ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 November 1917, Page 5

ITALY.

BRIDGES BLOWN UP. RETREAT SHORTENS ITALIAN LINE Router Service. Received Nov. 10, 5,5 p.m . i London, Nov. 9, Router's correspondent at Italian headquarters states that the bridges over the Livenza river were blown up in order to delay the enemy's advance. Meanwhile the retreat greatly shortened the front which is now scarcely thirty miles. This favors concentration for defences.

A BOARD OF DEFENCE.

COMPOSED OF ALLIED GENERALS.

Received Nov. 10, 5.5 p.m,

Washington, Nov. 9, It is unofficially reported that th» defence of Italy lias been vested in & board of Allied generals. ' WHAT THE AUSTRIAN'S SAY. London, Nov. !». A wireless Austrian official message states: The Italians are in full retreat towards the 'Piave, our pursuing operations continuing systematically. The mountain troops compelled some thousands of Italians to surrender southwest of Tolmezzo. ALLIED FORCES WELCOMED. INTERALLIED COUNCIL ESTABLISHED. Received Nov. 11, 5.5 p.m. Rome, Nor. 9. The Mayor of Turin has issued a manifesto welcoming the Franco-British soldiers, who continue to arrive in great numbers. All the papers are agreed upon the importance of the decisions taken at the recent Allied conferences in Italy. A permanent inter-Allied Council for the whole of the West front lias been established. General Foeli represents France; General Henry Wilson, England; and General Cadorna, Italy. General Diami succeeds General Cadorna as commander-in-chief.

REINFORCEMENTS . ARRIVE.

enemy still held up. Received Nov. 11, 5.5 p.m. London, Nov. 10. A wireless Italian official report states: Our troops continue to arrive. They have established themselves in the position chosen for resistance. Our rearguards atill hold up the enemy.

ENEMY ATTACK REPULSED.

REARGUARDS CROSS THE RIVER. Received Nov. 11, 11 p.m. London, Nov. 11. Italian official: We repulsed an attack on our advanced positions in Ledro Valley. There have been local engagements between Valsugano and Piavo Valley at Lorezango. One of our rearguards, which was surrounded, succeeded in pushing through, occupied the village from Suiegana to the sea. Our rearguards disengaged from the enemy, croßsed the river, and blew up the bridges.

RETREAT BECOMES ORDERLY.

GERMAN AGENTS AMONG THE REFUGEES. Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter, Received Nov. 12, 1 a.m. . Lon*jn, No;;. 11. The Italian retreat is becoming more orderly. Some who deserted were shot. Many Germans were discovered among the retreating refugees, bribing the people to (demand peace.