Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-29
ITALIANS SHOW
WHITE FEATHER
More Than One Hundred
Thousand, Berlin Claims,
Have Surrendered.
ROME ADMITS ARMY'S DEFEAT
Russians, Attempting to Fra
ternize With Germans Shot
by Own Soldiers.

BERLIN, via London. oct 2s.
The capture Of one hundred thou
sand Italians and more than seven
hundred guns IN reported in the
official communication from gem
eral Headquarters tonight which
declares that the Italian second
and third armies are In retreat.
Units of the italian army sur
rendered without resisting, per-
hitting the Austro German forces
to break the Italian left wing on
the julien front and invade Italy,
says today's official report. The
Italians now are retreating I'm ac-
cordance with the plan prepared.
The Austro- German army under
the command OF Emperor Charles
who has as his chief assistant tho
brilliant field marchall Won Macken'
sen, Is shaking the entire Italian line
from the Julian Alps region To the
Adriatic sca. Pressing back the ltal-
fans at several points on Italian soil,
the combined enemy forces now have
pushed forward on the Italian lefs
wing and captured Cividale. lying to
the northeast OF Udine. and are near
ing the plains beyond. In addition tho
Austrian town of Gorizia. point OF
great strategic value on the 1sonzb
river. has been retaken from the ltal-
ians.
According to the latest Berlin Off
cial communication one hundred thou
sand Italians have been made pris-
oners and I'm excess OF seven hundred
guns have fallen~into Austro German
hands. The second and third Italian
armies are declared to be In retreat.
Cowardicc shown.
Rome admits the falling back OF the
that rd-
lee similar to that shown by the Rus
slams in Galicia was exhibited In the
face of the foe, the italians surren-
dering or retrcating without giving
battle, permitting the breaking Of the
left wing and thereby offering easy
access to the town Of Cividale. Prior
to falling back. however, the Italians
destroyed all their depots and stores
and Cividaio was on fire when the
Austro- Germans entered II. q.
Possibly the Italians in this region,
who are declared by Rome to be re,
treating to prepared positions In the
plains, will turn about and meet the
enemy In open country fighting. lf
they do and the enemy Is able to keep
up westward the fast pace that has
been maintained since the commence
ment OF the operation, the greater
part OF the Italian forces along the
with capture. The situation Is so
grave hat n special meeting of the
French cabinet has been held for ths
purpose OF deciding upon the ques-
ton OF allied cooperation on the Itai-
ian front
The fighting on the western front
in Flanders has died down to some
extent except for artillery duels.
Russian Field Quiet.
In the Gulf Of Riga and the region
OF the head OF the Gulf OF Finland
the Germans for several days have
remained quiescent and making no
endeavor to land further forces on the
mainland, where they met with re-
pulse twice last week. No large in
fantry actions have taken place along
the Russian front. On the contrary,
there has been a return to the frater-
nizing between the Russians and Ger
rans which vas noticeable some time
ago on various sectors.