Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-15
ALLIES NOT ABLE
TO HELP ITALIANS
FOR SEVERAL DAYS
On Their Shoulders Alone
Rests Security of
.Piave Line.
ALSO ON THEM DEPENDS
FATE OF HISTORIC VENICE
Inability to Send Immediate Re-
Endorsements Announced by
Major General Maurice.
INVADERS GAIN MORE GROUND
Situation Remains Normal on West.
ern Front in France AMI
Belgium.
INVADERS GAIN MORE GROUND
Situation Remains Normal on West.
ern Front in France AMI
Belgium.
tBy Associated Press,


While the Italians continue TO hold
along the Piavc River from the Adri-
attic Sea to the region Of Feltre, and
through the northern hills westward
from Fcltrc to Lake Garda, they again
have been compelled to give ground
in both sectors to the Tcutonic allied
armies.
Upon the shoulders of the Italians
alone for several days must rest the
security of the Piare line and Of his
toric Venice, for the information has
been vouchsafed by Ma jor General
Maurice chief director of military op-
erations at the British War Office. that
IL will be "sosne days yet before Brit
ish and French lighting forces can be
placed in the field to rc-enforcc the
Italians.
Meanwhile. the enemy is striving
encrgetically to force passages OF the
Piavc at various points. and again has
been successful on southern reaches in
crossing the stream at GrSolera. four
miles distant from it's mouth and some
twenty miles northeast OF Venice
Here. however. in the Swampy regions,
the Tentons arc being held by the de-
Tending forces from further gains.
To tho north around Zenson. where
the stream was negotiated by the Aus
tro-German forces on Tuesday lighting
is still In progress. with the Italians
holding the upper hand, but not yet
having been able to drive back the
invaders to the eastern bank Of the
stream. Still farther north attempts
O a
OF the Plave between Quero and Fenere
were repulsed with heavy casualties.
ITALIANS FALL BACK
BEFORE THE ENEMY
In the hiily region from Tezze, on
the Trcntino front, eastward to Eel
tre, distance OF about twelve miles,
the Italians have fallen back before
the enemy. who also had gained addi.
tonal vantage points on the Asiago
plateau and the Settc Comuni. On the
western bank OF Lake Garda the Aus
tro ro-Gcrman forces attempted to push
forward southwark, but were held by
the Italians
On the western front i'm France and
Belgium the situation remains normal
with only heavy bombardments and
minor Infantry operations In progress
not renewed their attack against the
Canadians i'm the region of Passchen-
aaeic. where Tuesday night they were
completely rcpulsed in an attack in
which they sought to regain lost
ground.
Tho British drive against the Turks
both along the Tigris River and In
Palestine continues successful. Under
the pressure of the British, the Otto
man forces have now withdrawn their
line from thirty to tifty miles north of
Tekrit. placing them virtually 100
miles northwest of Bagdad, on the
Tisris. In Palestine the Turks havs
been forced back All additional seven
miles. 1t is reported that they have
lost half their electives In men killed,
wounded or made prisoner since the
operations began. 4 British torpcdo-
boat destroyer and small monitor
have been sunk by an enemy subn,a.
rine while operating in conjunction
with the Palestine column. Thirty
three men frcm the two vessels arc
missing.
The internal situation in Russia still
remains obscure. Although dispatches
sent out by the Finnish Telegram Bu.
reau assert that Premier Kercnsky
again is in control in Pctrosrad. other
reports are to the effect that he ha,
set up his government in Moscow. and
that fighting still continues In the
capital No advices have been forth
coming from provisional government
sources.