Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-11-07
ITALIAN ARMY FIGHTING STUBBORN !
CARD0NA FORCES IN
THEIR CRUCIAL TEST

i Cadornas retreating
ly contesting every foot
Plave river, where the
crucial battle with the
German forces is believ-
ed inevitable.
The italian cavalry, covering the
rear Of the retreat is matching its
skill and experience against over
whelming odds The cavalry is sue
cceding in the Italian plan, play
for time
The war Office announced today
that the Italian line had withdrawn
to the Iiveuzea river in good order.
The statement adds that enemy
bridges over the Tagliament0 river
were bombed
The Liycnzo river Is between the
Tagliamento and Playe rivers, prac-
ticaEy parallelng both streams from
below the Carnic Alps to the Adriatic
'se.a 1t is an average distance OF ten
miles from the Plave and approximate
ly Is miles from the Tagliamento.
1t is at this point where Military
experts predict that General Cadvona
plans another stand before making his
most powerful resistance at the Playe.
He will do this, experts say, TO play
for time in which to fully fortify him
self Oh the Plave.
Tho Intervention space between the
lTagliamento and the Livenza rivers
is familiarly referred to rs the 'Hol-
land Of Italy" The country Is net
work of drains and canals. causing
slow progress by ponderous armies.
New Revolt Threatens.
Petrograd, Nov 7~-.prcinier Ecren
sky is today facing another serious
crisis. The new attempts Of tho
Maximalsts headed by Leon Trots-
KY to gain control of the government
threatens to provoke another uprls-
ing.
PiIlaec udinc,
Rome, Nov The Germans began
:, pillaging and burning Udine after the
:, city fell into their hands, according
. to the Archbishop of Udine, who
I. came here for conference with the
, Pope The Archbishop said he did
g not leave the city until after the
/, German troops had entered
:. Carl, King Of Poland.
/ Amsterdam, Nov 2 Emperor Carl
of Austria has assumed the title Of
o ceived today from Berlin which quotes
k the Lokal Anzeiger The article con-
"a tinues as follows:
II The latest sitting of the crown coun.
le ell has solved the Polish situation,
Ut according to Austria's wishes Poland
'r becomes attached to Austria and Cali.
" cia will be part Of Poland"
d Lithunia and Courland the paper
s- states. will in all probability be allied
'e with Prussia
W kcrcnsky TO Show Iron Hand.
a Petrograd, Nov. Premier Keren
=, sky plans to use drastic methods 10
N overcome the Maximillsts, who he
-, claims plan to effect separate peace
,n with Germany The Premier today
addressing the preliminary Russian
parliament asked II the government
will have It's support in the move.
Haia Drives Ahead.
with their backs TO Roulers, evident
ly determined to make their stand a
~ that most important base until th'
;" last vestige of hope disappears. witt
" the fall - Passchendaele there re
o. mains little or nothing to stop th'
iaig rush TO Rulers, but five mile
80 away
~, In the opinion Of British militar
,v authorities llaig now entertains Rou
lod ers aR his next object The city !
r., most important To The enemy, as II
nd capture would later mean q loss t
ion THE kase of his chief bases for sui
NJ marine operations Ostend and Iet
icl brugge Again has the Canadian col
de. tIneent covered itself with glory. o.
vas grooming the stubborn enemy resi-
f. tance these valiant troops not onl
a. captured passchendaele but rushed |
en- a point 500 yards beyond It's cente
The civil evacuation Of Passchcl
daolo took place several weeks ag'
Reports from the Flanders front r.
lin. laing To Haig's victory Include th
,od capture of hundreds of Germans wh
lay continued through today To arrive
'th The prison cages
MS. With tho fall OF passchondacle th
iad hamlcts Of Mosselmarket and Goober
u also werc taken from the enemy. tn
or British official statement after maxim
sne mention OF the fact that "The enem
had been ordered to hold this impor
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