The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-15
European.

European.
The entire Turkish army in Palestine
| is retreating toward the north. and
is being pursued by British afrpianes
which are bombing them.
British and French naval forces are
cooperating against the Turkish com
munications along the Mediterranean
coast.
The revolutionary element in Rus
STA, under Nikolai Lenine, holds the
Russian capital, but with the attitude
Of the Russian soldiers on the various
fronts regarding its assumption of
power still unknown.
That the Russian coup d'etat was en-
gineered and subsidized by Germany
or the purpose Of eliminating Rus-
STA from among her enemies, is the
virtual unanimous opinion expressed
IN English newspaper editorial COM
ments.
The conference of British, French
and italian representatives at the ltal-
IAN army headquarters has resulted
in the creation of permanent inter-
allied military committee.
General Cadorna, who has been in
supreme command of the Italian army
since the beginning OF the war, has
been retired to the inter-allied mill
tary committee, and General Diaz has
been appointed first in command, with
General BagdoliO second, and General
Grandma third.
The Italian armies continue their re-
treat across the Venetian. plains to-
ward the Piave river, where, it Is ex-
pected, a stand will be made by them.
because, at that point, they will doubt
less be aided by British and French
reinforcements
The larger units Of the Italian army
are retiring without mOlestation from
the Austro-G Germans, but strong rear
guards are giving the Teutons battle
at several points.
Germany called up her last reserves
within the last few days, according TO
q report at Zurich. All men who pre-
Viously had been rejected were order
ed to present themselves for re-exam-
ination and within twentyfour hours
all not utterly incapacitated were on
action, says the correspondence, is at
iributed to the intention of the cen
trail powers to make final effort on
the western front before Americas
help becomes effective.
IAustro-GeI1nan forces in northern It.
ally have crossed the Livenza river,
army headquarters announced. ltal-
ian troops to the number OF $4,000
were cut Off from the Tagliamento and
captured, the official statement adds.
The total number Of prisoners taken
by the AustrO-German forces is more
than 250.000. it is asserted.
The Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin says
that Budapest papers announce that
the Austr0- Hungarian ausgleich Will
be renewed Professionally for two years.
The ausgleich is the compromise
reached between the mOnarchies OF
Austria and Hungary in 1867 by which
each possesses a separate parliament
united under common emperor.
Pertograd is in turmoil. The provi-
sionaI government has been thrown out
of power by the extreme Radicals,
headed by Nikolai Lenine. Several Of
his ministers have been 2 aced under
arrest. The winter palace, the seat of
the government, has been bomDarded
by the guns Of the cruiser Aurora and
of the ST. Peter and st. Paul fortress,
and forced to capitulate by the Rev
olutionists. The woman's battalion,
which has been defending the palace,
finally surrendered.
soldiers delegates Of all Russia has
convened in Petrograd and will dis
cuss the questions of organization of
power, peace and war, and the forma-
ton of constituent assembly.
A delegation has been named by the
new revolutionary Russian congress
TO confer with other revolutionary and
democratic organizations, with view
10 initiating peace negotiations for the
purpose Of taking steps to stop the
b1OOtlshed."
The leader of the Centrist party
in Germany says that autocracy has
lost out, and that henceforth the Ger
man empire must be placed in the
democratic column.
The municipal authorities of Santa
Anna, Deliveranento, Brazil believe
that the settlement Of the strike which
has been in progress in Brazil for
some time, is only Temporary and that
the Germans are foinenting a new
walk-out. The strike just settled was
the third to some in quick success
sion and, like the others, it greatly
interfered with the shipment Of food
stuffs and other supplies to the en-
tente allies.
The English report that the German
communication with submarine bases
at Osteud and Zeebrugge is seriously
threatened