Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-15

dorna issued an order including in the
zone of military operations all terri
tory north and east of the Po and
possibility of carrying his retreat
much farther than the Pavc Wheth-
er this will be necessary evidently de-
pends on the speed with which France
Great britain and America can get
men, guns and supplies to the Italian
front. Guns and supplies especially
are called for by the Italians.
The victory of the Germans in Italy
will be far from complete unless they
can capture Venice. The German com
manders already have hinted thut they
Will attack that city from the air, and
than possible in the immediate future.
AS was said before, the invasion
served to bring about swift union of
all factions in Italy, and the govern
ment, While realizing the extreme gr;,v-
ity of the situation, is confident that
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military object as they have their po-
litical object. The Italian armies are
maintaining order and discipline and
are cheerful. .sand aa.,e reaI- guards are
fighting ynliantly to retard the adj
vance of the Teutons.
As in Russia. formerly, SO i'm Italy,
the farther the invaders penetrate he
more dangerous becomes their own po-
sition. They are moving away from
their bases of supply, and must rebuild
the lines of communication destroyed
by the Italians i'm their retreat. Ca
dorna, on the other hand, gains the
protection of rivers larger than the
Taglianento, of many canals and of
numerous railroads that are able to
furnish all the transportation his con
tracted front needs
British Gain Pasechendaele Ridge.
Sir Douglas Haig's periodical drive
in Flanders, which is becoming reg
ulnr weekly feature, accomplished
most important results last week,
when the Canadians succeeded in TAX
the ridge of the same name which
dominates the country to the east. The
drive was made under most adverse
conditions, the ground being flooded
by torrential rains, but the British bar
rage fire WAS perfect and the infantry
followed it so closely that the Germans
in their concrete dugouts and pill
boxes were stormcd before they had
time to get into action. This advance
brought Roulers under the guns of the
British. and their aviators also began
bombing that town with deadly effect.
Following up the retiring crown
princes army north of the Aisne, the
French reached the south bank OF the
Ailctte. but the Germans maintained
their line on the other side of that
stream by heavy and continuous ar
tillcry fire. Elsewhere on the French
fully rcpulsed.
General Alenby reported that his
troops in Palestine advanced beyond
Beersheba With splendid dash and en-
durance and that on Wednesday he
captured GAIA from the Turks.
American Patrol Boat Torpedoed.
The German C-boats found one
American victim in the patrol boat
Alcedo. which was torpodoed and sunk
in British waters, going down In four
minutes after being struck. Lieut..
John 4. Melvin and 90 men were lost.
The Alcedo was formerly the private
yacht of G. w. Clilds DreXel Of Phila-
delphia. She carried Il crew Of seven
officers and So men. The American
merchant steamship Rochester also
four men losing their lives. An Amer
lean freighter arriving at an Atlantic
port reported THAT her gun crew sank
n German Submrrsibe that attempted
to torpedo her in the Mediterranean.
In general. the I-boats had poor
week. the British admiralty report
showing that only eight British YES
sells of more than lGD0 tons had been
sunk. and four smaller vessels. This
Is the smallest nu;nber of victims for
any week since unrestricted submarine
warfare began.
Won Hertlin1 May Not Last.
Count Won Herfling isn't likely to
be German chancellor for very long,
for unless he yields ~ the demands
of the radicals. they intend to intro
duce resolution Of lack of confidence
as soon as tho reichstas reconvenes
on November %. The count seems to
have fallen under complete control of
the militarists and junkers and is now