ITALY.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 October 1918, Page 5

ITALY.

A TEN-MILE ADVANCE. j. ' \ ON'4O-MILE FR0NT......... London, Oct. 29. A Central News message from Rome states that the attack is progressing brilliantly in the entire Piave front. There are great captures of prisoners and guns.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, Later. The Anglo-Italian victory is developing on a great scale. Advancing on a 4(i-mile front, large bodies of troops and artillery crossed the bridges of the Piave, maintaining heavy pressure on the enemy, wlho has been driven back leu miles from the river.—Times. New York, 0ct...29. The Allies have captured Conegliano and the whole line has adavneed. THE PIAVE LINE. BROKEN BY THE BRITISH. 15,000 PRISONERS. New York, Oct. 29. The British have smashed through the Austrian lines on the Piave. The Allies captured 15,000 prisoners on tihe Piave.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, Oct. 29. An Italian communique states: The battle continued fiercely throughout the night and fully developed during October 28 on the front of the 12th' and Bth Armies. We maintained and extended our bridgeheads, despite very lively opposition eastward of Grave si Popoli. The enemy yielded to the attacks of the 14th British and 10* Italian Army Corps. We broke through the enemy lines and liberated Borgomalanotte, Lezze, Raimichaele-di-Piave/ Cimadolvo, Setpolo-di-Piave, Ormele, and entered St. Lucia-di-Piave and Vazzolo. The prisoners and guns captured aTe still uncounted. A British and Italian official report states: The 10th Army attack is progressing satisfactorily. On the right the 11th Italian Corps reached tlhe line Roneadelle, Ormele, Tempio, Rai. In the centre the 14th British Corps are in touch in the neighborhood of Rai, and reached the line Bonotto-Damain, one kilometre south of Borgovilla. The Milanese, on the left of the 18* Italian Corps, attacked in a northerly direction and are progressing well. All the corps report further captures of prisoners and guns. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. ENEMY RESISTANCE WEAKENING. ANGLO-ITALIAN FORCE OFF MONTECANO, Received Oct. 30, 9 p.m. London, Get. 29. A British-Italian official message states:—The enemy's resistance is weakening considerably. : Our cavalry and infantry forced the passago of MontecanoSeveral hundred prisoners were cap-tured.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Renter. BATTLE CONTINUES VICTORIOUSLY Received Oct. 30, 7.40 p.m. London, Oct. 29. An Italian official message states:— The Piave battle is continuing victoriously. The Allies are in firm possession of the left bank, and from the slopes of Valdobbiadene to the Treviso-Oderzo railway. carried the heights of Valdobbiadene. The French captured Monte Pianir, We hold the plain of Sernaglia. The Eighth Army carried the heights of Colfosco, and entered'Susengana. The Tenth Army, advancing irresistibly, passed the advanced guards to the left of Monte Cano. Numerous guns were captured. " Of yesterday's prisoners, 4000 have been counted. Many more are comin" m. - ° On the left bank of the Ornic, we occupied Alano-di-Piave, and prisonered several hundred.-Aus.N.Z. Cable Assoc, and Reuter. ALLIES ATTACKING. ON 25-MILE FRONT. BATTLE GOING SPLENDIDLY. , FOUR MILES GAINED. -V Received Oct. 31, 1.30 a.m. . London, Oct. 30. Anglo-Italian armies are attacking on a front of 25 miles. They are opposed by 45 Austrian divisions, comprising 600,000 troops The Allies crossed the Piave on the whole front, from the Treviso-Ordereo railway to Valdobbiadene, and made an average advance of over four miles. ■Me Italian command considers the battle is going splendidly, all objectives being gained.—Reuter.