Arizona republican., 1917-12-07
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The carefully laid plans of General Byng to withdraw his troops at various points on the Cambrai salient to more tenable positions have been carried out in perfect order, and apparently with out the Germans even having knowl- edge of the movement.
 The falling back was made neces sary by wedges drive ninto the salient last week by the Germans, which on several sectors threatened disaster to the British should they continue to hold their positions. From an arc extending before Cambrai a distance of about IS miles the new British front has been lessened to a length of about ten miles with the bases resting in the north in the region of Moeuvres and in the south near Gonnelieu.
 As a result of the backward move ment the Gremans claim the re-occu- patton of Graincourt, AnneuX, Novelties and the woods and heights north of Marcoing and that their uncontested gain been to a depth of about two and a half miles over a front of six and quarter miles. The Berlin war office asserts that since the German offensive in the Cambrai region began British prisoners in excess of 5000 and IA guns have been taken.
 On the Italian front the Austro- Ger mans are making frantic attempts to break through and debouch upon the plain of Venetia. In the Asiago pla- teau battles of almost unprecedented violence are taking place. the Teutonc allies using a great array of guns and men in their efforts to overcome the Italian resistance- On the Meletta sec tor the enemy made some slight ad- vances but only through the sacrifice of large numbers of men, the Italians resisting determinedly. An enemy at tempt to carry the Italian line of de- fense in the upper Brenta valley met with repulse and heavy casualties.
 The Berlin war office announcing the taking of the Meletta positions says that il the new offensive of the Teu- tonic allies II 900 Italians have been made prisoner and that more than 50 of their guns have been captured
 From Berlin comes the announce ment that an armistice of ten days, to begin Friday at noon, has been ar ranged for the entire Russian front In verification of previous reports that the Rumanians were not seeking an ar mistice with the enemy is Rumanian OlIICldl communication saying that at tempts made by the enemy to frater- nize with the Rumanian troops were put down with shot and shell. Denial also is made that the new Ukra k.an government had opened negotiations for separate peace with the central powers.
 Another. air raid on East England, the first in more than a month. was made early Thursday morning by some twenty German planes, six of which reached the London area. Two of the raiders were brought down and their crews made prisoners. The ma terlal damage was relatively slight but | seven persons were killed and twenty one injured
 A great disaster has occurred al Halifax Nova Scotia, as the result ot an explosion on board the French mu- milton ship Mont Blanc after a collision With Belgian relief steamer. Large numbers of persons Were killed and enormous damage to property was done. In addition scores of persons were injured, many of them mortaIlv.