The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-10
Cadorna No Longer Supreme
Commander But IL One Of
Three Directing Heads
RETREAT CONTINUES
In SEVERE WEATHER
Armies Racing for Piave Riv-
or, Where Stand 10 Next to
Be Taken--Teutons Hope
to Force urther Retirement

London, Nov 9.--1he allies HAYS
taken a directing hand in the desti-
MES Of Italy.
Cadorna is no longer generalisnnto.
Three Italian commanders have been
placed In direct charge of the opera
tons in the field
The supreme direction OF the cam
paign, however, has been assumed BY
a war board" composed by
General Cadorna.
General Foch. chief of staff of the
French war ministry.
General Wilson. sub-chief of the
British general staff.
The new heads of the Italian armies
In the field are:
First in command. General DtaA
Second in command. General Ea-
doglio. g
Third In command, General Gram
dino. @e
This momentoGs Encouragement, de-
cided upon at conferences in Roma
between the premiers of England.
France and italy and some of the best
military brains of the three countries.
comes at a moment when the Vener
tian campaign Is approaching its anal
crisis.
Through alternating driving snow
and pouring rain. Italians and Teu-
tons are racing for the Piave river.
There, at last. Inly's armies are sx-
pected to make a stand, for further
retreat TO the Brenta we uld mean the
abandonment OF Venice.
Our troops" reported Cadorna, In
his last bulletin as active commanders
In chief. continue TO arrive and es-
tablish themselves on the positions
which have been chosen for the re-
sistance."
He added a word OF praise for thA
bravery of the italian rear guards ana
covering units which are impeding the
Teuton pursuit.
Berlin reported the crossing OF the
Livenza and said the Italian rear
guard resistance was being overcome.
Not a move had been made up to
this evening by the Teuton Trenttno
army
The Teuton strategy now appears TO
keen this arrny--from the very cutSet
OF the italian disaster the greatest
menace to Cadorna's armies. since IL
was likely to dash southwark to take
the italians in the rear-lmmo biie as
a club" to force further retire.
ment.
The Teuton staff 10 believed to
argue that even If the italians make
a stand on the Piave they will still
have the Austro-German Trenttno
army in their rear. and II the battle
on the Piave threatens to turn against
the Teutons there would still b
plenty of time to make the dash from
the Trentino. On the other hand. IL
the Italians do not stand on the Piavc,
but retreat TO Brentna. the TeutorS.
unless their intelligence service posts
them in time, would miss the chancs
of bringing about an Italian Sedan.
The names of the new commanders
are household words In every Italian
hefs.e-HIaefa- has splendid record
behind him. General Diaz won fame
in the Lybian war. Toward the END
of that campaign. believing himself
fatally wounded, he asked to be wraps.
ped in the flag. But he recovered
and his return home was the occa-
sion of nation wide jubilation.
General Badoglio commanded bril-
sade of Bersaglieri, Italy's Cos
sacks" whose heroic rule is proven
bal, and who did much to prevent
complete cave-in of the italian front
after the Isonzo was forced.
General Grandma was war minister
in the Bozelli cabinet. The day after
the retreat was begun he hearted all
italy with a proclamation breathing
with defiant will to conquer. 8#