Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-21
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which would threaten their entire line
along the Piave river southwark to the
Adriatic sea.
Four times attacks against Monte
Tomba, the chief position still block
ing the way from the hilly country
to the plain, have been repulsed by
the Italians.
East of the Asiago plateau the Ital-
ians are keeping up their offensive
against the invaders and have taken
more than 800 prisoners and a num-
ber of machine guns and several hum
dred rifles. Along the Piave river the
enemy apparently has made no furth-
er effort to cross the stream, after
the serious losses he sustained in be-
ing driven back Monday from the
Zenson bridgehead.
Haig Is Active.
Shifting his offensive to the south,
Field Marshal Haig has delivered
series of attacks against the Germans
in the region between ST. Quentin and
the river Scarpe In France--territory
on which there has been little fight
| ing since the spring offensive when
+, notable gains eastward from Arras to
Peronne were made. Details OF the
new offensive are not yet at hand but
the British official communication
says that the strike had satisfactory
results and that a number OF prison.
ers and considerable quantity of
materials have been gained on the
roads leading from Bapaume and
Peronne toward the important rail-
road junction of Cambria
Jerusalem Almost Encirclcd
The British rapidly are encircling
Jerusalem in their Palestine cam
pagn having now brought their
forces to points twelve miles north
west and fifteen miles west Of the an
cient city.
The American mission, headed
Col. Edward NJ House, which recen
ly arrived in England for the pul
pose of discussing and co-ordinatina
efforts to win the war, has had IT,
initial meeting with the British wa
council and its right hand men.
Conference Important
Details of the conference naturally
have been kept secret but announce
ment is made that little formality at
tended it and that satisfactory prog
ress marked the discussions. The far
reaching score of the conference is In
dicated by the attendance upon the
meeting of joint representatives of
the army, navy. the food controllers.
shipping boards, the treasures and
the war trade boards.
David Lloyd George, the British
premier, opened the session with an
address and the conference lasted an
hour and half, during which fire.
quent recourse was had to a mass
of statistics and official documents,
Colonel House was not present at the
opening session,
Cemenccau Endorsed
simultaneously across the channel.
NJ. Clemenceau, the new French pre-
mier, was reading the declaration of
policy of the new ministry to the
chamber of deputies. It was to the
effect that the new government had
assumed office in order to carry for
ward the war with redoubled effort
| towards its successful conclusion. 1t
| declared that civilized nations were
f! engaged in the same battle against
the development of ancient barbarty
and that France, with her allies, was
a barrier in the path that should not
be passed. The premier asked each
citizen to take his full part in the
common defense and shoulder the
same abnegation that at present exists
| In the army The chamber by vote
of 41s to SIS expressed confidence in
the new ministry.