The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-12-31
WAR SUMMARY.

The Austro-German lines on the Ita1-
ian mountain front felt the shock yes
terday OF a French infantry blow. and
were shaken, IL not broken by the im-
pact.
The French stroke was delivered on
the easterly end OF the mountain line
near its junction with the Pfave. the
assault being directed at Monte TCr,ba.
The attacking columns broke into the
enemy defenses on the. mountain at
some points, and apparently made good
their hold. and Berlin admits a pene-
tration of the Monte Tomba positions.
The official bulletin from Rome de-
clares that the French captured enemy
positions between Osteria di Monferena
and Maranzine with about 1400 men,
The. Austrian official statement makes
the French victory appear even more
significant than does that Of Berlin, as
it announces the preparation Of "coun-
ter measures" against the French. This
expression has previously been used in
statements from the Teutonic side In
official announcements on occasions
when striking successes have been
scored By enemy forces.
Both French and British troops have
for some time been aiding the Italians
in holding their present front.
Field Marshal Haig has very nearly
made good his loss Of ground in Sun
days local attack by the Germans on
the southern END of the Cambrai salient.
which resulted in the British front lines
being entered on poth wings Of the two
mile front engaged. Prompt counter
attacks deprived the Germans of a por-
ton of their gain.
Germany has struck her first strong
blow on the western front since the
heralding of a great offensive, and the
British have held it in check. The at
tack, which resulted in heavy fighting,
was made on a short front on the
southern end of the salient before
Cambrai. The fighting continues.
The attackers gained a foothold i'm
British trenches. but later were elected
i'm part of the counter attacks. The
German thrust was OH front of two
miles between Marcoing and La Vac
querie, and against positions which the
British have held since the retirement
Center Holds, Ends Weaker.
In the center the Germans were held
for no gains. but on either end of the
assaulting front. they entered the Brit
ish front line. The British counter at
tacks drove the Germans from part of
these positions. and resulted also in the
capture of prisoners Berlin claims
that front line positions and few
hundred" prisoners were captured.
| The Germans also have been active
at other points along the front, but
their local attack in the Ypres sector
and their raids northeast of Verdur
brought no success. These efforts fol
low upon heavy German fire in thes'
three sectors. Cambrai. Ypres and Yer
| dun, and may be forerunners of de
termined attacks.
In Italian Zone.
In the Italian theater. there has beer
only artillery activity along the north
ern front. German airplanes again
have raided Padua, much damage be
ing done to architectural monument
and buildings by incendiary bombs
Three persons were killed and thre'
wounded.
road north of Jerusalem has been mad
by the British forces in Palestine
Against stubborn Turkish resistance
the British progressed three miles an'
captured Birch ancient Beeroth) an
three other towns.
Progress also was made between tn
Nablus road and the Mediterranean
coast.
In Petrograd sunday the day wa
given over to peace celebrations marke'
by psrades of bolshevik followers. Mem
bers Of the German and Austrian peac
! delegations were spectators OF the pa
rades.
The heads OF the German and Au.
trian delegations to the Brest Litoys
conferences. DIR. Kuehlmann and Coun
Czernin. are returning 10 their respe'