Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-27
ALLIED ARMS
Winners; IS
GREAT WEEK
British are Headliners Or
Dramatic Stage of
Battle.

Just closed has been one very ia
Vorahle to the allied arms says
the war departments official COM
munique issued today.
The success of the British Of
fensiye I'm the region of Cambria
and the steady resistance OF the
Italians in the face OF the repeat
ed attacks of the Austro- German
forces are two factors which may
be considered as c0rreIative ele-
ments OF one and the same move
menf.
1T is evident that the enemy took
the offensive In Italy hoping thereby
to extricate himself from the inereas-
ingly difficult position in which his
forces find themselves in the west,
says the renort. Though the French
and British have both dispatched large
contingents to Italy, this has in no
way hampered the continuance oil
their offensive operations on the west
ern front.
Slow. Relentless Methods.
at is the wastage of the enemy
forces, the slow, yet relentless sap
ping Of his man power by continued
and sudden offensive thrusts, which
must eventually result in the soften
/ ing of his line in the west. This Is
/ the ultimate objective Of the series Of
/ intensive offensiyes so successfully
pursued by the allies during the pass
six months, and is even more impor-
tant than gain Of territory.
THE military situation is dominat
ed by the spectacular success gained
| BY the British forces in their thrus
/ towards Cambria BY adopting new
/ tactical methods, by evolving a strate
gy daringlv conceived and brilliantly
executed, the British forces have beer
able to record a greater success, wheI
measured by captured terrain, than
any hitherto achieved by either bel
ligerent in the same space of tfmt
along the western front
while the battle for Cambria ha
resulted in so rapid and sweeping al
advantage for the British forces ap
parently without extensive prelimin
airy preparation. it must not be for
gotten that 1t was only made possibl
by the continued pounding of the Ger
man lines in Flanders. In the mean
time the British have not ceased t
keep the enemy busy in the Ypre
salient, and gains OF terrain are note
to the southeast.
French Execute Coup.
Along the front held by the Frenc
forces. the latter have achieved a sue
i cessful coup de main south of Juvin
court, in Champagne. resulting in tn
capture Of some elements of enem
/ trenches and the taking of numerou
prisoners In the sector where on
troops are training increased artiller
activity is noted. Small detachment.
while on patrol duty, have game
some useful experience.
'The Italian armies, now complei
ing their reorganization have bee
able to Withstand the assaults Of th
|, numerically superior forces Of til
Austro-German divisions engage
against them. They have hitheri
prevented any further invasion of I'll
Italian plain. The enemy is contiI
uing his efforts to break through.
strategic reserves, strengthened /
: allied contiugents, have been consti
| ed. The morale of the Italian fore,
is improving daily, and while the ST
, uation is not wholly free from crit
cal aspects, the defensive measure
appear adequate TO meet the situatio
II Advance on Jerusalem.
aIu Palestine the British forcec n,
der General Allenby are advancir
rapidly on Jerusalem. They ha-
d now reached a point on the Ramal,
: road approximately seven miles We
e of the city. while another force
T bearing down from the north"
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