ITALIAN OFFENSIVE

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 November 1918, Page 5

ITALIAN OFFENSIVE

IN ITALY.

PEACE TALK

THE AUSTRIAN RETREAT

LERS.

AN INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENT.

ROME, October 31

An Italian semi-official comment upon the Austrian official bulletin that the Austrian troops are being withdrawn from Italy according to The armistice offer, says The announcement is rather late, as the Autsrian Army is in full general retreat. It has been defeated in fierce battles, wherein it has lost thousands of killed and wounded and - also 30,000 prisoners.

AUSTRIANS IN DANGER

GRAVE CRISIS AT HAND

VANCOUVER, October 31

The Italian Embassy at Washington reports: There are Austrian divisions between the mouth of the Brenta and the Piave River in grave danger. A crisis is impending.

The territory reconquered by the Allies yesterday totals over a thousand square kilometres. The fighting front now extends to a width of 150 kilometres.

A BRILLIANT VICTORY. FIFTY THOUSAND PRISONERS. 'Australian And N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this day at 9.35 a.m. LONDON", November '.. An Italian official states: Our success is assuming- greaT proportions. "We routed the enemy retreating- eastward of the Piave and he is hardly able to withstand our close pressure on the mountain front. Hostile masses are thronging the mountain valleys or attempting to reach the crossing of the Tagliamento. Prisoners guns and material in depot almost intact are falling into our hands. "We completed the capture of Cesen Massif. Ffgliting is proceeding lor possession of the Gorge of Quero. Elsewhere we captured a spur between Filliana Basin and the Piave Valley and occupied Serravalle. Advancing towards the high plain of Consiglio, the Tenth Army reached Livinza. We resumed the attack in the Grappa region and carried Colcaprole, Colbonato, Aslome, Prassalan, the Solarolo salient and Montespisomen. iPrisoners exceed 50,000, and over 300 guns were taken.

AUSTIRN DELEGATES

FURTHER PROGRESS

A BRITISH SUCCESS

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received this day at 9.5 a.m. WASHINGTON", November 1. On the Italian front the British captured .Sacile, on the Livenza River.

AUSTRIAN FLEET SURRENDERS AN AMERICAN REPORT. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received This Day, 11.30 a.m. NEW YORK, November 1. It is reported that the Fleet hag surrendered. A British-Italian official states: We occupied l Sacile. Our Tenth Army reached Idne and LivenzaFrom the Sacile, as far as the southward of Brognart, the Third Armj' is advancing 1 rapidly southward of the Odermio-Portogluro railway. The Fourth Army captured many important tactical positions in the Grappa sector, where the enemy is falling back. The Tenth Army's prisoners are over 13,000.

GREAT ALLIED VICTORY, FORTY-THOUSAND PRISONERS ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT AUSTRIAN PEACE MISSION CROSSES ITALIAN LINES BRITISH OFFENSIVE IN THE WEST ffINDENBORG OPPOSES PEACE

PRELIMINARY POURPAR-

BETWEEN ITALIANS AND AUSTRIANS.

{Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received this clay at 10.10 a.m LONDON, Nov. 1. A wireless Austrian official stated: The High Command of the Armies early on October 29th, by means of a Tarlementaire, communicated with Hie Italian Army Command, who firstly assumed an attitude of unmistakable refusal. Tt was only on the evening of the 30th that the deputation was permitted to cross the firing line for preliminary pourparlers. THE ARMISTICE TERMS. PURELY OF MILITARY NATURE. t (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received this dav at 9.5 a.m. WASHINGTON, Nov. 1. The armistice terms offered to Germany are strictly military.

CROSS ITALIAN BATTLEFRONT,

VANCOUVER, November 1. The Italian Embassy at Washington announces that an Austrian peace deputation has been allowed to cross the fighting line in Italy. The mission of the deputation is to arrange the preliminary pourparlers for peace with the Italians.

VERSAILLES CONFERENCE.

A ItEPIiEaEiNTAI'IVE GATkiiKl^U.

PROTRACTED SITTING-. PARIS, October 31. 'lhe Versailles Conference, continues. The Conference is fully representative of all the Allies. It is improbable that the decision will be published before the end of this weeit. The proceedings of the Conference are more protracted than was anticipated.

The delay is owing to Austria's demand for an armistice and to other new problems. At present the question of the submarines is providing a difficulty in connection with a riaval armistice.

- It was stipulated in 1871 by the Franco-German treaty that French and' German warships should remain on either side of an imaginary line, through Dunkirk due north. Such an arrangement is impossible for the German submarines, whose positions are unTtnown.

A" subsidiary naval conference will be held.

This conference will include Sir Erio Geddes. Admiral Wemyss, Admiral Sims, Admiral Benson (on behalf of America.) and other Allied naval men.

Mr. Law, Lord Milner, Lord Readincr. Sir E. Geddes, and Admiral Lord Wemyss are assisting Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Balfour.

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NEW OFFENSIVE

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Australian and NZ. Cable Association.)

Received this day at 9.5 am NEW YORK, Nov. 1. The British have launched a new offensive to the south of Valenciennes.

ALLIES REPULSED.

A GERMAN REPORT.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received this day at 10.10 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 1. _ A wireless German evening official states: Hostile attacks from the Dutch frontier as far as the Scheldt broke down before the Lys front.

GREAT AERIAL ACTIVITY

ALLIES IN THE ASCENDANCY.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 11.40-'a-m LONDON, November 1

Sir Douglas Haig's aviation report added: Many casualties were also caused by machine-gun fire, stampeding horse transport- *"" Air fighting resulting greatly in our favour was the outstanding feature of the day. AMERICAN REPORT. An American communique states: North of Verdun we ejected theenemv from the village of Brieurtes. Wert of the Meuse, the artillerying is the heaviest on the -whole front. BELGIAN REPORT. A Belgian communique states: As the result of local operations, we almost everywhere established ourselves on the western bank of the Lys and the Derivation Canal. The hamlet of Daaloon has been captured. FRENCH REPORT. A French communique state* • Kon-vr fifrhting on the western slopes f>f Pt. Fer<reux Plateau resulted advanl ao-eouslv.

SECOND ARMY ATTACKING

ALL OBJECTIVES GAINED

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 11.30 a.m. LONDON, November 1.

Sir Douglas Haig reports: Our Second Army attacked this morning south-westward of Oudenarde, and captured all objeotives. About a thousand prisoners were taken. The aviation report states: Our squadroftfe on October 30th displayed intense activity on the whole front. Over three thousand photographs were taken, and nearly twen tv tons of bombs were dropped. Our squadrons successfully attacked an aerodrome, demolishing two hangars containing machines, from low altitudes, and caused many casualties to the personnel of the aerodrome.

ON VALENCIENNES FRONT.

THE! ADVANCE CONTINUES

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

Received This Day, 11..3*0 a.m. NEW YORK, November 1. The British captured fifteen hun dred prisoners l on the Valenciennes front. The advance continues.'

IN FNKMY COUNTRIES*

HUNGARIAN PREMIER APPOINTED.

UNDERSTANDING ARRIVED AT. ■ Reuier > Telegram.) Received this day at 1.50 a.m. BERNE, October 31. Count Hadi has been appointed Hungarian Premier. AMSTERDAM, October 31.

The ''Wester Zeitung" says: Advices from Budapest state that Karolyi and Andrassy have reached an understanding under which Count Andrassy will be joint Foreign Minister temporarily, with Karolyi, thereafter becoming Hungarian Foreign Minister, thus completing the separation of Hungary and Austria.

POLAND RECOGNISED

CONCESSIONS TO CZECHO-

SLOVAKS.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.^

BERNE, October 31.

The latest news from AustriaHungary shows that the supporters of the Emperor Karl are making- desperate efforts to preserve a remnant of authority, but the subject nationalists are winning everywhere. Count Karoly has agreed to the Czech National Committee's demand that Hungary shall cede the four counties of Kurocz, Arva, ISTeutra and Tresonin to the new Czecho-Slovak State. Austria informed the Polish Government that all Austro-Hun-garian troops have been ordered to evacuate Poland and hand civil and military administration to Polish officials, but they ask the Poles to grant Austria-Hungary a certain quantity of coal and food to help to mitigate the economic stress.

The "Neue Ereie Presse says: An Austrian moratorium will shortly be decreed. The public are panicky and are besieging the banks.

The Bundesrath has approved of constitutional changes in the

vote in the Reichstag on Saturday. The reforms only need the Kaiser s and the Unanceilor's signatures. DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST KAISER. There are daily demonstrations against the Kaiser. A crowd in Berlin applauded Herr Haase's demand for abdication and the establishment of a republic.

Workmen plundered the arms depots at Buda Pest.

OFFER TO ABDICATE.

MADE BY THE KAISER

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

AMSTERDAM, October 31

The Kaiser, speaking- to a number of members of the Reichstag, said that the people must not think that he had decided to retain the Throne. If *he interests of Germany demanded it he would abdicate without hesitation, but the moment had not yet come. It is generally believed that when abdication comes it will favour the Crown Prince's eldest son under a Regency Council, headed by the Chancellor.