The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1917-11-02
ALLIED TROOPS
REACH ITALY
Veterans From Franco-Belgian
Line Arrive to Help Cadorna
Check Foes.
$4,000 GERMANS ARE KILLED
Two Of Kaiser Generals Also Slain
During Great Battle on Balm
sizza Plateau Berlin
Claims New Gain.

Washington, Nov. 2-English and
French are being rushed to stiffen
Cadorna's new line of defense on Tag
liamento.
Already the advance of the allied
veterans froIn the western front has
Joined the Italians and in all probable
ity the English and French artillery
men are now answering Mackensen's
nre and countering the fianking move
ment from the Carnic Alps, which the
Austrians under Won Krobatin have
started.
Trained Fighters Sent.
The dispatch of these experienced
fghters, trained by three years In the
-renches, engaged In stopping Won
Hindenburg, was the aid extended to
Italy at the moment when the disas-
ter of the Isonzo was at Its height.
This was the news, suppressed until
now, that changed the forebodings Of
the Italians to a renewed confidence In
the victory that must follow the CO.
ordination of the allied efforts against
the enemy.
Now at the Front.
AT the Italian embassy 1t was ex-
planned that due to the excellent rail-
way communications the reinforce
ments could reach the front In "a
hours. AS they were started on Tues
day. they must be now par: Of the
foSce that has, slowed vp the German
advance. and that Is depended on TO
make the Tagliamento the high-water
mark Of the drive on Italy.
II they do not stop Mackensen on
the Tagliamento they have the Plave
10 fall back on
May Choose the Place.
II Is quite possible that the British
and French may advise that the stand
be made at the second river rather
than at the first In order to delay
things until the coming of winter gives
them an advantage.
The theory appears to be that the
Italians. with the growing assistance
Of the English and French can hamper
and weaken the Germans without en-
tering into a great battle until they
are absolutely ready, thus saving their
own strength and giving the Italians
chance to recover from the blow
they have received.
$4,000 Germans Killed.
Washington. Nov. 2.-Thirty thou
sand German soldiers, including two
generals of division. were killed in the
great battle on the BainSiZZa plateau,
here.
1t Is further stated that General
Cadorna Is pushing reserves rapidly
toward the Italian front, with every
prospect Of checking the enemys, ad-
vance. Assurance of British and
French support which will be imme-
diately forthcoming have been given
by war council held in Paris.
Berlin Claims New Gain.
Berlin. Nov. 2.-The Austro- German
forces invading Italy have increased
the number of prisoners taken to
more than 10000. They have captured
1900 Italian guns. The foregoing in
formation was officially announced by
the German war office
The German statement says the Teu-
ton Fourteenth army gained another
great battle.
Portions of the Italian retreating
forces made stand at the Tagliamen-
to river. The bridgehead positions at
Dignano and Codroipo were captured
by the Germans.
The Austro-Germans penetrated the
rear guard positions of the Italians TO
the east of the lower Tagliamento
where they cut off and captured go. 600
italians.
According to the announcement. all
the Tagliamento bridgeheads have
been captured. Several hundred guns
are said to have been taken by the
Germans.