The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-11-02
ETALI.NS ACCEPT CERTAIN
DEATH TO STOP HATED HUNS
FIRST LINE PROTECTING MAIN
BODY
engagement OutriyalS in TiciouSneSs
Greatest Battles On Western
Front.


Gacy's most tremendous and most
crushing effort to win the war in one
colossal strike. This was the asseT-
tion of official caules from Rome to-
day, The battle is the greatest in the
world's greatest war. In concen-
4rated fury of attack it out-rivals the
Dunajec Verdun and the Somme, they
declare.
The two central powers of the
central alliance have been pre-
caring for months for this stroke.
Thousands of Italian soldiers are &C
repting certain death to stem the
-tsustre-German rush long enough for
ltaly's reserve armies to come up
and take over the Tagl;amento line
The frank admission was made
here tonight that there will be no
effort to establish line above the
Eagliamento. This will mean the
abandonment of Undine and a re-
zreat of approximately twenty more
niles before the Italian army u2der-
sakes to hold a defined line.
In order to hold this front, Italy
Ks massing all the soldiers she can
mobiliz" The Adratic littoral is be-
ing stripped of men. The coast has
been left to the navy. The Italian
and Austrian navies are about equal
an strength, but in iris crisis Eng
lsh, French and japanese warships
are cooperating with the Italians.
Teuton Machine Rolls On.
With death-defying valor that has
caused the Rome war Office promptly
10 recall it's charge of "cowardice, {"
the Italian armies east of the Isonzo,
no wfghting on Italian sell, are
throwing themselves into the teeth of
Machensen's monstrous steam roller.
They have succeeded slowing up
the Teuton swe 2 through the pass
es into the Venetian plains. But
though its +fbreak through moment
mum seems spent, and it's speed has
sfackened, the Tueton machine rolls
ON relentlessly. It's center has reach
ed the ygates of Udine where up to
Few days ago Carolina had his chief
headquarters.
Every dispatch from Rome, Official
and unofficial. comedies that the Ital-
sans are now lighting a delaying ba.-
'sfe. that must keep on retiring until
They reach the line of the Taglia-
ssD'e7fto river, 20 miles from Undine.
One Army Wiped Out.
On that line Italy, with every avail
-saaie man and gun and every ounce of
Energy, will make her supreme stand.
a second hattie of the Marine is look
'ed for. Upon its outcome rests the
fata o" Italy. In many quarters, the
celief prevails that it will decide the
mar. i
Partly driven. partly threatened in
she aack and rear the entire 120
7EnIle-long Italian battle line from the
Gulf Of Trieste up the Carrie
Alps is fleeing westward to reach the
Tagfiamento. One army, the second,
which held tha lines between Toll
mfno and Fitch, where the 'break
shrough" came, is virtually wiped out. ;
Two Lines Threatened
But two ether armies in this re-
Treating line are in rene peril, !
the Carso army and that in !
She ;Carnic Alps. Both are menaced !
with beiEg completely cut off from
Ev:sry avenue OF escape Cardinals
<Se-.,:-;o ----,:,y Las only a loophole ten
miles vide left to slip through to
.ofn the Gorilla army n the fight to
she; Tagliamento. The army on the
Etalion extreme left is threatened
~Rh being bottled up in the Carnic
Alps /
In the two Teutonic empires un-
spSaDded jubilation reigns. Full holi-
days have been declared to celebrate
aAe victory and every city, town and
sgaMlet is behagged.
Empercr William is reported
sueeding from Berlin toward the
Venetian front to join his ally, En-
vsror Charles, who is in nominal
eaunmand of the Teutonic offensive.
There the two kaisers plan to view
the supreme clash between their ar
rTes and that of their erstWhlle