ITALIAN FRONT SHORTENED TO THIRTY MILES
DESTROYED BRIDGES DELAY THE ENEMY
ENEMY ADVANCING ON THE PIAVE
Rome, November 9. Router's correspondent at Italian Hoadquartors states that the bridges over the Livenza River-have been blown up iu order to delay the enemy's advance. Meanwhilo tho-retreat has greatly shortened tho front, which is now scarcely thirty miles long. This favours tho concentration of tho Italian forces for tho dol'ence.—Renter.
CONCENTRATING ON THE NEW DEFENCE LINE
(Rec. November 11, 5.5 p.m.)
alTi r it • i ll i «/■> , London, November 9. An Italian official report states: "Our troops continue to arrive and establish themselves on the positions choson for our resistance. Our rearguards "still hold up the enemy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. (Rec. November 11, 11 p.m.) London, Novcml3or 11 An Italian official report states: "Wo repulsed an attack on our advanced positions in the Ledro Valley. local engagements were fought between the val bugana and tho Piave valley. At Loronzago one of onr rearguards which was surrounded succeeded in pushing through an occupied village. Prom Suse. gana to the sea our rearguards disengaged themselves from tho enemy and cross, cd the river, blowing up tho bridges."-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter
FRANCO-BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS STILL POURING IN
(Rec. November 11, 5.5 p.m.)
mi, it „ m • -l j ._ , Rome November !). _ lho Mayor of lurin has issued a manifesto of welcome to the Franco-Brit-is soldiers, who continue to arrive in great numbers.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
RETREAT BECOMING MORE ORDERLY,
(Rec. November 12, 1.20 a.m.)
■ . . London, November 11. Tflo Italian retreat is becoming more orderly. Some deserters have been shot. Many Germans -wore discovered among tno retreating refugees, bribing tha people to demand peace.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
THE ENEMY'S REPORTS
London, November 9. A German official communiquo states: "Wo have crossed the Livenza River, and continue to overcome the resistance of the Italian rearguards. Wo are »d----vancing along.tho mountain roads and on the plain, through snow and rain, towards tho Piavo Rivor." An Austrian official report states: "The Italians are in full rotreat towards the Piave River. Our pursuing operations continuo systematically. Tho cooperation of tho Anstro-Hungarian mountain troops compelled some thousands of Italians to surrender south-west of Tolmezzo."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Afisn.-Rcutcr.
(Rec. November 11, 11 p.m.) London, November 11. A German official roporfc "Tho Austro-Hungarians, pressing forward in tho Val Sugana and tho Upper Piave Valley, captured Asiago after desperate street fighting, and repulsed tno Italian rearguards who had made a Bland westward of Livenza. Wo have reached the Piavo from Susegana as far as tho sea." —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. London, November 11. A German official report states: "Our pursuit of tho Italians through the mountains continues."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutcr.
DEFENSIVE PLANS VESTED IN ALLIED BOARD OF GENERALS. Washington, November 9. It is unofficially reported that tho defence of Italy has been vosted in a Board of Gonerals from tlio Allies' araiies.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
i NEW ITALIAN GENERALISSIMO
CADORNA JOINS INTER-ALLIED WAR COUNCIL.
(Rec. November 11, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, November 10. All tlio newspapers aTo agreed on tho importance of tlio decisions which' were taken at the recent Allied Conferences in Italy. • A permanent inter-Allied Council for tho whole of the Western front has been established. General Focli will represent France, General Sir Henry Wilson England, and General Cadorna Italy. Goneral Diami (?) will succeed General Cadorna as Commander-in-Chief.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ... [The name of General Cadorna s successor is not familiar. Another dispatch, from Washington (via Pacific), spells the name as "Diaz."]
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