The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-12-06

would gain infinitely more than they
possibly would lose In western Eu-
rope.
The hopcfuness In the situation lies
far AWAY from Petrograd. A great Or
ganizntlon known as the Southeastern
union has been formed, embracing the
Don territory, most of Little Russia,
the lower NolgH region and Turkestan.
This is the great gralngrowing part of
Russia, the territory that feeds the
rest. and steps are being taken to add
to the union the producing part
Of Siberia. In all this territory. rough
ly speaking, General kaledines, het.
man OF the Cossncks, is In control, and
he. In turn, Is controlled by leaders
who have not yielded to the dictation'
Df T.cnine and his bOlshevikists. More
Dver, the immense gold reserve Of the
Russian empire, which was removed
from petrograd to the Kremlin In l01S.
has been taken still further into the
Interior and Is out Of the reach OF the
maxinalists. Whether Kaledines and
the Cossacks will chose to support the
social democrats or will aid In q res
toration of the monarchy Ii not clear.
But sane friends Of order. democracy
and freedom feel that anything would
be better than the reign of anarchy
and civil war that threatens Russia
now.
The soldiers who remain ut the
front are wnillng bitterly because or
the shortage of food, and there Is
fine prospect Of hundreds of thousands
Of these fighting men turning back IN
10 their country half-starved aud
ready to pilInge and ravage It without
restraint.
Italy's Danger lessened.
The heroic Italian troops having
demonstrated their ability to hold back
about four times as many Teutons
along the Piave front, the fears OF
more extended invasion of Italy and
OF the capture Of Venice are lessening
During the week great numbers Of re-
endorsements arrived from the British
and French armies on the west front.
many of them having marched eight
days through the mountains. They
brought with them ample artillery and
supplies. Italian reserves In great
masses, young. well-equipped and full
of spirit, also moved north to relieve
those who have been combating the
invaders, and In some places the ltal-
ians took the offensive. The fighting,
especially between the Piave and the
Brentn, continued fierce and unabated
throughout the week, and the losses
tro-Gcrmans made no further gains
Down toward the Adriatic they made
repeated attempts to cross the river
and the flooded lands In pontoons. but
were completely routed by the Italian
artillery. AS the week closed the stu
alton In Italy was still serious, but im
proving each day.
Gen. r. Is. Maurice. chief director
Of military operations In the British
war office, was especially well salts
fed with the weeks developments In
Italy. From the fact that German,
had not brought up vast re-enforce
ments to follow up the initial success
with decisive blow. he concluded
that Germany was Unable to sent
them. 1t Is now time, he declared
to say definitely that the crisis II
Italy has passed, this being due en-
tirely to the efforts Of the ItaliaI
army. "Anglo.French troops are nov
available In sufficient quantities q
satisfy US that the situation is se
cure" he concluded.
Hard Fighting Around csmbral.
The war has seen no more desperate
fighting than has followed on the heel
Of General Byng's sensational thrus
toward Cambria. Crown Prime RuT
precht seemed determined not to lie
that city fall into the hands Of tn
British, or at least to make It cost
prize. and his constantly re-enfOrce
troops were sent against the Britis
In Bourbon wood again and again an
In the village OF Fontaine, whic
changed hands several times. Byng'
men held ON tenaciously and usual