SMASHING VICTORY ON THE PIAVE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 31, 31 October 1918, Page 5

SMASHING VICTORY ON THE PIAVE

15,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED ENEMY DRIVEN BACK TEN MILES __w—— < New York, October 29. The British have smashed through the 'Austrian linos on the .Piave. The Allies have captured 15,000 prisoners and have taken Conegliano (five miles be-, yond the Piave. on the Treviso-TTdino railway).~Tho whole lino has been advanced. —Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . • . • RAPID PROGRESS OF THE ADVANCE. London, October 28. Tho Rome correspondent of the "Central News" Agency reports: "The attack is progressing rapidly on the entire Piave front, and great captures of prisoners and guns have been made."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn, ADVANCE ON 46 MILES OF FRONT. London, October 29. The British-Italian victory is developing on a great scale. Advancing on . a forty-eix-milo front, large bodies of troops with artillery crossed the bridges over the Piave, and are maintaining fi .heavv pressure upon the enemy, who has been driven back ten miles from the river.- r 'The Times.' BATTLE GOING SPLENDIDLY (Rec. October 31, 1.10 a.m.) London, October 30. The British and Italian armies are attacking on r. front of twenfy-five miles and are opposed 'by forty-five Austrian divisions, comprising 600,000 troops. Tho Allies have crossed the Piave on the whole front from the Treviso-Oiderzo railway to the Val Dobbiadene, and have made an average advance of over four miles. The Italian command considers that the battle is going eplendidly. All the objectives have been gained.—Reuter. THE OFFICIAL REPORTS London, October 29. A British official report from the Italinn front states: "The attack of the Tenth Army is progressing most satisfactorily. On the right the Eleventh Italian Corps reached the lino of Rqncadelle, Ormelle, Tempio, and Rai. In the centre the Fourteenth and the British Corps are in touch in the neighbourhood of Rai, and have reached the line of Bonotto Damain, 1000 yards south of Borgovilla. The Milanese on tho left of the Eighteenth I-talinn Corps'attacked in n northerly direction, and are progressing well._ All the corps report further captures of prisoners and guns. —Aus.-N.Z. Cab'le Ason.-Reuter. AN ALL-NIGHT BATTLE London, October 29. An Italian communique states: "The battle continued fiercely nil night, and fully developed during Monday on the front of the Twelfth and Eighth Armies. We maintained and extended our. bridgehead despite very lively opposition. East of Grave-di-Papadopoli the enemy ceded to attacks by the Fourteenth British and Tenth Italian Army Corps. We broke through the enemy linos and liberated Sorgo Malanotte, Tezze, Rai, St. Michele-di-Piave, Cimadolmo, St. .Polo-di-Piave, Ormelle, and entered St. Lucia-di-Piave and Vazzolo. The prisoners and captured guns are still uncounted."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reutor, AN IRRESISTIBLE ADVANCE (Rec. October 30, 7.40 p.m.) London, October 29. An Italian official message state: "The Piave battle continues victoriously. The Allies are in firm'possession of the left bank from the slopes of the Val Zobbiadene to the Treviso-Oderzo railway. We carried the heights of the Val Zobbiadene. The French captured Monte Piunar. We hold the plain of Sernaglia. The Italian Eighth Army carried the heights of the Col Fosco and entered Sueegana. Tho Italian.Tenth Army, advancing irresistibly, passed' its advanced guards to the left of Monte Cano. Numerous guns were captured. Of yesterday's prisoners, four thousand have been counted, and many more are coming in. On the left bank of the Ornic we occupied Alano-di-Piave, taking several hundred prisoners."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter., ENEMY'S RESISTANCE WEAKENING (Rec. October 30, 9 p.m.) ■ . ; ■ London, October 29. A British-Italian official message states: "The enemy's resistance is weakening considerably. Our cavalry and infantry have forced the passage of the Monte Cano. Several hundred prisoners have been captured."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.Reuter. : i • ■■ - . THE'GREAT BATTLES ON THE OISE ENEMY'S NEW LINE ENGAGED FRENCH ADVANCE TOWARDS GUISE ' ' London, October. 29. A French communique states: "There was fierce fighting on the east bank of the Oise,' opposite Grand Verly, where the enemy launched several counter-at-tacks. Further south we pushed the lines as far as the approaches of Guise, and captured strong points north-east of Guise. We also made progress east of the Peron, in tho region north-east of the-Pergny Wood. We are now in contact with the whole of the new enemy line between, the Oise and the Serre. Wβ advanced north of Herly and west of Chateau vPorciim Aerial observers report numerous fires behind the Aisne, and also in ■ the valley of the Serre. A fleet of 200 machines copiously bombed the enemy's back areas in the region of Chateau Porcien, creating havoc along the communications and causing heavy losses." A later communique etates: "We advanced considerably towards Gniee, and carried the hutments surrounding the hospital and the first trench of a fortified work south of the Castle. FurtheT south we advanced beyond Louvry Farm. On the right bank of the Peron wfe continued to progress east of Moneeau le Neuf."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HEAVV ARTILLERY DUEL NORTH OP VERDUN i .___ London, October 29. An American communique.states: "Tho Verdun front was marked by heavy artillery fighting. An enemy counter-attack in the Bellu -Wood was repulsed."— Aus.-N.'Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. LULL ON THE BRITISH FRONT London, October 2!). Sir Douglas Haig reports: "There is artillery activity and jiirtrol encounters oil different parts of the front."—Aus.-N.Z. Came Assn .-Reuter.' (Rec. October 30, 9 p.m.) ) . London, Ootober 29. Sir Douglas Haig reports': "There is increased aerial aotivity. Wβ destroyed thirty-two machines and drove down ten out of control. Eight British machines are missing."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. AMERICAN HUGE LONG-RANGE GUNS,IN ACTION / SHELLING IMPORTANT COMMUNICATIONS. (Rec. October 30, 7AO p.m.) London, October 29. Renter's correspondent at American Headquarters states: "The long-range guns of-big calibre, more formidable than the German 'Big Bertha' which bombarded Paris, have begun shelling in the- direction of the LoDguyon-Montmedy-Sedan-Mezieres railway, which is the vitnl communication upon which the enemy depended for the quick transport of his troops and supplies , from one portion of the front to another. Observers report (hat the Germans have abandoned ciery-le-Grand. Already a great section of Lorraine and part of Alsace have been formed into a huge entrenched camp by the Germans,, in a desperate effort to defend Metz and the pivot of the lino northward^.—lteuter.-