The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-27
HEIGHTS. ABOUT
CAMBRIA HELD =
BY Gen. BYNC
Enemy's Artiller Active in tho
Ypres and verdun Sectors
of Front
BRITISH AND FRENCH
TO AID OF ITALIANS
Ministers of Allied Nations to De-
mand Passports if Regime In.
sists on Peace
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

new German attempts to drive
, the British from their positions In
Bourbon wood, and high ground dom
mating the Cambrai region, have
failed. General Byngs men have re-
pulsed another enemy counter attack
at the northeast corner OF the wood.
There was much severe tignting
Monday around 'MOuveres, west OF
the Bourbon wood, and In the outskirts
OF Fontaine Notre Dame Immediately
east of the wood and toward Cam
brai.
Artillery Active.
German artillery has been active In
the Ypres and Verdun region. In
Flanders, the British positions ut
passchendaele, the northern part of
the -Ghuelvelt ridge, are
being bombarded heavily by the enc
my, but Crown Prince Rupprecht OF
E'avaria has not attempted infantry
attacks.
On the right bank of the Meuse
where the French gained the first ana
second German defenses on q two
mile front Sunday, German efforts 70
attack have been checked by French
artillery, while the enemy guns have
been bombarding the new French p0,
sitions. The activity Of the big gvna
also has been violent in Belgium and
north OF the Chemin Des Zames. e
Reach Fighting Zone. 4
French and British soldiers have
reached the fighting zone north Of
the Venetian plains to aid the Italians.
Between the Brenta and the Piavo
the Italians are withdrawing success
fully massed enemy attacks. The In
vaders attempted to rush tho defend.
ing lines on the left In. tie center and
on the right OF the short lrOat be. !
tween the rivers, but were crushed
everywhere by the Italians. III
British cavalry Is now three ana
one. half miles west hof. Jerusalem an1
is closing in on the Turkish defenSexs .
from the southwest. The Turks are
offering some resistance and are hold
ing the Jerusalem-Shecham road to
the north in strength. North OF Jaffa,
British patrols have been driven back.
. The situation in Russia shows Iii.
tie improvement and the country Is
described as being on the verge OF
civil war Efforts OF the Bolsheviki
government to arrange an armisticS
continue and Berlin and PetrOgrad are
reported in communication by wire
less, presumably In connection with
the peace offer Of the Maximalists.
The second army on the Russian
northern front has removed its Of6.
ces, agreed to the Bolsheviki armi-
stice proposal, and pledged its support
to the Extremists.
To Demand Passports. -.
The American government has re-
ceived the armistice note from tho
Petrograd government, and 1t Is under
consideration. The ministers OF the
allied powers in the Russian capital,
1t is reported unofticlally, will demand
their passports, il Russia enters into
separate peace negotiations.
General c. Kalendines, the COssack
leader, dispatch received In London
says, Is master of the situation In
Russia He is in control Of most OF
the grain growing territory In the
south and is said to hold the Russian
gold reserve, reported removed from
Petrograi q year before the war
broke out The Russian soldiers 1t
the front are reported desperate from
hunger, due to the exhaustion OF food
supplies and munitinies are said to
have broken out.