The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-06-25
ltaIy's Victory Likely to Assume
Proportion of veritable Tri.
umph for Diaz Army.
$4,000 ARE CAPTURED
Other SpoiIs Taken.-MonteIio
Plateau and Towns Are Recap
tured by Storm.

Washington, June 25-Confidence at
Rome that the war may be brought to
victorious close this year, If the
Allies give the Italians a full measure
of support in the offensive which has
been launched against the Austrians,
is reflected in official wireless dis
patches received from the Italian cap
ital
Information from secret sources
shows that many divisions of German
troops have been detached from the
front in France and are being rushed
to the aid of the Austrian army.
veritable Triumph.
London, June 25.-Italy's victory ov-
er the Austrians on the Piaye front
appears likely to assume the proper
tions of veritable triumph for the
Italians and a disaster of great mag
nitude for the defeated enemy.
Already, 1t is announced in official
dispatches from Rome, the Austrians
have lost $4,000 men in prisoners and
great quantities Of material, while the
extent of their other casualties may
be indicated by the thousands of
bodies floating In the waters of the
swollen river.
Cannon Abandoned.
Unable to force his way further than
the immediate vicinity of the west
bank of the river, and with bridges
thrown across the stream swept away,
by the swirling waters of the food
pouring down from the mountains, the
enemy began precipitate retreat. So
hasty was his withdrawal that he
left great many cannon on the west
bank of the Piave, while his retreating
infantry columns. according to news
dispatches, already are peing pressed
by Italian detachments thrown over
to the easterly side of the stream.
Invaders Pursued.
From the Montello plateau south
ward to tho 'S~io4io comes the same
story of the Austrian retreat T
Piave river formerly emptied into the
sea quite near Venice, but in recent
years its course has changed to its
present location. In the first rush OF
the Austrian offensive the enemy sue
ceeded in crossing the old river bed
which now Is canal From their po.
sitions there the foe has been driven
and the Italians are relentlessly press
ing the pursuit
Bombers Cross Plave.
The latest news dispatches from the
Piave river front tell of Italian bomb
ing units being thrown across the
main stream of the Piave, which
seems to indicate that the Austrian
retreat was not stayed at the eastern
bank of the river. There is every in
dication that the Au~trian hunger OF
fensive" has been a forlorn hope fol
several days. The effect of the defeat
on the internal conditions OF Austria
Hungary can only be conjectured, but
II may be that the Italians have dealt
the enemy harder blow than thai
merely involved in the military fea
OF pushing him back across the Piave
Italians Win In West.
Coincident with the Italian victory
OF the Piave comes the news of the
Italian units on the Marne-Rheim:
sector repulsing a second heavy Ger
man attack on the heights OF Bilgny
just to the west of the city of Rheims
The German failure was as complete
as was the original blow.
A German attack on the French al
Antheuil, west Of the Disc, was beat
en- off.
British troops have taken prisoner!
and inflicted casualties In local opera
tions along their sectors Of the front
in France