The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-10-31
TeutOnic Onslaught Continues
With Terrific Fury Before
Retreating Italians.
SWISS EMINENTLY INVOLVED
Italian Alps are Scenes of Hard
Fighting as Armies Battle in
Close Proximity to Swiss
Austro Frontier.
by Associated Press.)

The Teuton drive against the Ital-
ians continues with undated fury
Undine, the former Italian headquar-
ters has been captured.
On all sides from the IsonZo front
the invaders are pressing the Italians
westward.
Further reports states that it is not
beyond the realms of impossibility
that the invading forces will enter
through the passes in the Carnic Alps
for the purpose of Ranking the Ital-
ians.
Unless the eastern armies make d
stand on the Friuli planes further
considerable number of Italians are
certain to be captured.
There are no apparent indications
that the situation in the Trentino sec,
tor will be Immediately relieved.
1t is unofficially reported from the
SWiss-Austro frontier that the Teutons
are sending offensive material of great
magnitude in the direction of the
Trentino sector
BERLIN, Oct. 80 (via London) -
Udine, the former Italian headquar-
tiers, has been occupied by Autro-
German forces, army headquarters
announced today
ROME, Oct. 30.-The Italian re
treat continued yesterday, the war of
flee announces. The Italian cavalry
is in contact with the Vanguards of
the advancing enemy.
The Italians destroyed the bridges
| over the Insonzo and fought rear guard
actions by which means they checked
the Austro-German advance.
Italian resistance to the Austro-
German onslaught along the IsonZo
apparently is stiffening as Gen. Ca
dorna prepares TO reform his forces
along the strong defensive line of the
| Tagliamento river. The entire lsonzo
| line has been turned and the Corso
positions has been given up to the vic
| troious Teuton soldiery, who are now
before Udine, the former Italian gen
eral headquarters.
Despite the crushing blow suffered
| by the Italian forces on the Northern
| Isonzo and the consequent retirement
all along the river, Gen. Cadorna has
the Tagliamento line from which to
| beat back the invaders from the We
netian plains.
| Berlin does not report any great
! additional number of prisoners and
| this coupled with Cadorna's official
4 statement that his troops are check
| ing the Austro Germans may mean
| that the force of the first blow has
| been spent
I Teuton activity is reported in the
| region of Ploecken pass. in the Carnica
| Alps, north of TolmezzO, where the
1Tagliamento t5rns westward. A
] strong advance here might make the
| would any Austro-German effort in
| force southwark from the Carnic and
Dolomite Alps The Italian high
command must consideSr, too the pos
sibility of a blow from the Trentino
| From Swiss sources it is reported that
| the Austro-Swiss frontier has been
| closed and That German reinforce
ments are being hurried to the
Italian front. This may mean either
support for the leaders in the Western
IsonZo or material for another drive
from the mountains southwark be-
| hind the Tagliamento.
| Meanwhile there are no reports OF
an activity in the Trentino and Great
| Britain and f'Tnce have taken steps
to reinforce the Italians. What form
| this help is takig has not yet been
disclosed.