Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-22

Of the Piave river, the Italian armies
there put up so determined fight
against the invading Austro-Germans
that the advance of the enemy was for
the time ut least effectually checked.
At several points on the lower Plave
the Teutons broke across the river, but
in such small force that the result was
not serious. The reorganization Of the
Italians went on rapidly, and supplies
and re-enforcements were hurried
south by the British and French. Sew
eral British batteries were first to ar
rive and these went into action at
once on the river bank, heartenlng up
the Latins immensely. OF course Ii
will be some time before British and
French troops In large numbers can
get to the Italian Front, and meanwhile
General Diaz must endeavor to hold
the river line with his own men. This
line, joining that Of the Trentino front
In the mountains, Is the shortest the
Italians can establish, and its greatest
danger seems to be In the region of
Lake Garda. If 1t isgbroken or out
flanked, probably the defenders will
have to fall back to the,Adige or even
s..ss.<sp ;. s- ssnd .vesssr, ,sIii Ne eapsuredl
All Y the movable art treasures Of
Venice. vlcenza and Treviso have
been taken to places of safety In an
ticipation of that event
The italian situation continues
grave, but at the opening of the Ital-
ian parliament on Wednesday there
was not single note of spair nor a
word of anything but resistance so long
as man remained standing The SEN
ators and deputies reported that the
people of their districts were firm in
their support of the government. II
this attitude Is maintained, the Teu-
tonic invasion is q fnllure.
No More Peace Talk Now.
One effect of the thrust against
Italy is the almost utter cessation of
peace talk in Germany. The belief
has been revived that Germany can, by
arm, force her will upon the rest OF
! the world, and heed not make any con
| cesslons to her enemies.
Of course while the Germans think
thus, there Is no use of any one ever
thinking of peace, for the leaders OF
the allies. have not the slightest doubt
that they can eventually defeat Ger
many. The American congressional
party that has been visiting the wal
zone has been impressed with the prev
alence of this belief, and lmbued will
confidence that Prussan militarism caI
and will be beaten by pure force, re
gardless of the exhaustion of the cen
trnl powers, They realize fully tn,
tremendous task ahead of us, but fac,
II without fear of the outcome.
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.
II anyone outside of Russia knows
Just what has been going on within
the borders of that distracted countr,
lately, he has kept 1t to himself Ger
talnly civil war has been raging Il
Petrograd, Moscow and other places
the rebelllOus Bolshevlkl and tn
Kerensliy supporters fighting fiercel
for control, and other factions tal;ln
hand In the general ruction. TIL
Cossacks, as was expected, supports
Kerensky and other divisions of tn
army changed their allegiance sewers
times. The Baltic fleet apparent
stood by the rebels. The latter sc
up government with Lenine as pr,
mier but slgnltied their willingness [
retire both Lenlne and Trotzky II
compromise could be arranged lnss
Ing, however, ON compliance with theI
main program, which has to do chief
with agrarl0n reforms.
Among the latest cablegrams, frol
Petrograd was one stating posltlvel
, that the Cossacks and Kerensky I'm
been slgnally defeated near the caI
ital, that Gatchlna and Tsarskoe-Sel
had been recaptured by the sovl,
: troops and that coalition COVER
ment would he the probable outcome
, Russian officers In Finland gave o,
the story thai Siberia had declared I
= independence and proclaimed Nichols
= Uomanoff, the deposed ear, as er
5 peror.
, More Americans Wounded In Franc
I The trenches occupied by the Anne
=, lean soldiers In France were subject,
p to heavy shclllng last week and nui
5 her Of United States soldiers we
p severely wounded, The Amerlc,
p artillery replied continuously and {
. fectively, and the American shnr
J. shooters, close to the enemy lines, d
n especially good work. One night wi
the help OF some Frenchmen, bo,
( of Sanlmles went out into "NO MAJ