WILL ITALIANS ABANDON VENICE ?
GREAT STRATEGICAL POSSIBILITY (Australian and N.Z. Cable '■■ Association.) (deceived Nov. 9, 8.40 a.m.) V V A,. BERNJS, .Npv. 8.-.A The Journal states- that the Austro : (Jermahs. jn| the. 3Jrentino,. are*, seeking to attack ' Brescia. * There " is great "activity west -of; Lake- Gardai - .'*..- ; • ;-..-* Steveral Swiss and Italian military experts consider that General ; Cadom'a should j withdraw to the Adige, whfence a vigorous counter-offensive- Tmight de-. sti^oy the enemy. This means abandohingCVicenza, Padua, and Venice, which the Italians will not v allow 1 . During the offensive of May, 1916,KGeneral Cadorna telegraphed the .Government : "If ytou permit* me ,to abandon. ;i£i'cenza-:ih ; fbrtyeight hours I will deliver to you 'the Austrian . army-." . \- ■•;**-• -A The Government refused. . The Austrians were defeated but not captured. '
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14450, 9 November 1917, Page 3
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