Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-16
D|Az IN COMMAND
Of ITALIAN ARMY;
ALLIES At FRONT
Allied Military Committee Will DI.
rect Operations.
FOCH AND WILSON NAMED
French and British Generals VIII
Serve on Body With Cadorna-
Latins Continue Retreat, Ac-
cording to Plan.

Italian Army Headquarters, Nov. 10.
The conference of British, French
and Italian representatives has result
ed in the creation of a permanent In
ter-allied military committee. New
leadership for the Italian army has
been provided
General Cadorna, who has been in
supreme command of the Italian army
since the beginning of the war, has
been given a place on the new COM
mittee.
New Heads for Army.
New heads of the Italian army have
been named. General Diaz has been
appointed first in command, with Gen
eral Badoglio second and General
Grandma third.
General Foch, chief of staff of the
French war ministry, and General VIII
son, subchief of the British general
staff, will serve on the inter-allied COM
mittee with General Cadorna.
Among military officers the decision
of the allies to create a permanent
satisfaction. 1t is accepted as evil
dence that the allies have awakened to
the necessity for the closest union OF
the whole length of the western front
for the political and military conduct
of the war.
Diaz Able Leader.
General Diaz is rated as one Of the
ablest Italian military leaders.
General Badoglio is a northerner.
In the war he has been in command
of a brigade of Bersaglieri, whose
heroic deeds have done much to de-
crease the gravity of the disaster.
General Grandma was minister of
war in the cabinet of Premier Boselli.
He was one of the leading generals.
Retreat According to Plan.
The Italians continue their retreat
in accordance with the plan of the
general staff.
From the Treviso hills they are
pouring down a rain of shells on the
Germans and Austrians, making them
pay q heavy price for the ground they
gain.
A dozen bridges have been blown up
on the Livenza river to arrest and de-
lay as much as possible the advance
of the Austro-Germans toward the
Pave river.
Allied Troops Go to Front.
Both British and French troops are
going toward the front.
The French and British representa-
tives who have come to Italy had a
conference of two hours with King
Victor Emanuel.
The military measures called for by
the present situation were discussed
in active and cordial collaboration.
On leaving the king the party visited
French and British troops going to-
ward the front.
italians Hold Back Enemy.
The Italians are still holding back
the Austrians and Germans by rear
guard actions, while the main body of
the troops is establishing itself on the
positiOns' chosen for the resistance,
saws the official statement issued on
Friday.
Teutons Push Toward Piave.
Berlin, Nov. 10.-The Austro-Ger-
man forces in northern Italy, over
coming the resistance of the Italian
rear guards, are advancing toward the
Pave river, the war office announced
on Friday.
italians Trapped by Foe.
Berlin, Nov. 8. = Austro-German
forces in northern Italy have crossed
the Iivenza river, army headquarters
announced. Italian troops to the num-
Der of 1900 were cut off from the
Tagliamento and captured, the official
statement adds. Eighty guns were
taken. The total number of prisoners
taken by the Austro~Gelman forces is
now more than 100000, 1t is asserted.