Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
ALLIES SMASHISG FOE
ON ALL ITALIAN FRONT
Troops Are Beaten, Slaughtered
Routed and Driven From Every
Vantage Point.
BY Associated Press to Every Evsn}n-
Turkey has surrendered unconditinafv


Turkey has surrendered unconditirai7-.
Vienna. Wednesday, Oct. 20, via Lon
don. Austrian troops fighting on Italian
soil will be withdrawn, according 70 an
official statement issued by the war or
fee tonight. The statement reads:
Taking into account the resolve -
cften expressed to bring about a con
clusion Of an aru1istice and peare, putting
an end to the struggle Of nations, our
troops fighting en- Italian soil will evacuate
occupied regions
The statement reads:
The eastern wing Of our forces ia
evacuating Serbia and already has CON-
pleted the crossing to the northern bank
Of the Danube. Our rearward march
toward the Save and the Drina continues
according to plan The enemy follows
nowhere. The rear guard ofOur Albanian
forces has only had to repuise isolated
bands"
London. Oct. 3I.-The entire Italian
front is ablaze, Central News dispatch
from Rome says. all the Italian armies
nov are in action
British forces phting east % the PiaEe
have reached the Liyenza river at Fran
ceniqo and the Italians have occupied
Oderzo.
From the ST EIvio Pass TO the Adriaic
the Italian front is more than $50 miles in
length. The Piave line on which the
allied troops nov are advancing - about
sixty miles from the Pisye east Of Monte
Grappa to the mouth Of the river north
east Of Venice.
tt Italian Headquarters Oh nc IIavc.
Wednesday Oct 30.-Ailied troops nave
taken Monte Cison thereby opening Tie
roads 70 Feltre and NIttOuO.
Both these cities we're Austrian bases.
The capture OF Monte Cison also divides
the Austrian army. forcing the troops 70
the north 10 follow a long, slow Inc Of
retreat through the mountains uf Iren-
tIno. The general line OF retreat, where
the largest number of troops could oe
moved. would be along the roads and rad
ways toward Belluno and over the plains
toward Udinc.
VENICE NoW sAFs.
Venice now is sale since the Third army
mas Griven back the Austrians in the
lower plain. Italian cavalry IS advancing
rapidly st many points. The number Of
prisoners is growing hourly anu possibly
may total 10000.
Opposite the Tenth Army. in which
American troops are Ongade0, IS esti-
mated that four and one-han Austrian
divisions have been partially destroyed.
The Third Army, under command ot
the Duke Of AoSta, has succeeded IA
establishing brldgeheadS acruss the lower
Piave at Ronanziol. SalgareGs AMI san
Dona Ill Piaye, under violent Austrian
artillery fire.
Rome. Wednesday. Oct 3O-Oderzo
has been reached by allied troops advanc-
ing east oi the Piare river and Serravalle
has been taken, according 10 the official
statement ISSUED at the war othce tonight.
The statement reads
ALLIES PURSUING EETREATING ARNIE
Our armies are continuing 20 rapidly
advance sitter The retreatIng enemy who
has attempted Ia vain 10 retard them
Heads of our columns have reached
Serravalle Or>ago, Gajsrine and Oderzo
Cavalry divisions are advancing r.
ne plains and some squadrcuS 'oda,
entered Sacie
Ia overcoming ,siong resistance oe-
Mecn the PlayC and Inc NlontlcanO, thr
Third Army has fought brilliantly Tine
river crossing 9t PonH di Piavc ns- 81
ried I'll 4 fierce action The cuemt N3~
obliged q cvacuatc tsiago which 0e
promptly occupied
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