The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-11-15
(By Associated Press)

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American soldiers have carried out
a successful ambush of a German
party in No Mans Land on the west.
ern front, killing and wounding a
number of the enemy, while German
shells have caused number OF casu.
alties in the American line. NJ
An American patrol, one night re-
Gently, lay in the mud waiting for an
enemy )party for which they had ar.
ranged an ambuscade. The German
detachment of more than twice the
size Of the American party fell into
the trap The enemy troops were
surprised and did not stop to fight,
scurring away with their dead and
wounded. The Americans suffered no
casualties.
Artillery firing on the American, sec.
tor is becoming more effective, and
the Germans have been Smelling our
trenches heavily. A number OF Amer.
leans have been killed or wounded,
one shell dropping into q trench.
causing several casualties American
artil]erymen also. have been belnbor-,i
ing the Germans strongly, and IT. Is
believed their shells have claimed
quite a few victims. y,raHatt,f ~
Stop Huns at Piave 80.
Austro-German attempts to cross
the Piave have been spoiled general.
ly by the Italians, and the party that
crossed the Censor has not been able
to debouch. Several attempts have
been made to cross the river between
Censor and the Adriatic but only In
the marshland on the coast have the
Germans been able to make progress.
Here they are under heavy fire, and
it is improbable that any large num-
Der of Austro-Germans will be able
to take advantage of the break be-
cause of terrain conditions
On the line from the Piave to Lake
Garda, the Italians have retired be.
tween the river and the region north.
east of Asiago reducing the bulge In
the Italian line. AustrO-German pres.
sure here and around Asiago continues
heavy
Remove Art Treasures
All the movable art treasures have
been taken from Venice, and the cities
of Vicenza, and Treviso also have
been shorn of their works of art for
safety in the event of Austro German
success in breaking the Piave line.
Germany's submarine campaign ap.
parently is losing it's effectiveness, as
British losses during the last week
were only one ship over 600 tons and
five under that weight. This was the
poorest week the submarines have
had since the beginning OF ruthless
warfare in February.
Although Petrograd has not been IN
communication with the Nystad cable
station in Finland, for several days.
renorts from Scandinavian persist
that Premier kerensky has gained
control of the capital. Reports come
also from Sweden that the Bolshievik1
maintain their hold on PetrOgrad. and
are preparing for stout resistance
AGAINST the forces of Kerensky, ana
Generals Korniloff and Kalidines.
Ask Lloyd George to Exp'ain
In Moscow, the Bolshieviki appar'
entlv have been overpowered, and un'
official reports received in Copen'
hagen being to the effect that General
KorniIoff has taken the Kremlin,
where the extremists were besieged
several days ago. Another rumor
saws that Siberia has announced us
and proclaimed former
Fmneror Nicholas as Emperor.
The proposed new inter-Allied war
council has provoked a near Crisis IN
British politics. Challenged IN the
House of Commons yesterday 10 es'
plain his Paris speech on the neeus
for such council, Premier Lloya reau
the terms of the agreement, which ne
declared made it clear that the couh'
Gil was merely advisory. Formal de-
date on the Interpolation will begin
in the House next Monday.
Negotiations for the formation OF
new French cabinet are proceeuhs'