The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-11-24


of the Piave river, the Italian armies
there put up so determined a fight
against the invading -Austro-G Germans
] that the advance of the. enemy wasIfor
the time at least effectually checked
At several points on the lower Piave
/ the Teutons broke across the river, but
in such small force that the result WAS
not serious. The reorganization of the
, Italians went on rapidly, and supplies
! and re-enforcements were hurried
south by the British and French. Sew
eral British batteries were first to ar
rive and these went into action at
| once on the river bank, heartening up
the Latins immensely. OF course it
will be some time before British and
French troops in large numbers can.
, get to the Italian front, and MEANWHILE
General Diaz must endeavor to ghold
the river line with his own men. This
line, Joining that of the Trentino front
in the mountains, Is the shortest the
Italians can establish, and it's greatest
danger seems to be in the region of
Lake Garda. If 1t Is broken or out
tlanked, probably the defenders will
have to fall back to the Adige or even
the Pc, and Venice will be captured.
All the movable art treasures of
Venice, Vicenza and Treviso have
been taken to places of safety ia an
ticipation of that event.
The Italian situation continues
grave, but at the opening of the Ital-
ian parliament on Wednesday khere
was not single note of desVfcE nor a..
.=5s s. !. ....aga siSI4ssss: gss
ators and deputies reported thS the
people of their districts were Arm in
their support of the government. If
this attitude is maintained, the Teu-
tonic invasion Is failure.
No More Peace Talk Now
~ One effect of the thrust against
Italy Is the almost utter cessation Of
peace talk in Germany. The belief
has been revived that Germany can, by
arm, force her will upon the rest Of
the world, and need not make any CON
cessions to her enemies.
Or course while the Germans think
mus there Is no use of any one even
thinking Of peace, for the leaders of
the allies have not the slightest doubt
mat they can eventually defeat Ger
many. The American congressional
party that has been visiting the war
zone has been impressed with the sprey.
alence of this belief, and imbued with !
confidence that PrusSian militarisrr1 can
and will be beaten by pure force. re-.
CARELESS of the exhaustion of the CEN
trail powers. They realize fully the
tremendous task ahead of us but
1t without fear Of the outcome,
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.
If anyone outside of Russia knows
just what has been going on within
the borders of that distracted country
lately, he has kept it to himself. Ger
tainly civil war has been raging in
Petrograd, Moscow and other places
the rebellious Bolsheviki and the
herensky supporters fighting fiereely
Tor control, and other factions taking
a hand In the general ruction. The
Cossacks, as was expected, Supported
herehsKy and other divisions of the
army changed their allegiance several
lmes. The Baltic fleet apparently
stood by the rebels. The latter set
up government with Lenine as nre-
mler, but signifed their willingness to
retire both Lenine and Trotzky IL a.
compromise could be arranged, insist
ng, however, on compliance with heir
main program, which has to do chiefly
With agrarlan reforms.
Among the latest cablegrams from
petrograd was one stating positively
nat the Cossacks and Kerensky had /
'een signally defeated near the can- i
tai that CATCHING and Tsarskoe. seIo
lad been recaptured by the soviet {
roops and that coalition govern |
nent would be the probable outcome. /
RUSSIAN officers In Finland gave ont 9
he story that Siberia had declared its /
Independence and proclaimed Nicbolae i
fomanoff, the deposed car, as EN- b
,eror.
More Americans Wounded In France. a
The trenches occupied by the Amer o
can soldiers In France were subiected d
n hnQVU GhaIljnn, L. +
er of United States soldiers were 0
everely wounded. The Americana &
rtlliery replied continuously and ef- &
ecuVely' and the American sharp-i D
hooters close to the enemy lines, didI &
specially good work. One night, withI B
ne help Of some Frenchmen, bodyI ii
Sammies went out into mo Mans q