Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-30
Berlin Reports Italian Attack in
Vicinity of Monte Tomba Is
Put Down by Fire of AuStro-
Germans,
GREAT BRITAIN LOSES
THREE WAR VESSELS
Mo- Trustworthy News Comes
From Petrogradi German
Propaganda Is Now Being
Openly Carried on in Russia,
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Cold weather and snow in the Eu-
ropean fighting zone have reduced
military activities to a minimum in
both sectors. Only in northern Italy
has there been any movement of inn
portance in the last rorty-eight hours
Even there an infantry operation is
reported from only one point on the
battle line, The Italians took the ini-
tiative, delivering a blow at the Aus
tro German line near Monte Tomba
on the mountain front just to the west
of the Piave. The German war Of
flce reports this engagement declar-
ing that the Italian attack was broken
up by the defensive fire.
Aerial Activity in Italy.
The principal aerial activity also is
reported from the Italian front. Aus
triap airmen recently beaten Off from
Treviso with the loss of eleven air
planes, carried out a bombing raid
Friday night in which the city of Pa
dua, rich in art treasures, was at
tackled. None of the city's noted
monuments was harmed, but eight
bombs dropped iif the most densely
populated part of the town killed thir-
teen persons and injured sixty others
Bombs dropped on Treviso and two
other towns closer to the fighting
lines than Padua. which is some thir-
ty-five miles from the front, caused
no damage or casualties,
Three Dcstroyers Sunk.
In naval warfare, torpedoes or
mines scored again British torpedo
boat destroyers operating off the
Dutch coast. Three of these craft
were sunk on the night of December
% during fogy weather with the loss
of 1913 officers and men.
The displacing of Sir Admiral John
Il. Jellicoe by Vice Admiral Sir Ross
lyn Wemyss as first sea lord is partly
attributed in England to the loss of
these destroyers with many of their
personnel.
Rumanian King Abdicates.
King Ferdinand of Rumania has alb
dIcated the throne in favor of Crown
Prince Charles, according to an un-
confirmed rumor in Petrograd. This
follows previous reports of a revolu-
tionary plot against Ferdinand and
other indications of a political crisis
in the kingdom, as described in dis
patches received at the Bolsheviki
headquarters in Petrograd last Mon
day.
Russia and Peace Terms.
Petrograd special dispatches do not
indicate clearly what the reception
has been in Russia of the central
powers reply to the Russian peace
northern Russia is disposed to accept
peace on almost any terms, while the
attitude of the remainder of the ma
ton is uncertain. Another corre-
spondent considers the Bolsheviki dis
heartened at the German declinatior
to accept the principle that nationali-
ties hitherto without political inde-
peHueiiCe De dioWeu TO ueClue lhelI
own future, this refusal being consid-
cred a stumbling block for further ne
gotiations.
German Propaganda Free.
Meanwhile Germans who have ar
rived in Petrograd are being permit
ted to spread their propaganda and
German newspapers are circulating
freely. Postal service with entente
countries, on the other hand is lack
ing, allied residents of Petrogard as
well as the Russians as a whole, re-
main in ignorance of what has gone
on in allied countries for the last six
weeks.
Sol 0lERS SIIEEER