The sun., 1918-10-30
AUSTRIAN LINE
Is MENACED BY
DRIVE ON PIAVE
Italian and British Advance
Threatens Enemy From
Mountains to Sea.
AMERICANS IN RESERVE
$4,000 Prisoners Taken, Two
Important Railroad Towns
in Allied Hands.
AMERICANS IN RESERVE

PARIS, Oct. 2S--Italian forces under
Gen. Diaz are pressing vigorously the
ADVANTAGE which they gained by fore
ing the passage of the Piave River to
the south and east of the Montello, and
are driving n wedge into the Austrian
front which already is serious mem
ace to the whole Austrian line from the
mountains to the sea.
Conegliano has been captured and
the Allies are so close to Oderzo that
the fall OF that place is imminent.
With these two important railroad
points lost the Austrians cannot hold
the line from this region to the Adri-
attic. but must swing 1t back. The
number of prisoners taken By the AL
lies in this operation has risen to 49,
900
The British report tonight on this
fighting says that the Austrian resist
ance is weakening. 1t follows:
The advance OF our Tenth Army
continues according to plan. The
enemy resistance appears to be weak
ening considerably. Early this morn
ing the enemy was holding the line
Of the River Montlcaro with a num-
Der OF machine guns. British cavalry
and Infantry forced passage OF
this river northeast of Vazzola, max
ing prisoner several hundred OF the
enemy The Porto Buffole a!rdrome
is reported TO be In flames.
FT~,, hae
opposite Aslago. brt found them un-
occupied.
The Italian armies operating north
from the Montello are making good
progress.
Advance on Forty Mile Front.
The whole advance. by italian, British
and French troops, extends over from
OF forty miles and has been unifornl!
successful. In the mountainous distric
OF the battle front the Italians stormet
and captured the heights of Val Dob
biadende. They took also the height'
o: Colfosto and entered Susegara. cap
tusing numerous grns French troop:
stormed and captured Monte Pionar.
The Italian official report reads:
The battle begun on the Piave Sum
day Is continuing VIGOROUSLY. In
two days OF glorious fighting on the
heights along the Treviso-Orderza
railway we and our allies have taken
possession OF the left bank OF the river.
The Twelfth Army has taken the
| heights Of Val Dobbiadende.
French infantry has taken Mont
Pionar in assault. The plain of Ser
nogli is In our possession. We have
carried the heights of Colfosco and
have entered SusegRna. Advance
guards have pushed to the left o: the
| Monticono.
Numerous guns have been captured.
| Four thousand OF the prisoners taken
! yesterday have reached concentration
places. Others still are on the left
bank of the Piave.
On the left bank of the Ornic River
we have occupied the village OF Alamo
| di Piave, taking several hundred pris-
oners.
Airplanes daringly carried supplies
to our advanced troops on the left
| bank of the Piave.
The Associated Press correspondent
at Italian headquarters on the Piav
says it is reported that Archduke Josep
Ferdinand has replaced Gen. BorOeri
/ az the Austrian commander on the from
along the Piave, which for the thir
time in one year is the scene Of "A des
perate battle. TINS time, however, tn
tables arc turned against the Austrian
who are steadily being pressed bac
| from the eastern bank OF the river.
The battle now has been going on 70
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