Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-23
ITALIANS DRIVEN
FROM ALL POINT
-
ON The LAvOkUNE
Roman Forces Expelled by Aus.
trians From Plateau, Accord
ing to Announcement Of
Vienna.
SCORE OF THOUSANDS TAKEN
Monster Teuton Guns Make Inferno
Of Battlefield from Adige
TO Brenta.
BERLIN ANNOUNCES SUCCESS

Berlin, May ~. -(By Wireless TO
Sayyille) The Italians have been
driven from their entire position on
Layarone Plateau. the Austrian war
office announcement Of today says. It
il stated that the Italian defeat is
steadily becoming more serious.
The Austrian lires have been
pushed forward rapidly, several adj.
dilional positions Of strategic impor-
lance having been captured. The
number of Italians taken prisoners
has been increased 10 1892.
Battle Front Becomes Inferno.
Rome May 22,--(Via Paris Aus
trian artillery of all sizes and ranges
with the monster 305-millimeter gun
prcdomnatinR. has transformed the
battle front between the AdiRc and
Brcnta rivers into an inferno.
Notwithstanding the snow capped
mountain barriers, me Austrian IN
fantfy is being launched IN waves
which military observers say break
against the formidable resistance Of
the Italians
Austrian Advance Checked.
The Italian troops have now
formed their lines Of defense and are
holding firmly all the passes and
peaks from which Italian officers say
Tie forward movement Of the Aus
trans has not only been successfully
arrested, but the Austrians have been
dislodgcd from several position taken
in the FIRST rush oi the offensive
There are several indications to
confirm the statement that the design
of fhc present strenuous campaign of
the Austrians on the front IS 10 pre-.
vent Italy from participating with is
troops III the struggle on the French
front and also 70 paralyze any action
aiming AZ the joining Of The Aylonia
and Saloniki forces for a simulian'
eous effort
Berlin. May 22.-(By Wireless 10
Sayyille) The capture Of several
lines 81 British positions over front
ot two kilomcters tone and onesquar
ter miles,, near GiyencbysE sEn-Go
helle, was announced today by the
war office,
German troops storned French po
sitions on The eastern spurs of Hill
No. 304, on the Verdun front, and
maintained them against repeated
counter attacks, which are said 70
have cost the French great losses.
The following Official statement
was issued today.
Western front. The French made
several attacks without success on
our lines IN the region Of the quarry
south of Hayedfomont and on the
Vaux ridge (Vcrdun 'front.'. On the
third attack the French obtained
footing in the quarry.
During the night the artillery was
extraordinarily active on both sides
in the whole sector
Our air squadrons yesterday after
noon repeated their attacks, with yis-
iblc great success on the hafbor al
Dunkirk. 4 biplane Of the enemy
fell into the sea after a fight Four
other acropancs were disabled IN
aerial combals and fell within our
lines, one in the vicinity OF Wefique,
another near Noyon the third near
Maucouri, cast Of the Mcuse, and the
fourth northeast Of Chateau Salins.
The last named was shot down by
Lieutenant Wintgens, who thus dis
ablcd his fourth aeroplane, III addi-
ton 10 those mentioned, Lieutenant
Boelke has brought down his seven
teenth and eighteenth hostile aero
planes, one south Of Ayocouft and
the other south Of Deadman's Hill.
This brilliant aviator has been pro-
NOTED by the emperor 10 the rank Of
captain IN acknowledgement oi his
achievements"