The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-06

cram French and British soldiers s
are aching for a chance at the
enemy, many or the French and
British have never been In action
against the Austrians who corn s#
@ pare. in large measure, the arm
les opposite the Italians and 1t Is
against them in articular that the
allied fnfantry would like TO test
their arms.
General Byng is regaintng bit by bit
the ground won BY the Germans ~
so heavy cost last Friday In tho
Cambria battle, now characterized -
the heaviset attack ever delivered on
the British by German armies. except
IN the case Of the first battle Of
Ypres. III
The front on the northerly side of I
the Cambria salient having remained
virtually intact until the German ii1l-
pact it IS in the region to the south
west of Cambria that the British have
been centering their efforts In the
rectification process. Last night they
pressed their way eastward to the edge
Of Villiere- Guislain, wiping out much
Of the German gain in the sector most
deeply penetrated by the drive. they
of La Vaquerie on this front. having fe
PEELED series OF attacks. 2
To the north a portion OF a position
on the high ground southwest OF Bour-
Ion village which had been temporarily
relinquished by the British had been
re -occupied by them as the result Of
another of last nights operations.
Captured Americans Escape.
American engineers operating ana
| building railroads within the British
\ lines near Gouzeaucourt, West-south-
| west Of Councillor. were caught In the
81. sr.1y
| sought shelter in shell holes, from
| which they were recued by British
| counter attacks. The engineers aided
the British in withstanding the enemy
attacks and went on patrol duty at
4 night. Several were captured by the
Germans, but later managed to escape
The Rehabilitation of the Russian
4 army by the bolsheviki is reported to-
| have begun. The Russian PROVISIONAL
4 government has reappeared the gov
/ eminent.
Berlin. December 4.--S.ncc Friday
| the Germans have captured 5000 Brit
tsh prisoners in the Cambrai region
! the German general staff announceds
/ today The guns taken numbered 100.
A Russian deputation, the official
statement says. has arrived at the com Il
mand of Prince Leopold. of Bavaria,
| with the object of arranging a general
artEistice.
BY the Associated Press.
British Army Headquarters in
France. Dec 4.--Brltish troops last
night reoccupied section of trench
on the high ground southwest of Bour-s
lon village on the Mabrai front, which
was lost on Friday. The town Of Mas
nieres, which was evacuated by the
4 British, was shelled last night by Brit
i ish artillery
The Germans attacked the British
positions at La Vacquerie, southwest of
4 Cambria at S:45 o'clock this morning
/ and an hour later it was reported that
4 they had been successfully beaten Off
Today's attack followed three futile at
tempts made by the enemy to take this
village yesterday afternoon.
General Byng's troops last night
pressed near to the village of Villiers
Guislain and along the ridge southwest
of that place and their line now is fair
l ly near the town.
/ It is estimated that the Germans had
about 20 divisions for their assault on
Friday, which, except for the first
Ypres battle, is regarded as having been
their heaviest attack on the British
London Dec. Hostile attacks DIES
livered yesterday evening against our
positions in the neighborhood of Moll-a
evres (Cambrai sector) were repulsed
4 after sharp fighting" says todaNss OF q
fetal report
i Successful minor encounters curing
the night in the neighborhood of Bour-'
Ion resulted in the capture by London
troops of IL German machine guns and
q number of prisoners.
Beside considerable artillery activity
by both sides on the southern battle
front there is nothing further to re-
port"
VENICE BELIEVED SAVED.
Washington, d c.. Dec. 4.--Nenice is
believed to be saved and the Austre-.
German advance at the Adriatic end of
the Piave river line has been halted.
"A according to Rome cables.
Marsh trenches, constructed by spe-
cially trained Italian troops through
the marshy terrain. held the invaders
in check until achievements suffi-
cient to Withstand their drives had
been brought UT
~ - g
/ ITALIAN SlTU1. On IMPROVES.
BY Associated Press.
Italian Army Headquarters in North
ern Italy, Sunday, Dec. 3.Heayy fir
ing has occurred on the northern line
in the last "a hours, Indifferent sec
tors around Monte Pertica, between the
Brenta and Pave rivers end on Mel
eta range, running west Of the Bransl.
Each OF the opposing forces hold past
Of these positions. The general cpa-
dition along the entire Italian front has
improved distinctly in the hast Weeh.
The defensive positions on the north
ern line are now considered as secure
H as those along the Pave. This with
the gathering strength OF the Italian