New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-01
General Tozzi, Head of
Italian Mission Here,
Has Faith in Cadorna

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3l.-GeneraI
Pasquale Tozzi, chief Of the italian
military mission in the United States
is not respondent over the reVerses
experienced by the Italian array, but
TO conduct the necessary new move
ments successfully he declared that
enormous quantities of materials and
Of ccal for the operation of the rail-
reads will be required.
"Thus far" General Tozzi said to-
day, mo calculation can be msde Of
the material that has been lost during
the last week. Of course, there was a
great amount of ammunition, food
stuffs and other articles required by
the army just behind the Isonzo front,
and these have been partly carried
away and partly destroyed.
Generally speaking, the Italian
needs has been especially tonnage, coal,
steel, and. lately, owing to the crops
failure, wheat in greater quantity than
ever before.
Looks for United States Help
GAS in the past, hope that, by work
ing in harmony with the United States
government officials charged with al
letting supplies to the Allies, Italy s
requirements will be met"
General Tozzi expressed the convic-
ton that the Austro-German advance
would be arrested at the Tagliamento
line. 1.-The new line along the Taglia-
mento," he said, "is strong line, not
withstanding that there is usually a
lack of water in The river. This line
runs from the Alps to the sea; before
the right wing in the south are great
marshes, which will make it rather diff
ficult for the enemy to proceed there,
and an enemy offensive against the
middle of the line will be even more
difficult, for that part of the line Is
not only shorter, but has also the sup
port of the hills and the mountains of
the left wing in the north.
THE third army is retiring in COM
plete order, so that it can give to the
Austro Germans some preoccupation,
as Il threatens the enemy's flank while
following the retiring second army. A.
the same time, the third army must at
tempt 10 check the pressure from the
enemy following it from the Carso.
II absolutely disapprove of the opin-
ion that sorae- organization Of the sec
a. =, - - J
and that for this reason the enemy
broke through; the enemy's success was
only consequence Of a sudden attack
by overwhelming, forces. | am conf
dent that the Teutons will be arrested
at the Taglisnento line, toward which
the Italian reserves are rushing.
Italy on Hard Front
General Tozzi, in describing the diff
culties faced on the Italian front, said
that its tortuous lines, before the late
reverses, extended 485 kilometres, be-
ing longer than the English, French
and Belgian lines combined, the latter
covering ABS kilometres. To make the
Italian problem ever more difficult, the
front passed through lofty and precipi-
tous mountains.
IF the Importance of the Italian
front had been understood before" he
declared, "this front being nearer the
heart Of the weakest enemy than any
other, much better results would have
been obtained, and there would have
been found the key for the quickest So
luton and for the end of the war
"The second army, whose front was
broken by the Austro- German blow, &C
complished few months ago feats o.
Undesirable daring and efficiency, con-
sequently it's retreat is due to natura
causes in the development of the war.