Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-11

With the opposing armies lined up
along a thirty-mile reach of the Plave
Rivcr in its lower course. and In fight
ing touch with each other on a wide
front stretching westward through the
hilislto the nor u o fsthc Venetian, plain,
real tcst ofsstFeifg,6 seems III prost
pcct for tho first time slHseysthe sItal-
Ian arniies In Northeastern Italy begun
their retreat from tho 1somzo
Hitherto tho main force of the Aus
tro-German thrust into Italy In this
campaign has been from the northeast
With their LEFT standing along the cast
bank, Of the lower riave. however, the
Toutonic atmies apparently have now
begun 10 exert their chief pressure
with their right wing from the north
aiong the line bending sharply west
from Suscgana. thirty miles from The
Adriatic, on the Piave.
Austrc-Hungarian forces, Berlin an
rounced on Saturday. are pressing for
ward in the Sugana Valley. as we'll as
in the upper Piave. The Trentino re-
Eion virtually, begins at the Sugana
Thus there is being developed in this
district the predicted iianking attack
Oh the Italian left, which has been
recognized as probably the most Sc
rious threat to4tho Italian line which
the Teutonic command could bring 10
bear. Upon successful resistance TO
this drive from the north depends tho
stability OF tho whole Italian front 10
the east, as we'll as continued posses
sion of Venice and what remains of
the e1northesstern neck of Italy.
DECIDED ADVANTAGE
GAINED BY INVADERS
Just what line the Italian command
had chosen for resistance to the flank
ing operation Is not apparent. but if
IL ran north OF Asiago. twenty miles
vest Of Suscsana.. it is apparent that
the invading armies already have
Sained decided advantage, for Berlin
rcpoyts the capture of Asiago, after
hard lighting in tho streets II is
nearly dozen miles, however. from
.tsiaSo to the Veretian plain, the Aus
tro-German objective, with the route
running through Il hilly country, lend
ing itself admirably..toi defense, as was
shown, in the Austrian Offensive OF 1916,
when the enemy was halted In tho
Astago region.
In FLANDERS the British have won
another decided success in cnlargins
the salient in tho Passchendaele re-
sion. Attacking carly Saturday on a
2,o0o-yard front, they, pushed forward
along the ridge and in the marshy dis.
trict to-thc northwest to a maximum
depth of about half a mile, capt,,rinp
many strongly fortified positions In
brilliant style
British forces I'm Palestine are con-
tinuing their northward march, follow.
ing up the rctreatinG Turks They
have now advanced o. nearly. t,.o,,+,,
miles in the coast region since their
capture Of Gaza recently, and have
nearly, attained the latitude OF Jcru.
salem, That city is more than forty
mtleS,inland. however, and tho inner
british column. moving from Beer
sheba, apparently has made less rapid
progress than the coastal force. The
British havo taken more than. seventy
guns and inflicted estimated casualties
or 10000 upon the Turks. exclusive of
prisoners. st.
CONTINUES AGGRESSIVE
MOVES IN RUSSIAN WATERS
Germany shows signs OF continuing
hor aggressive moves in Northern Rus
sian waters. Following upon advices
that German troops had landed on tho
Aland Islands, off tho Gulf of Rothnla,
between Finland and sweden, camo a
report from Stockholm that German
FORCES hadt entered IIclsingfors. capi-
tai Of Finland, This move Is con-
: 's'dered as probably having both politi-
Gal and military objects. the former In
taking advantage of Finnish discon-
tent and desire for iridcpendence from,
&continuod On Tenth Pago.l 4 --7I
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