Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-13
WAR SUMMARY OF
BIG EVENTS; RUSSIA
CENTER OF ANXIETY
BY Associated Press. J

The extremist party which gained
control of the Fetrog7ad government
last week claims in an official state
ment sent by wireless from Petrograd
today to have inflicted complete de-
feat on the forces Of Premier Keren-
sky and General korniloff, advancing
on Petrograd The engagement oc-
Cured near TsarkIoe-Selo, IS miles
south Of Petrograd
The kerensky forces are said to be
retiring,
The premier apparently is still with
them. Measures are being taken fer
his capture, the Bolshetiki commun-
ique declares
Premier Kerensks's advance to
ward Petrograd caused the military
cadets there to raise against the Boil
sheYiki Although outnumbered the
cadets fought desperately for posses
sion Of the telephone exchange until
they were either Killed or captured.
The sailors are reported TO be showing
signs of dissatisfaction with Bolshev-
iki rule and even the leaders. Lenine
and Trotzky. have sought a place Of
safety on a cruiser in the river Neya.
a committee Of safety formed in Pet
rograd by an element opposed 70 the
Alaximalists Is gaining ground and
some have gone to Gatehiua to ar
range an understanding between kcr-
ensky and the Bolshevihi
At Moscow the conservative Gle
ments have gained the upper hand
and have formed government,
which. however, IS reported to in
clude some Bolsheyik.
4 TN the Italian Trout.
/ With the Italian armies in posi-
tons along the Place from Faltrc to
/ the Adriatic and from the Piave west
to the Settle CommunL the AGstro-
German drive through northern Italy
has lost much of its momentum. The
/ invaders have failed in strong attacks
against Italian positions northeast Of
Asiago and along the PiaVe there have
/ been only artillery duels
/ North of Feltre the AustTo-GermaD;
have captured 14,Q00 Italians, who ap
/ parently were cut off in their attemp
to reach the new defensive positions,
/ The Italians, aided by the Frencf
and British, are prepared to give hat
+ tie to the invaders and heavy fighting
is not unexpected
The Italian reverse has caused Pre-
mier Lloyd George of Great Britain
| and Painleve of France. bo,h former
ministers of war, to declare for sol
idarity Of the allied command and ef
forts on the battlefieIds of Europe
/ The reyerses of the past three year
Premier Lloyd George said, had mad
1t necessary that the leadership b.
unified and that the allies be united
| Victory will come from unity of ac
! ton, no matter what may happen t,
| Russia or in Russia. the British leade
declared.
| Powerful efforts are being exerte,
by the Austro-German invaders o
northern Italy to pierce the Italian
front in the eastern Trentino and b.
breaking forward to the plans from
the Sugana valley outdank the ltalial
line on the lower Piave. protecting
Venice,
Berlin's official report today claim
some successes TOR the Teutoni
armies i'll this attempt They toe
| MONT LOHSdfd. northeast OF ASlagl
and further to the northeast mad
Roadway between the Sugana and Cts
mon valleys, storming defensive work
in this area.
. The fighting here obviously is of
desperate nature and the Italia
forces have shown themselves in
mood OF determined resistance. /
: the Asiago area last Saturday. for in
stance, two peaks in the same defep
siye zone at Mont Longara were can
tured by the invaders. but afterward
We're resaken by the Italians in resc
: lutte counter attacks.
Between the Cismon and the unne
i Pave valleys the Italian line
strengthening out TO virtually an eve
line for the connecting link betwee
the Piaye and Trentino fronts. Ii
apparently in this process that tn
town Of F'onzaso, about five miles ives
iof Festre, which was reached Sunda
: by the Teutons, and al equal disfane
east o. the Sugaua. has been give
luz TO the Axs@.ro-Gernxan advance