The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-02
Leave Great Quantities of
Stores, Guns and
Munitions
LIBERATED PEOPLE 4
HAIL DELIVERIES
Retreat Of Foe Marked By
Trail of Awful De-
ISOLATION

Rome. Nov. 2e-Eishty thousand
prisoners, and 1900 auns have been
captured in the Italian offensive che
war Office announces. italian eavaT-
~ is advancing rapidly toward the
Tasliamento and Pordenone. eleven
miles west of the TaaIiamento. has
been captured.
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Friday, Nov. ALLIED troopB
have reached the Grigno. 1--WE miles
| north OF Monte Lisser. They have
cut off the retreat OF the Austriana
in Trenttno. except over mule paths
In the mountains.
Austrian Army Split e.. 4.
The headlong flight of the AUS
trtans continues in the Venetian
plain. More than a thousand square
miles OF Italy'S invaded provinces
province has been reconquered but
the greatest importance of the dar-
ing movement conceived by General
Diaz Is his success in separating the
Austrian army occupying the Monte
Grappa and Trentino regions from
that on the Venetian plain.
At the same time he lis threatens
ing the Austrian contingents holding
the section southeast of the Piave
which may. be enVeloped or cut Oft
by the Italians advancing toward
Pordenone.
italians Cheer Their Kinu
King Victor Emmanuel divides his
time between glls Monte Grappa fe.
gion and the section east OF the
Ptaye. When recognized by his men
they shout to him Long live the
soldier king!" .....'.>'
Italian Headquarters East OF the
Piave Friday? Nov. 1.--(By the Az
sociated Press. .)--Ttaliau troops eon~
tinue the advance. The .'firhting,
along this front is but one continu-
Gus skirmiBh. An unusual incident
took place when Sacile was occu-
pied, Because the English were un-
able to speak Italian, Arnondo F'rac-
carroll. a newspapermhn, led the
English across the Livenza river in
to the town. One OF the last acts
Of the rtFeating Austrians was to
shoot aswonlan who was. attempting
to cross the river to reach the Britt
ish troops. The British punished
bhe Austriars severely as the engEEly
was retreatiSg from the city.
The joy OF the inhabitants is ex-
travagant. It lis said that they
picked up bulletins scattered broad
cast by airplanes instructing the
struggling troops of the tenth army
to continue the advance and remain
ed UP all night reading and re-
reading the little sheets and awaiting
for the first signs Of the approaching
allied troops. = -
All Italy Rejoicing.
In Padua and Verona. the streets
are covered with banners OF allied
coloTs. There are demonstrations of
joy in st. Marks place in Venice
and singing is, heard along the can-
ais Of that historic city for the fret
time in two years. On trains, high
ways and electric cars the refugees
are flowing back to VeniEe and 9TH
er cities along the front.
Refugers Returning,
Military roads across the PiaYa
are thronged with people arriving
from ali points OF Italy to reposaes
their homes. Mayors of cities on the
Venetian plain are returning. The
correspondent met an officer at
San Dona di Piave who had not been
home for three years. He found the
trees cut down and the walls of tha
dwelling destroyed to within three
feet OF the ground. Yet he said:
TT has been worth while Just tfse
same. am sorry couldn't suffer
more for my country"