Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29


an effort to break through the
Italian northern front. Today's Of
ficial statement says these troops,
which attacked in massed forma-
ton, were driven back.
BY Associated Press.
British Headquarters in France, Nov.
2s.-The British have made another
advance in the Cambrai area and ac-
cording to the latest reports have
worked their way forward through the
northwestern part of F'ontaine Notre
Dame. which they captured at the be-
ginning of the attack last week, but
lost. They are now said
% have advanced almost to the main
street. which runs east and west
through the center of the village.
BY United Press.
With the French Armies in Italy,,
Nov. 2S.-l'rench troops today are
pouring through Italian passes. Relief
IS in sight for Italy
Men and guns to roll back the would
be despoilers of Venice, are moving In
never ending stream through the val
leys and ravines. They came through
every great army that has visited Italy
has passed from HannibaTs legions
down to Napoleons invincibles.
This time they came as friends,
armed with modern war equipment, to
help throw back the legion of the Hun.
Endless columns OF French and Brit
ish today are vending down the heights
into the plains. Many are following the
very roads which their great Napoleon
ordered constructed.
BY United Press.
With the italian Armies Afield, NOV.
2S.--A terrible blizzard, sweeping over;
the mountains came to the assistance
of the Italians in stopping the invading
Austrians and Germans. A heavy fails
of snow stopped the movement OF heavy
artillery and reinforcements are prac-s-
tically impossible.
The 4ta Hart; fB;4aecustomed tpsEaountafns-
fighting, repeatedly attacked with thel
fury of the storm that was sweeping
their lines They have llarassed the
enemy day and night.
BY United Press.
London, Nov. 2S.-In Bourbon village
the fighting has been almost continu-
Gus. the positions being half British and
half German. with both sides striving
The present fighting in General
Byng's follow up. 1t is practically
a return to old style fighting meth
DDS. the methods of the days of Mons.
The smash of the British Infantry
carried them far beyond the linden
burg trench lines. Then came the cav
airy to sweep over the country. The
enemy had no chance to burrow or
make new trenches. The advancing
Britishers had no such chance, either
On both sides the troops dug In. each
man individually throwing up his own
cover There are very few shell holes,
so that the modified cavalry is being
used to it's fullest extent, the sweep
ing horsemen being unhampered by
holes and craterS.
Today's dispatches indicated the old
stvle of open fighting still continues
in in greater T or lesser degree. The British
cavalry was still hard at it. Scores
OF instances are told where cavalry
units We're virtually sweeping miles in
advance of the supporting forces, mar
assing the Germans by capturing bat
teries and DESTROYING guns and then
dashng back again.
BY Associated Press.
German artillery, however, has been
active in the Ypres and Verdun re-
gions In Flanders the British posi-.
ton as Passchendaele. the northern
part of the Passchendaele Gheluvelt
ridge are bombarded heavily by the
enemy, but Crown Prince Rupprecht. Of
Bavaria, has not attempted infantry
attacks.
On the right bank of the Meuse where
the French gained the first and second
defenses on a two-mile front Sunday
German efforts have been checked by
French artillery while the enemy guns
have been bombarding the new French
positions The activity of the big guns
also has been violent in Belgium and
north of Chemin Des Danes.
british cavalry is now three and one.
half miles west of Jerusalem and is
closing in on the Turkish defenses from
the southwest. The Turks are offer
ing some resistance and are holding the
Jerusalem-S Shecham road to the north
in strength. North of Jaffa, British
patrols have been driven back to the
southern side of the Nahr Ell -Aujel
MORE TRENCHES CAPTURED.
British Army Headquarters in
France (Mondavl. Nov. 26.-The Brit
ish troops last night continued to bore
their way forward through the linden
burg support line west of Moeuvres.
There was vigorous fighting at close
quarters in this region and the British
today were in possession of further
section of support trenches 1000 yards
long. running east and west. just south
OF Pronevlle and Inchy En-Artoia.
The British advance in the last few
days had made this section of the line
virtually untenaba and the Germans
We're forced to withdraw when pressed
by a new attack.
The fight for I5oduilon wood and vii
lage will long be remembered as one Of
the most bitterly contested and sangui-
nary vet fought along the British front
in France. American officers visiting
the Cambria sector have been thrilled
at this renewal OF old type of war
] fare
That's the kind of fighting Amer
| lean troops would like to be in, for you
are in the open. where YOU can get at
( the enemy with cold Steel" they said.
The Germans have been concentrate
ing all efforts in the attempt to oust
! the British from this elevation. which
| is vital for the enemy to hold if he is
l to maintain himself in the present po-
I sitions further north and northwest