The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-26
Despite Russo Teutonic Agreement
Prohibiting Such Action, the
Huns Are Rushing Troops from
East for Use Elsewhere.
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
MOVEMENT BY TRoTzKY
Peace Negotiations at Brest. Lit.
ovsk Are Making Little Prog.
ress; Positions in Northern
Italy Are Still in Dispute.

81 Assoria'sd Press
While their guns bonn bard the west
ern front. the Germans are taking
troops from the eastern front for use
elsewhere, dcppite the provision OF the
Russo German armisiice prohibiting
such action. Tho artillery activity in
France has been moderate over most
Of the front and more violent on tho
right bank of ihe Meuse, northeast of
Nerdun. the scene Of the German at
tack cary Two years ago
German Infantry has not been active
ana IL is probable that FIELD Marshal
Won Hindcuburg IS waiting 10, moro
rcinforcements before making his her
aided attack. iiussiap adviccs telling
of the German Withdrawals ia the east
add thsi some OF the troops are being
taken to the Rumanian front. Ru-
mania ~ not taking part In the peace
negotiations and the Ukraine. which
lecs beyond Moldayia, and MessaaDia
Is opposed To the Bolsheviki
South of Juevincourt in the Rhelms
sector Of Champagne the French have
carried out a raid into the Germaa
lines and brought hack prisoners. On
the British portion of the front thcrv
have been raids in addition 10 the ar
tillery duel. bat no large operations
are set indicated
on the northern Italian front the
Austro-Gernan tactics appear TO DO
striking alternately at vitni points on
either sire of the Brenta. Checked on
tho Asolonc river last week, the en-
emy had struck toward the Frenzcla
valley west Of the river. After two
days Of bitter fighting the Italians
have regRined possession OF lost posi-
tions on the Col De Rosso west OF tho
river and have attacked the Austro-
German positions on Monte Pcrtica
east of the river Berlin claims the
capture uf 5000 prisoners in the gain
ing Of the Col Del ltosso which later
was lost to the Italians.
Leon Trotzky. the Bolshcviki for
oign minister, has protested 10 tho
Germans against the trunsfcrcnce Of
troops fTum the eastern front. but also
has ordered ilusslan factories ia stop
the manufacture Of munltions. lie did
not indicate v vhciher his government
would take any other step against Ger
man violation of the arnlsticc.
Peace negotiations ~ Brest-Liiocsk
apparently are making little progress.
The Germans have delayed their an
swer 10 the BolsheViki terms and j, ~
reported that the conference viii be
transferred to stockholm shortly. Iva
the meantime the majority partS IN
the constituent assembly. the social
revo,utionists. has cuuvokod the IS
scmhlY GO meet January End despite
Boisheviki disapprosal German saf-
agry has ben called officially % the
attention of American troops .n
France An American sentry has been
found with throat cut and official
bulletin says.
"Ilo must have been So killed afier
capture" hy a force ot Germans
which surprised him. Information OF
enemy terrorism la driving women aud
children from their homes in the oc"
cupicd sections Of France and Belgium
10 make room for German troops. s"'-
dlers and war material also has been
given the American troops.
Positions on and around Col Del
Rosso. ON the Italian northern front
are stnl In dispute according 10 to-
davs offlcia statement from Berlin.
which reports another violent counter
attack there hy the Italians This ~
declared Co have broken down WIN
heavy losses
The latest report on the status of
the RUSSO German peace negotiations
is that after "a days postponcmeiit ot
the resumption Of he parlov AZ hrest-
Iitu,sk the Germans have asked Tor
uostponcmcnt uf virtually month.
proposing delay uutil January q
This report comes in % news agency
dispatch from FctrOgrlt