The Detroit times., 1917-10-29

Naly's armies were fast being
throWn hack IN a rOut. The whole
British press VAS unanimous today
a. Insisting that the Allies must
ffant immediate aid.
Alth0 all circles reiterated theH
conhdence inl Gen. Cad0rna ;
strength and ability later 10 stem
the tide. nevertheless nanv neWspa.
pers today pointed OUT that ne
eneDy'A power bad been gfaYeiy
taiacalcnated by the ALLIES
Gen Cadorna's admission OF dls-
affection in his ranks was more DIE
duleting than The losses staggtr
ine a. these have been reported by
Merlin and Vienna The Feuions
were nov claiming 100000 prisoner
and 700 guns
N Iialy's morale holds w. ~ was
regarded aa certain that taoorna
would b. ftie 90 make q stand on
he plains Before that time u WAS
estimate chat Allied aid would Dee
reaching paly The political sneci
~ the German drive was more
feared here than the military re-
s,,lts The Italians are Outnum-
bered In men more than four 20 one
along practically the whole OF me
attacking front
Tbe Germans massed their men
behind the lines and smuegled guns
into position 40 night Their BON
bardment opened with terrihc IRE
from guns whose positions had not
even previously been suspected oY
tho Italians No such artillery fire
has been attained by the Germans
since Verdun as that which was
poured over the Italian positions.
Ounumbered In guns and men
Cadorna's troops from that time on
were victims OF great war ma
chine pursuing the same tsctlcS
which the Germans so successluiiy
adopted In Rumania-and q war ma
chine led by the master who con
Quoted that Rumsnian campaign
Gen. Won Mackensen.
How tremendous is the driving
mower OF this great machine Is IN
dictated in the fact that several hun
dred square miles. won inch by inch
In Cadornas great offensiyes OF last
summer and during general cam
palgn that lasted three months j.
now in the eaemy's hands after
bare weeks push.
BY enormous massing OF men ana
guns, the Germans simply snoth-
cred the Italians They swarmeu
thru mountain passes. their sheer
weight toppled over italian De
lenses.
The Teutonic armies are now less
than 10 miles from Cdlne. the ltai-
lar railroad center. what Rome
frankly declared was the Gov
Ardice" OF certain OF its units IN
The second army. permitted Ieu-
tonic Ranking move which swept
the enemy wedge thru the Italian
lines. Gorixia was retsken. The IN
vaders crushed thru 10 the Italian
plains. Cividale, an italian CITY
was taken.
II was expected today that Cador-
ma would make every EFFORT 20 form
a new defensive line on the Tagiia'
fnento river. approximately 80 miles
back from the line on which the
Tghting was in progress today. This
river is the FIRST natural defense
barrier IN the plains section. With
A comparative Cat terrain clear 20
mis- river. there was faint hope here
today that the Italians would be
able 10 stop the German advance
much before that line.
France was relied upon 10 make
frst contribution TO ItAly's needs.
The French cabinet met Sunday
evening for consideration OF the
problem.
LONDON. Oct. 2e.--Great raiding
activity OF British and Belgian troops
In Flanders was reported IN today's
Official statement.
"Opposite WarnetOn We raided me
enemy at night" Field Marshal Haig
declared. "In the neighborh0od OF
Reutei hostile accommodating detach-
ments were repulsed. North OF
Merchem Belgian patrol captured
a German post and II men yes'er-
day"
PARIS. oct. 29.--Violent lighting
In the Meuse sector out OF Nerdun
was reported in today's ofiicial state
ment After heavy bombardment
on the right bank OF the river.
around La Chaume Wood and Bezon-
vanx, the Germans attacked and sue
ceeded In gaining a footing on about
500 yards Of advanced French lines
north OF Caurrieres Wood. A coun-
ter-attack, the war Office asserted.
retook the greater portion OF this
gain.
Active artnlerying was reported
from north Of Draibank (Beigiuml
and on the Aisne front around Nsu-
desson and Hurtebise