Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-31
WITHOUT ANY DELAY
L 0 nd on Newspapers
Urge Sending of Aid
to Italy at Once

London, Oct. S0.-Satisfactlon with
the decision of Great Britain and
France to help the Italians is express
ed by most of the morning newspapers
which again urge that whatever assist
ance is possible must be given with
out delay. There is, Of course, no
certain indication Of the exact form
this help will take, but the general as
sumption seems to be that concrete re-
Inducements contributed by Great
Britain and France wall appear on the
Italian front.
The Morning Post, however, con-
tends that the best way of helping
Italy is TO keep hammering the Ger
mans on the western front. 1t adds:
"A German victory over the Ital-
ians will not help them if we keep
striking hard in Flanders. It is a max
i'm in war never to allow the strate-
gy to be diverted to the enemy and
every move of our enemy now is to
attempt to create diversion from the
western 'front.'
Taking the view that the German
success is due partly to treachery and
that the Germans are using the same
tools in Italy as those with which the
Russian armies were BETRAYED the
Post declares
''Let our statesmen awake and
counter these activities. This NAV be
Of even more service than any mill
tarv aid we can render"
The Post nevertheless assumes that
such military aid as can be given with
out weakening the pressure on the
western front also will be furnished
and urges the Italians to hold on I'M
I'll succor arrives.
While some commentators TODAY
take somewhat gloomy view Of the
SITUATION, others believe that the Ital-
ANS VIII recover and that the Ger
mans VIII not gain any permanent ad-
vantage. The Daily Express saws:
Germany has made a gamblers move
ana won the first coup That's all We
may wait and see what will happen with
out misgiving."
The Dali" Telegraph. while fearing thar
the German claim 10 have shaken the
whole Italian front is justified. is rersu ID
ed that the perilous situation will inspire
the defenders to harder determination.
1t adds:
Because the enemv has succeeded in
effectins surprise, there is no reason to
suppose that he will he as successful in
the plains or before strong positions like
the Taeliamento General Cadorna will
know how 70 counter the nrasent violent
a tacks and to snatch victory out of the
laws IF danger. There IS no reason for
de spair"
The Chronicle :nters tha. General c. -o>-
RI has decided to abandon Udine and
withdraw to the line Of the Taglia mentD
river 1t SAYS: 1T is A decision OF boil
prudence, which ought to have its re-
ward. The enery's advance will he han
dicapped in a manner which will be felt
before long On the other hand it is to
he feared that the German claim that the
whole Isonzo front has cola nsed is 10 a
great extent we'll founded When Who'll,
front tails TO pieces in the manner VT
messed on the Isonzo II is verv difficult
70 reconstruct 1t in the face Of pressing
pursuit. on a great scale.
"There can be no question that IN :
whole mountain front in Carnia NV soon
he in'pArlle1 II short, the Allies ore
confronted with very dangerous sftua-
ton # which we may be seeing only
the herinniors''