Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-19
INVADERS STILL
HELD IN CHECK BY
ITALIAN FORCES
Enemy Armies Have Been
Unable to Cross the
Piavc.
FORCED TO WITHDRAW
TO RIVERS EDGE ON WEST
More Than 1000 Hun Prisoners
and Twcnty-Seven Machine
Guns Captured.
ALLIED HELP soon EXPECTED
Artillery Duel on Flanders Front
Reaches Tremendous
Proportions.
HELP soon EXPECTED

By Associated Prcss.1
All along the Piave River the Italians
are holding the German and .\ustros8
hungarian armies in check. Nowhere
have thc invaders been able to cross 4
the stream, and at several places whore Il
they previously gained access to the
western baAk they lave been brilliant a
ly counterattackcd and forced TO with- a
draw TO the rivers edge.
ON the Zenson loop sector in the 4
south, the enemy has cndeavorcd to a
cNtricatc himself from his serious po-
sition. but the Italians. putting down 81
an attack with heavy losses. closed IL, q
upon the invaders and made more pre- a
carious their situation. The Italians. 81
in the fighting along the western bank
Of the waterway, have captured con-
sidcrably more than c.OOO prisoners
.iad also taken twcnty-sevcn machine
guns. III the Fagarc zonc the enemy
has been completely vanquished and
forced to give up his position
In the hilly region representing thcs4
northern front. from Lake Garda to 4
the region south of Fcltrc. all the Aus-s
tro-Gcrman attacks. some OF them de-
ltvcred with extreme violence huya
been rcpellcd. according to the Rome
War Office. although Berlin asserts
that nottheast OF AsiaGo and between
the Hrenta and the Piavo Rivers theA
Italians have been driven from frr-YS
thrr strong mountain positions
y" adrices have come through to 4
SHOW that the British and French re ~
endorsements have reached the Italian
line in any considerable number butt
the Few days" which it was an
nounced last week must intervene be.s
Tore they could stlfen the front now
arc at an end. Therefore, II is nrc
sured that Italians, with the aid Of
the allies in their line. will turn the
balance OF the scale in their favor. fs
ANOTHER DASH FORWARD
by IIAIG Is ENPECTIsD
Again the artillery duel on the Flane Z
d""s front has reached trcmeut;Sus3s
proportions. and it is not unlikelyE{
mat Field Marshal iEaig has I'm nren
aration another dash forward from thsa
REGION of Iasschendaclc toward thoEf
town OF Roulers. ana the important5! I!
railway line serving the German 'front.'
from the North Sea southwark Tho
'crm%ns. anticipating another of ,hos
irresistible operations of th, British
commander chief. are directing their
h"aFE Suntirc or ;hc positions in the
hciShoorhood OF PasSchcndaeln ans
Ia Scmarck. and south Of the Poly-s&
Gon wood.
10 the south, ;he big guns of THO
French and tho Germans also arc NJ.
tive along the Chcmins-dcs Danes md
inc present week doubtless Will wit,
ness another attempt by General Pc
iainS army here to press forward "a
ward I.aon
The British troops in Palestine ,r.
giving the Turks no rest. The i'm.
portant city of Jaifa. on tho Ncditcr
ranean has been captured by Them.
III" ottoman forces offering no rcsist-4
'"ce' u - stated that instead of stand
ih~ ara offering battle the Turks are
III retirement northward
. inc German naval forces cncountnr
:" py british light war craft in the
N"r'h Sea saturday were forced 10
seek Il maven or safety under, tho pro- \
'er'ich OF their battle fleets and he
h'''" nc mtAc fields of Helgolard. The
HF'''Sh warShips chased the nccinr.
e"H'hS aS tar as was compatible with
surety and when last seen. one Of ths
Germans was on fire and another an
s'''ehtE mad been damaged bv the +
'HShahshiD OF The pursuers In adj
'"n' icrman mine sweeper wa5
Hu'N' ne British naval unit suffered
isn't material damage and there were
rev casualties among the crews.
'he latest unofficial advices from
Russia indicate that Petrorraa and +.
MOSCOW are still in the hands OF the{3
hofh"viki. and that Sebastopol. Tho
DIE naval base and arsenal on rho
Hlack Sea. has gone over TO tho Wor,,- +
mems and Soldiers Delegates the
sailors OF the fleet having sworn al.
!"Siance to them.