The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-01
Enemy Is Falling Back.

Enemy Is Falling Back.
/ LONDON, Nov british infantry
and mounted troops have occupied
the important railway town OF Saclle,
on the Lixenza river. the war ONCE
announced today.
! The Lixenza has been reached on
a four mile front from Sacile SOUTH
ward to Brugnera. by troops OF the
Tenth army with which Americans
are brigaded).
Between the Ordorzo-P ortogruaro
railway and the Adriatic. the Aus
British infantry and mounted
troops have occupied Sacile." the
statement said
Italian tenth army troops have
reached the Livenza from Sacile to
Brugnera. =,
south of Oderzo-Portogruaro rail-
way we are advancing rapidly.
.sThe enemy is falling back in the
Grappa sector.
prisoners taken by the tenth army
now number more than 10000"
British Sudden Attack.
LONDON. Nov. 1.-The British
suddenly attacked south OF Valen-
ciennes this morning, it was an
nounced by Field Marshal Haig.
| Good progress" was reported
| .'Iu successful minor enterprises
which small parties carried out in
the neighborhood Of Lequesnoy yes
/ terday a number of prisoners were
taken" the statement said. THE
ioperation we have undertaken south
i of Valenciennes this morning. Is re-
ported to be making good progress.
Italian Advance Continues.
WASHINGTON, Nov. L. The
Italian advance is continuing on
front of more than 125 miles, despite
the Austrian appeals for an immed-
ate armistice, 1t was officially report
ed in a dispatch from General Diaz
to the Italian embassy here today.
The Austrians. the dispatch said,
have retreated precipitately beyond
the Tagliamento, pursued by the al
lied forces under Duke D'Aosta. Cine
iTagliamento, which forms the prtnci-
pal defensive line between the Pave
and the Isonzo flows from twenty TO
thirty miles inside the farthest east
ern boundary of Italy.)
The Italian fourth army 1s Advanc-
ing in the Grappa region against the
A Austrians, who were cut on Dy the
left wing of the third army. These
enemy forces. believed to number
more than 100000 are Offering heavy
resistance
The Austrians also are putting up
a desperate fight beyond Belluno to
prevent the conjunction of the
italians advancing up the Pave val
ley with those who have driven
huge salient into the Austrian lines
lin the Trentino region.
Attempted counter attacks have
been completely repulsed-
Udine Evacuated.
WASHINGTON, Nov. Austrian
forces have evacuated Udine, aban-
doning vast quantities Of war ma
terials and supplies in their hasty
flight a dispatch TO the Italian en-
bassy today reported. 1t had been
used since last November as the
headquarters of the enemy govern
ment in the occupied Italian terri
tory.
Udine is forty-ive miles from the
Piave and only twelve miles from the
IAustro-Ita1ian border.
Cavalry and Cyclists.
ROME. Nov. Columns Of the
Eighth army overcoming strong re-
sistance of enemy rear guards, are
descending into the Piave valley to.
ward Belluno eleven miles north OF
yittorio). Some parties are fighting
around Fadalto, which is still occu
pied by the enemy.
Cavalry and cyclists following the
Austrians through the foot hills are
opening the way to Aviano (nine
miles northeast of Sacile)."
General PershIne's Report.
J WASHINGTON, Nov. Capture
Of Brieulles on the west bank OF the
Meuse by American forces. togethe,
German communications was report
ed today by General Pershing in his
Thursday evening communique:
North of Verdun, our troops drove
. the enemy from the village Of Brteul
les on the west bank OF the Meuse
| Artillery fighting continued lively or
the whole front throughout the day
reaching particular intensity be
tween Ancrey1Ile and the Bots De
Bantheville.
Last night, French bombing units
attached to the First army success-
fully raided Mezieres and Poiz Terror
and dropped nearly twelve tons Of ex-
pIosfves on the important railway in
that region
'"This morning our aviators dropped
three tons Of bombs on the roads and
! dumps in the vicinity OF Tally, Bar
rico1rt and viIIers-Devant-Dz1n, and
machinegunned the enemy troops and
conveys. In the course OF the day
seven enemy airplanes were shot
down. ALI our machines returned"
Four Mile Advance.
[By Lowell Bellett, United Press
Staff CorrespondentI
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