The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-06
HOPE TO HOLD
7[UIONS Until
MORALE IMPROVES,
Cadorna Has Not Indicated Where
He Will Make Stand for
the Final Battle.
CROSSING OF TAGLIAMENTO
Is EFFECTED BY INVADERS
Austro- Germans Press Sout!,Ward
to Adriatic and Meet
with Successes.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Austro- German forces operating
against the Italians along the Taglia
mento river from the region of the
Carnic Alps southwark to the Adriatie
sea, are proving serious menace
The invaders Of Venetia have driven
across the river at Pinzano and are
proceeding westward, while to the
north, on the Italian left wing, inten
sive operations are being carried out
by the TeutOnic allies, the two man
euvers probably having as their Oh
jective the cutting off of the entire
right wing of General Cadorna's army
The Berlin war Office, in announc
ing the fording OF the river, says 5000
Italians were made prisoners and that
additional guns were taken. The Ital
ian official communications make
brief mention of the operations, as
serting the enemy succeeded in bring
ing some of his forces to the righ,
bank of the stream. S ,yts 'At ~
= Prepare for Stand.
There is no indication whether Gen
eral Cadolna is trying to maintain
the Tagliamento line. It is not i'm
probable his stand here is temporary
while positions of greater strength are
being prepared in the rear There
has been no official statement since
the retreat fro mthe IsOnz0 front be
gan concerning the spot chosen b,
Cadorna for turning against the en-
emy. Some military observers have
considered that wit hhis large losses
in men and guns during the retro
grade movement, he would merel.
elect to stand along the Tagliamentt
and retard the enemy until better ar
rangefments could be provided furthe,
back westward. ~ y. ,,'A'..,,t ..,S.'.
Both the Rome and Berlin war Of
fees are silent as to the mOvemen
begun by the enemy in the Trentint
region last Saturday, which it was be
lieved at the time indicated the Ger
mans and Austro- Hungarians would at
tempt to push southwark along tho
western banks of Lake Garda through
Brescia and out upon the plains be
tween Milan and Verona. In the frs.
attempt to break the Italian front ir
this region the Teutonic allies me
with repulse.
Raid Operations.
British and French troops in Fland
ers continue to carry out raiding op
erations successfully against the Ger
mans and to heavily lombard enemy
positions at various points, with thu
Germans replying actively between
HOutholst wood and the Confines
Ypres canal. Bombardments also pre-
dominate on the southern part o.
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 Blacl
sea coast. North of Bereschba thu
British are pressing on with the de
finite object Of the capture of thu
coast city of Gatza. In their opera
tions they have taken q officers, ~,
492 men prisoners. The Russians
have driven the Turks from first lint
trenches in the Black sea region ant
have advanced at some places to tn
third line. Large quantities of boot!
were captured.
HOLD NORTHERN SLOPE.
French Front in France, Nov. s.
The Geramns still hold the norther,
slope of the valley of the Ailette afte
their retreat from the Chemin, de-:
Danes, of which nothing remains bu
the historic name and it's dominating
position over the marshy lOwlands.
French patrols everywhere reache'
the southern bank, but whenever the!
attempted to attai nthe other side
they met with a murderous machine
gun fire. The whole southern slope
of the valley was swept hour afte
hour on Sunday with German she'll:
of all calibers, most of them charged
with noxious gases. Every place
where the Germans believed tho
French were concentrating received
continuous salvos, which, however
did little damage. Several THOUSAND
projectiles were fired by the German
artillery in the course of the day II
this sector, most of which apparentl,
were fired at very long range ant
struck without exploding.
cnEExsoNE FRACTURED.
Chicago. Nov. Chicago lost {:
cog in its football machine today
when surgeons reported that Cocr
ran, right tackle. had suffered a frac
ture of the cheekbone severe enoug
to keep him out of play for the res