The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-11-23
HAIG STARTS new
DRIVE ON CAMBRIA
British Commander Shifts His
Offensive and Strikes Hard
Near s.. Quentin.
ITALIANS STILL HOLDING HUNS
RepeI Four German Attacks Against
important Position on Monte Tomba
Surrounding Jerusalem.

London, Nov. 21.-The report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters in
Flanders tonight reads;
Soon after daybreak this morning
we carried out a series of operations
between St Quentin and the Scarpe,
These operations have been conducted
with satisfactory results. A consider
able quantity OF material and a mum.
Der Of prisoners have been taken, but
no estimate can yet be given"
Field Marshal Haig, who has been
pounding the German line east of
Ypres, has evidently shifted his Of
fensiye temporarily at least. His re
port is the first telling of operations
OF any magnitude between St Quen-
tin and the Scarpe river since the
spring offensive, when notable gains
we're made eastward from Arras to-
ward Cambria.
Fail to Break italian Line.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Between the
Brenta and the Piave rivers on the
northern front of the Italian theater,
the Italians are tenaciously holding
back the enemy and preventing his ad-
n southwark to the Venetian plain,
the gaining of which would threaten
their entire line along the Piave
river southwark to the Adriatic Sea.
Four times attacks against Monte
Tomba, the chief position still block
ing the way from the hilly country to
the plain, have been repulsed by the
Italians.
East of the Asiago Plateau the Ital-
ians are keeping up their offensive
against the invaders and have taken
more than three hundred prisoners
and a number Of machine guns and
several hundred rifles. Along the
Piave river the enemy apparently has
made no further effort to cross the
stream, after the serious losses he sus-
tanned in being driven back Monday
from the Zenson bridgehead.
The British rapidly are encircling
Jerusalem in their Palestine campaign.
having now brought their forces 10
points twelve miles northwest and ft
teen miles west of the ancient city.
Try to Pierce Italian Line.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-While the
Italians are holding the middle and
lower reaches of the Piave river sue.
eessfully against the Teutonic allied
In olA arl n,F,r Inro tl.,-r,. l,,I-
the greater portion of those who
crossed the stream and gained the
western bank, the enemy is trying
with strong forces in the North to beal
back the troops of General Diaz, pierce
the line and force a retirement west
ward from the river from the region
of Vidor to the Adriatic Sea.
In this endeayor the invaders have
captured several important points Of
vantage-notably the villages of Quero
and Monte Cornelle-and have com
PEELED the Italians under a heavy bonn
bardment to eyacuate their strongly
fortified position on Monte TOmba, al
most the last stronghold barring the
way TO the northern edge of the We
netian plains. These captures are re.
ported b. the German war office, but
the admission had been made pre-.
yiOusly by Rome that the enemy was
attacking in this region with heavy eff
fectiyes, doubtless among them re-en-
f%orcements which 1t has been known
for several weeks they were hurrying
southwark. The Germans announced
also the taking Of LOO prisoners dur.
ing the fighting.
Many Teutons Killed.
All the enemy forces which last
week crossed the River Piaye near
Zenson have been been swept clear 81
the western bank in a brilliant attack
by the Italians. Large numbers Of
them met death along the eastern
bank or were drowned in their hur
ried attempt to ford the stream. 9th
ers were b%ayoneted or forced to sur
render, and it was only a small por
ton Of the original force that was abb,
to make their way to safety.
No infantry actions of importanc,
have taken place along the western
front In Belgium and France, but in
dications point to another attack b!
Field Marshal Haig in Flanders an,
possibly by General Petain's force.
near Verdun. On both sectors ex
tremely heavy bombardments are il
progress.