Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-06
ITALIANS UNABLE
TO DEFEND RIVER
Austro-Germans Succeed in
Crossing Tagliamento
Near Middle.
5000 PRISONERS ARE TAKEN
Cadorna May Retreat to New
and Stronger Positions;
Wing in Danger.

BY Associated Press
The Austro- German forces operat-
ing against the Italians along the
Tagliamento river from the region OF
the Carnic Alps southwark to the
Adriatic sea are proving a serious
menace.
| The invaders of Vcnetla have
driven their way across the river at
| Pinzano and are proceeding westward
while to the north on the Italian left
wing intensive operations are being
carried out by the Teutonic allies, the
two maneuvers probably having as
their objective the cutting off of the
entire right wing of General Ca
| dorna's army.
The Berlin war office in its an
nouncement of the fording OF the
| river says six thousand Italians were
made prisoner and that an additional
number of guns were taken. The
Italian official communication makes
only brief mention OF the operation,
merely asserting that the enemy sue
ceeded in bringing-some of his forces
| TO tho right bank of the stream.
Cadorna May Abandon River.
| There is no indication whether 1t
Is the intention of General Cadorna
|
mento line but it is not improbable
that his stand here is u temporary one
while positions OF greater strength
are being prepared in the rear.
| Never since the retreat from the
Isonzo front began has there been any
official statement concerning the spot
chosen by Cadorna for turning about
against the enemy but some military
observers have considered that with
I lngQps N
Ing the retreat he would merely elect
to stand along the Tagliamento and
retard the enemy until better ar
rangements including reinforcements
In men and guns could be provided
further back westward.
Both the Rome and Berlin war Of
fices are silent as to the movement be-
gun by the enemy in the Trentino re-
gion last Saturday, which II was be-
lieved at the time indicated that the
Germans and Austro Hungarians
would attempt to push southwark
along the western banks of Lake
Gardu thru Brescia and out upon the
plains between Milan and Verona. In
the first attempt to break the Italian
front In this region the Teutonic allies
met with repulse and even lost men
made prisoners.
Raidipg I'm Flanders.
The British and French troops in
Flanders continue to carry out raiding
operations successfully against the
Germans and to lombard heavily the
enemy positions at various points with
the Germans replying actively IN the
sector between HouthOlst wood and
the Confines Ypres canal. lombard
ments also predominated on the
southern part of the front In France.
Two additional defeats OF the Otto
man forces are recorded-by the Brit
ish in southern Palestine and by the
Russians in the region OF the Black
sea coast. North Of Beersheba the
British are pressing on with the defi-
mite object of the capture Of the coast
city of GAIA. In their operations they
have taken 207 officers and 2,429
men. The Russians have driven the
Turks from first line trenches in the
Black sea region and have advanced
at some places TO the third line. Large
quantities of booty were captured.