Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-31
AMERICAN TROOPS
TAKE ACTIVE PART
ON ITALIAN FRONT
Enemy May Not Be Able to
Reform Forces Until
Border Is Reached.
FIGHTING ACTIVITY lessons
IN WESTERN WAR THEATER
Pershing's Men Improve Posi-
tons Around Grand Pre- North
of Argonne Forest.
GUNS AND AIRMEN KEEP BUSY
Allied Soldiers Give Foe No Rest
in BotI, Serbia and
McsOpotamia.
IRv Aseo ,iaind prn.

over front of some sixty miles from,
inc Hrenta River in Northern Italy. to
the vicinity OF the Adriatic Sea. the
Austro-Hungarians are being VIOLENTLY
attacked by Italian, British. French and
American troops ;,s
IN the mountain region the enemy is
resisting desperately and holding his
ground fairly well. But east OF the
Piave River he is in nght across me
plains of Trcviso. shaping his courss
SoeL inc same territory through which,
nc drove tho Italians n year ago ana Il
reached tho eastern edge or the Vc.
netian plains. >t3S
,,tar,,ady Already numerous towns have been
!ipcratcd. $4,000 prisoners have been
taken and large numbers OF guns and
masnne guns and huge quantities OF
thG allied troops. Far behind the lines.
allied aviators are heavily bombinc
enemy columns in dense Masses Which,
are IN retreat over the badly congested
roads leading eastward toward the
Austrian frontier.
Judging the situation from the rapid
an'ann" inc allies are ma king, It would J
appear tlat she entire enemy front has
been broken eastsefa 4. sPipSe ana nd 4 M e
vance OF the foot troops the enemy
FORCES Will be unable to reform their
o. the Austro- Hungarians are doomed.
20 capture or determination by the
Belgium there. has been a ma maried sed
dSlminution al n, OF in the Intensity ,of the! ln
there have been only patrol. encounters
and an, reciprocal hombardmcnis. TIC
french. however are engaged III
anosher aeSsn ma attaek on =, from, Of abont
0usnt Que ntin-le,Fetit and Herpy; in the scn:s
era direction of the. cnemy's communi-Sg
cation lines running eastward from tne
old st. Quentin and Laon sectors, and
also with the purpose Of driving a
wedge in this part of the southern bar -
tie ln.d,as, LAS and thereby compel the enemy
nasne 10 the Meuse.
Around Grand Pre-. north OF the AR
HrInf,, EohInfe, f9rest Ts;, .he Americans have mia
tacks against the Germans. The Bellies
ioyeuse farm, which for several DAYS i
,Is,,. mas been , mo no mans land" now is ,yir=&
Of the Meuse there also has been consl5
siderable fighting, but IL has resulteNts
in no change in positions.
me big American guns are contiif%s
far behind the lines. and bombinssN
planes also are intensively active y
against troop concentration points. -Iiiss
air lighting. the Americans Wedne esdayE.
sent twenty,one German aviatoraES
crashing to the ground Two AmertsSs
can flyers are missing. &s
SERBIAN CAVALRY REACHES
DANUBE NEAR BELGRADEss
In IN both Serbia and Mesopotamia thaa
allied troops are still harassins th2#
enemy. Serbian cavalry has arriyedSs
at the Danube short distance southgs
east Of Belgrade. In Mesopotanlia tho
UP tho Tigris River from Bagdad st,,S
II Is reDorted that Turkey has tIf+sS;
vited the allies to send their fleets into
small detachment of troops to super-s
wise the demobillzation of the Turkfslf
army. SSSS