Italy

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 83, 1 November 1918, Page 5

Italy

ALLIES’ RAPID ADVANCE. ENEMY VAINLY RESISTING. PRISONERS AND MATERIAL. -Press Assn.—Copyright—Australian am! N.Z. Cable Assn, and Reuter. (Received 8,50 a.m.) Loudon, October 31. An Italian communique reports:— Last ward ol the Piavo, we continue to advance rapidly, sweeping away the enemy, who vainly attempt to stern bur march. The heads of our columns have reached Sena Valle, Ursa go. Gairinn, and Oderzo. Our cavalry has been launched on the plains, and some squadrons have entered Pacile. Our 'third Armv, brill iautly is overcoming strong resist-1 ante between the Piiive and Monticauo, and is opening into the Pond di Piave, which was carried after a very fierce action. We occupied Asiago, taking thousands of prisoners. Many captured guns are still uncounted. We liberated numerous Italian war prisoners, whom the enemy heavily worked iu the lines of communication.

A British-Italiau official message states: Our advance continues. The Third Army crossed the Piave to the southward of the Tenth Army, which with tin l Eighth and Twelfth Armies advanced rapidly. The Eighth Array occupied Vittorio aerodrome at Tansue Pordeno. The dumps at Saeile are aflame. Ten thousand hostile infantry were attacked from the air near Saeile and scattered in all directions. The British under, General Pennolla, commander of the Twelfth Italian Corps, entered Asia^o.

AUSTRBANS CUT OFF. 15 DIVISIONS SURROUNDED. / Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.10 a.m.) New York, October 01. The whole Italian front is advancing. It is reported that fifteen Austrian divisions on the Brenta-Piave front have been cut off and surrounded. MARCH TO THE REAR. AUSTRIA’S "PREARRANGED" RETREAT.

Press Assn. —Copyright—Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn, and Reuter. (Received 10.20 a.m.) London, October 01.'

An Austro-Hungarian official message states that on the Venetian Plain the Fnglish and Italians thrust further forward and appreciably extended their gains at the places where they had broken through northward and southward of Montello. Taking into account the resolve pi ten expressed to conclude an armistice and peace, ending the struggle of nations, our troops fighting on Italian soil will evacuate the occupied region. The eastern wing of our forces, operating in Serbia, have already crossed to the northward haifk of the Danr/ie. Our march to the rear on the Save and Drina continues. The enemy is nowhere following.