The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
Austrian Armies Have Been
Split by Smashing Advance
of Italians and
Others.
GAINS MADE ELSEWHERE
Thrust Toward 0hent by British and
French, While Americans I'M
prove Their Po-
sItlono.

[United Press Leased Wire service.1
LONDON, Nov. 1.-The Austrian
armies east Of the Piave are reported
to have been split, through occupa-
ton Of Ponte nellie Alpi by Italian
troops.
Ponte nellie Alpi is on the Piave
river, four miles northeast Of Bel
luno and It's capture represents an
advance of about twenty-five miles.
At the same time the Austrians in
the Grappa region are believed to
have been cut of by capture of the
important Vadal pass.
The n1gnt communiQue Of the
Italian war once said the enemy has
been completely routed east of the
Piaye and is retreating in disorder
toward the Tagliamento river, about
thirty miles east Of the Piave which
Is the next great defense line before
the Isonzo. The Tagliamento lies
about midway between the Piave and
the Isonzo.
The attack in the Grappa region
also is progressing well. the allies
| occupying Col Caprille, Col Bonato.
Asolone, Mont Prassolan, the Sola-
rola salient and Mont Spinoncia-
| More than $4,000 prisoners and 300
guns have been taken.
The Germans, according to an un-
official report, are withdrawing from
Austria.
| An allied attack delivered west Of
/ Audenarde on a fifteen mile front
Yesterday in which British, French,
Belgian and American troops partici-
pated. resulted in an advance OF
! about a mile. The allies were. last
reported within less than five miles
Of Audenarde.
| North of this operation British and
French troops thrust toward Ghent.
Details of this attack have not been
received.
/ Fierce fighting was renewed IN the
vicinity of st. Fergneux, west OF
Rethel. the French gaining some adj
vantages.
| The Americans improved their
positions north OF Grandpre.
The allies established a record
Yesterday by accounting for ninety.
six German airplanes. Sixty-four hos
tile machines were destroyed by the
british and fifteen driven down out
of control.
/ The French destroyed seventeen.
Eighteen British airplanes failed to
return.
The British dropped nearly twenty,
two tons of bombs on enemy objec-
| t,ves while the French dropped 26,S5O
kilos (nore than twenty-nine tons).
| Military targets In Longuyon, Me.
z;eres. Hirson, Dommary, Baron.
. court, Spinscourt, Launois, Chimay,
Vervins and Cuamont-Purcien were
bombed.
Violent Artillery Actions.
PARIS, Nov. 1--"Durtng the night
there were violent artillery actions In
the Guise region and west of st. Fer
cannes" the French war office an
bounced today. There is nothing to
report elsewhere"
| Complete Collapse.
ROME, Nov. 1.-The Austrian fron'
in the Grappa region has completely
Ico1lansed. the Italian war office an
inounced today.
n Is impossible to estimate the
Enumber of prisoners. which are com
ling down from the mountains II
, flocks.
ltured.
1.-The sixth army, in coups de main ad
fvanced along the Brenta valley, cap
ewing two medium calibre guns
which Yesterday morning fired heav
liIy on Bessaon (eight miles behind
the Italian lines)," the statement
lsaid. ~
l,mpetus of the Fourth army, the
tenemy front collapsed. It is 1mpos
sihIe to climate the number OF pris
ioners which are coming down from