El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-02

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/ have crossed the Pisve near Busche-
In the vicinity OF BellunO, the Ital-
I ians are pressing up the Cordovoie
valley toward Longarone.
Italians Cross LIvenza.
/ London, Eng, Nov. Troops Of
the tenth Italian army have crossed
I the LivenZa river. between Motta and
Sacile, and have established q bridge
head on the east side of that river,
/ according TO an official statement on
operations on the Piave front issued
! by the war office today
/ British troops are fighting with
this army.
Allies Cut Off Retreat.
Italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov. . ((by Associated Press.
Allied troops have reached the
! Grigno, five miles north Of Monte
Lisser. They have cut off the re-
treat Of the Austrians in Trentino
except over mule paths in the noun
The headlong flight Of the Aus
TRANS continues on the Venetian
plain.
More than 1000 square miles of
Itn;y's invaded provinces had
been recOnquered up TO Friday.
hut the greatest importance Of
the daring movement conceived
by Gen. DiaE is his success in sep
aratinE the Austrian army. Occu-
plying the Monte Grappn and
TrentinO regions, from that on
the Venetian plain
1t the same time. he is threatening
4 the Austrian contingents. holding the
section southeast of the Piave, which
may be enveloped or cut off by the
Italians advancing toward Fordenone-
King Shares Dangers.
King Victor Emmanuel IS always
the first TO share the danger with
q naH 10
tween the Monte Grappa region and
the section east Of the Piave.
When liberated populations sur
rounded his automobile they shout:
viva our liberator.'
Scenes of DesOlatiOn.
Italian Headquarters East OF the
Piave. Nov. . (by Associated Press).-
Scenes OF desolation are being en-
countered by the allied troops. ad-
vancing through Nenetia- Dwellings
have been wrecked in the storm Of
shells poured upon the country. while
window sashes and doors have been
carried away and used for fire wood
by the Austrians. The uncultivated
fields are rank with weeds.
As the allied troops move ahead.
they see that they have a great op-
portunity to throw the enemy in dis
astrOus retreat from Italian soil Il
IS the common opinion OF the entire
army, from generals to the lowest
because OF the feeling that the nu-
merically superior Austrian forces
might be able TO start a counter Of
fensiYe endangerinE the allied cause.
Italians Hardy Fighters.
The movement east Of the Pave Is
being carried out by the eighth and
18th Italian armies. with a number
Of French and English regiments I
The Italian troops in the present /
fighting are fine. hardy men with I
more than 4 years experience in I
warfare
italian troops continue 20 advance.
The fighting along this front is but |
one continuous sklrmish.
An unusual Incident took place 4
when Sacile was occupied because the i
were unable 70 speak Ital- ]
ian, Arnondo Fraccaroli. a newspaper i
man. led the English across the Ii. 4
yenza river into the town.
One Of the last acts of the re-
treating AustrianE was to shoot
woman. who was attempting to
cross the river TO reach the Brit
ish troops The British punished
the AuStrians severely as the en-
envy WAS retreating from the city.
The JOY Of the Inhabitants over the /
liberation is extravagant. They 1
picked up bulletins. scattered broad /
cast by airplanes. iustrucinE them 1
Of the advance of the tenth army, and i
remained up all night reading and I
7
ing for the first signs Of the ap- 4
preaching allied troops.
Armistice Terms Drastic
Washington. D. c. Nov. Am IN 4
timation OF the drastic nature Of the
armistice terms. submitted by Gen.
Diaz to the Austrians. is given in
an official dispatch from Rome today
saying:
The Italian victory is hourly
assuming such proportions that
II. l.. Il
enemy, which M 10 the last min
ute Of his dominion has insulted
our brethren. devastated our
lands and fought with the utmost
barbarity, would he a crime"
The same message reports that !
from the sea to the mountains. three
Austrian army corps are in flight: /
that all roads are open to Isonzo. the
first place where the Austrians prob
q bly viii attempt TO make a stand. 1
Italian naval detachments have oc-
cupied the lagoon between the mouth 4
Of the Tagliamento and CarOle. which \
was protected by monitors and heavy
artillery.
@By sending to the Italian COM
mand n request for an armistice,
Austria admits her complete de-
feat says the dispatch. Instruc-
lions were given to try 10 avoid
the irremediabIe political ruin
through the complete destruction
of her army.
The conditions. fixed by all the allies
in their answer 10 the Austrian re-
quest are necessarily such as to give
the strictest military and naval guar
antees that the aims OF the allies will !
be completely gained and that the
wonderful and glorious italian effort
will be crowned with the reward 1t
deserves
No ExOrbitnat Claims.
ITALY viii not claim anything she IS
not entitled to. but she claims that
her victory places the enemy In the
permanent and absolute impossibility
If resuming the offensive. If the en-
smy bends his head, he will have the
.ruce he is desperately invoking.
Otherwise he will be compelled by
'Orce TO surrender at the discretion Of
italy. after a defeat which Is now
evidently complete and irreparable.
''The king of Italy has entered
BellunO, and was enthusiastically
received by the population.
ANY description Of the debacle Of
he enemy would fall below its reality.
p to the present the booty captured
xceeds four billion lire, which is more
han the invader captured last year /
.fter Caporetto.
Marching on TrentinO-
From the Saguna and the Adige
alleys, Italian army corps are march
ng on the Trentino. After the occu-
Iation Of Belluno, through the upDer |