Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-27
Long Vigil, in Which Italians
Have Borne Heavy Losses
UnfIinChingy Ends When
Allies Send Aid,
SUPPLY TRAINS AND GUNS
BROUGHT UP IN MARCH
General Byng's Forces Con-
tinue to Hold Extensive
Gains on Western Front;
British Nearing Jerusalem.

Apparently the peril of the Ttalian
troops guarding the Piave line and
the hill country in northern italy
against the Teutonic allies is at an
end. Large numbers of British and
French cements-infantry and
artillery-at last have arrived upon
the scene after days of anxious wait
ing in which the Italians have borne
the brunt of terrific fighting on both
fronts solely on their own shoulders
and kept the enemy from a further
invasion of the Venetian plain.
Although faced everywhere by su =
perior number of men and guns the
Italians have valiantly defended every
foot of ground in the hills and along
the Piave and in the former region
in recent days actually have taken ths
offensive against the invaders ans
pushed them back from strategi,
noints of vantage they had gained un.
der terrific sacrifices in lives.
Troops Eager for Battle.
For eight days the allied reinforce
ments marched to the rescue, bring
ing along with them large numbers oil
guns and huge supply trains. All the
troops are declared to be in fine fet'
tie and eager to test their strength
against the enemy.
Just where the British and French
forces will be thrown into the fray has
mol beeM rl@s.S hiDTA, but doubtless
large numbers of them will be used to
strengthen the italian front on the
north from Lake Garda eastward to
the Piave, where the Germans
have been making their strongest ef-
forts TO pierce the Italian line.
At last accounts General Byng's
British troops before Cambria were
holding in their entirety the Bourbon
positions west of Cambria. Since
their repulse of Sunday the Germans
had failed to renew their counter
attacks. Only minor operations nave
taken place on any sector of the front
where Byng's men last week carried
out their swift and spectacular opera
ton which resulted in the smashing OF
the famous Hindenburg line.
French Artillery Active.
Along the Chemin des Danes and
in the Verdun region violent artillery
duels are in progress between the
French and the Germans. In the lat
ter sector the Germans several times
essayed attacks with the purpose or
recaptured ground taken from them
Sunday but met with repulse. This
ground, which is situated to the north
of the famous Hill 344. for the pos
session of which so many sangunary
battles have been fought. is in the
process of consolation by General
Petain's rnen.
Jerusalem Invested.
Daily the operations of the British
having for their purpose the invest
ment of Jerusalem are being pushed
forward. Southwest and west OF the
city British cavalry have taken re-
spectively Rittir station and Ain
Karin. six miles and three and hall
miles from the citv's gates. just out
side the city to the west and to the
north strong contingents of Turks are
assembled to oppose further advance.
To the northeast on the Mediterran-
can coast advanced natrols of the Brit
ish four miles north of Jaffa have
been forced to give ground before
Turkish attack.