Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-11-01
ALLIED TROOPS
FORCE AHEAD
Italian, French and British Cross
Pave on 80 Mile Front
Threaten Two Rail Centers.
TAKE $4,000 CAPT|vES
Americans In Reserve. TO Join italian
Offensive If Needed--Yankees
and Germans in Big Gun Duel
French Encirclins Guise.

With the italian Army in North
ern Italy, Oct. 31.-The towns OF
vadobbiadene and Conegiiano, on
the eastern side Of the Piave river,
Northern Italy, have been taken
by Allied troops from the Austro-
Hunearians.
London, Oct. 31.-fn the italian
theater over a front of nearly 40
miles from the Brenta to The mid
die reaches Of the Piave river, the
are developing with success an Of
fensive against the Austro-Hun-
garians and are swiftly driving
hem from the mountain passes
toward the Austrian frontier and
across the plains east of the Piave
in northern Italy.
American reserves are behind
che lines prepared to aid the Allies
when the opportune moment ar
rives.
London, Oct. 81. - On the Italian
front British, French and Italian troops
have crossed the Piave river over a
wide front and have taken more than
$4,000 prisoners. The Allied forces
are threatening the important railway
points of Conegliano and Oderzo and
two of the three railway lines support
ing the Austrians on the Piave line.
On the western front in France
heavy fighting virtually is at stand
still on the front northward from LIE
Cateau to the Dutch frontier, but
from the Disc to east of the Mouse
Allied pressure continues, with gains
for the French between the Disc and
the Serre.
Americans in Gun Duel.
An intense artillery duel is in prog
ress on the American front northwest
of Verdun, but no infantry fighting has
been reported.
While the Allies have thrown forces
across the Pave on front of about
80 miles, the heaviest fighting has
been along a stretch of seven miles
between Conegliano and Oderzo,
where the Italians and British have
advanced more than three miles, MAX
ing formidable wedge in the Aus
TRAN positions east of the river and
between two of their main commune
cation lines.
Two Miles From Rail Points.
The Allies are within two miles of
both Conegliano and Oderzo Along
tho Dioyo south IF ndor1o fJoro hoe
been little fighting, but the Allied ad-
vance in the north would tend to force
the Austrians to evacuate the low
lands of the lower Piave.
Apparently the Allied thrusts in the
mountain zone between the Piave and
the Brenta were feints for the purpose
of attracting the attention of the enc
my from the more formidable move
ment across the Pave. Troops and
supplies are being rushed to the Piave
front and it is evidently purposed to
force the offensive to the utmost.
v. S. Troops in Reserve.
In addition to the British, italian
and French troops already taking part
reported to be in reserve. The Ameri-
can infantry force is not large, prob
ably two regiments or less, and not
unlikely the Americans will be brigad-
ed with the Italians or British. The
fighting east of the Pave has been
heavy, the Austrians struggling bit
terly to prevent the Allies from en-
larging their gains to the east bank.
East of the Disc on the French front,
the army of General Debeney rapidly is
encircling Guise. On the south the
French are in the suburbs of the town
and have captured German first line
trenches besides enemy barracks and
a hospital.
IL