The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-11-08
ITALIANS FIGHT
BIGGEST BATTLE
Against Superior Numbers They
Are Struggling Desperately.
TEUTONS AT GATES OF UNDINE
Second italian Army Practically
Wiped Out, tho First and Third In
Danger OF Annlhllation-Repetl-
tion OF Battle OF the Marine.

London With death-defying valor
that has caused the Rome War ONCE
promptly to recall its charge Of
"cowardice." the Italian armies east Of
the Isonzo, now fighting on Italian
soil, are throwing themselves into tho
teeth OF Mackensen's monstrous steam
roller. They have succeeded In slow.
ing up tho Teuton sweep through the
passes into the Venetian Plains. But
though Its "break-through" momentum
seems spent and its speed has slack
ened, the Teuton machine rolls on
relentlessly.
It's center has reached the gates Of
Udine. where UP to few days ago
Cadorna had his chief headquarters.
Every dispatch from Rome, Official
and unofficial, comedies that the Ital-
ians are now fighting delaying bat.
tie, that they must keep on retiring
until they reach the line Of the Taglia-
mento River, 20 miles from Udine.
On that line Italy. with every avail.
able man and gun and every ounce Of
energy will make her supreme stand.
A second battle of the Marne is looked
for. Upon its outcome rests the fate
Of Italy.
Partly driven, partly threatened in
the flank and rear, the entire 120-mile-
long Italian battle line from the Gulf
Of Trieste up to the Carnica Alps Is
fleeing westward to reach the Taglia.
mento. One army, the second, which
held the lines between Tolmino and
Fitch, where the break through"
came, is virtually wiped out.
But two other armies in this re-.
treating line are in extreme peril.
namely, the Carso army and that In
the Carnic Alps. Both are menaced
with being completely cut of from
every avenue of escape. Cadorna's
Carso army has only loop hole" 10
miles wide left to slip through to join
the Gorizia army In the flight to the
Tagliamento. The army on the Ital.
ian extreme left is threatened with be-
ing bottled up in the Cprnic Alps.
In the two Teutonic empires un-
bounded jubilation reigns. Full holi-
days have been declared to celebrate
the victory and every city, town and
hamlet Is benasged.
Emperor william Is reported speed.
ing from Berlin toward the Venetia
front to join his ally. Emperor Charles,
who is in nominal command Of tha
Teutonic offensive. There the two
Kaisers plan to view the supreme clash
between their armies and that Of their
erstwhile ally.
Most ominous among the days OH
cial claims Is that from Berlin to tho
effect that the City Of Cormons, seven
miles west Of GoriEia, has been cap.
tured. Only Ave miles to the south.
east of this point lies Gradisca. Be.
tween Gradisca and the Gulf Of Trieste
the Italian Carso army must make Its
escape. There is q possibility that
II got away before the Teutons could
bar its escape. Last Official word from
Rome regarding the Carso army was
that II was braveiy holding Its own.
That was two days ago. The Teuton
advance has been so swift that grave
fears are felt here for the safety Of
the great Italian Army. which In
recent months covered itself with so
much glory by its victories on the
Carso.
Not alone italy. but all the nations
allied with her heaved deep sigh OF
relief when the Rome War Office recti-
fed what is believed to have been q
statement born Of the bewilderment
caused by the crushing initial Teuton
blow.