The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-24
Checked in Their Attempt to
Drive Through TO the italian
Plains East of the Brenta, the
Teutons Switch to West Bank.
DIAz coUNTER-AT
AND STOPS THE ADVANCE
Austro- Germans Suffer q 2everse
on the Lower Piave Front at q
Point Where They Had Driven
Lines Nearest Venice.

BY Associated Prose
checked IN their attempt 70 drive
through 10 the Italian plains east OF
the Brenta by the brilliant feat ~ the
Italians last week IN recapturing the
Asolone heights. the Teutons have
now switched their attack 20 tho
Brentas west bank
Striking suddenly Yesterday in this
quarter. they pushed into this Italian
lines on the Asiago plateau In the vi
cinii9 of Huzc, where the Frenzela
Valley affords a. route to the Brenta
valley.
Had they succeeded ins driving
southeast down the frenzsla valley 60
the Hrenta az Nalstnsna, three miles
distant where the valleys merge, the
Italian line on both sides OF the
Brenta would have been IN serious
straits The Rome war office, how
ever. reports the enemy checked at
the Italian rear positions. whence IA
counter attack was launched. This
counter stroke is proceeding with sat
isfactory results the Italian statement
declares
ON the lower plsve froas. the an
emy has suffered reverse at the
point whore he hnc driven his lines
nearest Venice Tho Italians IN this
sector carried out an operation yes
terdas as thc result ~ which theh
enemy groups which had crossed the
old piave river wcrr uustcd from their
foothold on the west bank and thrown
back ~ the eastcrly eide of the
stream,
Ircnch iirmcn fltisy.
Raiding operations by both sides
are being continued on the Franco
Belgian frolt and there IL consider
eble aerial activity. Tho French air
men have been particularly busy, hav-
ing fought fully 100 battles within
the last three days In which period
they brought down is German ma
chines
Peace without annexations. and
without indemnities. the formula
adopted by the tlerman reichstag In
its peace resolution last Jaly IN the
Keynote uf the Russian peace terms
now being discussed at Brcst.Iltoysk.
The Russian terms hav. been submit
ted to the representatives OF the CEN
tral powers. who have taken them
under consideration.
No compulsory annexation OF terri
tory seized during the war and im-
mediate evacuation uf II and no con
trihutions tu be required from beilig-
creut countries. are propose by Rus
sia This Is similar to the reichstag
resolution which however was not
accepted hN nr Miehaelis, who was
then German imperial chancellor
Russia suggests that countries de-
priyed of their Independence during
the war being reinslRtca ana that
national groups not independent be-
fore the war shall decide their status
hy referendum
Germany Ssor's u Point.
Germany scored point in the sc-
. lection of pr Non Kuehmann, her
foreign secretary AS permanent chair
man 80 the conference Emperor
/ William u is reported unoffioiaily
Intends to go 90 prest.LitDvsk. " the
diplomats nov there arrive AZ an
agreement 90 attempt 10 assemble
AN European rulers in peace con-
ference Thc German ruler is said
+ To hnyc declared that everybody
wants peace.
General Aucuh, has begun sue
/ ccsstuly an advance along the Mcdi-
/ trrranean ron-t north Of Jatfn, PuleS-
tine. after crossing Tho Nahr 81 Auin,
/ his troops on saturday reached the
/ plain of sharon prd captured ten
town. near th, Nnhr cl Nuia
General sarrall who has been IN
command ~ the allied armies on the
Macedonian front Tor the last two
wears has been recalled by the