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Reuter's Service to the Chino Mail.

ITALIANS ON NEW PRESS CORRESPONDENT'S STORY

LINE:

EAGER TO MEET ENEMY AGAIN.

LONDON, Nov. 1. Reuter's Correspondent uit Italian Headquarters, telegraphing on Octo ber 31, states that perfect order. prevails...

The Italian troops are massed in tu new line of defence where they are Peager again to meet the enemy..

All the British troops at the Front withdrew with the Italian main body, and the majority are reported to be safe.

Of 70 British Red Cross am bulancey only six fell into enemy hands. Eight were disabled and abandoned by the way.

OF THE RETREAT."

LONDON, Nov. 1. Mr. Ward Price, the Press Cor Italian Front on October 30, states› respondent, telegraphing from the

that what happened was that som troops on the left wing of the Secord Army failed to do their duty They abandoned their positions before a very violent attack preceded by poi- son gas, and new heavy batter The enemy thus drove a wedge across. the Isonzo into the very heart of the Italian position, striking at the very centre of the whole system of cr unisation and supply: consequently the whole line from the Carnic Alps to the seu, a distance of between 60 and 70 miles, was obliged to ratire to avoid being cut off.

The Correspondent states accompanied the Third Army from the Carso. The troops are moit cheerful and its Commander, the

60.000 ITALIANS CUT OFF. Duke of Acata, was calm and con

LAY DOWN ARMS.

LONDON, Nov. 1.

A German official report, received by wireless, states:

ndent. Yesterday evening his Army saved most of its guns on the right. wing. The Second Army also retired regularly, from Sabotine and Gorizia". The troops on the left of the Second We stortned the bridgeheads of the Army are so falling buck steadily Dignano und Codroipo and penetrated from the mountain positions. The m -the rearguard positions eastward of General Staff has naturally pro-- hibited a description of the details

the lower Tagliamento advanced of the retreat, but throughout Satur

For The Xustin-Chernania

41

from: Tsolizo again the last enemyday night, Isaw the sky constantly crossing at Latisuna. Sixty thout up, followed by a rour, and clouds san Italians were cut off and out-of black anoke, telling of ammuni- Hanked, and they laid down their tion depot being blown up stores burned and bridges" destroyed. A Several fundred guns were caprainstorm lasting three hours in- creased the hardships and must have The prisoners now number 180,000 meant death to many of those wha

had been wounded while covering. Land the guns 1.500.

the retreat, but it delayed thes, advance of the enemy...

tured,:

THE WITHDRAWAL EFFECTED.

ITALIAN OFFICIAL STATE" The situation is undoubtedly prive

MEST.

but the enemy cannot crush Italy. There were only a few casualties among the British twelve-inch gun- Before retiring one British. gun was so nearly abandoned that the gunter had destroyed the breech, but it was eventually saved With the others,

LONDON, Nov.. I.. An Italian official statement says. Our troops deluding the enemy plan by the rapidity of their move

nents and the resistence of the covering units, have effected the withdrawal to the Tugliamento, despite the most difficult conditions. with the Third Army nearly corn- plete.

GENERAL CADORNA'S

CONFIDENCE.

nera.

ENEMY, HINTONLY DESTROYING- ITALIAN PROFERTY.,

LONDON, Oct. 81, General Markensen troops re wuntonly and brutally destroying Italian property in the invaded areas and bave caused the Socialist newe Paper Popolo d'Italia to demand the confiscation of Austrian and German.

ROME, Nov. 1. General Cadorna has replied to Signor Orlando, the Premier, that the country can rely on the army keeping the tag flying in honour and property in Italy and also an exhaus avenging the ery of anguish from the tive search for p? Wholesale sacred soil of the outraged father, interaments of aliens is anticipated.

The aerial activity is multiplying Lind

and the Italians more than equal the enemy airmen

THE NATION INDOMITABLE.

Rox, No. 1.

Signor Orlando he telegraphed to

Apparently the political object influencing Germany to

on the Isonzo was the ever-groe

President Wilson that Italy in resul DEREO Austria Burgar

domitable and her adversity has not under Prussian domination.

buken her confidence of victory.

A METHODICAL RETIREMENT.”

New York, Nov 15 The Associated Press Correspon- dent at Italian Headquarters tele graphs, that the inevitable confusion

The semi-otheint. Ger

the

now booming ened Austro-German

stly strength

hance.

AMERICA AND ITALY

WASHINGTON, NOV. The Halun Ambassador bas

which occurred during the gigantic Yerred with Mr. Lansing movements of troops and material t

the stronger positions in the rear disappearing very

counte the view t

discie

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