WHOLE ITALIAN FRONT ABLAZE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 33, 2 November 1918, Page 7

WHOLE ITALIAN FRONT ABLAZE

55,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED ENEMY DIVISIONS SURROUNDED ■ ■•• >■■■■—•■ ?■■■■■ ■ . . .";■; London,• October 31. The entire Italian front is ablate. AH the Italian armies are ia action.-Aus,-&Z. Cable Asen. . . _ ' . . ■, , ,• 55,000 PRISONERS CAPTURED. . '.. , New York, October 31. An advance is being made on the wholo Italian front. The-Allies in Italy hare captured 55,000 prisoners and a hundred guns.—AU6.-N.Z.' Cable Assn. ■I■ ■ " . 25,000 PRISONERS IN ONE WEEK: ''.".' '..■'■ Dome, October 31. . During one week of the offensive 25,000 prisoners have been taken, and two hundred villages'liberated in seven hundred square kilometres (2"5 square miles) ■• of territory.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable km. ■", ■■ IN FULL AND GENERAL RETREAT ■';.■.,. (ilec. November 1, 7.45 p.m.) Rome, October 31. A semi-official message,' commenting upon the Austrian official bulletin that trooos are being withdrawn'in view of the armistice proposals, saye:.; This nouncement comes rather late In the day, as the Austrian .armies _ are m full general retreat. They have been defeated in fierce battles in which they have lost thousands in killed and wounded, and also .thirty thousand in prisoners. ~ The offensive on the Trentino front is progressing; while on the Lower Piuve the Italian Third Army advanced rapidly and has reached the Liyenza River at Frantrrieo The capture of Goeen Mountain dominates the Piave froin the foot,; hills The Italians also control all the openings from the mountain valleys to the Venetian plains. Over one hundred towns and villages have been liberated. The enemy in tho Conegliano sector is burning villages and perpetrating general destruction of every kind. The enemy's only fine of defence TagT.amento, and his retreat is becoming disorderly at several points.-Aue.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. MILITARY CRISIS IMPENDING (Rec. November 2, 0.35 a.m.) • ■ Vancouver, October 31. J The Italian •'Embassy at Washington reports that fifteen Austrian divisions between the mouth .of the Brenta and the Pin.ven.ro in.gravo danger, and a crisis is impending. The territory 'reconquered by the Allies yesterday covers over one thousand square kilometres, and .the fighting front, now extends along 94 miles.—Renter. ' •_ '""", '■' ' : THE" OFFICIAL REPORTS ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE. ' , London, October. 31. tn Italian communique states: "East of the Piaye we continue to advance ram'dlv sweeping away the enemy, who vainly attempts to stem our march. The heads of our columns have reached Serravalle TJrsago, Gairma, and .Ode™. Our cavalrv has been launched on the plains, and some, squadrons have entered Sacile The Third Army, brilliantly overcoming strong resistance between the Piave and Monte Cano, advanced on Ponte di I'lave, which was - earned after a vlfv fierce action. We have occupied Asiago. Thousands of prisoners and many cipturedEuns arc still uncounted. We. liberated numerous Italian prisoners of. warworn "be enemy had heavily worked an the lines of communication."-. Aus'-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. ASIAGO CAPTURED London, October 31. A British and Italian official message state: "Our advance continues: The mi • i \ t nrnsaml Ihn "Piavo In lie Houthward of the Tenth Army, which, w tMh ' ghth nd Twelfth Armies, advanced rapidly. The Eighth Army oc«nL Viltorio \erodromcs at Munsu and Tordeno ami dump 6 al Sac.le. arc in P flane= Ten'ttousand hostile infantry were attacked . from the. .air. near in n*inc-. ".1 , j H directions. Tho British,, under General Pennella, Sander OSf0 S f Twelfth Italian Corps, entered. Asiago.''-Au6,N.Z. Cable Assn.iteuter. ...... SPLENDID RECORD OF ENDURANCE London, October 31. ■ : A British official rnpnrt from Italy states: "The Teiilh Army continued to oJvnnpn al diiv British cavalrv, co-operating with tho Italian cavalry, S I »&n outekirte of Sacile.. 'Aβ Fonrteonth liritish Army Corps. TMch'od the Livenua River at Fraucenigo, and the Eleventh Italian Corps occu-, n1«l Olorro We have advanced to practicnlly he entire lougth of the object vo placed by General Diira. for October. The energy and dotormination of the infantry arc beyond all praise. Incite of lack of food and sleep, and con"hint filling, the Tliirty-Seventh ItalianDivwion end the Seventh and Twentythird IJritnl Divisions advanced without relief to their final objectives. Tho. British operating on the Aeingo I'laleau entered Camporovere and. captured tho. liPighte of' Monti Cat*. Tho Tenth Army has taken over 12,000; prisoners . Tho Uritisli awl Italian Air.Forces have donpexcellent work . The' roads.are littered., with killed and wbiiiided and debris, as tlio result of their .attacks'. :Eight enemy machines were destroyod."-Auß.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Eeuter. ........

,; AUSTRIANS REPORT VOLUNTARY EVACUATION j ■ ■'../'■ ' . . . ."■■■"' ■..•>!•• J London, October 31. I An Austro-Hungarinn official report states: '."On the Venetian Plain the English- and Kalians thrust forward, and appreciably extended tno places where they had broken through north and south of the Montello lulls. Taking,! into account the resolve, often expressed, to conclude an armistice and peace, to j und the strugglo of the nations, our troops fighting on Italian soil will evacuate j the occupied region."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Keuter. ' :