The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-01-26

oblv in the region northeast of Venice.
There has been sharp fighting in this
vicinity during the week. and the lat
eat drive of the Austro-Germans as
sumed somewhat formidable char
acter.
For some time the Germans have
been using Austrian howitzers on the
French front, Austrian soldiers have
been discovered in the German
trenches. The obvious conclusion
would be that the Austrians had been
sent in vast numbers to assist the
Germans in an offensive somewhere
in France, but the military leaders
always look upon the obvious with
suspicion.
The best information of the allies
Is that the enemy plans two offen-
sives-one in France and the other
in Italy. Whether the offensive in
Italy is about to begin is uncertain.
but there is a certain tenseness about
the situation which is suggestive.
Early in the week the Italians car
ried out maneuvers which gained
them some ground near Monte
Asolone. Here the Germans had es-
tablished observation posts which
gave their observers splendid view
of the Venetian plains. The object
of the maneuver was to distroy these
posts and thus blind the foe. The
Italians, after heavy artillery prep
arations. broke through the enemy's
lines and reached a number of the
observation posts. destroying them.
They were not able to hold all the
ground gained. but the official re-
port seems to show that they did not
retire as far as the starting point of
the attack. Berlin. however, declares
that the attack was iepulsed. The
fighting in this zone continued for
three days.
At about the same time the Ro-
mans decided to eject the enemy
from advanced positions on the Piave
near Capo Sile. This is near the
apex of the triangular zone which
was flooded by the Italians during
their big retreat in order to save
Venice. The Germans were held
back for weeks. but the drying of
some of the flooded territory permit
ted them to make agradual advance.
They established observation posts
and even dugouts. and were strength
ening themselves in such way as to
make them a menace to the Italian
right wing defending Venice.
The Italians appear to have driven
the enemy from the bridgehead po-
sition near Capo Sile. but the Teu-
tons reacted strongly day or two
later. This action developed into
lively battle. The Austro-Germans
advanced, in many instances crying
"Kamerad," and holding their hands
above their heads as if in token of
surrender. Suddenly they would be-
gin to throw hand grenades. The
Italians declare that they were not
deceived In a single instance. and
that the contingents which resorted
to this illegal ruse de guerre were
moved down with machine guns.
At the conclusion of the fighting the
Teutons were not as far advanced as
when they started. and they lost
heavily including about 200 prisoners.
machine guns and much military
booty. But this was not to be the
end of the action. The latest reports
hint that the Germans have begun
an attack on wide front and that
their assaults are assuming the as
pect of a major offensive.
In France the fighting on both
sides has been confined to raids, large
and small.
British air squadrons carried out a
successful raid against the German
city of Karlsruhe in daylight. They
dropped one and a quarter tons of
bombs on the railway station and
munitions factories. Observers re-
ported that big fire was started in