Italian
front.
The Austro-German armies on the
Isonzo front are fast developing their
offensive against the General Cador
mas forces. Already the Italians on
the northern wing of the 25-mile front
have been forced to give ground and
at several places are back across the
Isonzo north and south of TOlminO,
which the battle, at last accounts, was
waging on Italian territory.
The Italian war office announces
that the evacuation of the Bainsizza-
Heligengeist plateau is necessary-a.
retirement which will render null, in
a great measure, the brilliant advance
of the Italians in the summer cam
paign.
The Teuton advance against the Ital-
ians has so far resulted in the capture
of not less than thirty thousand pris-
oners together with over three hun
dred guns.
The Germans who were so active re-
Gently in the Russian Riga sector are
to life in that section, and are show
ing some of their o1dtime fighting
ability.
Fresh gains are reported by the Brit
ish and French in the Ypres sector.
The French in Flanders report some
gains, but military critics attach very
little importance to any of the recent
fighting in this section. 1t is mostly
of a tactical nature, and the result
cannot be foretold yet.
The French continue to hammer the
German crown prince north of the
Aisne river.
A cablegram from a French sea-
port" says: Escaping from a German
submarine after a bitter fight lasting
nearly four hours and with seven Of
her crew wounded, two of them seri-
Ously, an American steamer arrived
there from an American port. The
! timely Intervention Of an American tor
pedo boat saved the ship from being
sent to the bottom.
| Roumania will fight to the bitter end
until the struggle for the freedom of
the world and the restoration of the
rights of small nations is achieved, the
ROumanian queen says.
The Austro-Swiss frontier has been
closed owing to the serious internal
situation in Austria. Several munition
| factories were wrecked in recent food
riots in Vienna, Brunn and Laibash,
the rioters being mostly women.
Two German dreadnaughts, one
cruiser, twelve torpedo boats and one
transport were put out of action by
the Russians in the fighting around
the islands in the Gulf of Riga, but
their ultimate fate is unknown.
1t has been definitely established
that six German torpedo boats were
sunk in the fighting at Riga. The
Russians lost the battleship Slava and
a large torpedo boat.
Lloyd-George, British premier, says
Germany is plotting for another Irish
revolution, and that arrangements al
ready have been made to land arms
on the Celtic isle.
British casualties reported during
the week totaled 7,O41, divided as fol.
lows: Officers killed or died of their
wounds, 1862; men, 3,O18. Officers
wounded or missing. 427; men, 1864
Premier Lloyd-George of England
says peace now on the terms avail.
able, would be only letting down the
gates to every buccaneering empire in
the future to repeat the experiment OF
the present Armageddon.