Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-11-07
Tagliamento River Has Been Given Up Definite
 ly by the Italians
PLAN SHORTENING
 LINE OF BATTLE
Canadians Win Over Germans in Sharp Attack in YpreS Region Italian Morale Said to
 be Splendid.
Associated Press Summary.)


 In great area more than 16 miles in length. the Italian armies are fall ing back upon and thru the plains of Venetia to new and shorter line of defense. From tne Sella valley to the head of the Adriatic sea the entire line of the Tagliamento river has been given up by General Cadorna while from virtually the border of Trentino northeastward and eastward thru the Dolamite and the Carnic Alps to the Fella, the northern army is carrying out a retrograde move ment southward thru the mountain Ous country toward the plains. The Germans and Austro-IIungar1ans ev- anywhere are following up the Ital ians in their retreat, but with the Italians offering resistance in rear guard actions along the entire front
 British Win Victory.
 Meanwhile the British forces in Belgium have won another notable victory over the Germans in the re- zion of Ypres, having captured in one of their intrepid dashcs after rain of shells of all caliber, the town of Passchendaele, about five miles west of Roulers, for which much bitter fighting has taken place recently. The new advance of the Brit ish throws the apex of their shai. ent in dangerous proximity to ROu- lers, the fall of which would cut Ger many's communications from her sub marine bases at Osttnd and Zee brugge to the south. The indications from the meagre advices thus far at hand are that the Canadians, who bore the brunt of the operations, ex- tended their. line 80 yards beyond Passchedaele. Numerous German prisoners were taken.
 Germans Not Close.
 /, Ths decision of the Italians to evaculate the Tagliamento line was taken after the enemy had intensified his pressure along the upper reaches of the river in the highlands and pushed forces across the stream in the center and to the south. This movement compelled sinultaneos withdrawal along the northern front from the Fella valley to Coldrinon, ap- parently the main Austro- German forces are not in close touch with the retreating Tagliamento army, for the German official statement says the retreat is indicated by the conflagra- tions over the route of retirement.
 No claim is made by the Germans of Italians having been made prison CTS. On the plans the Italian cavalry is doing the same effective work it did in retarding the enemy during the first eight days of the retreat from the Isonzo. when it held the Teutonic advance guard and permitted General Cadorna to bring his forces to the west bank of the stream virtually in tact, except for his losses Tn men and guns during the first made rush.
 Italian Morale Splendid.
 The morale of the Italians at pres ent Is declared to be splendid.
 The probability now seems to be that General Cadorna, in falling back, has the double purpose of shortening his battle front from approximately 160 miles to slightly more than 50 miles along the Piave river, east of Venice and northwesterly to the Tren- tino boundary, and giving the Brit and and French endorsements the opportunit to arrive in sufficient num- bers to check the invaders.
 On the other battle fronts the op- erations have been of minor charac- ter with artillery duels predominant ing.