Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-24
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Between the Brenta and Piave
rivers in the Italian theater the Ital-
ians and the Teutonic allies are still
at deadly grips with the enemy en-.
deavoring to break through the
Venetian plain, but with the Italians
tenaciously holding them. All along
the front the fighting is of particu-
ularly sanguinary nature, the troops
| frequently meeting in hand to hand
encounters ard positions often chang
/ ing hands.
The enemy everywhere is throwing
masses of men against the Italians
and his losses have been extremely
! heavy. 1t seemingly is the ambition
of the invaders to break out upon the
plain before the expected British and
French reinforcements arrive, but up
to the present their efforts have been
without avail Comparative quiet pre-
walls along the Piave river to the Ad-
| riatic.
British Consolidate.
While in the main British troops in
the region of Cambrai are CONSOLIDATE
Ing the positions they won in the
spectacular two-day battle, consider
able hard fighting of local character
is taking place on numerous sectors,
where the Germans are endeavoring
to drive out the English Scotch,
Welsh and Irish contingents whose
drive has placed them virtually on the
| threshold of Cambria.
Especially severe has been the fight
ing around Crevecoeur Moeuvres and
the Bourbon wood, in the latter of
which regions at last accounts the
British cavalry was operating bril-
| liantly In an endeaVor to capture the
wood, which would give to General
! Byng position dominating the entire
battle front. All the ground gained
| by the British had been held up to late
| Friday, and in addition west of
Moeuvres an elevation dominating a
large section of the canal Du Nord
and the town of Moeuvres had been
captured.
Haig Strikes Again.
! The Germans are fighting bitterly
, to capture lost terrain and to hold
back further incursions into their
line. The fighting, however, appar-
emily is between the opposing British
advance and the German rear guard,
for the major portion of General
| Byngs army evidently is engaged in
consolidating the territory already
won and preparing for another dash
forward when the time is opportune.
Although the British are busily en-
gagged in the Cambria sector, Field
Marshal Haig has not overlooked a
chance again to stab the German line
in Flanders. Southeast Of Ypres the
British have thrown forward their
lines slightly. on the southern front
the Germans have delivered several
small attacks in the Aisne region
north of Rheims and in Champagne.
All of them were repulsed by the
French artillery.
Lenine Proposes Peace.
, Following the proposal made by the
Bolsheviki government in Russia for
an armistice, a reduction in the RUS
sian army has been ordered by Nikolai
Lenine, the Bolsheviki leader, to take
effect Immediately. simultaneously.
| 1t is stated unofficially that Russian
diplomat has left Stockholm for Pet
rograd to deliver to the Russian rev.
olutionary government peace pro-
posals of the central powers.
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for
eign minister in an interview an
nounces that the Bolsheviki are
against separate peace with Ger
many but desire a universal peace
with the European nations.