Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-30
ALLIED FORCES
ARE DRIVING FOE
OUT OF MOUNTAINS
American Reserves Held in
Readiness to Deliver
Crushing Blow.
YANKEE GUNS SMELLING
POSITIONS BEHIND LINES
Seek to Gain Possession of Dom
mary-Baroncourt Rail
way Junction.
BLASTING ENEMY POSITIONS
British Forces Arc :eow Well Across
the Piay: River and Arc
Still Moving South.
TBv Associated Press.

In the Italian theater over a front
OF forty miles, from the Brcnta to the
middle reaches OF the Piavc River. the
Hritish French and Italian armies are
developing. with success. an offensive
against the .tustro IIunGarians, and
are swiftly driving them from tho
mountain passes toward the Austrian
frontier aud across the plains east of
tho Piarc in Northern Italy. Amcri-
can reserves arc behind the lncs pre-
pared TO aid the allies when tho on-
FORTUNE moment arrives
On all OF the other battle fronts The
2inca arms continue to be served In
except hy the artillery wings OF tic
/ ropposinE armies. while in the region
hronnd Nalenciennes tho engagements
petwcen the British and the Germans
nave sarorcd more OF outpost cncount-
crS :han pitched battles In whatever
HniEn,l,nG nisl.,G there has been. however. Field
Marshai Haig's men have retained tho
upper hand, and taken more prisoners
and d. additional guns and war stores.
,nune sessh 1he rsneh are
ievelins the old salient between the
terTitory east of st. Quentin and Rethei.
General Debeney's troops. notwi,I,,
standing the violent resistance Of the
Gernans, who all along the front are
vance Of the Frenchmen toward the i'm.
portant lines OF railway communion
,,on 20 tue east. On some sectors the
Germans are slowly retreating. but no
where arc the French patrols permit
unT inc enemy TO get out OF contact
Aside. from artillery and machine
gun activity, there has been little flEht-
ms on that part of the front held by
TO the vicinity of Grand pre-. The
Germans have been heavily bombing
me american positions with shells of
al calibers including gas projectilcs.
with the Americans ANSWERING tj,an,
shot for shot. The new big guns OF
ths tsrn, Americans rds are Violently sheling
taking under their fire towns OF stra-
tcg!c Importance from the standpoint
ri lion. to'i,,nnn,Gations mranria and troop forma
lorcemcnts to salient points OF the
crumblng battle line.
NOW BATTLING: TO GET
IMPORTANT RAIL POINTS
Connans. lying TO the west Of Metz
and the principal junction point OF
communication with the big fortress
ON the Moseile. and Spncourt and DOM
road functions, all were under a par
ticulariy heavy fire from the American
guns throughout Tuesday. In addition.
american aviators continually are lend.
ing their aid 10 the big guns in the
process of blasting enemy positions and
t!p Iroop concentration points inside the
German lines. In the latest operations
oy the aviators. nine German ma
ehlnes were sent crashing to the earth.
numeEous numoers nuns have or hesn prisoners and
allied troops in the big battle that is
III progress on the Italian front Tho
We across hs paHs aRs R.5 RRTsh fare are
where the battle line in the mountains
curves and bends southwark toward
cial communication announceS thar the
opposition of the Austro-Hungarians
appears 10 be weakening in the face OF
the attacks of the British Tenth Army.
which is successfully driving north
ward.
Four thousand additional prisoners
ON the Piave front yesterday. accord
ims TO latest word from that theatcr.
II THIS Is l1n brings the total OF prisoners up
to 10000. Capture OF Conegliano is re-
ported in front dispatches.
GERMAN FEDERAL CoUNCII.
APPROVES AMENDMENTS
The German federal council has ap-
proved the bill amending the imperial
constitution In the form Is adopted by
the ReichstaS. according to Berlin
The Reichs,as OH Saturday amended
anihori;a anG G%Ist,suion by placing the military
aivi Eove.nnen nmaer tnS Ths eontrol of the
adopted by a large majority. The re-
firement bnsn rnnor,o, Of General Ludendorr has
Rc!chstaS.
TURKEY OFFERS TO
MAKE SEPARATE TERMS
turNey, according to apparently re-
liable dispatches late Tuesday even
ing: mas made a separate offer to the
entente for a separate peace. The
heSot otiations arc expected to end soon.
Accumulating Indications point TO an
early re.entry OF Roumania into tho
war. Private advices from Eukharcst
state that EA-Premcr Bratiana, who
vas virtually forced out OF Office by
tue Germans, is about TO return 20
power Tho keynote of his platform
WI! DC renewal Of Roumania's war
on the central powers.
AMERICAN tyIATORS Suoor