The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-07

TRYING TO REPEAT GORIZIA IVIANEUVE VER
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

While the tremendous effort thu
Austro- Hungarian army in the east
ern Trentino 10 making TO gain the
passes into the Italian plains, result.
ed yesterday in the pushing back oi
the italian line at one point, the
vital front remains unbroken.
he advance was scored just to the
east OF Asiago, where, according 10
today's official statement from Ber-
lin the eminence of Monte SisemoI
was stormed. The capture may have
the Italian line Just to the east the
day previous after heavy fighting for
Monte Flor and Monte casteIuomb-
erto. Dispatches from Italian head
quarters have reflected confidence
there that the new line in this Sec
tor was capable Of holding the route
to the passes.
The number of prisoners taken by
the Austro- -Hunuarians in this Of
fensiVe has been Increased by 1000,
Berlin reports, bringing the total up
Rumanian troops have decided 10
Join the armisties, although they
have rejected all attempts at
determination. This announcement
is made officially from Jassy.
the whole Rumanian front, il 10
stated.
At Washington The senate, with
less than an hours debate adopted a
resolution declaring war on Austria
Hungary.
German wedges driven into the
salient before Cambrai have compel
led the British to eVacuate exposed
points and they have given up to the
Germans several villages west Of
Cambrai as we'll as the Bourbon
wood. The retirement was carried
out so we'll that the Germans con-
tinued to shell the empty positions
for several hours, not knowing the
British had left them.
The British line had been short
ened and made more capable of
strong defense by the retirement.
Berlin In its latest report claims
the occupation of Marching, about
four miles southwest of Cambrai.
Minor German attacks south Of Bour-
Ion wood and near La Naoquerie
have been rspulsed by the British.
Violent fighting continues on the
northern Italian front between Asia
90 and the 5renta river where the
Austro. Germans made gains Wed
nesday but have not yet been able
to break the Italian Hne. The
Italians, lnflictinn heavy losses on
the attackers, retired gradually 20
prepared positions and gave up Monte
Fior and Monte Castelaamberto.
On the western end Of the lire the
Austro German attempta e. aneiralo
the Melettas position and cat Il OF
were defeated. Along the Brenta
east Of Monte Badeneeche and Monte
Tondareoar, lest Wednesday 70 the
enemy, the Italians repuIsed with
heavy less determined effort TO
break tl1rouuh.
BRITISH AIR RAID.
While German airnen were at
tempting a raid on London, British
aviaters penetrated the enemy aerial
defense on the western front and
dropped many bombs on towns and
factories in Germany and airdromea
IN Belgium. IN the raid over East
England the Germans lost two ma
chimes and the bombs they dropped
caused slight casualties-soVsn kill
ed and twenty-on injured.
Calais, France, was raided the
same night but there were no casual
ties.
While the Russian soldiers on a
great section of the eastern front
have agreed to q ten day armistice
with the Austro- Germans, there are
indications that the BoIshevibSi gov
ernment in Petroprad fears opposi.
tion. Lenine, the MaximaIist lead
or, has had the central executive
committee Of the workmen's and sol
diers' delegates pass q measure call
ing for the recall Of certain members
Of the constituent assembly, in which
the Bolsheviki are not certain Of a
working majority. Trotxy, Lenine's
associate, declares that IL the op-
position should have q majority the
people would forcIhly dissolve the
assembly.