The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-12

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

GOO,OSV Ioyal troops tB marching on
Petrograd, where the Maximalists
rapidly are losing power. In Moscow
loyal troops have driven the Bolsh-
lin.
General KorniIof, leader of the
futile revolt of some weeks AGO;
General kaIedines, former hstman Of
the Don cossaeks; Michael Rodzi-
anLto, president Of the dun1a, and
Professor MiIkuoff, constitutional
Democratic lesder, are reported to be
forming a government in Moscow.
Whether it is supporting KerensI<y
is not yet indicated.
The Bolsheviki and the kerensISy
forces have not yet engaged in extern
siVe fighting. Loyal troops have oe.
south of Petrogrsd, and Premier
kerensky and his troops are report
ed at Gatehina, about thirty miles
south southwest Of the capital. Food
supplies in Petrograd are reported
low, and the Cossaeks there are
backing the Minin1alists, in resisting
the MaNimilis:s.
NO MORE OBJECTIONS.
Apparently there have been no
further defections to the BoIshsviki
from the army and garrisons and
Petrograd and Moscow appear TO
have been the only large cities aF-
feeted by the uprising Of the fol-
lowers of Lenine. LoyaIist troops
One report says that the overthrow
Of the revolt Is "only a matter Of
days or hours"
The radical element in Finland has
seized the opportunity to attempt TO
set up q separate government. Gov
ernor General Nskrasoff has been
dismissed and his place taken by a
sailor, and a state of war has been
proclaimed. The Finnish diet has
voted TO give supreme power in the
province TO q state directorate.
ITALIANS RESISTING. ~.
Italian resistance is stiffening along
valley, the Austro. German progress
been able to cross the Piave from
around FeItre to the Adriatie.
around Asiaao and the setti com
muni, TO the west. East of Asiago
the Italians in a desperate charge
captured positions and in ! Susana
valley, near the Austre italian
border, they captured an enemy
advance guard.
The permanence Of the Piave line
depends mostly on the success or
failure of the AustFo German, blow
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be held IN the north, the Treviso
hills, along the middle Piave, will
help the Italians in checking an ad-
vance across the river. Further
Austro. German advances from the
north might make the Piave line un-
tenabIe and Venice and TreViso
probably would have 70 be given up
TO the enemy with a further retire
rnent either to the srenta or the
Adig.
IN France there has been little
Palestine the British advance con.
tinues. more villages and additional
prisoners have been lost by the
Turks.
Quiet in American Sector.
With the American Army in
France, Nov. 12.-(By The AssociatS
ed Press. .)-Conditions In the Am
erican sector. continue to be normal
with intermittent artillery firing on
both sides. At one place, the Ger
mans observed that the grass had
been trodden down in the rear, and
they threw in hundred shells with
no result other than TO churn up the
mud.
The weather continues cold and
rainy The American infantrymen
have had two diversions. The first
incident occurred near daylight. The
enemy apparently thinking a raid
was imminent, opened up with ma
chine guns at the point where the
lines are closest. A stream of bullets
whistled over the American first
line.
. About the same time. French troops.J
on the American fanks observed four (
Germans who were cutting the barb |
ed wire defenses, a French patrol ,
succeeded in heading off the Ger
mans, capturing them all.
Reports Not Believed.
London, Nov. 12.-Dispatches from
Scandinavian capitals throw cold
water on reports that Germans have
landed on the Aland islands, off the
Finnish coast, and also have taken
possession of He1singfoTs, capital of
Finland. Trawlers which left the
Aland islands as late as Friday re-
port they found conditions normal, |
both on the islands and during their |
voyage back.