Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-26
WAR SUMMARY OF
EVENTS UPON FIGHT
FRONTS OF EUROPE

Positions on and around Col Del
Rosso, on the italian northern front,
are still in dispute, according TO to-
days official statement from Berlin,
which reports another violent counter
attack there by the Italians. This is
declared to have broken down with
heavy losses.
The latest reports on the status Of
the Russo-German peace negotiations
is that after q days postponement of
the resumption of parley at Brest-
Litovsk, the Germans have asked for
a postponement of virtually a month,
proposing a delay until Jan "a This
report comes in a news dispatch from
IPetrograd.
While their guns lombard the west
ern front, the Germans are taking
troops from the eastern front for use
elsewhere. despite the provision of the
Russo-German armistice prohibiting
such action. The artillery activity in
France has been moderate over most
of the front and more violent on the
right bank Of the Mouse, northeast of
Verdun, the scene of the German at
tack nearly two years ago.
4! German infantry has not been ac-
tive and 1t is probable that Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg is waiting for
more reinforcements before making
his heralded attack Russian adyices
telling of the German Withdrawals in
/ the east add that some of the troops
are being taken TO the Rumanian
front. Rumania is not taking part in
the peace negotiations and the Tx
raine, which lies beyond MOldavia and
Bessarabia, is opposed to the Bolshe-
Wiki
1 South of JuyinCOuvt, in the Rheims
sector of the Champagne, the French
have carried out a raid into the Ger
man lines and brought back prison
ers. On the British portion of tbs
/ front there have been raids in addition
/ to the artillery duel, but no large op-
erations are yet indicated.
On the northern Italian front, The
Austro-German tactics appear to bt
/ TO strike alternately at vital points OF
either side Of the Brenta Checked a
Monte As0lone last week, the enemy
1 has struck toward the Frenzela valley
west Of the river. After two days o
bitter fighting the Italians have re
gained possession Of lost positions OF
the Col Del Rosso, west of the river
and have attacked the Austro-GermaI
positions on Monte Pertica, east o
the river. Berlin claims the capture
of 5000 prisoners in the gaining o
the Col Del Rosso, which later wa
lost to the Italians
/ Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for
eign minister, has protested to tn
Germans against the transference o
troops from the eastern front, Blu
also has ordered Russian factories t
stop the manufacture Of munitions
He did not indicate whether his gov
eminent would take any other ste
against German violation Of the arms
tice.
Peace negotiations at Brest-Litovs
apparently are making little progress
The Germans have delayed their an
swer to the Bolsheviki terms and it i
reported that the conference will
transferred to Stockholm shortly. /
the meantime the majority party
the constituent assembly. the socia
revoiutionists. has convoked the as
senbly to meet Jan. u, despite Boi
shevih disapproval
German savagery has been Gale
officially TO the attention OF the Amer
lean troops in France An America
sentry has been found with his thros
. cut. and an official bulletin says: "H
must have been so killed after car
] ture."" by force OF Germans whic
surprised him. Information of enem
terrorism in driving women and chi
dren from their homes in the occt
pied sections Of France and BELGIUM
| I to make room for German troops an
war material also has been given Ii
American troops.