Arizona republican., 1917-11-05
HURTING TO DEFENSE
 OF S0RELY PRESSED ITALIANS
 ANOTHER OFFENSIVE COMING
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-England, France and Italy. stand firmly united to oppose any further advance or the enemy in the Italian sector, says the war departments weekly review of military operations. The state ment suggests that the Teutons prob ably thought Italy would be left to her fate or that the allies would be unable to dispatch the necessary forces in time, but declares that Eng land and France already have sent lalge endorsements and the west ern front today stretches from the North sea to the Adratic.
 Only bare mention of the American troops in france is made by the de- partment. In pointing out that the momentous events in Italy must noC lead us to forget that the principal France and Flanders" the statement says, here our forces are fighting"
 Our attention during the past week has been centered on the gi- gantic struggle now going on in the Friulian plain,' says the review. The AustrO German forces breaking through the Italian defenses along the upper reaches of the lsonZo, have erupted into the lowlands. and car ried forward q series of rapidly CO., ordinated operations, which have re- suited in the conquest of much ter ritory.
 French warfare has, for the time being, been abandoned. Great troop masses are maneuVering in open country.
 Under the direction of General CadOrna, the Italian armies have fr,,t tl,.l tl4 l.o,, Nf h. Taglianento river.
 '"rhe momentous events in Italy should not lead us to forget that the principal battle front of the war re- mains, as il has been since the be- ginning, on the important sectors of the western front, in France and Flanders.
 Here the overwhelming bulk of enemy strength is concentrated. Here our forces are fighting.
 Steadily the Franco British forces are pushing forward
 Tn Flanders allied attacks were particularly successful. The British have compelled the Germans to re- tire north of the Ypres- Roulers road. North of the Aisne the French have enlarged their success of the preceding week by taking certain vi- laSeS Wnlcn have been successfully held in the face of strong counter attacks by the enemy. Though men toned only briefly in dispatches these operations are of great tactical im- portance.,
 'The Germans, unable to withstand the intense pressure of the French in this sector, have made a retiring | movement. As yet no exact indica- tions have been received as to its extent, though it is anticipated that | it may result in a readjustment of the enemy line in the region of I.aon. ] I.afere and even northward to St. 1 Quentin.
 l Along the eastern front there has 1 been little change in the situation. | The Germans have evacuated the Werder peninsula. This leaves the enemy without any foothold on the northern peninsula of the Gulf of Riga. and would indicate that he is contemplating no further advance on Petrograd for the time being.
 Tn Palestine the British have distinct success by the capture of Beersheba, including a large number of prisoners.
 The British are extending their gains in this area and pushing north ward toward Jerusalem, which ob l jective is now less than forty miles 1 distant"