Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-02
undated War Lead by the Associated
Press \

Press.)
From the mountain regions Of
northern Italy to the plains of Vene-
tia and on salient sectors in Belgium
and France, the armies of the Teuton-
ic allies are being violently attacked
by troops of the entente.
In Italy, except on, several sectors
in the hill country, the enemy is fast
being overwhelmed; in Belgium and
France additional splendid gains have
been recorded in favor of the entente,
in the achievement which men
from the.LJnited States took a goodly
part.
In Serbia the Austrians and Ger
mans are fast making their way out
of the little kingdom, many Of them
already having crossed the Danube.
frehcn anu sefiaan cavafry nave
reached Belgrade, from where fast
turning movement westward along the
save river is likely TO work havoc with
those of the enemy forces coming
northward in western Serbia and those
who are struggling northward through
Albania.
SO far as Turkey is concerned her
captulation is an abject one, and the
ottoman no longer is TO prove factor
in the world war.
Italy still Center of Interest.
Although the new smashes Of the
British, French and Americans in Bel
GUM and France have been markedly
successful in the carrying out of the
general program of Kidding French
and Belgian soil of the invaders it is
still tho italian theater on which the
ewes Of the world are centered, In
ternal strife in Germany and Austria
Hungary and continued pleadlngS
from the dual monarchy for an armis-
tice and a cessation of hos ilities have
received scant notice, when compared
with the impression that the wonder
ful drive of tho Italians and their al
lies against the Austro- -Hungarians
has madn upon the world at large.
EVERYWHERE the enemy is being de-
feated in Italy. In the Alpine region,
where the natural barriers had acted
as bastions Of defense, the enemy line
has been broken at salient points and
the foe compelled to seek safety in re-
treat TO further mountain strongholds.
on the plains the retrograde move
ment of he enemy toward the Tagiia-
mento river Is virtually complete
rout, with allied airplanes violently at
tacking with machine guns the
throngs OF the enemy hurrying east
ward with The cavalry cutting to
pieces the stragglers and the infantry
and machine gunners taking heavy
toll in men killed or wounded.
Great numbers of the Austro-Hun-
garians still continue to be winnowed
back of the line to the prison cages,
Large quantities OF stores are still fall
ing into the hands of the entente
forna. and humorous additional towns
are being liberated More than 700
guns already have been added to the
store of other trophies taken by the
allies
In Belgium along the Scheldt from
Berchem to Gavere, King Alherts
men have pressed forward in the gen
eral direction of Ghent and at last ac-
counts were standing on the western
side of the canal which the Germans
had hoped before the concentrated at
tack was begun against them some
time ago. would prove a strong point
in their northern defensive system.
To the south, below Valenciennes
English and Canadian troops have
driven Ehe line farther eastward over
n front of six miles, inflicting eXcep-
tionally heavy casualties on the enemy
and drawing their line almost to the
outskirts of southern Valenciennes.
Several. thousand prisoners were taken
in the enterprise.
On the southern part of the front
the French and American troops are
driving northward over wide fronts,
clearing the enemy from the territory
which 1t is essential for him to hold
IL his line from Belgium to the Meuse
is to be retained intact.