Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-09
LAT|NS REPULSE
AUSTRO-GERMANS
British and French Veterans
Join Italian Forces.
TRAINED MEN NOW AT FRONT
Believed to Be Part of Force Which
Has Slowed Up German Advance
10000 Teutons Killed in Battle
on Bainsizza Plateau.

London, Nov. 3.-Italy's armies,
which for more than week have
been retreating before the Austro-Ger-
man forces, apparently have faced
about and are lined up along the Tagli-
amento river, and a great battle is ex-
pected.
Claims Gain on River.
Berlin, Nov. 3.-The eastern bank OF
the Tagliamento river from the Fella
valley to the Adriatic sea has been
cleared of Italians, according to the
German official communication.
The text of the statement reads:
"Along the middle and lower Tag
liamento our army is in fighting con-
tact with the enemy.
italian brigades still holding out on
the eastern bank of the river were
compelled by our attacks to retire or
were taken prisoner.
From the Fella valley to the Adri-
attic sea the left bank of the Taglia-
mento is free of the enemy"
italians RepuIse Teutons.
Rome, Nov. 3.-Austro-German pa
trolls have advanced to the banks of
the Tagliamento river, along which
the Italians are making a stand. The
war office announces that these pa
trolls were repulsed.
The official statement says:
"Along the Tagliamento there was
reciprocal artillerying. Enemy patrols
advancing along the bank were re-
pulsed by gun fire"
U. S. Troops May Be Sent.
King Victor Emmanuel and Premier
Orlando are at the front, it was an
nounced.
American Ambassador Page, the
ROumanian minister and other allied
officials conferred on steps that may
be taken if America enters the war
against Austria. The possibility of the
United States making ready to fight
Austria caused the deepest interest
here.
Allied Troops Aid Italy.
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 from the western front has
joined the Italians and in all probable
ity the English and French artillery
men are now answering Mackensen's
fire and countering the thanking move
ment from the Carnic Alps, which the
AuStrianS under Won Krobatin have
started.
Trained Fighters Sent.
The dispatch of these experienced
fighters, trained by three years in the
trenches, 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.
$4,000 Germans Killed.
Thirty thousand German soldiers, in
Guiding two generals of division, were
killed in the great battle on the Balm
sizza plateau, according to cableG re-
ports received here.
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 Austro-Germans penetrated the
rear guard positions of the Italians to
the east of the lower Tagliamento
where they cut off the captured 10000
Italians.