The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-05
ROUT OF AUSTRIANS
NOW MORE COMPLETE.
Followers of Diaz Push on to New
Gains Scoring Decided Success in
Battle Which is Going on
without Thought of Ces-
satiOn.

Washington, Nov. 1.-Rout of the
Austrian armies on the Italian front
continues, said an official dispatch to-
night from Rome. The number OF
prisoners is increasing rapidly and
continuously while more than 700
captured guns have been counted
The booty already captured is Of
enormous quantity.
Afer annihiliating the resistance OF
the Austrians at the Livenza, Italian
cavalry divisions have pushed for
ward and now are nearing the Tagl.-
amento river. Great numbers of air.
planes preceding the Italian troops
are using their machine guns on the
retreating enemy columns.
The italians are also fast advanc-
ing in the direction of Udine and Por-
drone already has been taken. The
Third Army, reinforced by marines,
has occupied the whole intricate zone
along the Adriatic. Belluno has been
occupied by the Twelfth Army, while
at the extreme eastern sector of the
front italian marines. have occupied
Carole.
From the Stelyio to the Astica the
Austrisns are strongly resisting, the
dispatch said, but they are wavering
beyond the Asiago plateau and are in
utter rout all along the rest of the
front.
Battle Goes On.
'sThe battle continues all along the
front" said the dispatch. "The enc
my is strongly maintaining his resis-
tance from the Stelvio to the Astive
but he is wavering beyond the Asiago
plateau and is in utter rout all along
the rest of the front. The greatest
defense that the enemy has is the
| natural obstacles along the road of
is retreat. Our troops are fuU Of en-
thusiasm and are feeling the enemy
Prelentlessly.
"The Italian artillery has been rap
idly brought into action and all the
captured enemy artillery is being
used to hammor the retreat.
Divisions of Italian cavalry have
annihilated the resistance of the enc
my at the Livenza, have reestablishcS
the communications to make the
passage of the infantry easier and are
already nearing the Tagliamento
River.
{" The Sixth Italian Army went into
action yesterday and has brilliantly
carried on an irrestible action on the
Brenta supported by tie Ancona
Brigade.
Decided Advance Made.
'sThe Forth Army has completed
the occupation of the Valley Of Fon-
zeaso and the Bologna Brigade has
occupied Filtre.
'sThe Twelfth Army, after conquer
ing the pass of Quero, has rapidly ad-
vanced south of Beluno and after bril-
liantly rounding the depression Of
yadalto has advanced on Belleuno
and occupied the city.
"The Third Army, reinforced also
by regiment of marines, has occu
pied the whole intricate zone along
the Adriatic.
"In the direction of Udine, the Ital-
ian troops are also fast advancing
Pordone has fallen into our handr
At the extreme eastern sector Of tho
front Italian marines have occupied
Caorle.
Great numbers of airplanes arc
preceding our troops and are operar
ing their machine guns on the re-
treating enemy.
"The number of prisoners is in
creasing rapidly and continuously
More than 700 guns captured have a.
ready been counted. The booty can
tured is an enormous quantity, T.
value can be calculated already i
to the billions"
Tho Roth Eden Passionate