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THE FIGHTING IN FLANDERS.

FIGHTING OF THE CLOSEST

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THE ITALIAN SITUATION.

KING OF ITALY'S. ' APPEAL TOʻ THE NATION.

ROMA, Nov. IE-

The King has issued the following

LONDON, Nov... 11.. Router's Correspondent at Head-proclamations: quarters.telegraphing on Saturday, states that the edemy has been offer: ing considerable resistance and the fighting has beer of the closest character.

We reached our objectives on nearly the whole front and, exceeded them in some places. The exep- tions were a few strong, points on the left flank where a violent counter- attack caused us to fall back. Troops have been sent to clear up the posi tion there.

The enemy aircraft was very active

in reconboltring, and the Germany are obviously apprehensive of our intentions, in the neighbourhood of Ghelavelt..

SIN DOUGLAS HAIG'S LATEST REPORT.

LONDON, Nov. 11, Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig Isports-

Hay main is falling.

The hostile artillery has been active O pur positions at Passchendaele and the ground captured to the north of the village.

There has been no infantry action

LATER Field-Marshal. Sir Douglas Haig

reports:

We repulsed with loss a raid went ward of our lines.

The organisation of the ground

Captured on Saturday continues.··

The nation he never had to face a more difficult trial, but we shall confront adversity with a virile and intrepid soul.

Our soldier will once more carry lor

好

ward our tattered standards, by the side of our Allies. All coward...... ice, discord and recrimination is treason. The enemy reckons breaking up our spirits and soli darity even more than on military vietary Let the unanimous repri be that we are all ready to ge everything for the victory and honour of Italy:

ITALIAN HOPES.

LONDON, Nov. 1

It is semioticially stated that as the Piare is cutflanked from the north, it does not seem possible that the Italian defence line can be established thereon. Nevertheless, there is every reason to hope that the enemy's plan to separate the Italian forces on the upper. Fave, from the main body, retiring along the sou, will fail ENEMY'S STRENGTH DECLINING,

LONDON, NOV 11. Heuters Correspondent at Italiaır Headquarters states:-

Daily the enemy's strength" "is declining and the Italian resistenzé increasing.

The enemy's plan to envelops thr

Aviation was restricted on Satür-centre Italian rearguards and even day owing to rain.

THE GERMAN REPORT.

LONDON, Nav, I..

A German official message states The "English five times attacked

fually to cut off the Italian right

wing his so far been frustrated by indomitable resistance of the the

Italian covering troops, whose 31 til lery and machine-guns have heavily

the crater land between Poelcapelle Punished the numerically superior and Pusschendaele.

The enerny penetrated in the centre, but wai

enemy,

The Italian main body owed -its- safety principally to the Cavalry, LATER most of which fell, splendidly charg

thrown out, with heavy losses.

An English local attack northing the enemy, like an avalanche westward of Passchendaele sanguin

from the hills, shouting the war ery **Savoia," arily collapsed.

NET RESULTS PROVIDE A SATIB FACTORY SUCCESS.

LONDON, Nov. 11. Ileuter's Correspondent at Head- quarters states that Saturday battle, after the successes in the morning, developed, during the after nods, into intense German artillery activity,

The capture of Passchendaele had created a pronounced, salient upon which the eneing concentrated, a

LATEST ITALIAN COMMUNIJUES

LONDON, Nov. 11..

An Italian official message stated? "In the neighbourbood of Asiago, the enemy captured the advance posts at Gullio and Monte Ferraght. we subsequently expelled bird. taking 100 prisoners.

We captured an enemy vanguard at Tezze, in the Sugane Valley

We repulsed the enemy at Valdob biadene heights and crossed to the right bunk of the Fiare and destroy volume of raking enfilading fire, ed Vidor bridge, while, owing to the restricted visibility, counter-battery work was much impeded, hence the British and Canadian withdrawal, during the afternoon; from the advanced posi tions gained during the morning, after successfully dealing with the German counter-attacks."

We retain at important proportion of Saturday's gains, the net results providing quite a satisfactory success,

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A German official message states Strong Italian forces attacked aut pressed back our forced near Asiago.

We cantured Belluno

The enemy mode a stand the lower Pinve.

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