Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-31
TEUTON|C ALLIES
CONTINUE DRIVE
AGAINST ITALIANS
No Definite e information
From Which to Judge
Extent of Advance.
PRESSING WESTWARD
FROM ISONZO FRONT
Cadorna May Be in Serious Pre-
dicament if Stand Is Not Made
on Plains of Friuli. i
NO WORD FROM TRENTINO
Canadians Gain Objectives Within
400 Yards of Heart OF
PasschendaeIe.
fny Associated Pres,.l

The drive OF the Germans and Aus-
Hungarian armies. begun q week
ago against tho eastern and north
eastern fronts OF the Austro- Italian
theater. continues unabated. but with
the Italian cavalry lighting rear guard
actions to cover the retreat of tho
Italians to positions chosen for stand.
and the Teutonic allies also being inn
peded by the flooded condition f,sthe
Tagliamento River.
Udlne. former headquarters OF the
Italian army in eastern yenetia has
been captured by the invaders, who
also are pressing the Italians west
ward from the Isoazo front. and In
vadinE Italian tcrriaory from the north
through passes in the Carnic Alps.
The invasion of the Province of We
netia from the east. with Udine the
apex OF the drive. already Is about
twenty miles. but as yet no dehuito
information eis at hand from which It
is possible to Judge the. extent of tie
advance OF the Teutons in the other
districts. If the movement from the
north keeps pace with that from she
northeast and the east. howeve. the
predicament on General Cadorna's
forces necessarily will re a serious
one. and 1t is not beyond the realm
of possibility tha, unless the e1stern
armies are able TO make stand on
the plains OF Friuli n further consid-
erable number OF the Italians will be
captured. 4isgs,3.
NOTHING on SITUATION ,s
IN TRENTINO SECTOR
Nothing has been vouchsafed in either
the itali,n. German or AUSTRIAN OF.
fcial communications to indicate what
the situation is In the Trentino sec.
tor, which lies to the west and north.
west OF the present zone Of activity,
hut IT is not improbable that If, as
unohicially stated, the Austro- Swiss
frontier has been closed, re-enforce-
ments both from Germany and Aus
tria. are being hurried up for an Of
tensive OF great magnitude in this
region. The driving Dnck OF the Itat-
ians southwark in this region might
seriously affect the plans OF the en-
tente allies to send relief to General
Saoorna it the route choren for this
purpose were across the Franco. Ital.
IAN border and eastward by rail-
In the retreat of tho Italians. tho
hritish artillery units which early in
"P' i"S were sent 10 the 1SOnzo
front to aid tho Italians in their drive
toward Trieste. saved all their guns.
but the men suffered severely from
cold the inclement weather and lacl.
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
greater portion OF his objective. Tho
attacks were delivered over small
fronts in the regions OF Passchendaele
and Poelcapelle. where spurs OF ridges
and other points OF vantage were
taken.
CANADIANS GAIN
THEIR DETECTIVES
The Canadianf. with their usual bril-.
!iancy OF attack. early In the ofYensive,
gained their objcctives, including Crest
farm. 400 ya9is from tho heart of
Passchendaele. Some OF them even
penetrated into the town itself and
also were close to the village of Goe-
berg to the north. Thes offl.
cial communication admits that Pass
chendaele was captured, but asserts
that later the Canadians were driven
out. .,5a%
On the other battle fronts, except
for spirited artillery fighting In tho
Aisne and Meuse sectors of France. tho
operations have been OF minor char.
acter.