Progress of the War.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 16068, 26 November 1917, Page 6

Progress of the War.

fclost of the theatres of Avar figure in to-day's cabled messages, and in almost every case the reports record successes for the AUi9d arms. On the "West front Sir. Douglas Haig's new offensive is developing satisfactorily in spite of the now determined rcsistanco of the enemy, aided by the largo reinforcements -which he has rushed up to defend C'ambrai. Several further successes are reported to-day from this sector, and with tho British troops practically at the gates of Cambrai, the enemy must bo having an anxious time. Tho situation in tho Italian theatre remains unchanged, the Austro-German forces being repeatedly repulsed in their endeavours to force a crossing of tho Piave on its lower reaches or, in the alternative, turn the Italian flank l>y breaking through from tho Asiago Plateau. Tho news from Palestine indicates a stiffening of the Turkish resistance, but the British are steadiis

closing in on Jerusalem, and news of the fall of the city may bo expected any day. Although Jerusalem is built on hills, it is unlikely that the Turks will offer any resistance to the invaders, for, judging from tho encircling movement of tho British troops, such a course -would result in their being besieged, and tho inevitable result of this would bo the yielding up of tho garrison and the loss of its guns —.1 loss which the Turks can ill afford at the present juncture. The news from Itussia deals mainly v,-ith tho Bolslieviki determination to secure pcace, and suggests that unless something unforeseen happens in the near future, Russia, as an actiro factor in the war, will ceaso lo exist.