The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-20

The party committee of German
so cialists in Austria has addressed
an urgent appeal to the workers TO
await the decision OF: the Vienna 10.
Dor council and to abstain from al
excesses or interruption Of work. Tho
appeal adds that the committee will
make sharp protest against. the p.
duction of the bread ration and s9ys
It will. decline all responsibilities for
the enforcement OF the measure. !,
Pressure Weaker, .;s
Austrian pressure on; the front from
Lake Garde to the Adriattc Is growing
weaker, although the fighting Is. Still:
strenuous along the Piave from Mon.
tellO to the sea. ~, Ag
Since Sunday the enemy has been
held in check on the Piave line and
has made no gains On the mountain
front while his loss in prisoners alone
has risen to 5000. Repeated efforts
to debouch from the. west bank Of the
river between Montello and San Dona;
di Piave have been repulsed and Only
around Capo Sile have the Austrians
made any progress. " =
From Capo Sile the Austrians have
advanced to the Fossetta canal which
parallels the lOwlands along the sea.
coast to Mestre. suburb OF Venice.
Vienna claims the canal has been
crossed at some points southeast Of
Me0lo, but Rome reports that the enc
my advances have been repulsed.
Heavy fighting continues around the
Montello plateau. The Austrians have
not yet gained control OF this domin.
ating height nor have they apparent
ly had any success in attempting to
debouch on to the lower ground at
Sovilla, south of Nervesa.
The waters of the Piave have come
to the aid OF the strongly resisting
Italians and the British official state
ment on the fighting says the river
has risen suddenly. The rise has been
sufficient to carry away many Of the
bridges the Austrians had thrown &C.
ross the stream.
Internal Conditions Grave.
Internal conditions In Austria, espe-
cially as regards food, are sausing
trouble. The city council OF Vienna
has protested against reduction OF the
bread ration and the labor organiza.
tions in the Austrian capital call for
the "speediest general peace" The
food supplies in Austria are reported
at the lowest ebb since 1914.
The German crown prince has not
repeated his attacks against Rheims
before which 10000 OF his troops were
repulsed with heavy loss in q night
attack. Tuesday. The front there is
again quiet and the French maintain
their positions.
Americans Cross Marne.
East of Chateau Thierry, American
patrols have crossed the Marne In
boats and bested enemy patrols in
encounters In addition to killing
large number Of Germans, the raiders
brought back prisoners. American
bombing airplanes again have bonn.
barded Conflans, q railroad junction
midway between Verdun and Metz,
dropping 38 bombs.
German aggression in the Ukraine
is beginning to reap the whirlwind,
to reports from Moscow.
A revolt on a large e-scale has broken
out in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital and
there has been much street fighting
Fifty thousand armed peasants have
risen and the revolt has spread to
the provinces Of Tchernigov AMID Pol
tava.
Hunger offensive.
That Austria's drive against Italy Is
positively "a hunger offensive has
been proved by new orders and ad-
dresses found upon prisoners. These
were signed by officers ranging from
Field Marshal Conrad Won Hoetzen-
dorf down to regimental commanders.
One which was issued by the com.
mander of the famous regiment beor.
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