The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-10
'ALLIES SELECT
JOINT COUNCIL
TO SAVE ITALY
Remove CadOrna as Leader
in Field and Substitute
General Diaz.
ALSO TO SERVE IN WEST
Retreat on Piave Continues
With Austro- Germans in
PlOdding Pursuit.
ALSO TO SERVE IN WEST

LONDON Nov. 9.-Thc retreat Of the
Italians continues toward the Piave
River. sixteen miles northeast Of Venice
The AustrosGerman forces are following
cautiously. with no apparent desire to
press closely. Meantime radical changes
have been made I'm the Italian high COM
mand. according to the Associated Press
correspondent at italian army head
quarters. Gen. Cadorna has been re-
moved as commander in chief and a..
signed as the Italian representative in q
permanent interallied military commit.
tee formed by the Allies. Gen. Diax. an
able leader. succeeds him as comm Ander
with Gen. Badoglio and Gen. GRADING
as his aids.
. Gen. Foch. Chief Of Stan Of the French
War Ministry. and Gen. Wilson. sub
chief OF the British General Staff, will
serve on the interallied committee with
Gen. Cadorna.
AnglO-French Troops Arrive.
French and British troops have ar.
rived and are moving toward the front.
The Italians are fighting we'll in rear
SudIu dNtiouS AituOusu khCES hIS Uu
natural defences on the plains the
Italians are utilizing every little ad-
vantage like that afforded by the hills in
the province OF Trev!so. from which they
are pouring a rain Of shells on the Ger
mans and Austrians. making them pay a
heavy price for the ground they gain.
A dozen bridges have been blown ur
on the Livenza River to arrest and del ~
the advance Of the invaders. The Ii
venza Is a smaller stream fhan the
TIA agliamento. and its crossing offers
fewer difficulties to the invading army
but the retiring italian army Is better
organized than It was on the banks OF
the Taglamento and Is capable OF
sreater resistance.
Indeed some of the Italian contin.
gents are animated by such ardor &c
ight the enemy that they are losing con-
tact with the main body and risk being
surrounded by the Austro-Germans. who
have advanced either higher or ioweI
on the river than the position occupied
by the Italians.
Fighting Line Thirty Miles.
Meanwhile the Italian retreat has
greatly shortened the fighting line. re-
ducing II to scarcely thirty miles ir
length This favors the concentration ot
b Itdlldu loItes ucAeItc'
The French and British representa-.
t.ves who have come to Italy had a con-
ference of two hours to-day with KIM
. Victor Emmanuel, The military meas
ures called for by the present situation
were discussed In active and cordial col.
laboration. On leaving the King the
party visited French and British troops
going toward the front
In the party are the British Premier
David Lloyd George: the French Pre-
mier Paul Painleve the Italian Pre-.
mier Vittorio Orlando Lieut.. Gen. Sir
William Robertson, chief OF the Impe-
rial STAFF at British Army Headquar-
ters. Major-Gen. Wilson. Gen. Smuts
formerly the British commander ir
South Africa the Italian Foreign Min
lister Baron Sonnino: the French Minis
ter OF Missions Abroad, Henry Franklin.
Bouillon Gen. Foch and their STATS.
Com mission Approved.
Among military officers the decision OF
the Allies to create a permanent mill.
tary committee has caused great salts
faction. 1t Is accepted as evidence that
the Allies have awakened to the neces.
sity for the closest union Of the whole
length OF the western front for the po
| litical and military conduct OF the war
Gen. Diaz Is rated as one OF the ablest
Italian military leaders. For years ht
was connected with the General Staff
He took part In the I.!byan war. serving
az "A Colonel. and was wounded so Sc
verely that he asked to be wrapped ir
flag. feeling that death was at hand