Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-15
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the lowest previous figures having been
- merchantmen eight of them in the
category of 1900 tons and over and
four of less than 1900 tons.
Italians Give Some Ground
While the Italians continue TO hold
tenac iously most of the new line along
the Piave river from the Adriatic sea
TO the region Of Feltre and through
the northern hills westward from Eel
tire to Lake Garda they again have
been compelled to give ground in both
sectors to the Teutonic allied armies.
Upon the shoulders of the Italians
alone for several days must rest the
security of the Piave line and of his
toric Venice for the information mas
been vouchsafed by. Maj. Gen. Maurice.
CHIEF director of military operations at
the British war Office that it will be
some days yet" before British and
French fighting forces can be placed in
the field TO reinforce the Italians.
Meanwhile the enemy is striving en-
ergetically to force passages of the
Pave at various points and again has
been successful on southern reaches in
crossing the stream at Grisoera, four
miles distant from its mouth and
some 20 miles northeast OF Venice.
Here, however, in the swampy regions,
the Teutons are being held by the de-
Tending forces from further gains.
Fighting Around Zenzon
To tho
the stream was negotiated by the Aus
tro-Germans Tuesday fighting still is
in progress with the Italians holding
the upper hand, but not yet having
been able to drive back the invaders
to the eastern bank OF the stream.
Still further north attempts to gain a
foothold on the western bank of the
Piave between Quero and Fenere were
repulsed with heavy casualties
In the hill region from Tezze, on the
Trentino front. eastward to Feltre a
distance of about II miles. the Italians
have fallen back before the enemy who
also has gained additional vantage
points on the Asiago plateau. On the
western bank of Lake Garda the Aus
Uo-Germans attempted to push for
ward southw "a but We're held by the
Italians
On the western front in France and
Belgium the situation remains normal
with only heavy bombardmentS and
minor infantry operations i'm progress
on various sectors. The Germans have
not renewed their attack against the
Canadians in the region of Passchen-
daee
RrtfiSh D.
Inc British drive against the Turks
both along the Tigris river and in Pal
estine continues successful. Under the
pressure of the British the Ottoman for
ces nov have withdrawn their line FROM
80 to 30 miles north of Tekrt, placing
them virtually $50 miles northwest OF
Bagdad on the Tigris. In Palestine the
Turks have been forced back an add-
tional seven miles. 1t is reported that
they have lost their electives in men
killed. wounded and made prisoners since
the operations.
A British torpedo boat destroyer and a
small monitor have been sunk by an enc
my submarine while operating in conjunc-
ton with the Palestine columns Thirty
three men from the two vessels are miss
ing.
Russian Situation Obscure
The internal situation in Russia still
remains obscure. Although dispatches
sent out by the Finnish Telegram Bu-
reau assert that Premier kerensky again
is in control in Petrograd other re-
ports are to the effect that he has set
up his government in Moscow and that
fighting still continues in the capital. No
advices have been forthcoming from
provisional government sources,