New-York tribune., 1917-11-05
Declares Teuton Drive Is
Checked in Weekly
Review of War
Vast Reinforcements
Back of Cadorna
He Says Western Front
Now Stretches From North
Sea to Adriatic

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-England'
r,.r,s and Italy stand firmly united to
amos. any further advance OF the en-
= .be Italian sector, says the War
Da..,,,nent's weekly review Of military
..s-.+ions. The statement suggests
~ the Teutons probably thought Italy
would be left to her fate, or that the
Iuiss would be unable TO dispatch the
necessary forces in time. but declares
h.+ England and France already have
..,. large reinforcements, and the
western front to-day stretches from
,bs North Sea to the Adriatic.
Only bare mention of the American
troops in France is made by the de-
nsrtment. In pointing out that the
rnor,entous events in Italy must not
Tsad US 10 forget that the principal
hattie front Of the war remains" In
france and Flanders, the statement
ssvs "here our forces are fghting.'
"Our attention during the last week
has been centred on the gigantic strug-
Gle now going on in the Friullan plain,
ssvs the review. "The Austro-German
forces. breaking through the Italian de-
fences along the upper reaches Of the
Isorzo. have erupted into the lowlands
and carried forward series Of rapidly
coordinated operations, which have re-
suited in conquest of much territory.
Trench Warfare Abandoned
Trench warfare has, for the time
being, been abandoned. Great troop
masses are maneuvring in open coCn-
try.
dorna. the Italian armies have with
drawn 70 the west bank Of the Tagli-
snento River.
saThe momentous events In Italy
should not lead US to forget that the
prinejpal battle front of the war re-
mains. as it has been since the begin
ming. the important sectors OF the
Western front, in France and Flanders:
"Here the overwhelming bulk OF
enemy strength is concentrated here
our forces are fighting.
"Steadily the Franco-British forces
are pushing forward:
an Flanders Allied attacks were par
teularly successful. The BRUSH nave
cancelled the Germans 10 retire nortn
AZ tbe Ypres- Roulers Road.
&or+b Of the Aisne the French have
sYarred their success Of the preceding
49, bv taking villages, which they
A. successfuliy held in the fact OF
strong counter-attacks by the enemy
Tbouch mentioned only briefly In dis
matches, these operations are OF great
tactical Importance.
Germans Forced to Retire
"Tbe Germans. unable TO withstand
the intense pressure Of the French in
his sector, ia, made a retiring move
nent. As vet no exact indications have
been received as TO its extent, though
j. is anticipated that it may result in
a readjustment Of the enemy line in
the region Of Laon, La Fere, and even
northward 20 st. Quentin.
@In the Verdun sector the enemy
after violent bombardments, launched
several sanguipary attacks, which were
beaten OF By the French. One attack
iu the area of Chaume Wood was
temporarily successful.
~Along the Eastern front there has
been little change in the situation
The enemy Is apparently continuing
20 draw In his outposts in the Riga
sector.
The Germans have evacuated the
Werder Peninsula This leaves the
enemy without any foothold on the
northern peninsula Of the Gulf OF
Riga, and would indicate that he IS
contemplating no further advance on
Pstrograd for the time being.
In Palestine the British have scored
a distinct success by the capture OF
Beersheba, including large number
Of prisoners. The Turkish forces, com
manded by German officers and assisted
BY heavy artillery, put up determined
resistance.
The British are extending theil
gains in this area and pushing north
ward toward Jerusalem, which OBJECTIVE
is nov less than forty miles distant.