The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-16
ITALIANS NOW
STRIVE TO SAVE
ART TREASURES
Germans in Midst Of Movement to
Flank Defenders at Crucial
." Point "
TEUT0N PRESSURE Is
STRONG ON THE PIAVE
Bloody Street Fighting in Moscow
Has Claimed More Than Two
Thousand Lives
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

For the protection Of Venice and
Lombally, the Italians have opened
the flood gates of the Piave and the
Eile rivers northeast of. Venice, to
keep in check the AustroGerman
force which has crossed the Piave
near Grisolcra. In attempting to In
undate the triangle, whose apex is
near San Dona di Piave the Italians
hope to prevent any enemy movement
to flank the right wing OF the Italian
army along the Piave. ..- a.s.-. Sc.
Near the Adriatic, the Piave and
Sile rivers are contained in canals run
ming through land at or below sea
level, and which stretches for many
miles along the Adriatic. With The
rivers allowed to flow unchecked, /.
would appear to make Austro-German
efforts in this region barren OF re.
suits.
In the mountains between Asiago
and the Piave the great pressure OF
the invaders has not brought great re-
suits. On the Asiago plateau the
Italians are Strengthening out their
line gradually, and3,it is here that the,
Austro-Germans have progressed
slightly. These gains, however, ap'
pa,ently have not Deen,Of great stra.
tegic value.
'lhe Teuton pressure between the
Sugana valley and the Piave is very
strong. but the, Italians have been
able to check their, attacks. .,,t.
The greater, portion Of the ;populace
OF Venice, has left that city, from
which all, POI sable art treasures, also
have been removed, The city which
is but scant seventeen miles from
the battle line may not be defended
in the event of an attack in order 10
spare monument and art treasures
that remain there.
Communication Restored.
Communication with Petrcgrad
again has been restored, but no direct
news las been received from the Rus
sian capital.
The Dolsheviki are still in control
in Petrograd, while Premier keren-
sky's troops are reported to be III
flight, and again to be marching on
the BoIsheviki stronghold.
Efforts of the Socialists to arrange
a settlement with the ,Bolsheviki and
bring about a new coalition govern
ment nave failed. Other reports say
that other MaXimallst leaders. Len
in. aud Trotsky, are losing their pop
ularity.
Tne Dolsheyiki in Moscow are re-
ported 10 have been defeated com
pletely in street fighting, which cla-ll
1900 lives. Heavy fighting has occur
red at kiev, where the Cossacks were
said to have arrived several days ago.
There has been little fighting of mo-
ment on the eastern and western
fronts. The American troops in
France continue to harrass the Ger
mans in patrol actions and with ar
tillery fire. There has been moro
clashes In "No Mans Land" from
which the Americans returned unhurt.
American patrols have reached The
wire cntanglements before the Ger
man trenches, and American gun
ners have put German machine guns
out of action.
Lord Northcliffe, newspaper propri-
etor, and head of the British war mis-
sion to tie United States, has de-
c!ined to become head Of the new air
ministry in the British cabinet. His
refusal, he explains in letter to Pre-
mier Lloyd-George, is due to dissatis-
faction with some of the methods of
the premer's administration. Lord
Northcliffe is dissatisfied. 1t is said,
with regard 10 relations with the
United States, which country he in
Inmates may have to take control OF
allied war interests.