Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-12-27
Regain More Positions, but Lose Some to Austro Ger
 man Counter Attacks.
GERMANS ASK MORE
 TIME AT PEACE MEET
Would Extend Negotiations Another MontI,-German Mission Leaves for PetrOgrad-Weimiss
 Succeeds JellicOe.
Associated Press Summary.)

Except on the northern Italian front
 tho military operations continue far
 below normal. In France, where snow has fallen along the entire front, only bombardments and small ralding op-
 eraticns are taking place.
 West of the Brenta river in the
 Italian highlands the Italians Christ
 mas day continued their counter-at-
 tacks upon the Austro-German forces, which previously had succeeded in
 making gains on the Col del Rosso and
 Monte de val Bella. The battle ragged throughout the morning with great
 violence. and the Italians rested sev-
 eral Of their former positions from
 the enemy, but owing 70 renewed on-
 slaughts by the Teutonic allied forces they were again compelled to give
 ground. The Berlin War Office ad-
 mits that the Italians threw heavy
 counter attacks against the invaders E on the Col de Rosso and neighboring
 sectors, but asserts that all of them broke down under heavy losses.
 The situation surrounding the peace
 parleys before the Austro-Germans ! and the Russians is still beclouded, owing to the lack of details being permitted to come through. At last
 accounts the Germans had not only
 failed to return an answer to the de- nlands made by the Bolsheviki dele gates, but had requested that the
 negotiations be extended for virtually another month. Meanwhile German commission has started for Petrograd from Berlin in an endeavor to restore relations between Germany and ! Russia, and also to reach a,settlement with the Russians for an exchange of civilian and incapacitated war prison ers
 Only 12 British merchantmen were sunk by mines or submarines last week, as against 1.-the week previous ly. @y
 Vice, Admiral Sir Roslin Weimiss, second sea lord, has been promoted to the, rank of first sea lord, succeeding Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. Jellicoe has been made a peer.
 Paris, Dec. 26.-On the right bank
 of the Mouse (Verdun front) the en- ergetic reply of our batteries put an
 end to a vigorous mombardment of
 our lines in the region of Bezenvaux, says today's official communication. In the region of St. Quentin and upper Alsace, French patrols, pene- trated German trenches and brought back prisoners.
 London, Dec. 26.-"There was noth- ing special to report on the British
 1ront in France yesterday" says the
 o1nclai statement issued today by the war office.
 Berlin, Dec. 26, via London.-Vio- lent counter attacks against the Aus uo, o,German positions on Col del Rosso ana neighboring heights on both sides Droke down yesterday with heavy losses, says the official statement is-
 suee today by the German general Berlin, Dec. 26, via London.-There was increased artillery fire yesterday
 soutn of Ypres on the Belgian front anu near Moeuvres and Marcoing, on
 me Cambrai front, it was officially
 atanounced ate today bv the German war .Mce. French attachments reconnoi- MLing south of Juvincourt we re re-
 pulseo after hand-to-hand fighting. |, nome, Dec 26.-Col del Rosso and
 tao monte Val Zello on the Asiago pla-
 ;eau were recaptured by Italian forces
 was m . counter attack yesterday. but is
 tha Nas round impossible to hold them, sne war office announced +odoy