Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-15

this evening. This is the low record I since Germany began her submarine campaign.
 Five vessels of less than 1.60O tons and one fishing beat were sunk during , the week.
 Germanys submarine campaign Is waning as the result of the stringent measures that have been taken to com bat it by the British and American na- val forces. Last week only six Brit : ish merchantmen were sunk and only one of these was a craft exceeding L. 1 500 tons
 This is the smallest total of vessels sent to the bottom during any week since unrestricted submarine warfare began. the lowest previous figures hay | ing been twelve merchantmen. eight of them in the category of 1.s00 tons and over and four of less than l.600 tons.
 Italians Dig In. While the Italians continue 10 hold : senaciously to most of the new line along the Piave rivsr. from the Adri- ! atic sea D the region of Feltre ard through the northern hills westward | from Feltre to Lake Garda. they again have been compelled to give ground in both sectors to the TeutOnic allied ar mics.
 Upon the shoulders Of the I.aiians alone for several days must rest the security of the Piave line and of his toric Venice. lor the information has been vouchsafed by Major General Maurice. chief director of military op- erations at the British war office. that it will be some days yet before Brit ish and French igh ing forces can be placed in the field to reinforce the ital- ians.
 Fight For Crossing
 Meanwhile the enemy is striving en- ergetically to force passages of the Piave at various Joints and has been successful in crossing the stream at Grisolera, some twenty miles northeast of Venice Here. however. the leu tons are being held by the defending forces from further gains.
 
 the stream was negotiated by the Aus tro-Germans Tuesday. fighting is still , in progress with the Italians holding the upper hand but not yet having been able ro drive the invaders .o the eastern bank of the stream. Further north attempts to gain a foothOld on the western bank of the Piave be-
 
 with heavy casualties.
 Have Fallen Back.
 In the hilly region rom Tezze on the Trentino iron. eastward to Feltre. a distance of about twelve miles. the Italians have fallen back before the enemy who also has gained additional vantage points on the AsiagO plateau and the Sette Comuni On the West ern bank of Lake Garda the AustrO- Germans attemped to push forward southward but were held by the Ital- ians.
 Other Fronts.
 On the western front in France and Belgium the situation remain normal. with only heavy bcmbardments and minor infantry operations in ps1gress on various sectors.
 The British drive against the Turks both along the Tigris river and in Pal estine continues successful The Ot- tOman forces have withdrawn their line from thirty to fifty miles north of Tekrit, placing them virtually l5O miles northwest of Bagdad on the IT. gris In Palestine the Turks have been forced back an additional seven miles It is reported that they have lost half their effectives in men killed. wounded or made prisoner since the operation began.
 A British torpedo boat destroyer and a small monitor have been sunk by an enemy submarine while operating in conjunction with the Palestine column. Thirty-three men from the two yes sells are missing.
 Russian Situation Obscure.
 The internal situation In Russia still
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