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Show BIG GUNS' SUSY ' H I IM! Artillery Fighting Still in Progress on Front East of the Meuse. PARIS, Nov. 19. Heavy artillcry fighting ja still in progress on the Vordun front east of the Meuse, says today's official report which heads: j "On the right bank of the Meuse I the artillery fighting continued actively active-ly during the night, especially on the I front of the Chaume wood. "An enemy raid against one of ouri works northeast of Hill 314 was without with-out success. Another effort nsr.ninsf i small posts southeast of Malancourt on the loft bank of the river also was repulsed re-pulsed by our fire." Review of War Situation. In the TrentJno and along the Piave the Italians havo tho Austro-Germans In check for the moment and there arc Indications of a re-awakening of, fighting activity on the western front, 1 especially in Flanders and around St. , Quentin. East and northeast of Yprcs the ' British are now well established on the Passchendaele ridge. These positions have been under heavy bombardment by tho Germans for several days, apparent ap-parent evidence that the Germans are nervous and hope by their artillery to check a new offensive. Both Sides Active Around St. Quentin. Another army is reported marching of the Ailette where the French gained J a notable success recently. German' and allied patrols have been busy. I North of St, Quentin both the British and Germans carried out raids. French artillery has been shelling heavily the Gorman positions south of the town for several days and a thrust by French troops, evidently as a feeler, was repulsed re-pulsed by tho defenders, Berlin reports. New Army Marching on Pctrograd. I Another arm yis reported marching! on Petrograd to oust the Bolshoviki 1 I from control there. The vanguard, which is said to be near Gatchina. thirty thir-ty miles southwest of the capital, already al-ready has had several brushes with the Bolshoviki forces. It ic rumored that; Premier Kerensky Is returning with the new force. All the reports lack I confirmation. i Jaffa, the ancient Joppa, and the sea-' port of tho Mediterranean for Jer-I usalem, has been occupied by the Brit-' ish. Tho Turks gave up this point1 without resistance and aro retiring1 northward under pressure. Jerusalem i Is 35 miles southeast of Jaffa and its occupation by General Allenby's troops probably is a matter of onlv a few days. |