Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-11-02
$4,000 Additional italians
Captured, Says Berlin

BERLIN, Nov. 1.-CVia London.)-
The Austro-German forces invading
Italy have increased the number of pris-
oners taken to more than 100000. They
have captured 1900 Italian guns. The
foregoing information was officially an
nounced today by the German war Of
flee.
The German statement saws the Teu-
ton fourteenth army yesterday gained
another great victory.
Portions of the Italians retreatinE
forces made a stand at the Tagliamento
river. The bridgehead positions at Dig
nano and Codroipo were captured by
the Germans.
The Austro-Germans penetrated the
rear guard positions of the Italians to
the east of the lower Tagliamenta,
where they cut off and captured $4,000
Italians.
According to the announcement, all
the TagIiamenta bridgeheads have been
captured. Several hundred guns are
said to have been taken by the Germans,
The statement follows:
1.-THE fact that the development of our
operations against Italy has been 50
successful may be attributed to our
rapid blows in the east and to the in
comparably stubborn endurance Of our
troops on all fronts, notably in the west.
Yesterday tn called troops of the four-
teeLth army gained further great VIC
tory. Portions of the enemy army made
a stand at the Tagliamento. In the
mountains and i nthe Friuli plain, to
the Observation-Disclosures railway, the
enemy retired. fighting on to the west
ern bank of the river. Brldgehead posi-
tions on the eastern bank were held by
him near Pinzano, Dignano and Codro-
ipo. He offered violent resistance at
rear guard positions projecting thence
toward Cdine via Bertiolo, Pozzuolo
and Lavariano, to cover the retirement
of this third army to the western bank
of the Tagliamento.
"ImpeIled by the will for victory and
capabIy directed by prudent leadership,
the German and AustroH-ungarian corps
here gained successes which even in the
present war barely have been attained"
ROME, Nov. 1.-The italian forces
under Austro-German attack in north
ern Italy have effected a withdrawal
on the line of the Tagliamento with the
Third italian army nearly complete, the
war office announced today.
"Deluding the enemy's plans by de-
tanning his advancing troops, the Ital-
ians withdrew to the Tagliamento under
difficult condition" today's officials state
ment added.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS. Wednes-
day. Oct 31.-(By the Associated
Press AS the bulletins of General Ca
dorna the commander-in-chief, indicate,
the Italian troops, perfectly reorganized,
are holding back the enemy at dis
lance of seven miles west of Udine.
The Germans and Aust-ians did not
succeed in their pre-arranged plan OF
rushing beyond the Isonzo into the Friuli
valley. and enveloping the third italian
army which occupied the region of Go
riZia and the Carso. Although they
broke the Italian line from PlezZo to Toll
mino, the resistance offered by picked
Italian contingents who offered them
selves for the supreme sacrifice, so de-
layed the southwestern march of the
enemy that the third army had time to
cross the middle and southern Isonzo In
orderly retreat. The main body Of Ital-
ian forces is intact, ready to face the in
vaders in the counter offensive which 10
being prepared.
italian cavalry has entered into action
on a large scale for the first time In the
war. The mounted troops have made
brilliant charges, obstructing the ad-
vance of the enemy.