Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-29
Entire Line Is Wayering Before
Onslaught Of Invaders With
0ne Exposed Wing in DAN
ger of Capture.
ROME ADMITS DEFEAT
AND HINTS COWARDIcE
French Cabinet Calls Special
Session to Discuss Cooper
alton With Italy and Check
swift Thrust of Germans,


~ So.S'~e 'oussAL SPECIAL LEASED w,.s,
Austro-derman army under
sne command Of Emperor Charles
VINO mas as his chief assistant the
priiilant Field Marshal Won Maclon.
sen. are shaking the entire ITALIA n
iine from the Julian Alps region 70
tne Adriatic sea. Pressing back the
iailans at several points on Italtan n
SOIL, the combined enemy forcaa ror,
nave pushed forward on the Italian
ieft wing and captured Ciyidale, wing
20 the northeast OF Udine, and are
nearing the plains beyond. In addition
tne Austrian town of Gorizia, a. point
OF great strategic value on the Isonzo
river, has been retaken from the ftat-
ians. NsT'77'
Number Of Prisoners Grows.
According to the lalest Berlin Of
iicial communication 100. 600 Italians
nave been made prisoner and IN 81.
cess Of 100 guns have fallen into ,s-
, uo-German hands. The second and
third Italian armies are declared 10
re in retreat.
Z ROME admits the falling backi. os
She ialian army. asserting that COW.
ardice similar to that shown by the
Russians In Galizia, was exhibited In
the race of the foe, the Italians sur-
rendering or retreating without sIv.
ing battle, permitting the breaking or
me ieft wing and thereby offerina
easy access to the town .of CIyIdale
rrior "a falling back. however. tho
Italians destroyed all their depots and
Cividale was on fire when the Austro-
aermans entered II.
A May Offer Hattie In Open.
Possibly the Italians in this region.
VINO are declared by Rome to be re-
treating to- prepared positions on the
plains, will turn about and meet the
enemy in open country fighting. M
II they do not and the enemy is
able to keep up westward the fast
pace that has been maintained since
the commencement of the operation.
the greater part of the Italian forces
along the northeastern line will be
threatened with capture. The sit,ia-
tion rs so grave that a special meeting
OF the French cabinet has been called
Tor the purpose Of deciding upon the
question of allied cooperation on the
italian front.
British Improve Positions.
The fighting on the western front
IN FLANDERS has died down to some
extent, except for artillery duels.
The British, however, have better.
ed their positions along the Ypres-
Roulers railway In small attacks,
While the Bligians and the French
have captured several important SAL
tents In the region OF Dxmude. Aione
The Aisne front the French are vio-
1ently bonbarding the German posts
and 1t is probable wat soon again
they will deliver another of their
sharp and decisive strokes toward
Laon. their objective in the recent
fighting. An attack by the Germans
near the Froidniont farm was repuls-
ed.
Germans and Russians Friendly.
In the Gulf of Riga and In the
region of the head of the Gulf of Fin-
land the Germans for several days
nave Icuidihcu quicnScuts HihhbIlB IiU
endeavor to land forces on the main
land where they met with repulse
twice last week. No large infantry ac-
tinns have taken place along the Rus
sian front. On the contrary. there has |
been return to the fraternidng be-
tween the Russians and Germans |
which was noticeable some time ago |
on various sectors. hH
Near Illoukst and in the region Of
krevo such efforts have been noticed. |
In the former sector scores OF Rus
slams who had gone out TO meet the
enemy on a footing Of friendship were
dispersed by the fire Of the Russian |
artillery.
British airmen daily are flying over |
points behind the line in Belgium
held by the Germans and dropping |
bombs upon military positions and
Airdromes. Railway functions have
been bombed effectively, and explos-
Ives have been loosed several times |
upon the sparaphelhoelk and EnseI1
e
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