The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-31
AUSTRIAN COMMANDER APPLIES
T0GENERAL DIAZ FOR ARNISTTCE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF The WAR
(Rv Associated Press.l


Hungarian armies from the StIeviO
to the Adriatie as they retreat from
italian territory. All the Italian ar
mics now have entered the great of
fensive against the AustTfans and
the allied troops are advancing rap
idly along the entire front from
Lake Garda 10 the Adriatie.
Fighting activity on the western
front remains at a virtual stand
still. There have been only isolated
actions at several points.
Shattered by the irresistible ad.
vance of the italians, British and
French across the Piave the Aus
plains Of eastern vene&ia toward the
line Of the lsonzo, from which they
advanced one year ago. American
troops are participating in the adj
vance Of the Italian teflth army
which already has reached the CUT
skirts of SaciIe, IS miles east Of the
Piave, The total Of Austrian pris-
oners is approaching 10000.
Apparently the Austrian forces
which were along the Poavo will
have great difficulty in reaching the
nlilS .eaSE OF InS lsoWGos
THREATEN THE REAR
They have been separated from the
armies in the mountains west Of the
Piave and the allies already threat
en- their rear from the region of Wit
torio. Along the lower Piavs the
river and taken up the pursuit.. In
the center the Italians have taken
Oderzo while further north they
have advanced beyond Vittorio in
the direction of BeIleuno. .~ ....
In retreatina across the plains ov-
er the 55 miles between the PiaVs
and Isonzo the Austrian rush back"
ward is through a narrow hallway,
walled in on the north by the Carnie
Alps and on the south by the Adri-
attic. From the manner in which
the allies. have. driven. in their
wedge east of the PiaVa 1t aPPar"
Austrians on the north in the foot
hills of the Alps and crush them
from both the north and the west.
The situation of the Austrians
guarding the Trentit1o along the
front from the west of Lake Garda
20 the Piave also is becoming seri-
Gus. Between the Brenta and the
Piave the fifteen Austrian divisions
operating there have been cut off by
the capture of Vadal pass. Else
where on this front the Austrians
must retreat northward through the
Alps with the ItaIians, British and
French PRESSING hard on their heels.
If, as reported. the Italians are at
tackinu from Steivie southwark to
Lake Garda az we'll as eastward
from the lake. the allies have be-
uun the familiar pincers movement
In the Trentino.
Austrian troops also are retiring
from Serbia and the left wing all
ready has crossed the Danube, Vien-
ma announces. Tho Serbs have
reached the Danube near Semendria
and the fall of Belgrade and the
complete liberation OF Serbia would
seem but a matter of a few days, II
not hours. In western Serbia The
Austrians are marching north tow
ard the Danube. ~
SUMMARY OF EARLY NEWS
"seeause of our desire for peace,
our troops in Italy will eaacuate oc-
eupied regions" says an official
statement at Vienna late last night.
As reaards the front of more than
sixty miles from the Adriatic 20 the
mountain front west Of the Piave
river. X would appear that this state
nent seeks TO make virtue OF q
necessity so far as the withdrawal
Of Austrian forces is concerned. Ita-
liam. British and American forces are
eweepinu east from the Piavs and
Che apex of the wedge driven into
the enemy's lines has reached. Wit
3orio. Further sough the advance be- /
vond the Monticano river has driv-
en Che Austrians far TO the east of
coneuIiano. The line crosae9 the Mon
Eicano river aE Fouselle, bends TO the
west slightly and then turns south
until 1t reaches the Piave below San.
dona,