Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-28
BRITISH OBTAIN
NEW FOOTING IN
TOWN OF FONTAINE
Byng's Forces Advance AL
most to the Main
Street.
NOT HALTED BY HEAVY
CONCENTRATION OF FIRE
Southern Portion of Bourbon Viii
lage Also Entered by Eng
lish After Hot Fight.
ITALIANS STILL HOLD LINE
Infict Heavy Losses in Men Killed
aud Taken Prisoner OH En-
emy Attackers.
ITALIANS STILL HOLD LINE
Inflict Heavy Losses In Men Killed
and Taken Prisoner OH En-
emy Attackers.
fBy Associated rre.s.l

Around the village of Bourlon ana
Bourbon wood. and about Fontaine No
tire Dame. in the region of Cambrai.
tho British troops are keeping hard
after tho Germans. In hotE sectors.
General Byns's forces again have nude
considerable progress, especially al
Fontainc. where. having been evicsei
by TN" Germans after the initial drive
OF last week. they again have obtained
n footing in the town, and have ad-
ranccd almost to the main street
heavy concentration of enemy machine
guns in the Folie wood did not .;uc.
ceed in stopping the British advance
The southern portion of Bourbon viii
lasc also was entered by the Dritish
after hot fight, hut after having
rescued some Of their troops who had
been isolated there for some tine. the
British withdrew to their origina, 10
Stons.
Possibly in a supreme cndca vor TO
break the Italian line before tho Cr:t-
ism and French re-enforca.ncnts enter
TIL" fray. the AHstro -Cicrman forces.
comprising "A entire division. have at.
tackled the Italians in the Ercnta Val.
Icy. on the northern sector of the Ital,
iar front. Like similar. though small
er attacks during recent days the
offensive was stopped by the italian
artillery and infantry, the enemy Sat-
fering heavy losacs in men KILLED aud
made prisoner. -Four additional attack,
between the ErcEta and piavc Rivers
also wero put down with severe casual
ties. and everywhcre the Italians acid
their original line.
ALLIED REPRESENTATIVES,
ASSEMBLING IN rARlS
The representatives Of the chief ma
tions at war with the Teutoni,. al,..
are assembling in Paris for tho instr
allied conference at which are TO he
discussed momcrtous questions for
more unified action on the prosecution
OF thc war.
The American. British and Italian
missions already have reached the
rrench capital They arc led respcc-
lively by Colonel L. NJ House, vId
,-'oyd George, the British Prime Min
iSter, and Fittorio Orlando, the Italian
Premier.
In addition to determining "A basi,
for stronger joint action arains, ii.
enemy countries. the conferces doubt
less also will discuss at length ,bo
anomalous situation in Russia, where
the Eo!sheviki faction is in control,
and where German staff officers are
reported to be acting as military adj
riscrs TO the Lcninc government. Pos
Sibly most pertinent point in the dis.
cusson Will he the future attitude OF
the allied countries toward Russia
Whethcr the situation as ii now stands
'oeS not placc the BolShcviki govern
"'eh' ana ltS followers in the cate
cory or allies of the central powers.
inside Russia the unsettled couIi
tion of affairs daily seems TO be grow
ing more serious All communication
now has been severed between North
ana South Russia. even the foreign
embassies in Petrograd being unable to
set IN touch with Odessa and other
points TO the south. Unofficial adviccs
are to the effect that the Russian
northern army is in dire straits for
FOOD. having had no bread for several
days.