The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-14
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF war

Official announcement 10 made by
the BoIsheViki government at Pstro-
grad that the Russian delegates to
the armisties conference now in
progress at Brsst- -LitoVsk are en-
powered to begin peace negotiations
with the central powers IL an ar
nlistice ID signed.
Meanwhile the Struggle fer power
in interior Russia is growing more
bitter. Advantages in the civil war
fare are claimed by both sides. The
BoIsheviki assert success in the
fighting with General kaIsdinss' Cos
sacks in the vicinity of Rislaorod,
some $50 miles south Of Moscow,
while the cossaeks are reported Vie-
torious at RostoV-on-t the Don, cap
turing the city and forcing the Bel
shsviki troops TO retreat across the
Don.
Attention is attracted by the fact
that the German press is being per-
mitted to predict a German offen-
sive on the western front, q rather
unusual prelude to any new aaares-
siVe move by the Germans especial
~ Immediately preceding one.
An artillery action, IL is to be not
ed, has broken out in the Cham
payne, which has been pointed 20 az
one field where the Germans might
attempt an offensive in an effort 90
break through in the direction Of
OF actual infantry fighting there
has been little in the last "a hours.
London announces that the British
were successful in improving their
position as the result Of their local
operation in the Cambrai area, east
Of BuIleeourt. Berlin declares the
British were beaten back in an at
tack at this point.
Bolsheviki forces apparently have
been successful in The first clashes
with the counter reVolutionists and
IL is reported they have captured the
towns Of Tamanovka and kaiupa.
General ksIedinss is besiesinu Ros-
tov. on the Don, the largest city IN
the Don province, and heavy fighting
has been in progress there since
Sunday.
TamanOvka is near BisIsorod, $50
miles south Of Moscow, and near
where the forces Of General korniIoff,
-
ported 60 have been engaged in a
heavy battle with the Bolshevi<i. One
report said koFfiiIof had been de-
feated and wounded while another
says he has been victorious.
Severe fighting has been going on
in and around HostoV, which Is only
Is miles southwest Of Novo TcheF.
kasl, the Don coasAck capital. kaIe.
dimes, troops besisged the city while
cossack forces within Rostov at
tackled the Bolshsvibi. The losses are
reported 70 have been heavy on both
sides.
Artillery and local infantry fighting
has been in progress on the western
front, 20 which the Germans are still
rushing troops and supplies. The
enemy has attempted no further
nassed attacks since Wednesday.
German artillery has been especial
ly active south OF the Scarpe, In the
Arras area, and northeast Of Ypres,
IN Flanders.
East Of the Brsnta river, on che
northern Italian front, there has been
further bitter fighting. Austro- Ger
man troops, reinforced BY fresh re-
serves, attacked the italian poei-
the river from the Gel Della Barefta
region. Italian rsaiskance held the
attackers and forced them to give up
the effort after having suffered heavy
losses
German bombs have killed q mum.
Der cf American railway engineers
in a town behind the British front
On another town q Gsrman bomb fell
IN q street through which American
troops were marching. Although the
missile fell very close, no injuries re-
suited.