The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-06-27
ALLIED VICTORY,
'GRBWnDCH0URLY
GROUND sTREwN WITH ENEMY
DEAD AND EQUIPMENT.
AUSTRIAN MORALE SHATTERED
Losses In Retreat Greater Than They
Would Have Been In Counter Of
fensiVe-Austrians Said to Be (,
, Concentrating in Mountains.

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| Washington. June 25.-Italian forces
are preparing for "a, drive against the
Austrian forces in the Trentino re-
gion, and they are expecting to inflict
disaster on the enemy there, as they
did along the Piaye, according to a
cable received here by the Italian EN-
bassy this afternoon. -
Offensive is Started. b
London, June ,25.-tThe Italians have
started a counter offensive in the
mountains it was learned from au-
lucrative sources this afternoon.
The Austrians are now struggling
to resist but the Italians have made
gains.
Beat the Enemy To It. !.
(The above dispatch does not show
the extent Of the Italian counter OPP
erations but British forces already
have have appreciate gains on the
jAsiago Plateau in conjunction with the
possible that General tDiaz knowing
! that the, Austrian forces contemplated
renewal OF their drive south from
the mountains beat them to the
punoh.") ......
Hill 1873 Is Captured. 49,
Rome, June rs. THE 'Austrians
are being pushed and swept across
the. Pave river on the. whole front
from Montello to the sea. except for
a three mile sector between Musile
and .Caposile where the, enemy is still
desperately holding on. An.a .N.s.
The Italian forces have occupied
enemy trenches. on the Monte Val.
berlla and Monte Asolone and have
captured, hill 1873.
Prisoners are still coming in"
the statement said. 49,, ,,,. ..,...s
H.. ~Austrians In Full Flight. ,,
With the Italian Armies in the Field
June, 25.--The Austrian retreat is still
continuing. The importance of the
Italian successes is, growing hourly.
Austrians in Desperate Positions.
AS this report is being fled2it has
been reported that the troops of1Arch
duke Joseph and General Won Wurm
must either surrender or be entirely
annihilated. The ground is strewn
with Austrian dead and equipment.
Austrian Version is Untrue.
The attempt of the Austrian war Of
fee to announce that the retirement
and retreat represents. a voluntarily
T. 20 arf
At only few scattering placea'
could the river be forded and these
are constantly being pounded by the
allied artillery and machine gun fire.
The mere hand full of bridges are al
so undergoing pelting from the sharp
aerial bombing.
Retreat Worse Than Offensive.
1t is positively established today
that the enemys. losses Will be, even
greater in this retreat than as the di.
rect result Of an Austrian counter Of
'fensive. .,. D, s.,.. ; To-, 80. .... ...
J, The Austrian Morale is Shattered.
The allied forces are busy, every
where along she entire front particul-
arly in harrassing the Austrian re-
treat across the river at ,Vatasse and
around Montello Crest. 3d..
American Air Men Busy.
The American ,aviators played full
role In this offensive. a.,. ..,
Thousands Of Austrians have been
captured and other thousands have
been slaughtered by the artillery ma.
chine gun and rifle fire, as well as
by the aerial bombers. ~
Cavalry In Pursuit. .........
~- The Italian q, cavalry are pursuing
, the enemy far south Of the Piaye.
They are harrassing their retreat
further towards the line between the
! Conegliano and Oderso. The Infantry
Is following the cavalry across and is
operating now on the eastern banks at
three points on a twenty mile front
between Montello and Ponte De Piaye.
Austrians Concentrated in Mountain.
General DiaZ has not as yet made
any announcement as to the; extent the
Italian forces will follow in pursuit Of
the enemy.
1t is known that large forces OF An
strian troops have bee concentrated
in the mountain areas towards the