The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-10-30
Eiuhtino Heroic ally.

difficulties with the directing pow
ers." said the Osservatore Romano.
Fighting HeroicaIly.
LONDON, Oct. 3o.-ltaly's soldiers
are fighting heroically In the valleys
Of their own land and this afternoon
! according to correspondents at the
| front are "paralyzing the enemy's ad-
! vance groups"
| At Arditi, furiously repeated as
saults were reported, which wiped
out great bodies of the enemy.
| Further to the north, in the noun
tains. the operations are masked in
terrible weather. 1t has been raining
and showing in a continuous gale for
several days.
julius Price, official correspondent
of the British press with the Italian
army now in London, told the United
Press today that instant aid must be
rendered to italy.
"The facts must be squarely faced"
he said cat all hazards the invasion
Of Italy must be stopped.
"Italy has never been sufficiently
strong to bear the brunt of an attack
of such overwhelming odds.
However, provided British rein
forcements arrive in time the invasion
should have poor chance of success.
There is not moment to lose. At
last we have the enemy in the open
with no elaborated trenches-far
from the protecting wall Of the noun
Itains. If the situation is handled with
Cadorna's strategic genius, 1t is quite
conceivable that the Austro-G ermans
may meet their Waterloo on the plain
of Fruit.
Still Withdrawing.
ROME, Oct. 30.-"Yesterday our
withdrawal to new positions con-
tinued," todays official statement re-
ported. 1.-THE Isonzo bridges were
destroyed, covering units OBTAINING
the enemy Our cavalry is in con-
tact with hostile vanguards."
Pressing Forward.
BERLIN, (via London) Oct 3d.
"Our whole front is pressing against
the upper course of the Tagliamento
river" declared today's official state
ment.
1--WE advanced from the Carnic
Aims and reached Venetian soil.'
1.-THE Tagliamento river, on its
lower course, is the defense line on
which General Cadorna IS reported to
have elected to make his stand
against the German invasion.]
Udne is Captured.
/ BERLIN, (via London) Oct 30
Capture of Udine, principal city Of
the northern Italian plains, by the ad-
vancing Austro-German armies was
formally announced in the official
statement today.
| TURNING Point in Few Days.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The turn
ing point in the great struggle be-
tween General Cadorna's Italian
forces and the invading Teutons on
the plains of north Italy will come
declared today. It will take Cadorna
| at least six or seven days to withdraw
to the Tagliamento line and consoli
! date his forces there, the cables say
Ry that time heavy reinforcements
from the allies both in men and NUM-
tons are expected to check the Huns.
To prevent organized preparations
for turn on the Teutons, however
Won Mackensen is forcing his troops
day and night. Kaiser Wilhelm is
expected to join Emperor Karl at the
front Immediately to urge further
haste. All dispatches indicate Ger
many is playing her last trump card
in an effort to force an end OF the
war through Italy.
It is officially declared here that
political conditions in Italy are i'm
proving under the crisis. The leading
| italian newspapers are calm, the
cables show.
ut is too early to describe the re-
suit of the struggle says the Idea
Nazionale" 1T is now Italy's duty
and honor to sustain this big Offers
| i've. And she is doing 50 with per
feet confidence that she will be able
to show herself worthy OF her des-
tiny and the confidence OF her allies.
Italy's cabinet crisis, official cables
| add. has been virtually settled under
! demands for instant action to repel
| the Hun invaders.
| Sonnino will be retained as minis