Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-30
War Summary
ny the Associated Press.)

One year 6 the Italian armie.
were streaming westward from the
Isonzo with a great military disaster
imminent. Today the Italians with
the British and French divisions fight
ing with them and with American
contingents in reserve are pouring
through what appears to be a breach
in the Austrian lines east of the Piave
river.,>
Valdobbiadene has been captured
C%onegliano has been occupied and
along a line stretching south to the
Treviso-Oderzo railroad. the Allies
are moving steadily ahead. PRISONERS
numbering more than 10000 have
been taken during the fghtinga T.
to indicate that after the first rush
Of the Allies the Austrian resistance
weakened greatly and there are indi.
cations that along the center Of the
line, the enemy's defense has been
crushed. The sweep of the Allies east
ward appears to have gained momen.
tum yesterday and 1t seems probable
that the next few days may see the
whole Austrian army fronting the
mento.
Not only are the Austrian lines
yielding on the Piave front but fur
ther north and west the Allies are re-
ported to be advancing. The capture
of Conegliano, the key of the Austri-
an positions is considered a fatal
blow to the enemy's plans to hold
north Of the line where the Allied
wedge has been driven deep into the
Austrian lines.
in the Meuse sector during the last
day or two. East Of the Meuse the
American forces have moved ahead
once more n have wrested import
ant positions from the Germans. West
of the Meuse the Germans have been
heavily bombarding the American
lines and back areas with gas and
high explosive shells. American lone
range artillery has been pounding the
German supply lines at CONTAINS.
West of the Argonne forest the
French have begun an attack which
seems to promise the turning of the
Aisne line which is the main obstacle
to the French advance west of the
Argonne in the region Of Vouziers
The new attack was over the front
from Quentin-Le-Petit to Herpy,
made in the first few hours of the on
slaught indicated that important re-
suits are within reac.-i
On the Oise-Serre front the French
are slowly tightening their hold on
the lines about Guise, while south OF
that town they are moving ahead in
spite of the desperate resistance on
the part of the enemy.
In the neighborhood Of Valencien-
mes the British are apparently check
ed for the moment at least. No sig
nificant progress has been made there
during the last day or two. North OF
Valenciennes the French, British and
Belgians have improved their lines
but do not appear to have succeeded
in breaking through the German de-
fensive lines defending Client.
The Versailles conference has, 1t is
reported, agreed on the terms for an
armistice and also on. the final peace
demands. 1t is said that they will be
submitted simultaneously to the Ger
man government. London reports that
the Allied nations will demand the
surrender of the German fleet, inc1ud-
ing all submarines and the occupa-
ton Of all the fortified towns on the
Rhine.
Internal conditions in GERMANY and
Austria appear to be rapidly growing
worse. Rioting in which a large mum.
Der of persons was killed, is reported
from Budapest. In Germany theApop-
ulationi is said to in a panic. Banks
are being storrned by depositors it is
reported. -