Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-26 | Page 2 | Italians Start Big Offensive on Sixty-Mile Front

IMaz's troops crossed the Ornio river and at last accounts were firmly established on its northern bank. Monte Sisemol. three miles east of Asiago, is completely in Italian hands. South of Valonciennes the Rrftish have j reached the entire railway line on the front between Le Quesnoy and Maing. The text of the iommunieation follows: "We have continued our advance on the battlefront south of the River Scheldt. "We have captured Sepmerleso and Quprenaing and reached the line of the Le Quesnoy-Valenciennes railway from the northwest of Le Quesnoy to the east of Maing." ITALIANS START BIG OFFENSIVE ON SIXTY-MILE FRONT ty Universal Service. LONDON, Oct M. Pout Italian armies, rh eluding British and lrencb oontttigenti, started a major Offensive Sarly today along a total front of sixty hillea between the As)agb platUftU and t he IMavo bend a I Moii t ell n and tlienOS sou t h ward lo tho Adriatic. Dortpho miserable weather, the drive was into today reported proceeding sails faotorlly, The Auatrlans are everywhere roil sting with the utmosi itubbornness. Yesterday's successful smash at Monte Qrappo and Monte nisei nol was preliminary prelimi-nary to today's offensive. Up to thin evrnlnn mmrly f.OOfl prisoners pris-oners had been taken. A number of uns nlfo were captured. An Important slop toward fore Inn tho Austrian Pin v Hue was made by tho Italians, who enpluroil three Islands In ihe middle or the stream orevetmpa, Oopoll and MaK'nro. In lln JUniilo (jnipp.i sudor Oeneral