The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-02
ITALIAN RULER
SHARES DANCER
WITH SOLDIERS
Joyful Italians Freed by Ad-
vancing Allies Returning to
Homes in Reconquered Ter
ritory.
(By Associated Press)

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Nov. 1.-Allied
troops have reached the Grigno, five
miles north of Monte Lisser. They
have cut off the retreat of the Aus
trians in Trentino, except over mule
paths in the mountains.
The headlong fight of the Austrians
continues on the Venitian plains.
More than a thousand square miles
of Italy's invaded provinces have been
reconauered in the last weeks fighting
but the greatest importance of the
daring movement conceived by Gen.
eral Diaz is his success in separating
the Austrian army occupying the
Monte Grappa and Trentino regions
from that on the Venitian plains.
At the same time, he is threatening
the Austrian contingents holding the
section southeast of the Piave which
may be enveloped or cut off by the
Italians advancing toward Pordenone.
King Victor Emmanuel is always the
first to share the danger with his
troops. He divides his time between
the Monte Grappa region and the sec
ton east of the Piave. His appear
ance always causes outbursts of en-
thusiasm. When recognized by his
men, they shout to him Long live the
soldier king"
When liberated populations with
ters in their eyes, surround his auto
mobile they shout "Viva our liberator." j"
ONE CONTINUOUS SKIRMISH.
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS EAST
OF THE PIAVE, Friday, Nov. l.
Italian troops continue to advance. The
fighting along this front is but one
continuous skirmish.
An unusual incident took place
when Sacile was occupied. Because
the English were unable to speak
Italian, Arnondo Fraccaroli, a news
paper man, led the English across the
Livenza river, into the town. One of
the last acts of the retreating Aus
trians was to shoot woman who was
attempting to cross the river to reach
the British troops. The British pun
ished the Austrians severely as the
enemy was retreating from the city.
The joy of the Inhabitants over
their liberation is extravagant 1t is
said that they picked up bulletins
scattered broadcast by airplanes in
structing the struggling troops of the
Tenth Army to continue the advance,
and remained up all night reading and
rereading the little sheets and await
ing the first signs of the approaching
allied troops.
In Padua and Verona, the street
cars are covered with banners Of al
lied colors. There are demonstrations
of joy in st. Marks place in Venice
and singing is heard along the canals
of that historic city for the first time
in two years. On trains, highways and
electric cars, the refugees are flowing
back to Venice and the other cities
along the front
Military roads across the Piave are
thronged with people arriving from
all points of Italy to repossess their
homes Mayors Of cities on the Vene-
tian plain are returning. The cores
pondent met an officer at San Dona di
Piave, who had not been home for
three years. He found the trees cut
down and the walls OF the dwelling
destroyed to within three feet of the
ground. Yet he said: "It has been
worth while just the same. l am sor-
ry couldn't suffer more for my coun-
try"