Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-18
Italians, British ana French
Turn AggreSSorS on Some of
More important Sectors and
Make Gains.
FRONT IS STIFFENEO
ALONG PIAVE RIVER
Defenders of Venice Strength
en- Their Lines to Withstand
Onslaught of Enemy; En-
peror Is at Front.
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Not alone are the Italian and their
! British and French comrades in arms
holding in check the Austrian often
slve along the greater part of the
lOO-mlle battle front from the region
! southeast of Trent to the Adriatic sea.
but they have turned aggressors on
some of the more important sectors,
especially In the mountain regions.
Counter-attacks in the hill country
IN The north at several points have re-
suited in the occupation by the allies
Iof ground won from them In initial
onslaught and the rectification of
their lines, while a stiffenlng of the
front along the Piave river has made
impossible further fording Of the
stream by the enemy.
Hard fighting still is in progress,
with the Austrians bringing pressure
against the allies on both the north
ern and eastern parts of the battle
field in an endeavor to gain access to
the plains.
Enemy Strokes Are Violent.
The strokes of the enemy are par
ticularly violent on the Montello
plateau, the highest bit OF ground
along the middle reaches of the Piaye,
mand of the roads leading through
Treviso to Venice and a fair way west
ward through the province of TreViso.
The Italians are inflicting heavy cas-
nalties on the troops OF Emperor
Charles which crossed the river at
this point
To the south from st. Andrea to
Fossalata, respectively the northern
and southern flanks of the famous
Zenson loop where last year the Aus
trians effected a crossing of the Piave,
only later to be driven back with san.
culinary losses, and from Fossaiata to
San Dona Di Piave the fighting also
is of a violent character, with the
Italians heroically and skillfully, 'ac-
cordng TO the Rome war office. hold
ing the line of the river.
Between Candelu and the Zenson
loop where the Austrians crossed the
Piave in Saturdays fighting the ltal-
ians have driven them back to the
river bank and are endeavoring to
push them across the stream. The
latest Austrian official communica-
ton records the gain OF additional
ground west of san Dona Di Piace .
an dthe capture of the village OF Capo .
Sile, on the eastern edge of the La
goone region in the province OF Venita
and about twenty miles from the city
of Venice itself.
Prisoners Captured.
Thus far the Italians British and
French troops have made prisoner OF
more than $500 Austrians. while the
Austrian war office asserts that lz,-
900 prisoners have been taken by
the Austrians.
Although the fighting has died
down considerably in the mountain
region il is expected soon again to be
resumed with increased violence. En-
peror Charles is reported to be at
front and thousands of relnforcements
for the armies are said to be NOV
ing southwark. t
There still has been no return to
the heavy fighting of last week on
the battle fronts in France. although
several engagements of greater import
than the usual raiding operations have
taken place. Counter attacks against
the French in their newly won posi-
ton between the Disc and the Aisne
delivered by the Germans Monday
were repulsed The French captured
370 prisoners and twenty-five machine
guns In the fighting.
Northwest of Chateau Thierry, es-
pecially in the Belleau wood. the
Germans are treating the Americans
to large waves of gas and shells. Their
efforts have gone unrewarded, how
ever, 80 far as operating the line Is
American patrols east of
Chateau Thierry again have crossed
the Marne, attacked the Germans ana
returned to their base.
In Persia the Turks are reported
to have captured the city of Tabriz.