Evening star., 1917-11-02

i,ered Ave % one, held back the enemy
while the main line had an opportunity
to get its retreat IN motr". mo n..... a ANAL,
village commanding the pass W.
taken and retaken eight times ourlns
desperate artillery, Infantry ana "eho
% GOTTA was shelled heavily. and wha:
remained of what the Correspondent
saw there tust u week ago TO-DAY We
Garthsr re- fedIesd sin to Srtaees af from aori.is
across the Isonxo was blown UP ~ Sthms
: italians, and the enemy movement snuA
was further impeded. . ot
To The west Of Gorizia the town oi
cormons also was sheiled heavily. Ine
great German guns opened enormoe J
crsters and literally tore the town 10
pieces.
Fight Every Foot Of Way.
AS depots and arsenals we're niown
in the whole sky was l1Ehteo Win
Fed glare and dense masses OF emohe .
formed in an enormous pail IKE .ae
approach Of an eQuinoctial cyclone. .,1 All
ded to the fearful din and heavy snsl s,
iirs on front and nank k,wdsr was aupniies
as the italians slowly fell back screen,
"a by a rear guard of BerSasueIi
brigade, which threw up hastS ptsase
korls and contested every 100. oi '''e
This permitted much OF the neaSy
artillery and munition supplies 20 De
withdrawn, but 1t was pfooislous
task in the face of such odds ana over es
steep inclines. Some of the gunneass rs
hastily improvised derricks out OF
ropes and hoisted and dragged the
guns by hand from the advance hne.
The heaviest pressure oegah u
felt on the Carso front Friday. Inc
anstrians then Increased their bom-
bardment to deafening intensity a anu
suppiemented this with huge volumes
Of poison gas and tear she!is ine NJ
mid air and a light wind perml.eeo
Low toward the Italian lines. the rear
guards protecting themselves Win
masks and by hiding In caverhs.
Enormous Movement.
Amid the onslaught of overwheimlng
,,,asses the Italians fell back slowly.
The correspondent, who was 1or,unate
enough to obtain a place in Britisn
Red Cross automobile. after remaining
AZ the front until Saturday, was able
TO observe the enormous movement
westward All the roads were pacSed
lines abreast of teams. automobile
trucks, pack mules. artillery wagons
and OK carts The soldiers marched or
rode, singly, in groups. in regiments.
in brigades or IN divisions IT was soeh
q time as the world has seldom wit
messed Even fields and by-roadS were
utilized for the colossal migration 1t Is
not surprising that some congestion
occurred amid such an exodus. and the
only surprise Is that the great army
has been able to withdraw at all and
establish itself along the new line OF
defense
Many Heartrending Scenes.
Many heartrending scenes were wit
messed along the route as the torren-
tial rain and the vast zone OF mud
sncreased the misery Of the moving
Food was scarce and many
went without for days. while sleep was
Impossible as the throng trudged west
ward. The military hospitals were
evacuated, together with all other es-
Adjustments, and pale and wounded
patients were obliged to Join in the
rear guard march or fall into the
hands of the enemy. The roadways
were strewn with dead horses. Traffic
moved by night and day, often blocked
for long intervals by the breaking
down of some enormous artillery
truck.
But above all stands out the salient
fact that the italian army is on its
feet, the broken detachments are re-
forming and the whole array is swing
ing into another line before the invad-
ing enemy.