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iretary of War Predicts
Another 'Strategic' Retire
ment by Germans
ITALY'S PRESENT DANGER
WASHINGTON'. Oct. 20.
While nredlctlnc another Btratcglo ro-
,, 'treat by the Germans on the west front,
' Kecretary of War Baker's weekly war re-
vjew today admits that "Italy Is passing
through a difficult moment'
No Indication Is given as to what the
Allied war chiefs may do to relievo the
- !' gigantic pressure of Hun hordes sweeping
!i , over the plains of Italy In an oblous effort
" J8? register a great military roup. Baker's
s Tf report apparently was prepared before the
i v ' Austro-Oerman thrust assumed Its present
critical proportions, u outlines as uie iore
tnost developments of Uio week the British
and French advances on the west front.
Anticipating "Imporant developments
soon." the report states that any strategic
retirement by the Germans In the West
would now be under conditions less favor
able, than heretofore.
The allied superiority Is Increasingly ap
parent, the statement adds. There Is a
steady rise In the enemy casualties.
Russia. Baker adds, Is apparently con
solidating her resistance, and he believes
the Germans wilt probably not try to do
moro than strengthen their Blga holdings
now.
THE SECnETATtY'S STATEMENT
The statement follows:
"Kenewed activity prevails In all thea
tres of war. Important developments would
appear to bo Impending.
"Along the western, eastern and Italian
fronts, In Macedonia, Itumanla, Mesopo
tamia and even In East Africa, Blgnltlcaut
operations are In progress.
"It is evident that tho Allied drives along
the western front nre broadening In scope
and intensity The whole front, from the
Houthulst forest through tho Passchen
daele ridge, southward to Lens and on to
the Alsne, Is becoming the scene of Increas
ingly heavy Allied pressure, which the
enemy Is withstanding with difficulty.
"Sldo by side tha French and British are
pushing on through the Flemish lowlands
toward Roulers.
"The enemy, believing ho might find a
rift in the otherwise Impregenable Allied
line at the point of Junction between the
Franco - British forces, directed repeated
heavy counter-attacks In this segment
These were repulsed.
"While the British attacks during the last
week have been carried out with Imposing
effectiveness. It Is apparent that the Brit
ish command Is maneuvering In order to
gain Important tactical advantages at a
minimum cost
"The casualties to tho enemy are rising
steadily.
"Slowly the Allies are enlarging their
gains In Flanders, driving Into tho heart
of German resistance In tho west.
FRENCH VICTORIES
"The German nrmles fight on stubbornly.
If any further evidence of Allied superlirity
be needed it seems to be supplied by the
decisive success won by the French during
the last week.
"This offensive was launched on a sl
mlle war front near the west end of the
Chemln des Dames at dawn of October 23.
"General Petaln so well masked hi
preparations that the enemy was taken by
surprise as to tho exact terrain chosen
for the attack and was overwhelmed before j
ueing auio 10 oigauize a concemraieu re
sistance. "The German lines wcro penetrated to a
depth of well over tw'o miles at one point.
"This first attack was Immediately fol
lowed by a second assault In this same tec
e tor. crowned with full success.
"In' three days' fighting the French have
taken 12,000 prisoners, 120 guns of largo
caliber and a great miantlty of other booty
not yet enumerated.
"The possession of the captured fort of
Slalmalson, the Key to tho entire ridge and
the villages beyond, now makes It possible
for the French to enfilade the German posi
tions along the Chemln-des-Dames, as
well as to firo directly through the alley
toward the fortress of Laon.
"General Petaln showed himself a past
master of strategy in being able to attain
such a decisive victory In so brief a period.
"'he time has apparently come for an
other "strategic retreat' of the enemy. It
rrsans that the Germans must again retire
to a new entrenched and carefully pre
pared line if they Intend to resist further In
the west
"It must be admitted that the German
retreat' executed as a result of the battles
of tho Somme last year was carried
througtc with consummate skill. The enemy
retired, destroying all cover and taking up
positions of marked (actlcal and strategic
strength.
"But tho battle of the Somme had but
one wedge. Today we have the wedge
of Flanders and that of the Alsne Is being
outlined.
"The bad weather continues to be the
enemy's best protection. He Is relying upon
this factor to Impede the Allied advance,
and by shrouding the battle area in slush,
rain and fog give him a respite until he
can prepare himself to meet a fresh on
slaught OX THE ITALIAN' FRONT
, "News from the Italian front proved
that the Austrlans were able to bring
sufficient pressure to bear In Berlin in order
to secure German assistance.
"As tho result of the concentration of an
imposing array of artillery and massed
battalions, the Austro-German forces have
succeeded In penetrating the recently won
Italian positions In tho Tolmlno sector
"The broken, steep, mountainous char-
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acter of the terrain makes 11 difficult to
hold entrenchments when once Certain
strategic objectives have been attained,
Theso the Austrian have apparently cap
tured in this sector, which may result in
tho abandonment by the Italians of the
Balnsliia plateau, which they won nfter so
valiant a struggle only a few weeks ago.
"Italy Is passing tlirough a difficult mo
ment ' .. . .
"Wo must remember, however, that in
May, 1916, the AuHrlans attempted a
similar onslaught. Then they had fine
weather, a well chosen terrain, and above
all the far superior fighting vigor of their
armies to rely upon. At that time the Aus
trlans won decided successes during the
.nltlal days of tho fighting and pressed on
10 the edge of tho Italian plain, only to be
stopped and driven back. .
"In trrb east German naval operations in
the vicinity of the Islands at th mouth of
tne Finnish Gulf wero not carried through,
with serious losses both in men nnd ma
terial, RUSSIAN RESISTANCE INCREASES
'The Russian resistance apparently is
consolidating. .
The Germans, using the Islands as a
base, have now gained a foothold on the
adjacent mainland. ....
"The first landing on the Verder pen
insula nt tho northern end of tho Gun oi
Riga was successfully carried out. A
further attempt at another point iallea
"It Is not probable that the Germans will
undertako for the time being more than
a strengthening of tho positions now held
in tho Riga sector. .
"The retirement of tho advanced enemy
lines to a depth of fifteen miles In the
region of the Dvlna Is reported.
"Engagements of somo magnitude aro
noted along Uio Rumanian nnd Macedonian
fronts, whero artillery duels and raids nre
increasing In frequency. These, however,
are not of moro than local Importance.
"In Mesopotamia, the British aro con
tinuing and consolidating their advance,
driving enemy detnehments out of Import
ant tactical points on tho Hanks, thus
strengthening their whole lino of defense.
"Rumors of an Important movo by the
Turks, re-enforced by certain picked German
nnd Austrian unit", under tho command of
General Falkenhayn. which have repeatedly
been reported throughout tho Near East,
have as yet failed to materialize.
"The training of our troopi in France
progresses steadily and favorably. Certain
units have taken their places In tho front
lino trenches under actual battle conditions."
CIVIDALE E G0RIZIA
PRESE DAL NEMIC0
Francia ed Inghilterra Inviano
Truppe ed Artiglieria in Aiuto
delle Armate Italianc
ROMA, 2D Ottobre.
Le notizle che pervengono dalla fronto
itniinnn In miesto momento dl tre'pldazlone
non nascondono la gravlt.V della sltuazlone,
purtuttavla non sono tall da perturbaro
l'oplnlone pubbllca che si mantieno sercna
c fiduciosa neU'abllita' del generalo Cadorna
o nel valoro delle sue truppe che sapranno
nlla fine resplngere la formldabtlo offenslva
austro-tedesca ed Impedlre una larga In
vaslono del terrltorlo Itallano,
La presente offenilva contro la fronte
ltallana mette In serlo perlcolo la causa
degll allcatl, polche' c' chlaro die 1 teutonl
te ntano effettuare un audaco piano che mlra
ad invadero 1'Italla nella parte i-ettentrl-ona'e
per poscla attaccaro la Francia alio
bpallo. , .
Vn tolegramma da Londra asslcura che
la crltlca bltuazlone alia fronte ltallana
ha rlcevuto o rlceve la pronta considera
ziono da parte del governl francese ed
lnglese I quail hanno gla' disposto per
immedlatl aiutl speclalmente dl artiglierle.
In Parlgl ha avuto luogo, ierl. una ri
unlone del gablnetto, presleduta dal Presl
dento Poincare, per detcrmlnare la co
operazionc degll alleatl alia fronte ltallana.
Stando alle ultimo notizle, sembra che
alcuno unlta della seconda armata lta
llana si blano arrest o rltlrate senza com
battero permettedo alle forze austro
tedesche dl poter rompero l'ala sinistra
delle forze Italians che el trovavano nelle
poslzlonl sulle Alpl Glulle ed invadere
l'ltalla, tanto che 11 nemlco sarebbe rlus
clto ad occupare Clvidale, la cittadlna che
si trova a nove mlglla a nord dl Udlne.
Un comunlcato ufilciale pubbllcato Ierl
dal Mlnlstero della Uueira Itallano dice
quanto appresso.
La manranza dl resistenza da parte dl
nkune unlta' della seconda -Armata, le
quail codardamente si sono rltlrate senza
comhattere o si t-ono arrese al nemlco,
ha permesto nlle forzo austru-tedesehe
d'lrrompero sulla nostra ala Elnlstra
bulla fronte delle Alpl Glulle.
I valorosl sforzl delle altre truppe non
Fono btatl bastevoll dl impedlre al nemlco
dl avanzare nel sacro suolo della Patrla.
Nol ora abbandonlamo le nostre llnee
In accordo al planl precedentemente pre
paratl Tuttl I magazzlnl e deposltl dl
munlzlonl del postl evacuatl sono btatl
II rlc'ordo dl molte memorabill bat
taglle combattute con successo dal nostrl
bravl soldatl durante due annl e mezzo
dl guerra e' sufficlente ad asslcurare 11
comando In capo che l'Eserclto. al quale
bono attidatl l'onore e la salvezza della
Patrla, sapra' complere tutto il suo
Quaniunquo la sltuazlone sulla fronte
austro-ltallano sia molto grave, pure le
strombazzate perdite che, secondo 1 comu
nlcatl ufficlall dl Berllno, le truppe austro
tedesche avrebbe Inflltto all'Italla, vengono
considerate esageratlsslme. Prlglonlerl vl
saranno statl, come pure sara' avvenuta la
cattura dl cannonl, ma non becondo la clfra
che la Germanla annunzla,
Sull'Italla si puo' fldare per grandl com
battlmentl, perche" fortemento organlzzata e
per l'alto splrlto patrlottlco del popolo Ita
llano. o sarebbo stata capaco dl schlaaclaro
l'Austrla bo avesse avuto In tempo carbone,
munlzlonl e materlale da guerra che in
stetcntemente domandava agll Alleatl.
Se l'ltalla rlcevera' sunlto bastante quan
tlta' dl cannonl, non vl o' dubblo she sara'
n
capace dl respingere ancora una volta 11
nemlco, come feco I'anno ecorso Bulla fronte
ie Trentlno.
Da LonUra si annunzla che 11 governo di
Berllno ha emanato un comunlcato dal
quale si rlleva che lo forze austro-tedesche
oltre ad aver occupato Clvldale, avrebhero
catturato Oorlzla. Secondo detto comunl
cato 11 numero del prlglonlerl Hallant
sarebbe arrlvato a centomlla e che t can
iionl catturatl sarebbero settecento.
Non occorre allarmarsl per detto comunl
cato polche' e' ben nolo II modo col quale
vengono fuclnato a Berllno le notlile che
rlguardano 1 combattlmentl alia fronte dl
battaglla o convlene serenamente attendere
I comunlcatl ufficlall Italian!. D'altra
parte so Oorlzla o' ntata occupata dagll
austriacl, vedremo se potranno restarvl,
cosa poco probabllo so si I Itnllanl man
tengono nncora le poslzlonl dl Podgora,
Sabottno o San Mlchcle.
Oorlzla, si rammenta, fu catturata dalle
truppe del generate Cadorna 11 9 ngosto
dello scorso anno o gll Italian! rlusclrono a
faro In detta cltta" oltre ventlmlla prl
glonlerl. Essa trovasl a vcntldue mlglla a
nord-ovest dl Trieste.
Rlguardo la crlsl mtnlstcrlale si apprende
che l'onorevole Vlttorlo Entanuele Orlando,
gla' mlntstro dcll'lnterno sotto II gablnetto
Boselll, ha rlcevuto l'lncarlco per comporro
II nuovo Mlnlstero. Scmbra che egll lavorl
In unlono nll'onorevolo Konnlno per una
pronta soluzlono dclla crlsl.
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V. A. Brennan, Aid to Scranton
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' Violated Law
SbltANTON, Oct 29.
Victor A. Brennan, right bower of Alex
Connell, candidate for Mafor of Scrmton,
is accused in tho Scranton Times of viola
tion of the personal registration law.
Brennan, the Times says, according to
the records In the office of the Registration
Commissioners of Philadelphia, appeared
beforo tho registrars In tho Thirty-eighth
Division of tho Twentieth Ward, of that
city, controlled by David Lane, on Septem
ber 11 last, and registered, giving his place
of residence as No. 1935 North Ninth
street, Philadelphia. He swore that he
lived there for nine years.
Kour days later, the Times says, Bren
nan went to the registration booth In the
Second District of the Thirteenth Ward, of
Scranton, and registered, giving his homo
address at 1212 Marlon Btreet, Scranton.
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He swore on thla occasion that lie had been
a resident of the district for nine months.
Brennan, nccordlng to the Times, voted
from this address at the primary, Septem
ber 19. being given a Republican ballot
and a nonpartisan ballot. Ha did not vote
In Phtladelphlt at tho primary. Brennan,
a traveling salesman, Is out of the city to
day. He Is expected back Wednesday.
The Times says Brennan signed the vot
ing check-llst in tho Philadelphia division
and that his signature Is Identical with the
signature found In the voting chech-llst
of the voters In Scranton, where Brennan
registered and voted last month.
In an ntndavlt sworn by John A. Mc
Greevy, a 'registrar In tho Thirty-eighth
division of the Twentieth Ward of Phila
delphia, and printed In the Times, It Is
shown that Brennan, on September 11, per
sonalty appeared before tho board of regis
tration and was registered ; also that Bren
nan has been living In tho district and reg
istered for a number of years. He did not
register In 1916, which tallies with hls
declaration beforo the Scrnntonboard that
hli last place of registration was Philadel
phia and tho ttmo 1915.
Gcorgo W Free, another registrar, 1950
North Klghth street, seen Saturday after
noon, frankly admitted that he has known
Brennan for many years and that he. Free,
knows that Brennan personally registered
last month Free was asked If he would
sign a statement tb this effect
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