Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-11-05
ITALIANS CAPTURE j
$4,000 AUSTR|ANS
IN GREAT BATTLE
Allies Sweep Far to East of the
Pave River.
CAVALRY FIGHTS IN OPEN
Enemy Army Is Disorganized and Foe
Routed on 40-MiIe Front-French,
Italians and British, With
Yanks in Reserve, Smash
Enemy.

Rome, Oct. 30.-Allied troops are re-
ported to be nearly eight miles east
of the Piave river and still are driving
the disorganized Austrians before
them. Cavalry and light infantry de-
tachments have forced a crossing of
the Monticano river, routed the enemy
rear guards at Vazzola and are head
ed in the direction Of the Livenza river
to the east.
Over the 40-mile front from the re-
gion of Mont Grappa, in the north,
eastward and then south nearly to
Ponte di Piave, 20 miles north of the
sea, Italian, British and French troops
everywhere reported victorious adj
vance.
Enemy Resistance Weakens
The resistance of the Austrians, on
the British front, particularly, appears
to be weakening rapidly. This is indi-
Gated by the fact that British cavalry
is operating in the open, following
clean break through the enemy lines.
The number of prisoners captured,
it is officially reported, number $4,000,
counted, while many more are herded
on the east bank of the Piave, pending
an opportunity to cross.
Hold East Bank.
On the front of the attack, the Ital-
ian official statement says, the allies
are masters of the east bank of the
Piave, having broken down the enemy
opposition and driven the Austrians
far enough back to permit of unham-
pered troop movements across the
stream
AT the north end of the attack line
on the Piave Italian troops have
stormed Val Dobbiadende, have swept
ZIP and taken the heights of Colfosto,
overrun the Susegana plain, and taken
the, town of that name. Conegliana,
five miles northeast of the left bank
of the Piave, has been occupied and
passed in the advance.
French Storm Mount.
North of the MOntello the French
took Mont Pionar by storm, while Ital-
ian troops, north and west, crossed the
Ornic river, and east and west stream,
which flows into the Piave, and drove
the Austrians from Alamo di Piave.
British units, far to the west of the
Brenta, raided the enemy trenches OPP
posite Asiago and found them unoccu-
pied.
The captures in material have been
heavy, including not only field artil-
lery but cannon of large caliber.
May Turn Entire Line.
So Tar as official reports show the
attack has not been extended south
of Ponte di Piave, but further adj
vances in the north undoubtedly will
compel the evacuation of the Austrian
defenses clear to the sea-
1t is officially reported that the ex-
tensive enemy aviation center at Porto
Buffole, on the west bank of the Liv-
enza, is in flames.
This is taken here to mean that the
enemy does not hope to make a stand
west of the Livenza, the next water
way of consequence which offers de-
fensive possibilities.
British Take Hundreds.
While the AuStrians are fighting
with determination at places, their re-
sistance appears to be weakening.
They are surrendering more freely and
hundreds are coming to the rear. In
the crossing of the Monticano it is re-
ported the British took several hun
dred captives.
The entire center of the allied line
is reported to be advancing rapidly,
| with lessening enemy resistance. To
| the north and westward in the Grappa
region, where the fighting is more stub
born, the allies also are progressing,
although at a slower gait.