Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-02

Tho greater portion of General Ca
dorna's army apparently has crossed y
the Taeliamento River and probably
now stands on the western bank in . I
new line OF defense waiting to. glYeA!
battlo there to the Teutonic allies.-fstFgT i
Tho advance OF the enemy, although
II has been remarkably fast, was not
quick enough to carry out the purpose Z
OF the military commanders of enyelop-
ing the Italians and putting them out Z
OF battle from the Carnic Alps to the
head OF the .Adriatic Sea. 4
The Italians lost heavily In mon and
guns captured, the latest German Of
fetal communication asserting that
more than 10000 men and $500 guns
were taken by the Teutonic allies, and +
also suffered terribly from hardshipsSS
due to bad weather and lack Of food as !.
they made their way across the country
to the Tagliamento. with their rear
guards everywhere harassnE the ene-
my. But General Cadorna declares
that, with the morale of his men still
splendid. the success OF the invaders
soon Will be made valueless ,xt.a..si
On the eastern side of the Taglia.s,
mento. the Teutonio allies have cap-ss
tured all along the waterway from Pi-
znno to LatiElna valuable bridgchead
positions from which to operate against
the Italians on the other side of the 1?
stream. No mention has yet been made
OF any attempts by tha enemy to bridge
the stream, now at full freshet with
pontoons, but doubtless strong effortK
In this direction VIII be made as soon
ns sufficient artillery has been nnobiisf
lied to give effect to this operations
PLAINS OF FRUILI MAY ssSsSss
BE SCENE OF GREAT BATTLEs
Should General Cadorna however, deSS
eide, to stand and give battle along tha !.
Tagliamento, choosing the Piaye S-fosS
the big battle that Is to come doubtless
the plains of Fruili soon will resounda;
with tho hoofbeats OF cavalry and thass
clash OF saber and witness the CREME
est scene Of open warfare that has
taken place during the present hostile
ties. Already the Italian cavalry has
been in action to the east of the Tac-S
'iamento' and did notable work in har-S
ass'ns the Teutonic allied advance. e.ss,es esysss'
On the battle fronts in France andAs
Belgium little activity is being dissss
played. except by the artilleries of the
opposing sides. which at various pointassa
are carrying out violent reciprocal bonn W.
ba rdments
The PetroGrad War Office reportS &,
another withdrawal Of the German
troops In the Riga region OF the north
Russian front. The Russians arc keen
ing In contact with the rear guardsgS
as they retire to prepared positiofff5.IS
and the significant statement Is mada
by the Russians that there are no Y
grounds for supposIns that it will bsN5
possible for the retreating elements co
be thrown upon any other front. This !,
possibly may indicate that the Rua-ass
stans are carrying out an operationJs
40 strong that the Germans will notb
be able to deplete their forces by sends-s
ing re-enforcements to the Italian ands1
western fronts. i~y
In Palestine British troops have ca6sAt
tured the town OF Beershcba, a short
distance southwest of Jerusa lem and fsls
made prisoner of 1900 Germans afsdis
Arabs They also took nine guns. suf4r;,
fering slight losses themselves In the,
operation.
Norway again has protested to Ger4 rs
many against the sinking OF Nor-ss
wegan steamships saying these actA8
have made deep impression upon thesss
Norwegian people sssssg