The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-16
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

For the protection Of Venice and
Lombardy, the Italians have opened
the flood gates of the Piave and Sile
rivers, northeast of Venice, 10 keep
in cheek the Austro- German force
which has crossed the Piave near
Grisolera. In attempting TO inundate
the triangle whose apex Ia near Sar
Dona di Piave the italians hope "a
prevent any enemy movement tc
flank the right wing Of the italian
army along the PiaVe.
Near the Adriatie the Piave and
Sile rivers are contained in canals
running through land at or below
sea level and which stretches for
many miles along the Adriatio from
the Venetian lagoon. With the .Fiv-
would appear TO make Austro- Ger
man efforts in this region barren Of
results.
In the mountains between AsIaso
and the PiaVe the great pressure Of
the invaders has not brought great
results. On the Asiago plateau the
Italians are Strengthening out their
line gradually and it is here that the
Austro- Germans have progressed
slightly. These gains, however, ap-
parently have not been of great
strategic value.
The Teuton pressure between the
Susana valley and the PiaVe is very
strong, but the italians have been
able to check violent attacks.
ITALIAN DEFENSE HOLDS.
Fresh Austro- German attempts 10
cross the Piave have been rendered
futile by the italian defense. The
Italians are holding in check those
troops which crossed near Zenson
and in the MarshIand near the Piave
the invaders had been unable TO make
any progress in the face Of latlian
counter attacks and artillery fire
previous to the opening Of the food
gates.
The greater portion OF the popuIace
Of Venice has left that city, from
which all portable art treasures also
have been removed. The city, which
IL but q seant seventeen miles from
in the event of an attack in order TO
spare the monuments and art treas
ures that remain there.
Communication with Petrosrad
again has been restored, but no d.
rect news has been received from the
Russian capital. The BolsheViki are
still In control In Petrograd while
Premier kerenslSy's troops are re
ported TO be In fight and again to be
rnarchins on The 5olshevih strong
Efforts aF se Socialist. TO arranus
= eattleh1ent with the BolsheViki and
TO bring about a new coalition gov.
eminent have failed. Other reports
say that the MaximaIist leaders
Lenins and Trotzky, are losing their
popularity.
DEFEATED IN MOSCOW. .
The BoIshoviki In Moscow are re-
ported 20 have been defeated COM
pIetely in street fighting which
claimed 1000 lives. Heavy fighting
has occurred at kisv where the Cos
sacks were said to have arrived sew
eraI days ago,
There has been little fishtina ae-
tiVity Of moment on the eastern and
western fronts. The American troops
in France continue TO harass the
Germans in patrol actions and with
clashes in Nc Mans land from which
the Americans returned unscratehed.
American patrols have reached the
wire entanglements before the Ger
man trenches and American eunners
have put German machine guns out
of action.
Lord NortheIiffe, Newspaper prop
rietor and head OF the British war
mission 70 the United States, has de
elined TO become head Of the new air
ministry In the British cabinet. His
refusal, he explains in q letter TO
Premier Lloyd George, is due 20 die.
satisfaction with some Of the meth.
ods Of the prsnisr's administration.
Lord NortheIiffe is dissatisfied, he
says, with regard 20 present relations
with the United States, which coun.
try, he intimates, may have TO take
control Of allied war activities.