Evening star., 1917-11-03
TEUTONS' ATTEMPT
TOPASS OVER THE
TAG[|AMENTOFA|LS
Italian Line Firm and Enemy
Is Detained, According
to Rome Report.
EAST BANK Is CLEAR
OF CAD0RNA'S FORCES
Whereabouts Of Germanio Force
Striking From Carnio Alps
in Doubt. -

Striking From Carnic Alps
in Doubt. 4
BERLIN, November 3, Brit :
ish Admiralty per Wireless {
Press. More than 100000 &
Prisoners have been taken in
the Austro-German campaign
on the Italian front, the war
Office reports. There was no
important fighting on this front
yesterday.
Gen. Cadorna has halted ON the wests
ern bank Of the Tagliamento, momens
tarily, at least, to face the oncomino
Austro-G Germans. The eastern bank a
the river, Berlin reports, has been clear.
ed Of Italians from the Fella vallsys
where the Tagliamento turns westward
near Tolmezzo, to the Adriatic.
Italian guns are bombsrding the h.
vaders along the new line. Austro-G
man attempts to force crossings of IL
river have failed.
There are no Indications ~ 20 the
whereabouts Of the Austro-Germaus
reported driving through the carnio
Alps early in tho week in An attempe
to turn the flank Of the TagliamentA
Reports from Switzerland say the Gers
mans are hurrying troops and guno
into the Trentino. This might meaQ
either to strengthen the Austrian
there or to start a drive south front
Trent in an attempt to cut or tho
Italians now on the Venetian plains
Enemy Checked, Says Rome.
By the Associated Press.
ROME, November 3.-Austro-GoQe
man pressure was more notioea81o
yesterday on tho left wing Of ths- Itasss.
Ian armies on the Tasliamsnte Linz
says the official statement. issued to0zy
BY the Teutons to reach the right ban1f
Of the river. the statement adds. hao
been detained by the Italian troops
East Bank Clear Of Italians.
BERLIN, via London. November
(British Admiralty per wireless PressA
Tho eastern bank Of the Tagliamsnto
river from the Fella valley to the Adrss
attic sea has been cleared Of 1taiiAnes
according to O German official com
munication. On the middle ana ioMs
sectors Of the Tagliamento the Austr0e
German armies are in fighting contaoS
with the Italians. The communicates
says that the Italians, who have pen
holding out along the eastern oanE 81
to retire or were made prisoner.
Great Army convulsion.
By the Associated Press.
ITALIAN a ADO q A r T q r u
NORTHERN ITALY, November 3-The
immensely OF the convulsion through
which the Italian army is passing maka
individual Impressions count for ntt
Yet. as an eyewitness at the exIeme
front up to the day OF retirement u aao .es 49, as9
position westward, the correspondene4
experience is typical OF those hundreds e
persons that the army removed from u
It can be stated that we arc situafed
with Gen. Cadorna and the general stan.
His sturdy figure was often seen a. -
went to and from the dTont =, ~hs. ths thir6
army. and Gen. Capello. commander -
the second army. were in personal chares
Of the wall Of steel that the Itahans na0
erected inside Austrian territory.
Nearby at that time was the omcasS
station, where our dispatches were rtgi0s
ly scrutinized. The whole city was give0
up to the supreme miii1aIy .,a aGh'niMs. aM r.nSs
OF soldiery.
changed with such suddenness when -
crisis came last Friday night. From tnas
hour the correspondent tried to nake
frequent notes. from which the entries
should give the main sequence OF events.
Succession Of Air Raids.
At noon Friday. there was successiea
of air raids. The alarm was sounded -
triple eongs, followed by sirens and bells. 4
The streets were cleared. the shops were
closed and business was suspended
The first definite s,rarsns inl0Ima!,0n was tn h.z
crossed the Isonzo In huge onenMves
Friday night the gravity OF the situation
led to the consideration OF a retirement
westward The commandsr
OF the troops in this section read to thems
with emotion, Gen. Cadorna's stirring
appeal to the soldiers to stana IL nm. I'M n ny
italy,"
All Told to Leave at Once.
Saturday morning tho correspondsme
0<SsA
that all must leave at once as the heao.
quarters had been removed. The ratWa$
was given over to troops. artillery am
stores Private trains and the telegfap8
had been suspended.
All sorts OF vehicles and horses wsgo 3
Impressed for military requiremene1s
Throngs Of persons were walking alo0q
the roads. and tho refugees-men. woIne4
and children-were carrying tho p1dfgs
remnants Of their household goods oaxe
va ged In their flight before the invadefR
The correspondent succeeded In boaEos
ing an automobile of the last 8rtttG
Red Cross unit to leave. A dnal loo4
It midnight from the top Of the Ho9
Cross building found that the oAstor0
aorizon was ablaze. with continual oxe
olosions as the Italians blew up mu~
nition depots and bridges to impede The
advance OF the enemy and screen the&e =
,wn retirement. A fierce bombardmGne
vas punctuated with star shells fro1n
,ither side, while the gunners attemDea s;
ID to discover their opponents posls
ion.
Roads Are Clogged.
At daylight Sunday the vast tra@o -
he retiring multitude cIogGed 49,
.oads for miles. The Red Cross aufot e.
mobile party expected to make thirty
niles inside of two hours, but q l9gez
feIoped that 1t would take at 1oano IS
vo days to achieve this distance. a. t5s
The withdrawal OF the AAayy gu1& 5e