Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-19
WAR SUMMARY OF
BIG WORLD EVENTS
TAKEN FROM NEWS

In the Trentino and along the Piave
the Italians have the Austro-Germans
in check for the moment and there are
indications of a re-awakening Of fight
ing activity on the western front, es-
pecially in Flanders and around St
Quentin.
East and northeast of Ypres the
British are now well established on
the Passchendael ridge. These posi-
tons have been under heavy bonn
bardment by the Germans for several
days, apparent evidence that the Ger
mans are nervous and hope by their
artillery fire to check a new British
thrust.
/ Around st. Quentin. north-north-
west Of Ailette where the French
gained a notable success recently,
German and allied patrols have been
+ busy. North of ST Quentin both the
British and Germans carried out raids.
/ French artillery has been Smelling
heavily the German positions south
of the town for several days and a
thrust by French troops, evidently as a
/ feeler, was repulsed by the defenders
Berlin reports.
Although the Teutonic pressure from
Asiago east to the Piave continues
very strong, the Italians hold yaliantly
to their positions and the invaders
have been able to make much prog.
ress. On the Asiago plateau the Ital'
ians repealed violent attacks.
Between the Brenta and the Piavt
the invaders have occupied position!
from which the Italians withdrew.
Austro-German efforts to force tht
italians back from the western hanl
of the Piaye to Zenson and Fagart
-. have failed. The invading fore,
which crossed at Fagare has beer
driven back across the river, while ef
forts to debouch from the bridgehea,
at Zenson were repealed by Italian
J counter attacks. On the right bank o
: | the Piave, the Italians have takel
, nearly one thousand five hundred pris
! oners in two days
Jaffa. the ancient Joppa and the sea
port on the Mediterranean for Jerus
alem has been occupied by the Brit
ish The Turks gave up this import
!, ant point without resistance and ar
retiring northward under pressure
Jerusalem is 80 miles southeast c
4 Jaffa and its occupation by Genera
- Allenby's troops probably is a matte
: of only few days.
Another army is reported marchin
. on Petrograd to GUST the Bolshevil
from control there. The vanguard
(which is said to be near Gatchina,
miles southwest OF the capital. alread
has had several brushes with the DO
:, sheviki forces. 1t is rumored this
= Premier Kerensky is returning wit
!, the new force. All the reports lac
!. confirmation.
n There apparently is internal disser
o sion in Petrograd between the Max
maYists and the extreme Socialist
who have protested against acts
= the Bolsheviki regime. A report r,
ceived in London says there has bee
split in the Bolsheviki ranks an
that some of the ministers ha,
= resigned
In Moscow the revolutionists an
the provisional government fore,
have reached truce, after days
81 fighting in which several thousar
persons were killed and some OF Ru
"a sia's religious shrines within Il
- Kremlin were damaged or destroy,
: by revolutionary guns.
The American embassy in Petrogrs
n has asked for special train to tai
= 200 Americans to Hardin, Manchuri
. whence they can reach either Dali
!. or vladivostok to take steamers HON