Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-10-31
.UD|NE, ITALY,
CAPTURED BY
FIRST RANKS
of HUN ARMY
Drive of Austro-C German Arm
les Continues Unabated.
Form er Headquarters of
Italians Falls Into Invaders
Hands.

The drive of the German and Austro-
Hungarian armies, began a week ago
against the eastern and northeastern
fronts of the AustroItalian theater.
continues unabated. but with the Ital-
ian cavalry fighting rear guard actions
to cover the retreat of the Italians to
positions chosen for a stand and the
Teutonic allies also being impeded by
the flooded condition of the Taglia-
mento river.
Udine, former headquarters of the
Italian army in eastern Venetia, has
been captured by the invaders. who
also are pressing the Italians west
ward from the Isonzo front and in
vading Italian territory from the
north through passes in the Carnic
Alps.
Extent of Drive.
The invasion of Venetia from the
east, with Udine the apex of the drive.
already is about twenty miles. but as
yet no definite information is at hand
as to the extent of the Teuton ad-
vance in other districts. II the move
ment from the north keeps pace with
that from the northeast and the east.
however, the predicament OF General
Cadorna's forces will be a serious one.
and II is not beyond the realms OF
possibility that unless the eastern
armies are able to make a stand on
the plains of Friuli, a considerable
number of the Italians will be cap
tured.
Nothing has been youchsafed in
either the Italian, German or Austrian
official communication to indicate
what the situation is in the Trentins
sector. which lies TO the west and
northwest of the present zone of ac-
tivity, but it is not improbable that
il, as unofficial advices have stated,
the Austro-Swiss frontier has been
closed. reinforcements both from Ger
many and Austria are being hurried I'D
for an offensive of great magnitude
in this region. The driving back of
the Italians southwark in this region
might seriously affect the plans of the
entente allies to send relief to Gen
eral Cadorna if the route chosen for
this purpose was across the Franco
Italian border and eastward by rail.
British Save Guns.
In the retreat of the Italians. the
British artillery units which early in
the spring were sent tc the Isonzo
front TO aid the Italians in their Drive
toward Trieste saved all their guns.
but the men suffered severely frcm
the inclement weather and lack of
food.
Field Marshal Haig again has sent
forward his forces in the Ypres sector
on what apparently were intended as
line-straightening operations and
again has been successful in gaining
the great portion OF his objective. The
attacks were delivered over small
fronts in the regions of Passchendaele
and Poelecapelle. where spurs OF
ridges and other points of vantage
were taken.
Canadians in Action.
The Canadians. with their usual
brillancy of attack. early in the Of
fensive gained their objectives. includ-
ing Crest farm. 400 yards from the
heart of Passchendaele. Some of them
even penetrated into the town itself
and also were close to the village OF
Goeberg to the north. The German
official communication admits thar
Passchendaele was captured. but as
serts that later the Canadians were
driven out. On the other battle fronts
except for spirited artillery fighting
in the Aisne and Meuse sectors of
France the operations have been Of a
minor character.