Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-19
AUSTRIA FAILS ID DUPLICATE GAINS
British, French and It aIian n Troops Stall Attempted Drive, Though Vienna Claims Big Progress
OBy Review Leased wirel

(By Review Leased Wire) The Austrian pincers are not closing up on Italy with the precision of last
 October when they forced back the Italian armies of General Cadorra
 from the Julian Alps to the Piave river and from the northern mountain re- giOns almost to the plains us Venice. In
 fact they do not seem to be closing at all.
 The upper jaw in the Venetian Alps is stalled under the resistance of tho British. French and Italian forces. and the neither one seems to lack the rOrce necessary to bring it across the Piaye Tlver and push back the Italian troops which are clogging it's path
 In the Alps the Austrians have been unable further to advance their lines since their initial onslaught last week. Everywhere from the AsiagO plateau sector eastward to the Piave river all their attacks have quickly been re- pulsed by the allied troops which. in their turn have delivered counter at- tacks. regained lost terrain. inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy and taken considerable number of pris- oners.
 All along the Piave river. from the mountain passes fierce fighting is eo- ing on. especially on the Montelln plateau; in the region of the famous Benson loop and further south from FOssalta to the marsh country around CapO Sile. some twenty miles east Of Venice.
 The Italian war office announces that the enemy everywhere is beiNg held along the Piave. In the crucial sector of the MOntellO plateau. which bars the way from the northeast to Venetian plains, the Italians have strengthened their positions on the northern edge of the plateau and re- pulsed two enemy attacks to advance on the northern border Likewise tO the south near Maserada and Candelu attempts by the Austrians to effect new crossings of the Piave were nus trated with heavy losses.
 From Vienna comes a variant Tepor,. It does not cOncede to the allies any gains of ground in the mountain region. saying that all their counter at- tacks were repulsed. Concerning the fighting along the Piave. it asserts that the Austrians have gained ground at numerous points and that the bat tie is following it's intended course. Consolidation of the gains on the MontellO plateau and progress on the south wing which runs from FOssalta to mestre. are claimed.
 In addition. the Austrian war office says the number of prisoners taken in the fighting has increased to 3o,0o0 and that 120 guns in addition to mine thrOwers. machine guns and war ma terial have been captured The pris- oners taken by the Italians Monday at one point amounted tO 1850. which would bring their total and those of the allies to well in the neighbOThood of 5000
 Unofficial advices are to the effect that the Austrians have thrown four teen bridges across the Piavc along a front of about fourteen and a hali miles between the Benson loop Gud the COneglianO railway bridge, bu- that the Italians are heavily engaging the enemy at all points and have the pontoOns under their gun fire. Infan- try operations on the battle front in France continue virtually at stand still but the allied and German guns are roaring on various sectors and it is not improbable that fighting on a large scale will be resumed some V tera shortly. Along the AnCre. sougH of Albert and west of Serre the British and Germans are engaged in mighty artillery duels, while spirited activity Is noticeable along the French sectors near Montdidier and between Mont iidier and the Aisne.
 The French continue daily tO re- -ain ground taken from them in the recent German offensive south of the Aisne and also to take prisoners m their enterprises.
 Several attempts by the Germans to penetrate the American lines in tho Narne sector have been smashed hy he American machine gun fire.