The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-07-06
Austrian Defeat in Italy and
Successes on the Front in
France Have Placed Them
in Most Advantage ous
Position
By LIEUT.. COL. REMINGTON.
tC"pyrichi. 19iS. by the Press PUBLISH
ing co. The New York W"rld.)

lu. co. The New York W"rld.)
LONDON. July '.-Ti" last week mas
hrcn wholly advantageous tn the ai'i'S'
Tho Austrian shar" in the DECISIVE
sirok. has proved beyond the powers 'f
III" Austrian army. while on m" Frencr
front tho allies have made several liA'
pnr,an, rcc,iiications "f their POSITIONS
and have displayed great endurance alt
capacity in carrying out III" attacks
which wcrr ordered in all theatres OF
the battle.
The Austrians admit tho loss Of 100
ono men and l20hp prisoners. There
IS no reason To doubt the Italian cS.i-
mate Of 5000 TO $4,000 Austrian priS-
nnrrs and o total Of At least l'".h"0
Austrian losses. We must therefore.
,.nnclu,lo that the defeat OF the NuStri IN
attack has been not only complete bat
expensive for the enemy.
Tn, sturminE Of Monte iii Nalh"lla IN
Juno % SHOVE that General lHnz ~
trrds to make his position safe on the
mountain side: The stratrCiCal posi-
;ion in Italy Ia no longer Uui'" IN" Same
~ il was IN General cadnrrH's dny In"
who'll" Austrian army is NOW IN IL" ii"!d
II has been beaten. Cap"rett" has be- II
avenged and the recovery u! tho italian
people ana army after heir diSapp"lnf-
n.cnt las, autumn has been thorough.
Ru. tho AustrianS arc stu strong.
AMI while they hold threatening posi-
ions in n" mountains and m tn" Trcn-
t,no. II ie too soon FOR Italy to S"t 90:
iich,hcari"cdI% upon the recovery "f
N"nc'ia by direct assault. General piaz
may frs; hive other FISH to fry. Il"
has proved himself n capable and deter
mined commander. He can b. we'll con-
tent that he has caused tn" Austrian
share in the 1918 offensive Of tho CEN
trail powers to mlsCarrS.
Germans. Try to Deceive.
Tho Germans had been busy in France
not only with preparations for their
nnxt move but with practices intended
10 deceive us. These have been the con-
slant marches and counter marches Of
troops. the despatch Of great columns
Of dus:-raiSinE motor lnrrics in ono d.
rrction Ut another by day and In" light
ing nf bicounc fires on q vast scale hy
night. to induc, us to believe in great
concentrations Of troops.
Il remains true that wn may OK
, poet an attack at any moment. hut TN"
hours and days mentioned by Fra mi"r
Lloyd George more than a week. ago
hav" gone by and still tho attack tar.
RIGS. why: Nh ono can say or. rather.
everyone says dirrrr"n,ly. II is tho
I simplest nnd most natural explanation
that tho German preparations are not
completed
These things takc literally months
IN porf'.ct. and when secrecy is con-
sidcrcd tho prime factor in success they
take aTt tho longer II IS also tru" that
the Germans. according to ~" unani-
nous testimony nf prisoners. ar" suffer-
inC from Influenza rather badly. and
that tn. German armies in particular
are affected. Th" Austrian defeat must
, HlSn have created n diSlgr""lbi" i'm
preston at German main Headquarters.
and thar there are many other cauS"S
for German anxiety W" are we'll aware.
Foo Fears Americans Now.
Of th"s" causes tn" rapid arrival uf
american troops is probably tn" most
annoying.
Il tn" Gtorral" d'Ttalta is right III