The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources- American, British, French, German, and others (1919) (14804778073)

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Title: The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting), 1851-1919, comp
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: New York, London, Funk & Wagnalls Company
Contributing Library: Columbia University Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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he recent production of guns which had been going on inGreat Britain and France. The loss in fact represented alarge part of what those countries could produce over andabove replacements in twelve months. Already the Alliesdemands for guns had been hard to meet. The Admiraltywanted them for arming merchantmen, the air servicewanted great numbers for anti-aircraft purposes, and thearmies always wanted them. How to equip with guns thecoming American forces had been a pressing problem, whensuddenly was superadded to these tasks that of making goodthe loss of guns by the Italians. All the needed gunswould eventually be made, and the demands met, but thiswould take time. The Italian losses in men and materialwere enormous. More than 200,000 prisoners and 2,300guns fell into Teutonic hands. In regard to prisoners, alarge proportion consisted of non-combatant troops, chieflylabor battalions, who had been engaged in hurrying on theconstruction of new roads, hutments and water-supply, ren- 112
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THE COLLEOXI STATIK IN VEMCE Because of threatened l)oml)ardments of Venlee, the Italians took down and stored in safety this masterpiece of Italian sculpture. A copy of the famous work was erected a few years ago in Newark. X. J. IX THE ALPS AND OX THE ADRIATIC dered necessary by the advance upon the Bainsizza. Butthe number of combatants captured was large, and manymore who had become disbanded could not be reckonedupon for weeks to come. The loss of guns, stores, andequipment was no less serious, and perhaps was even moreserious. After severe repulses with heavy casualties, the invaders,by Xovember 25, had switched their main offensive to theAsiago plateau, but here also they were held up and couldnot gain a yard of ground. The fighting along the Piave,from the hilly region to the Adriatic, was sporadic, but atone place where the Teutons attempted to cross on pon-toons they were wiped out by the fire of defending artil-lery. The Italians had now caught their breath, havingbecome ac