The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-29

While the allies have thrown forces
across the Piave on a front OF about
20 miles the heaviest fighting has
been along a stretch OF seven niles
between Conegliano and Oderzo, where
the Italians and British have advanced
more than three miles making for
midable wedge in the Austrian posi-
tion east OF the river and between
two of their main communication lines.
The allies are within two miles OF
both Ccnegliano and Oderzo. Along
the Piave south of Oderzo there has
been little fighting but the allied ad-
vance in the north would tend to
force the Austrians to evacuate the
lowlands of the lower Piave.
French Eneircie Gulse.
Apparently the allied thrusts IN the
mountain zone between the Piave and
! xhe Brenta were feints for the pur-
bose of attracting the attention OF the
enemy from the more formidable
movements across the river. Troops
and supplies are being rushed to The
Piave front and 1t is evidently propos-
ed to force the offensive to the utmost.
In addition to the British. Italian
and French there already taking part
in the fighting, American troops are
report ted to be in reserve. The Amerl'
can infantry force is not large. probab
sly two regiments or less and not un-
likely will be brigaded with Italians or
British The fighting east OF the Piave
has been very heavy, the Austrlans
struggling bitterly to prevent the al
lies from enlarging their gains on the
east bank.
East of the Disc on the French
front the army of General Debeney
rapidly is encircling Guise. On the
south they are In the suburbs OF the
town and have captured German f1rst
line trenches besides enemy barracks
and aa hospital. Farther south the
French are marching northeastward
between Guise and Marie and threaten
TO outfank both points by smashing
all the way through the Hunding
positions.
French Gain Five Miles.
Since the beginning OF his advance
between the Disc and the Serre, Gen.
eral Debeney has moved forward more
than five miles on front OF about 10
miles. Along the Serre the enemy
evidently continues to withdraw to-
ward Marie as the French war onlce
sA.ys French patrols are In contact
Rith the Germans on this sector. East
ward along the Aisne to the Argonne'
French pressure is maintained. Ger
man guns began to lombard the Amer
ican lines in the Verdun region early
Tuesday. The American artillery re-
sponded Apparently the Germans
hoped to check any further American
efforts to continue to advance by del
ug,ng the American lines with high
A. ~ OF
usro,,v ave launched.
Field Marshal Haig reports only
artillery ard patrol activity on the
front of his armies. In Belgium cp'
-erat.ons are only Of local character.
Piave 10 Crossed.
.,uddenly shifting the direction OF
their attack. the Italian and British
troops on the Italian front have cross
cd the Piave over a wide front and
are driving a wedge into the Austria
Iro in the direction of the city OF
Cderzo.
When the Italian front famed up
late last week. the storm centre OF
the allied attack was apparently be
tween the Brenta and Piave rivers
Between the Montello plateau and the
point where the battle line leaves the
Pjave 10 mount into the heights, there
was some hard fighting and 1t seemed
prohable that the allied efforts &c
break through would be exerted IN
northerly and northeasterly dlrecuon
This evidently was the view OF lhe
Austrian command which rushed
troops into the Monte Pertica region
and regained some of the ground lost
in the first onslaught.
Then came the development OF what
rpems to be the real attack. 1t was
along the Piave river below the Mon
tello plateau. where the Austrian arm
les met a terrible defeat last June and
July. The river has been safely nego.
tiated and official statements show