The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-10
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SUMMARY OF WAR

Jerusalem, the Holy City of the
Christian religion, for more than H.
200 years in Moslsm hands, has final
Iy been wrested from the Turks. IL
has surrendered after being sur
rounded by the victorious British
Palestine army.
The ultimate fall of Jerusalem has
been considered virtually assured
since the British took Jaffa, the eity's
seaport, in mid November and short
Iy aftenNard pushed within sight of
Jerusalem.
In Northern italy the Austro- Ger
man efforts to penetrate the Italian
mountain barrier have been suspend
ed, but apparently the attempt 70
break the Italian line is beina renew.
ed along the PiaVe. Berlin reports
q success near the mouth of the
river, in which the bridsshead of
SiIs, at the edge Of the inundated
district, about eight miles from the
Adriatic and three miles west Of the
main river bed, was captured.
Official announcement is made by
tiee with the Russo Rumanian
armies on the Rumanian front, the
agreement embracing the line from
the pnieSter to the mouth of the
Danube.
Civil war has broken out in Russia
and the BoIsheViki regime apparent
ly will be put to the test. The Petro-
grad government has issued a
proclamation announcing that GEN.
erals kaledines, korniloff and Dutoff
have begun q revolt in southeastern
European Russia.
The BolshsvIki announcement de-
elares that the constitutional demo-
Gratis are assisting the hetman of the
Don Cossacks and his fellow military
leaders, who are said 10 aim at cut.
ting off food supplies and in ssizinu
power from the Black sea to the
UraI mountains 40 we'll as in the
Caucasus. Bolsheviki troops have
been ordered TO take the field against
the counter Fevolutionists.
General kaiedines is said to be
collecting his forces and il is infer.
red that their obiectiVes include Mos
COW. General Dutoff 10 LEADING the
revolt in the provinces of orenbura
and 10 sndeavorina to cut the trans
Siberian railway at TcheliabinsIS.
Two towns in the Caucasus are be-
sisged BY forces under General
In orenbura the soIshsviki leaders
have been arrested and the soldiers
under them disarmsd. In the new
Ukrainian republic the middle class
10 reported to be assisting General
kaIedines in opposition to the work.
mems and soldiers councils. The
proclamation Of the Bolsheviki de-
nouneeS the constitutional Demo.
cratic party and its leaders, inelud-
ing Michael RodzianISo, the former
president Of the duma, and Paul N.
MilukoH, the former foreign minis
ter.
The uprising in Portugal has re-
suited in the formation Of a new
cabinet. The fighting was confined
70 Lisbon and the immediate neigh
boFhood, the government and the
government troops surrendeFinu aft
eF two days Of hostilities.
British and French troops have
taken over from the Italians sections
Of the fighting front between Lake
Garda and the Adriatie. The British
are stationed along the upper PiaVO,
but the position Of the French has
not been disclosed. The Austro-
Germans have not renewed their
violent attacks on the Asiago
plateau.
On the front in France there has
been no marked infantry activity and
artillery action has been confined 20
the cambrai and Ypres area.
a German effort 60 enter the
French lines near Bexonvaux, Ver-
dun region, has been repulsed By the
French with considerable casualties
20 the enemy.