Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-22

of the Piave river, the Italian armies
there put up SO determined a night
against the invading Austro-G Germans
that the-advance Of the enemy was for
.tlie time at least effectually checked.
AT several, points on the lower Piave
the Teltons broke across the river, but
in Siicli splall force that the result was
not serious. The reorganization of the
Italians went on rapidly, and supplies
and re-elitorcements were hurried
south by the British and French. Sew
eral British batteries were first to ar
rive and these went into action at
once on the river hank, heartening up
the Latins Immensely. OF course it
will be some time before British and
French troops in large numbers can
get to the italian front, and meanwhile
General DiaZ must endeavor to hold
the river line with his own men. This
line, Joining that of the Trentino front
in the mountains, is the shortest the
( Italians can establish, and its greatest
danger seems to be in the region of
Eake Garda. If it is broken or out
flanked, probably the defenders will
have to fall back to the Adige or even
the Po, and Venice will be captured.
All the movable art treasures of
Venice, Vicenza and 5Ireyiso have
been taken to places ofesafety in an
ticipatfo lon clf IN at event Y
The Italian situation continues
grave, but at the opening of the 1tal-
ian parliament on Wednesday there
was not Il single note of despair nor Il
word of ANYTHING but resistance so long
as man remained standing. The SEN
ators and deputies reported that the
people of their districts were firm in
their support of the government If
this attitude is maintained, the leu
tonic invasion is failure
No More Peace Talk Now.
One effect of the thrust against
| Italy is the almost utter cessation of
peace talk in Germany The belief
| has been revived that Germany can, by
| arm, force her will upon the rest of
| the world, and need not make any con-
cessions to her enemies.
| OF course while the Germans think
thus, there is no use of any one even
| thinking of peace, for the leaders of
the allies have not the slightest doubt
| that they can eventually defeat Ger
| many. The American congressional
party that has been visiting the war
zone has been impressed with the prev
| alcnce Of this belief, and ilnhued with
confidence that Prussian militarism can
md will be beaten by pure force, re-
gardless of the exhaustion of the CEN
tral powers. They realize fully the
| tremendous task ahead of us, but face
it without fear of the outcome.
Confusion Worse COMPOUNDED.
\ If anyone outside of Russia knows
just what has been going on within
the borders of that distracted country
lately, he has kept it to himself. Ger
tainly civil war has been raging in
Petrograd, Moscow and other places,
the rebellious Bolsheviki and the
4 Kerensky supporters fighting fercely
for control, and other factions taking
a hand in the general ruction. The
Cossacks, as was expected, supported
Kerensky and other divisions of the
army changed their allegiance several
times. The Baltic fleet apparently
stood by the rebels. The latter set
| up a government with Lenine as pre-
mier, but signified their willingness to
retire both Lenine and Trotzky if a
compromise could be arranged, insist
ing, however, on compliance with their
main program, which has to do chiefly
with agrarian reforms.
Among the latest eablegrams from
Petrograd was one stating positively
that the Cossacks and Kerensky had
been signally defeated near the cap
ital, that Gatchina and Tsarskoe-Selo
had been recnptured by the soviet
troops and that coalition govern.
ment would be the probable outcome
Russian officers in Finland gave out
the story that Siberia had declared its
independence and proclaimed Nicholas
Romanoff, the deposed czar, as EN-.
peror.
More Americans Wounded in France
The trenches occupied by the Amer.
lean soldiers in France were subjected
!. to heavy shellfng last week and a mum.
sber Of United States soldiers were
severely wounded. The American
artillery replied continuously and ef
fectively, and the American sharp
shooters, close to the enemy lines, die
especially good work. One night, with
the help Of some Frenchmen, q body
II Of Sammies went out into "No Map,l
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