The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-22

Of the Piave river the Italian armies
there put I'D so determined "A fight
against the invading Austro-Germans
that the advance of the enemy was for
the time at least effectually checked.
At several points on the lower Pave
the TeutOnS broke across the river but
in such small force that the result was
not serious. The reorganization or the
Italians went on rapidly. and supplies
and Te-enfOrccments were burned
south by the British and French. Sew
ernl British batteries We're first TO ar
rive and these Went into action AT
once ON tIN, river bank. heAstening up
the Latins Immensely. OF course II
will be some time before British and
French troops in large numbers can
get TO the Italian front, and meanwhile
General DiaZ must endPavor TO hold
the river line with his own men. This
line. Joining that of the Trentino front
IN the mountains. is the shortest the
Italians can establish. and its greatest
danger seems 10 be III the region Of
Lake Garda. II it Is broken or out
banked. probably the defenders Will
have to fall back to the A1ige or even
tho Pc. and Venice will be captured.
All the movable art treasures OF
Venice. VicenZa and TreviSo have
beGn taken TO places Of safety in an
ticipation Of that event.
The Italian situation continues
grave. but at the opening of the It'll
ian parliament on Wednesday there
st. 81. II
word of anything but resistance so long
as man remained standing. The SEN
atOrs and deputies reported that the
people of their districts were firm In
their support of the government. If
this attitude is maintained. the Teu-
tonic invasion is failure.
No More Peace Talk Nov.
One effect of the thrust against
Italy Is the almost utter cessation of
peace talk in Germany. The belief
has been revived that Germany can, by
arm, force her will upon the rest of
the world. and need moi make any con-
cesSiOns to her enemies.
Of cnnrst, while the Germans think
thus. there is no use of any one even
thinking Of peace. for tile leaders Of
the allies have not the slightest doubt
that they can eventually defeat Ger
many. The American congressional
party that has been visiting the war
zone has been impressed with the prev
alence of this belief and imbued with
confidence that Prussian militarism can
and will be beaten by pure force, re-
CARELESS of the exhaustion of the cen
trail powers. They realize fully the
tremendous task ahead of MS. but face
It without fear Of the outcome.
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.
If anyone outside of Russia knows
the borders of that distracted country
lately he has kept it to himself. Ger
| tainIy civil war has been raging in
! Pptrograd Moscow ami other places
the rehel|ious BOlsheViki and the
F.! Kerensky supporters fighting f1ercely
! for control. and other factions taking
hand In the general ruction. The
Cossacks. as was expected. supported
| Kerensky and other divisions OF the
army changed their allegiance several
| times The Baltic feet apparently
stood by the rebels. The latter set
! no Il government with Lenine as pre-
nlier but Signit}ed their willingness to
retire both LcDinp and Trotzky if ::
compromise could be arranged. MSie1-
! ing however. on compliance with their
main program. which has to do chiefly
with aquarium reforms.
| Among the latest cable grams from
| Pctro~rad WITS OH" stating positively
that the Cossacks ans, Kerensky had
been Signally defeated near the cap
! ital. that Gafchina and TsarskGe- St,io
had beer, recaptured by the soviet
troops and that - coalition govern
n.>nt would be- the probable outcome.
| Russian officers in Finland gave out
| the story that Siberia had declared ns
| independence and proclaimed Nicholas
| Romanoff. he 'tapoSed czar as ON
| peror.
! More Americans Wounded in Frsr.ce
! The trenches s,cfE2pjr'i bT the Amer
lean SNIt1iars i'm Ftancr were sub icctrh
! to larav! Shelling t,,st week :4u7 :. MIN
her af United States e14t.tiprS were
! severely wOunCest The ttI,erirsn
artiiIer! replied continuously and ef
I fecfivelv. anil the American sharp
| shooters. close To the enemy lines It'd
! especially good work. One night. with
! the help Of some Frencfinen, q body
! Of SaInmies went out into "No Max q