Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-27
HELP FROM ALLIES
/. FINALLY ARRIVES
AT FIGHTING line
Large Bodies of British and
French Reinforce
ments on Scene.
INFANTRY ALSO BRINGS
GUNS AND HUGE SUPPLIES
Just Where They Will Be
Thrown Into Fray Not
Yet Made Known. g.
BYNG HOLDS BOURBON GAINS
English Push Forward Their Opera-
tions Toward Investment
OF Jerusalem.
INFANTRY ALSO BRINGS
GUNS AND HUGE SUPPLIES
BiNG HOLDS BOURBON GAINS,
English Push Forward Their Opera
tions Toward Investment
Of Jerusalem.

Apparently the peril of the italian
troops guarding the Piave line and the
hitl country in Northern Italy against
thc ieutonic allies is at an end. Large
numbers OF British and French re-en-
iorceFents-infantry and artillery---at
iast Eave arrived upon the scene. az.
Ter Gays OF anxious waiting. in which
the Italians have borne the brunt OF
lerrihc lighting on both fronts solely
on their own shoulders and kept back
the enemy from further invasion of
the Venetian plain.
Although faced everywhere nv .Is
perior numbers or men and gun power,
'ne itaiians have valiantly defended
every root of ground in the hills and
aiohg inc Ptare. and in the former re.
s'eh IN recent days actually have
taken the offensive against the inv1-
aers ana pushed them bacl; from s,ra-
osic points OF vantage they had gained
uhdcr terrific sacrifices in lives
TOT eisht days the allied re-cnforce-
ments marched TO the rescue. bringing
aiohs with them large numbers of
guns aha huse supplies. All the troops
are aeciared to lie In fine fcttIe. and
eaGor TO test their strength against
the enemy.
Just where the British and E,.,ch
,o'ees VIII ne thrown into the srly
Aa'' not been made known. but donhI.
large numbers of them Will be
used to strengthen the Italian rron,
oh tne north from Lake Ciarda eastward
10 the Piavc. where the Austro.,,c,
man forces have been r,kin- 80
strongest efforts to pierce the ItaIiar
line. ti y
GERMANS FAIL TO RENEW
THEIR COUNTERATTAcESs cES q
~ last accounts General Bynrss
British troops before Cambrai 49,
holding in their entirety tho T;ourIa,
positions west of Cambrai. Since tbc;,.
repuiSc OF Sunday the Germans bs,J
'ieo 10 renew their counterattacka
o'iy minor operations have tsksS
pi'cc on any OF the sectors of the w,de
front where Byng's men last week cars
ieo out their swift and spectacular
"t'oii' "hich resulted in the smash.
ing OF tho famous Hindenburs line
Alons the Chemin des Danes and In
,he Nerdun region violent artillery
""e'" are In progress. In the latter
"e''ol the Germans several times es.
SaSed attacks with the purpose of re-
sunday by the French. but met wiz,
repulses. This ground. which Is sit,i-
ated to the north Of the famous hill
9ff' Tor the possession of which 50
many sanguinary battles have been
fought is in the process OF conso,ida-
ton by General Petain's men. go
Daily the operations OF tho British
having for their purpose tho invest
ment OF Jerusalem are being pushed
forward. Southwest and wes; of the
city British cavalry have taken. re.
spectively, Bittir Station and Ain
Karin. six miles and three and half
miles from the city's gates. Just out.
side the city to tho west and to the
north strong contingents OF Turks are
assembled to oppose a further advance.
To the northeast. on the Mediter-
ranean coast, advance patrols OF the
British four miles north OF Jaffa have
been forced 10 give ground beforeSa
Turkish attack