The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-24
The War For the Week

deepen It, or they may be content to
consolidate their new positions. move
forward their artillery, and prepare
new surprise for some other part Of
the line.
The New Tactics.
The French perfected the attack
behind a screen OF intense artillery
FIRE and 1t has served its purpose
well. The British are given the full
credit for developing the new sur
prise attack with tanks doing the
work artillery did for the French. II
offers a variation in offensive tactics,
and expert opinion at Washington is
that 1t will get the armies out Of
the trenches and bring open field
maneuvers. Here the superior num-
bers, the superior artillery, the
superior morale and the superior
airplane forces of the allies should
tell more rapidly than in the trench
fighting. It would be the story OF
the retreat to the Marine with the
conditions reversed
May Save Venice.
On the Italian front the conditions
continue to improve. Venice is not
yet saved. but every hour adds to
the probability. that the Italians will
be able to hold the. Piave line. and
that a further retreat to the Adige
will not be necessary. The Adige Of
fers a much better opportunity for
defensive fighting than the Piave,
chiefly because it curves to the west
instead of the east, and the POSSIBLE
ity of outflanking it is reduced to a
minimum. It is also a much larger
river. The indications are that the
Italians did not plan to hold the
Piavs permanently, but intended to
hold up the Teuton advance there as
long as possible. If they saw they
could successfully stem the tide
there, they could save Venice, but it
is believed that the permanent de-
Tense line decided upon by the allied
council, was the Adige. The opera
tions of the last week, however,
would indicate that there is very
good chance of hating the invasion
at the Piave, and the desperate nat
ure of the fighting on the northern
end OF the line, proves the growing
determination to save Venice.
Jerusalem Holds Out.
Jerusalem has not yet been oc-
cupied by the British, but unless the
enveleping movement by the British
and Arabians is halted the Turks
will not dare remain many days long
er. The city is now almost sur
rounded, the British being to the
south, west and northwest, and the
Arabs to the east and northeast. II
their advance continues for another
week without a check, Jerusalem will
be completely isolated. with no alter
native but to surrender or be an
initiated. German newspapers al
ready are predicting its fall. As out
lined in The Forum last evening, the
next aim OF the British and Arabs
probably will be Damascus. the most
important commercial center in
Asiatic Turkey. .'....'--'
Submarine losses. for the week
showed the expected and predicted
increase, for it was not believed that
the low mark reached the previous
week could he maintained,
American naval experts are pre-
dieting new tactics on the part of the
submarines. They now expect a
massed attack by submarines OF the
super type. Some Of the newer and
larger submarines mount six inch
guns and it is believed, would be a
fair match for destroyer. 1t is ex-
pected that a fleet Of them will make
massed attack on American trans
ports and their convoy The navy is
said to be taking. every, precaution
against such an event.