Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-29

neme, oct. 20 (deiayed).
The battle continued hercely dur
ing last night and today and u In
the front Of the twelfth and Eighth
Armies. in spite Of the enemy's very
lively opposition, we have maintained
and extended our bridgehead North
OF the Ornic. front we gained advan.
East of Grave-dl- -Pappadopolo the
enemy was attacked with extreme vio-
lence by the Fourteenth British corps
and by. the Tenth italian corps and
has yielded.
our troops have broken through
villages. and entered San Lucia di
Piava and vazzoii, They are at the
gates of Montlciano. We have cap
tured prisoners and guns. but the
number has not yet been determined.
In Albania our troops are closely
pressing the enemy's rearguards. on
the morning of october % they en-
tered Alessio. They are marching on
San Giovanni di Memua.
BRITISH
Apart from artillery activity and
patrol encounters on different parts of
the front there Is nothing Of special
interest to report.
AMERICAN
American Headquarters In France,
Oct. 2S (Delayed)
ON the Verdun front the day was
marked by heavy artillery fire on both
sides of the Meusc. An enemy counter
attack against the Bois Belleu was
repulsed. In the Woevre our d,tach-
mtntS successfully raided the eremy's
lines and captured prisoners
IN spite of poor weather conditions
aviators were again active on the
front of the First Army and shot down
three enemy airplanes and one obser-
walton balloon All our machines re-
turned.
Section y. Of the early Monday COM
mnnique r,ceipcd last night says.
1t was reported at 6:25 p. m, Octo-
hcr -: Northeast of Grandrre, a pa
troll of the Scventy-eigh,h Division
early on the morning OF October -
captured La Belle Joyeuse. which was
found unoccupied
|, was reported at l0:35 a. m. Octo-
her 2S: Increased enemy artillery ac-
tirity. with harassing fire. high cx-
plosive and gas. on Bantheville, Cuncl,
Bricul and the Bois de Dnnnevoux.
AUSTRIAN
Vienna. Oct. 2s (delayed).
In the Scttl Communi the fighting
activity of the enemy yesterday was
limited TO Isolated thrusts, which were
repulsed.
last of the Brenta a great battle is
raging on front SIXTY kilometcrs
taoout thirty-seVcn miles) wide. In
the mountains between the Brenta and
the Piave all enemy assaults again
failed. The Strnkuppe. south of t'on
tana Secca. which was lost to the
Italians. was recaptured in n counter
attack and its defenders captured
An Entente attack was launched on
the Piave after the strongest artil-
l"ry preparation. during the night of
October 26.21. Near Val Dobriadenc
weak enemy detachmcnts succeeded in
gaining the left bank of the river. but
most of them were pressed back From
the direction of Grave di Papadopoli
the British thrust forward as far as
Tezze and San Polo di Piave. The
break through on a front of two kilo-
meters was barred off on the fanks
by our troops. Fresh fighting has been
going on since early this morning on
the Piave.
FRENCH
Paris. oct. 20.
The artillery fire has been rather
lively in the region of the Disc, cspe-
cially opposite Grand Verify. In the
course of the ni:.h; the French. over
coming the resistance of the Germans,
approached slightly nearer to Guise.
We captured the barracks and hos
pital near the railway station and the
iirst-line trenches south Of the cha
tcau
More to the south we have passed
beyond the Lowry farm. on the
continue to'prugress east of Monceau-
le-Neuf and have taken forty prison.
cts. on the front of the Serre there
has been great machine-gun activity.
French patrols everywhere are in con-
tact with the enemy.