ITALIANS FALLING BACK ON NEW LINE
FALL ...OF GAZA BIG HAUL OF BOOTY AND PRISONERS CANADIANS' GALLANT FIGHT AT PASSCHENDAELE
~ The news from the Italian front to-day is 6till grave, but, says one Teport, hopefal. The low -wafer in the Taglianiento has rendered that line unsuitable for defence purposes, situated ns the Italians now are for gnns, and a more back to the Livenza line has been made. Great store is placed upon the British and.French reinforcements, their probable strength, and tho question whether they will arrivo in timo to stavo off fresh heavy blows on the lino. General Maurice (Director of Military Operations at Imperial Headquarters) in a statement of his views admits the gravity of the situation. On the Western front the results of the successful operations nt Passchendaelo are 6 aid to be excellent. The enemy has leceived a severe blow at this point, as is -witnessed by the orders which were issued to his troops to hold the line at all .costs. Tho British victory at Beersheba has been energetically followed up, and General Allenby, by a 6eries of lightning strokes, has turned the Turkish flank and captured Gaza. The haul of prisoners and booty is expected to be large.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 39, 9 November 1917, Page 5
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204ITALIANS FALLING BACK ON NEW LINE Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 39, 9 November 1917, Page 5
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