The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-12-15

East and southeast of Ypres minor
operation gained for General Haig
some additional ground and more
than 1000 prisoners. On the Aisne
and at Verdun there was some lively
fighting.
The Teutonic offensive in the noun
tains which protect the Italian left
flank was resumed last Wednesday.
The invaders. who had been foiled
at Monte Grappa, shifted their at
tacks to the westward and struck at
a bulge in the line which included a
number of strong mountain positions,
such as the ridge of Meletta de
Gallo and Monte Sisemol, on the ex-
treme left in the Asiago region, and
Monte Tondarecar and Monte Bad
enecche on the Italian right.
The first attacks were launched
against Meletta de Gallo and Monte
Sisemol and were repulsed with
heavy losses. In the afternoon the
Teutons assailed the eastern posi-
tions and after furious fighting
carried them. This made the en-
tire line untenable and the Italians
retired to other mountain positions.
Some of these the Italians were COM
PEELED to give up in the fighting on
Thursday and Friday. including the
stronghold of Monte Castel Gomber-
to. where Bersaglieri brigade was
surrounded and fought to the last.
The Teutons have been favored by
unusual weather. Usually the AL
pine passages are deep in snow at
this season. but this year the sun is
shining and the atmosphere is vivid
ly clear. This has enabled the in
vaders to bring up heavy guns in
great numbers together with vast
supplies of shells.
The Italian defense line cannot be
said to have been broken. The bulge
has been taken out of it and now
there is slight indentation. but
other mountain positions are strong
ly held. The latest reports are that
the French reinforcements are in the
fighting and undoubtedly the British
will be in soon.
The Allies are handicapped by lack
of guns. The Italians lost half Of
their artillery in the flight from the
Gorilla line. together with mountains
of war materials. These the British
and French have been called upon
to make good and although. no doubt.
they have the guns and shells they
have not yet had the time to bring
up all that are needed. Nevertheless
the task before the Teutons is one of
titanic proportions. Once through
the Alps and in the plains they will
be able turn the Romans out of the
Piave positions, but they will find
a new line on the Adige. constructed
with all the arts of modern warfare.
Venice will have been lost, but the
loss of a city, however deplorable,
counts little in the scales of war.
An armistice. the terms of which
are obscure, has been arranged be-
tween the Bolsheviki government
and the Germans. Fighting has been
suspended all along the line. Rumania
has been forced to associate herself
with this armistice and there is a
truce along the Rumanian lines.
The Germans, fearing disorganiza-
ton among their own men. have
threatened to shoot the Bolsheviki
airmen who have been dropping leaf
let's into the German lines.
Sixteen British ships of more than
1900 tons were sunk by submarines
and mines. The French and Italians
each lost one ship of larger size.
At Halifax an ammunition ship
was blown up after having been set
afire in a collision with Belgian
relief steamer. A number of other
ships were sunk or damaged. Four
thousand persons were killed in the
city of Halifax, several square miles
of which was wrecked.
The u. S. destroyer Jacob Jones,