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Show ALLIES ABLE TO AIDJTALIANS Weekly Review of War News as Given Out by War Department. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. England, France and Italy stand firmly united to oppose any further advance of the enemy in tho Italian sctor, says tho war department's weekly review of military operations, The statement suggests sug-gests that the Teutons probably thought Italy would bo left to her fate or that the allies were unable to dispatch the necessary forces in time, but doclares that England and France already have sent large reinforcements rein-forcements and tho western front today to-day stretches Irom the North sea to tho Adriatic. , Only bare, mention of tho American troops in France is mado by the department. de-partment. In pointing out that the momentous events Jn Italy must not "lead us to forget that, the principle battle front of the war remains in Franco and Flanders," the statement says, "Here our forcos are fighting. "Our attention, during the past week has been centered on the gigantic struggle now going on, in the Frulllan plain," says the review. "The Austro-German Austro-German forces, breaking through the Italian defenses along Uie upper reaches reach-es of the Isonzo, have erupted Into tho lowlands, and carried fonvard a scries of rapidly co-ordinated operations, opera-tions, which have resulted In tho conquest con-quest of much territory. "Trench warfare, has for tho tlmo being, been abandoned. Great troop masses aro maneuvering in open country. coun-try. "Under the direction of General Ca-dorna, Ca-dorna, the Italian armies have withdrawn with-drawn to the west bank of the Taglia-mento Taglia-mento river. "The momentous events In Italy should not lead us to forget that the principal battle front of- the war remains, re-mains, as It has been since the beginning, begin-ning, the important sectors of tho western west-ern front, in France and Flanders, "Hero tho overwhelming bulk of enemy en-emy strength is concentrated. Here our forces are fighting. "Steadily the Franco-British forces are pushing forward. In Flanders, allied al-lied attacks were particularly successful. success-ful. The British have compelled the Germans to re,tire north of the Ypres-Roulers Ypres-Roulers road. "North of tho Aisne the French havo enlarged thoir success of the preceding week by taking certain villages which they have successfully held In the face of strong counter-attacks by the enemy. ene-my. Though mentioned only -briefly in dispatches, these operations are of great tactical Importance. "The Germans, unable to withstand the intense pressure of the French In this sector, have made a retiring movement. move-ment. As yet no exact indications havo been received as to its extent, though it is anticipated that It may result In a re-adjustment of the enemy line in the. region of Laon, LaFere and even northward to SU Quentln. "Along tho eastern front. there has been little change in the situation. The Germans have evacuated tho Werder peninsular. This leaves the enemy without any foothold on the northern peninsula of the Gulf of Riga, and would indicate that ho is contemplating contemplat-ing no further advance on Petrograd for tho time being. "In Palestine the British have scorer1 a distinct success by the capture of Beersheba, including a large number of prisoners. "The British are extending their gains in this area pushing northward towards Jerusalem, which objective Is . now less than forty miles distant." - |