The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-19

In the Trentino and along the Piave
the Italians have the Austro-Germans
in check for the moment and there
are indications of a reawakening of
fighting activity on the western front
especially in Flanders and around St.
Quentin.
East and northeast of Ypres the
British are now well established on
the PasschendaeTe ridge. These posi-
tions have been under heavy bonn
bardment by the Germans for several
days, giving apparent evidence that
the Germans are nervous and hope by
their artillery fire to check a new
British thrust.
Around st. Quentin, northwest of
the Ailette where the French gained
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, Ber-
lin reports. s5
Attic the Teutonic pressure from
Asiago east to the Piave continues
very strong, the italians hold valiant
ly to their positions and the invaders
have been unable to make much
progress. On the Asiago plateau the
Italians repealed violent attacks and
near Casera recaptured an advanced
position, taking 100 prisoners. Be
tween the Brenta and the Piave the
invaders have occupied positions from
which the italians withdrew
Italians Capture 1900 Huns.
Austro German efforts to force the
Italians back from the western bank
of the Pave at Zenson and Fagare,
have failed. The invading force,
which crossed at Fagare, has been
driven back across the river, while
| hrid
head at Zenson were repealed by Ital-
ian counter attacks.
On the right bank of the Piave the
Italians have taken nearly 1900 pris-
oners in two days.
Another army is reported to be
marching on Petrograd to Gust the
Bolsheviki from control there. The
vanguard, which is said to be near
CATCHING, thirty miles southwest of
the capital already has had several
brushes with the Rolsheviki forces. It
is rumored that Kerensky is returning
with the new forces. All the reports
| lack confirmation
More Dissension in Petrograd.
| There apparently is internal dissen-
| sion in Petrograd between, the Maxi
| malists and the extreme Socialists,
who have protested against acts of the
Bolsheviki regime. A report received
| in London says there has been a split
| in the Bolsheviki ranks and that some
! of the ministers have resigned.
In Moscow the revolutionists and
the provisional government forces
have reached a truce, after days of
fighting in which several thousand
persons were killed and some of Rus
sia's religious shrines within the
| Kremlin were damaged or DESTROYED
by the artillery of the revoiutionary
forces.
/ Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, and the
seaport on the Mediterranean for Je-
rusalem, has been occupied by the
| British. The Turks gave up this i'm
portant point without resistance and
are retiring northward under pressure
Jerusalem is thirty-five miles south
east of Jaffa and its occupation BY
General Allenby's troops probably is a
matter of only few days
Berlin Claims Advance
Berlin, via London. Nov. 19.-Querc
and Monte CorneIla were stormed and
the Italians driven from strongly
prepared poAitions around Monte
Tomba today's official statement de.
clared.
Around Monte Tomba." the wal
office continued, eleven hundred
Italians were taken prisoner.
Northeast of Asiago the enemy
made repeated and futile costly en-.
deavors to regain heights which they
= had lost.
Between the Brenta and TIL,
many achieved further successes il
difficult mountain fighting"
Guerra is located about six mile
below Feltre. on the PiaVe river
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