15 DECEMBER 1917, page 1

Our Italian Allies Are Fighting Resolutely In The...

the Alps to the north of Venice. They have been pushed back a little by the weight of superior numbers and heavier guns, but they have made the enemy pay dearly for the peaks......

News Of The Week.

J ERUSALEDI was surrendered last Sunday to the British Army We have described elsewhers the stages of General Allenby's brief and brilliant campaign. Ile made his formal entry......

Although Although We Are Hard Put To It To Find

space to record all the important events of the week, we must make room to pay a Well- deserved tribute to the frank, honest, and valuable speech made in London on Friday week......

The Admiralty Return Of Merchantmen Lost By Mine Or...

shows that fourteen large vessels and seven small vessels were lost last week, as compared with sixteen large vessels and one small vessel in the previous week. This was the......

General Marshall, Commanding In L■fesopotainia, Pursued...

gained on December 4th in the Diala Valley, north-east of Baghdad, and drove the Turks northward Omagh the Jebel Hamrin range towards their advanced base at Kiln. The Russian......

In The House Of Commons On Monday Mr. George Lambert

attacked the Admiralty, and as his words were not reported in many papers, it is worth while to reproduce them. We take the following brief summary from the Daily Mail :— " The......

General Allenby's Proclamation Announcing That All The...

the three religions would be protected according to their eustoms was read from the steps of the Citadel. Indian Moham- medan guards were placed round the Mosque of Omar. Guards......

The Germans Have Advertised So Well Their Intention To...

an offensive in the West that their immediate thoughts may run in a different direction. During this week their artillery has been very active between Arras and Cambrai. On......

Since Our Troops Were Withdrawn From Bourlon Wood On Wed-

nesday week, the Cambrai front has seen no serious infantry fighting, though we improved our line north of La Vacquerie on Friday week. Both sides are busily engaged in digging......

The Paper Shortage.—we Trust That Readers Of The...

give definite orders to their newsagents for a copy of the "Spectator" to be reserved for them each week till countermanded.......