The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-29

"A ctses this morning near the
. river. !,
\ italian. Headquarters. Oct. 2s.-(A.
i P.)--Ejftesns thousand prisoners were
81 captitr46 ny the allies in their advance
acroGS the Piave. y =, f b
& Once across the river the allies have
4 had to. overcome strong Austrian
4 trench positions and machine gun
austrian prisoners declare the. Nnow
Il a16hing ot;the political situation at
(l&huns. ana The Efforts OF their govern
H64nt ITO arrange an armistice. The
3 EyknAtfian army postoffice Is said to
have stopped the delivery OF mail some
i AitHo,lgh facing heavy cannonade
Y. and Stfong machine gun fire, the allied
I troops succeeded in effecting cross
Iag of the Piave. The British. Italian
ana French soldiers are in the best OF
spirits and eager to continue the ad-
vance.
All the roads leading to the noun
tains or the Piave river are crowded
with heavy masses Of troops. guns and
other war material proceeding to the
front in orderly fashion.
The present battle Of the Piave be-
gan officially Oct. IS, but heavy Tight
= ing did not develop until Oct. "a, the
bagtnning OF the retreat to the Plave.
The Italian statements Of the fighting
have been reserved on their comments
owing to weather conditions which
threatened a rise In the Piave.
Thanks to the fair weather OF he
last two days the river has been left
several miles behind in the region
southeast of Montello.
Allies Break Last Lines.
With the Allied Forces on the Piave.
Monday, Oct. 2S.-(S p. m.)--(Delayedo
The last lines of the Austro-H Hun
garian resistance in the central po-
sitions along the Piave river were
broken today by the British prepeh
| lnd zSafian fofDeS. ~ Sl'ss SSss =. ass;
Over Thirty Seven Miles.
Vienna, Monday. Oct. 2S.-(Via Lon
don, Oct. 29.)-A great battle Is raging
on a front Of thirty-seven miles east
of the Brenta, according to the official
statement today from Austro- Hungar-
ian headquarters.
Between the Brenta and the Piave
italian attacks were re. dlsed.
There has been fighting throughout
the day along the Piave, where Brit
ish thrust as far as Tezze and San
Polo Di Piave was stopped by the
Austrians after break through on
a front of from one and 6nc-half to
two miles. The statement reads:
Italian theatre: In the Setti Coomuni
the fighting activity of the enemy yes
terday was limited to isolated thrusts
which were repulsed. East OF the
Brenta a great battle Is raging on
front sixty kilometers (about thirty
x,,t1n In, h4
between the Brenta and the Piave. all
enemy assaults again failed. The
Strnkuppe, south of Fontana Secca.
which was lost to the Italians, was
recaptured in a counter attack and its
defenders captured.
An entente attack was launched on
the Piave, after the strongest artillery
preparation, during the night OF Oct.
1921. Near Val Dobriadene weak
enemy detachments succeeded in gain
ing the left bank Of the river. but most
direction of Grave Di Papadolpoli the
British thrust forward as far as Tezze
and San Polo Di Piave.
Fierce Fighting On.
The break-through on a front OF two
kilometres was carried off on the
flanks by our troops. Fierce fighting
has been going on since early this
morning on the Piave.
Balkan theatre-Near Alesso, on the
Albanian coast, there have been rear
gr engagements. On the middle
D there have been encounters be-
t. 1 our rear guard troops and
81 g enemy bands.
le withdrawal of our troops in
: jia is taking place without disturb
1 from the enemy and there was
<fnc OF
Aguievatz.
| Italians Advance.
! London, Oct. 2S.-Progress toward
ierzo, on the east side Of the Piave
yer, IS indicated III the official state
ment on operations by British troops
In the Italian offensive, issued at the
war office last night.
Fierce Fighting.
Rome, Oct. 29.-The battle on the
italian front continues fiercely with
the allies steadily gaining ground.
Prisoners and guns are mounting In
numbers, but the new captures have
not yet been counted.
The following statement was given
put by the italian war office early
today:
"The battle \ continued violently
throughout the day and night on the
9ghting front.
in spite OF violent opposition, the
twenfth and eighth armies have ex-
tended their bridgehead positions on
The Norome- Trent.
I'VE gained advantage east Of Grave |
Di Papadopoli.
"British and Italian forces are near !
ing Monte Cano.
1.-THE Italians and British broke |
through the enemy's defense, liberat-
ing Borgo Malanotte, Tezzerais, Gina
dolmo, Michele de Riave. st. Colo di
Piave, Lucdiapia and Vassolo.
THE prisoners and guns have not
yet been countel."
More Prisoners.
In a previous statement, the italian |
war Office announced that 5000 prison. |
ers and f1fty-one guns had been cap !
tured and that the British and Italians |
had advanced four miles east Of the |
piave river.
Cost Six Divisions.
London. Oct. 29.-The battle which |
developed with the new Italian drive |
last Thursday has already cost the
Austro -Hungarians six divisions Ga
900 men). according to :. semiofficial
italian statement issued today.
The Austro- Hungarians wsrs led by
chosen officers and to inspire fear In I