The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-30
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF War

American engineers played q Iaras
to the successful British blow toward
cambrai last, week. These are the
first American troops TO take part in
operations on the British front and
. delayed Associated Press dispatch
says that they have been building
railroads in the Somme district for
nearly four months and for q long
time have been working within ranps
Of the German artillery. The Am
.sricaB engineers entered the firing
liza 4iorina General Byng's push "a
act as volunteer stretcher. bearers.
National puardsmsn from every
state in the union and the vanguard
Of the American aero fleet have arr
rived behind the front in France
Many Of the former suardsmen al
ready are undergoing training with
in sound Of the guns az the front
Meanwhile American aViators are
training actively with the American
troops.
Germany is ready to discuss peace
with Russia IL ENJOYS with full pow
eFs are sent to Berlin, Count Won
HertIinu, the new imperial ehaneeI-
Tor, declared yesterday before the
reichstaq. He pressed the wish that
the present efforts Of the Bolsheviki
would bring peace. In a review OF
the military situation the chancellor
said that the armies Of the central
powers have been generally success
full and that the submarine Warfare
was successful and that the allies
were unable to make progress
against il.
WARNING OF ITALY.
The chancellor declared that the
central powers still stood by their
answer 10 the peace note of the pope.
He said that the central powers were
not responsible for the prolonaation
Of the war and held cut as q warning
TO others "the glorious advances" into
Italy. Apparently the chancellor did
not state Germany's peace terms
speSifieaIIy nor did he mention the
reiehstaa resolution in favor Of peace
without annexations and indemni.
ties.
remain greatly unsettled. u 10 re-
ported that Lenine's government has
diver way 20 q Socialist coalition
cabinet, in which the 5olshsviki are
represented.
On the various war fronts there
has been little change. The British
are pushing forward toward Cam"
brai and have made q slight advances
west Of Bourbon wood. Heavy artiI-
Iery sctivity continues ~ the Ypres
sector. No infantry actions OF i'm"
portanee are reported from the Ital-
ian front but the opposing cannon
are very busy. Berlin reports the
renuIss Of italian attacks against
I.;Efnv,. S.,na% az kha Ermnta and
Nest Of the Piave.
N,Ieh diacussion has been provok-
ad In Enuland by the publication Of
a letter from the Marquis Of Lana
downe, a veteran political leader. He
pleads for q revision Of the war aims
Of the allies and an attempt 60 OBJ
tain neace before the war Ieads 20
the ruin OF the civilized world. The
lettar has caused such q ssnsakio1
chat II "a understood IL will be the
subject oF debate in the British house
Of commons probably early next
Austris- Hungary has officially re-
plied 20 the BolsheViki propoaais,
rfafino that u recognizes them as
a affordiuo q suitable basis for enter
ina upon neaotiations for an arHlis-
tiee and q general peace and that the
Austro- Hungarian governments 10
ready 70 enter into such negotia-
pispatohes from the British front
in Francs report an attack BY the
Germans in prograss 10 the region Of
Con0eleu, in the cambrai battle area.
The point struck az lies at the south
ersv base of the salient formed BY
Byna's recent advances.