Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-21
Austrian Pressure on.
Pave Front WeakenS

NEW YORK, June 20 Summary of
European Gables to the Associated
Press) Austrian pressure on the
front from Lake Garda to the Adriatlc
is growing weaker, although the fight
ing is still strenuous along the Pave
front from Montello TO the sea.
Since sunday the enemy has been held
almost completely 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. Re-
peated efforts to debouch from the
western bank of the river between Mon
tello and san Dona di Piave have been
repulsed sanguinarily by the Italians
and only around Capo Sile have the Aus
TRANS made any progress.
From Capo Sile the Austrians have
advanced to the Fossete canal, which
parallels the lowlands along the sea-
coast TO Mestre, a suburb of Venice.
Vienna claims that the canal has been
crossed at some points southeast Of
Meolo, but Rome reports that the enemy
advances have been repulsed.
Piave River Swollen
Heavy fighting continues around the
Montello plateau. The Austrians have
not yet gained control of this domina' .
ing height nor have they apparently
had any success in attempting to de-
bouch onto the lower ground at SovlllR,
south or NerVena.
The waters of the Piave have come
to the aid OF the strongly resisting Ital-
ians ana the British official statement
on the fighting says that the river has
risen suddenly. The rise has been suf-
ficient to carry away many of the
bridges the Australians had thrown across
the stream. --- FER ~,
Emperor Charles, fearful that tn :
Austrians by themselves will not be
RI .Apr, ~, >, c.llFs
cess of last fall on the Isonzo line
personally Is urging his troops for
ward The emperor is said to desire
still greater efforts before calling on
Germany for help. > '.- &C.
Meanwhile internal conditions in Aus
tria.. especially as regards fuDd7Ar s.sT
causing trouble. The city counclt"1"
Vienna has protested against reduc-
ton of the bread ration and the labo"
organizat ons in the Austrian capital
call for the "speediest general peace
The food supplies in Austria are re-
ported ar the lowest ebb since 1914.
.-.-r 10000 Germans Beaten
The German crown prince has not
repeated his attacks against the de-
lenses of Rheims before which 10000
of his troops were repulsed with heavy
losses in a night attack Tuesday: the
front there again is quiet and the
French maintain their positions. Berlin
says the effort was more an artillery
and mine thrower bombardment than
an infantry attack, but all other ac-
counts agree that the effort was IN
great force and that it was broken up
in desperate fighting in front OF the
French l:nes.
Elsewhere on the western front there
has been only. minor raiding activity.
East Of Chateau Therry, American
natrols have crossed the Marine in
boats and bested enemy patrols in er
counters In addition to killing large
number of Germans, the raiders brought
back prisoners American bombing air
planes again have bombarded Contains
a railroad junction midway between
Verdun and Metz, dropping IS bombs.
German aggression in the ukraine
is beginning to reap the whirlwind' &C
cording TO reports from Moscow. A
revolt on large scale has broken out
in Kiev, the Ukrainian capital, ana
there has been much street fighting.
Forty thousand armed peasants have
risen and the revolt has spread to the
nrovinces Of Tchernigov and Poltava.