Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-11-07
aIRMEN RENDER
GREAT ASSISTANCE
Attack Enemy Troops at Work Repair
ina Bridges Over TasIiamento and
/, Forces Moving Across River-italian
Troops Rapidly Learning German
Methods Of Fighting-cadorna's Line
Now Fully -estabIished.


increased confidence, aItho the sit
Gation admittedly is grave.
General Cadorna's withdrawal
from the Tagiiamento line and
from the mountainous districts in
northern Venetia is proceeding in
an orderly way, Rome asserts.
Il DISPATCHES from tho field seem
70 bear this out. Tho German
statement claims the capture OF
numbers Of prisoners but does not
mention any guns taken or indi-
cate any such decentralization in
the Italian ranks as during the
precipitate withdrawal from the
lsonxo line.
incidentally Z semi official state
msnt from Rome declares the Aus.
tro- German invasion has failed OF
its political object-assumedly the
brsakina a. tho Italian will to re-
sist and the forcing Of separate
pesce ce-,Nhile there is strong con-
.victlon that tho serious military
problems created by the drive will
4 retirement by the Italians 70
shorser defsnss line 10 under Wsy
5alonu 1 front Of 160s yniIss.. Not
only frum the carnic Alps to the
iAdsia4ie, ajon0 tDss aosissssntsv
~ General cadorna's mon retreat-
IND before The Austro- Germans, but
Also II the Dolomite and carnie
Alps.
The river Piave appears to be
the next stopping place OF the
Italians, but there are indications
that even tho northern reaches OF
this river have been abandoned to
che enemy, General cadorna prob
ably retiring upon the Sugana val.
sley. which lies east Of Trent, and
5upon the Piave, connecting the two
natural positions by q line from
the nrenta, which flows thru the
sucana valley to the Piave at
point south Of FeItre.
IL Il improbable that the Italian
eoynm nmander would retreat TO the
line 81 the Brenta along its entire
ilsnufI,. a. this would leave Venice
= the hands Of the invaders.
RouIsrs, an important railway
aenter. northwest Of Ypres, 10 now
dominated by British guns. Cana.
dian troops yesterday completed
the capture Of the important part
81 the Passchendaele GheIuvelt
r;doe BY taking Passohendae!e,
ooebero and MoseImarkt. The
,n.....n. .Iffared heavy losses and
: number Of prisoners fell into
IHrit;;.::.ssA...ds-
passchendaele dominates Rouiers
and the plains surrounding the
town and the plains which lie f've
miles northeast.
Rome Nov. THE Italians hav
,ithdrawn in good order from the Tas
amento river toward the Livenza,
announced officially. The announce
lcnt follows:
stAs the low water in the Tagiamen'
.ndered DIFFICULT defense Of the rive
d have withdrawn our line towar
Is. Livenza- The retirement was &C
in good order under tn
rejection Of northward covering unit
nd Of rear guards toward the sout!
yesterday and last night our all
lanes and .airships repeatedly at
lclked enemy troops at work in re
airing bridges over the Tagliament
! In movement across the river. Fou
ostile machines were brought dow
Y our aviators."
srThe Iivenza Is the next river lin
ehind the Tagliamento. Its mouth
Felve miles below that Of the Taglia
Iento. It's course Is tortuous and
$ been generally assumed that Gen
n Cadorna would undertake nothin
lore than q delaying action Their
Iaking his stand along more favor
Bic line such as that Of the Piav
Iver.l =
cadorna's Line Re-estabIished.
[By the Associated Press.]
Headquarters OF the italian Arm.
Nv s.The main fact Of the situatio
punected with the REORGANIZATION 9
"a first and second armies, is tina
80 I "a dorna,a line has been re- eS