ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1918, Page 3

ITALIAN CAMPAIGN.

[AUSTRALIAN it N.Z. CAULK ASSOCIATION] • TRIESTE OCCUPIED. I MONTREAL, Nov. 3 . \ The United Press Rome correspondent telegraphs tnat the Italian forces have occupied Trieste. CAPTURES AT ASIAGO. (Received This Day at 10.35. a.m.) NEW YORK, Nov. 4. The British at Asiago captured 20,030 prisoners and several hundred guns. ; ITALIAN FRONT OPERATIONS, j (Received this day at 0.25 a.m.) j LONDON, Nov. 3. j A states:—The j Tenth Army has reached the line of , Villotinm-Praturalone and the Moduli". ’ ri'vdr, eastward of Po-rdenoiie, 'Han- ] quirino and Aviano. r lhe advance continues. Prisoners total IG,COO. lho Forty-Eighth Division on the Asiago plateau prisonered 470, and 13 guns. , MILITARY SPECULATIONS. j (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON November -t. ; Among military authorities there is speculation to the extent to which the Italian Army can h e ' used on other fronts. It is beiicvd a limited number of men could be transferred to the ; west fronts, but the transference of j large numbers would take a consider- : able time. If Germany continues the war the Italian navy- can bo quickly . used in other waters to the Allied ad- j vantage. r L'he news of Austria s sign- - ing of the armistice did not come as : a surprise. It has been expected daily. Officials were not at the office when the news arrived but Senators and Congressmen who were informed of the development welcomed the news as a great step towards compelling Germany to accept" the Allies armistice terms. IN ITALY. _ j | Received this day at- 2.3 d p.m.,) - ; j LONDON, November 4. ; I A Britisli-Italinn official message ! 1 states the Tenth Army reached the line jof the Taglinment-o. Amongst the j troops crossing the river at seicial I places was the 332nd. American regij ment forming part of the 31st Italian j divisions. The .13th division occupied j leviee taking prisoner during the last i forty-eight hours over twenty-thousand j |hnd also capturing several hundred | guns.