Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-30
ITALIANS CARRY !.
OUT SPECTACULAR
DRIVE IN SNOW
Capture Strong Positions
Held by Enemy and
800 Prisoners.
BLOW WAS DELIVERED ON
ASIAGO PLATEAU SECTOR
Desperate Battle Ensucs When
Warning Factions Meet
in Trenches.
GERMANS DROP MANY BOMT,s
Another Air Raid Over English
Coast Towns Early During
Tuesday Evening.
GERMANS DROP MANY HOMT,s
Another Air Raid Over English
Coast Towns Early During
Tuesday Evening.
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BY Associated rrc>s.l
Notwithstanding the fac, ,ha, lccp
SHOWS still cover the ground tho
Italians have carried out successfully
a Spectacular drive against the Aus,ro-
German lines ia tho mountain region
OF Northern Italy and captured strong
positions and more than l.50o men.
The blow was delivered on the AsiaSo
plateau sector. and tho enemy positions
penetrated were tcnaciouSly held not
withstandine strong countcrattacks In
which the Austro -CicruanS were re-
pulsed with heavy casualties. The
Berlin War Office. in admitting tho re-
verse 10 the rcutonic allied line as
scrts that the Italians repeatedly tried
TO bring up -cnforccments to widen
tho breaches they had made in the
enemy front, bu; that their efforts
failed. aud $50 Italians were made pris-
oncr.
That a'rplsncs aided materially In
tho lighting. fun details Of which have
not Vet bccu received. is indicated in
the Italian official statement, which
asserts that during tho progress OF
the battle the enemy l',at twelve aie-
craft.
The victory OF the Italians at this
particular pom; is of considerable sig
niiicancc because that lately, since tho
cncmys strong attempts to break
4 through from tho hill region to tho
\ Venetian plains failed around Monte
/ Tomha and sectors west. the Austro-
Germans have been bringing UP re-
\ endorsements in tho hsiaso district
/ preparatory to further series Of at
4 tacks to reach the lowands around
4 Eassano and Viccnaa-
/ Aside from this battle no important
\ infantry operations have been recorded.
although tho Germans have been op-
Grating with their artillery on a some
what extensive scale OF tho .trras front.
and have carried out raidinE operations
on several other sectors OF l'iclt Mar
shal llaiS's line
FORTY SEVEN KII.LED N
AIn RAIDS OVER LONDON
Monday nights airplanc raid the
i first Of the year. on London and ad-
4 jaccnt territory resulted in the larS-
est casualty list OF any air raid since
;hat OF June - last. The total casual
/ tics we're forly-scvcn Killed and i6s
injured. FortysiN Of the fatalities oc-
Cured in London. where l62 persons
were injured. Eombs were droppcd by
tho invading enemy in Kent and Essex,
hut slight material damage was done.
one Of the airplaucs. three seated
machine. was brought down in flames
from a height Of 10000 feet. and all
three OF its occupants were burned 10
death
! In the June raid iitty-scvrn persons
were killed and i31 were wounded.
Just wha, is tho situation III Rus
Sia remains obscure. ono report asserts
that there has been a split among the
EolShcvlk! on the question OF pclce
on Gcrmany's terms and another that
Leon Trotzky. the Bolshcvik Foreign
Minister, intends 10 return Immediately
TO Brest Litovsk for a resumption OF
tho peace conversations with the AUS
tro-Gcrman delegates. still another
Pctrograd dispatch says Trotzky has
reiterated 10 the Council! OF Workmcn's
and Soldiers Delegates that the Boil
sheviki Will insist a democratic
peace. one Fetrosrad journal declares
that Austria Hungary already has Of
Tered TO conclude . separate peace with
Russia. regardless Of Germany
HREACH BETWEEN RUSSIA
AND ROuMANIA NIDENS
The breach between Russia and Rou-
mania" meanwhile. is broadening. in
addition TO sevcrinS diplomatic rc!a-
lions with the little kingdom the Bol-
sheNiki have ordered tho seizure Of
liomnania's gold reserves on deposit
III Moscow.
Scant details have come through con-
cerniaS the situation in Finland. but
the reports Indicate that the Red Cross
- III control at Iclsinsfors, where !.
revolutionary manifesto has proclaimed
ilt3t AUTHORITY ~ So,