Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-11-07
Iu.S.fCEET MAY
OCCUPY TRIESTE;
ITALY JOYOUS
Italians Ring Church Bells and
Fire Guns When Trieste
Is Captured.
100, 900 AUsTRIANs TAKEN
Juuo.slavs Tell President Wilson They
Are Ready to Hand Over Austro-
Hungarian Warships to
United States.

Amsterdam, Nov. Sit is very pos
itively reported from Pola, the Aus
trian naval base OH the Adriatic, that
Trieste will soon be occupied by the
American fleet.
The JugO Slav leaders, after seizing
the Austro-Hungarian fleet at Fiume,
sent wireless message to President
Wilson stating their readiness to hand
over the vessels to the United States
government or representatives of the
allies navies.
The governor, the chief of police and
the other Austrian authorities left
Trieste on Thursday after the public
welfare committee, consisting of repre-
sentatfves of the Italian Slovene par
ties. had assumed the administration
of the city. Vienna dispatch states.
Throughout the day there were Ital-
Ian and socialist demonstrations in
Trieste and the imperial escutcheons
were removed from all the public of
fees.
Joy in Italy Over Trieste.
Rome, Nov. 5.-Bontires are burning
on all the hills throughout Italy,
spreading far and wide the news Of
the occupation of Trieste. Church
bells are ringing and guns are being
fired. All the windows in Rome were
illuminated, regardless of the police
orders concerning restricted lighting.
The crowds in the streets eagerly
sought newspapers fresh from the
presses.
BY strange coincidence the Italians
entered Trieste on the feast day of
San Juste, the patron saint of the re-
deemed city, which all the population.
including the Jews. formerly cele-
brated under Austrian rule as /: patri-
otic demonstration of their Italian ma
tionality.
italians improve Last Moments.
The entire italian front continues
to move forward, the war Office an
nounced. On the mountain front from
Tonale to Lake Garda, west of Trent,
the Italians are progressing rapidly
and are advancing on Riva and other
points west of the Adige The cap
ture of Trent, one Of Austria's chief
fortified towns on the Tyrol, and Udine,
was announced by the war office.
Take 10000 East Of Piave.
London, Nov. Sit is officially an
n0unced that the Tenth Italian army,
with which the British .contingents
have been fighting, have captured
more than 10000 prisoners east of the
Piave.
Land at Trieste.
Rome, Nov. 5-Italian land and
sea forces are landing at Trieste, the
principal seaport of Austria Hungary
on the Adriatic, according to an Off
cial announcement made by the Italian
war office.
100000 Austrians Taken.
Rome, Nov, 5.--Italian and allied
forces in their drive in northern Italy
have captured 100000 Austro- Hun
garians, according to an official nm
nouncement made by the Italian war
ONCE More than 1900 guns have
been taken. is
Italian cavalry patrols have crossed
the Tagiiamento river at Spflimbergo.
which city has been occupied.
5000 Cannon Captured.
With the Italian Forces in Northern
Italy, Nov. 5.-The battle continues
with the Italians and their allies COM
pleting the destruction of Austria's
mighty army. 1t is estimated that 81
600 Austrian cannon will be the total
taken by the Italians in addition to
vast quantities of material.
Hostilities Cease.
Vienna, Nov. Hostiilties have
ceased in the Italian theater of war;.
says an official statement issued here.
An armistice hns been concluded"
the statement adds.