The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-06-19

United Press
War Summary

1,417th day of the war; e1st day Of
the big offensive.
italian front: Austria has thrown
practically its entire effective strength
about million men-into the ltaL
ian offensive.
Italy still has great forces in re-
serve. The fact that the Italian staff
has not used these reinf0rcements not
only indicates the Austrian menace is
not regarded as serious, but t,at Italy
emy, should the situation change.
The offensive evidently has degen-
Grated into nbbIinq process, which
cannot be productive Of important re-
suits, and the British, French and ltai-
ians appear to be gradually stealing
the initiative from the Austrians.
Marne front: An attack by $500
Germans last night, in an effort to tai
Rheims "at any price" was complete
repuIsed by the French, who inflicted
heavy casualties. The attack was
made on a fifteen mile front, extending
about the city in semicircie.
Pfcardy front: British made sue
cessfuI raid on the western portion Of
the front, and frustrated an enemy
raid on the northern portion.
Germany: italian aviators bombed
Friedricles,afen, on the eastern shores
OF Lake Constance Saturday.
The meat ration in Bavaria has been
cut in half.
Austro-Hungary: Foreign Minister
Burian in an interview said the Gen.
trail empires do not desire world DOM
ination and admitted they could not
attain it anyway.
Rumania: King Ferdinand address
ina parliament said Rumania was fore
cape utter exhaustion.
Today in the Great War.
! A year ago-F'rench artillery and
| machine guns broke up a sIrong Ger
man attack in the Champagne region.
J Both artilleries were active along the
Chenlin Des Danes.
! Count Clam MARITIME, Austrian pre-
mier, rendered the designations of his
entire cabinet to- Emperor Karl,
| Two years ago-The kaiser took
personal command of the Austro-Ger-
man campaign in Galicia, establishing
| his headquarters at Jess. The Aus
| troGermans continued to close in on
Lemberg. The Russians, at this time,
| had retreated more than $50 miles
across GaIicia in seven weeks.
Hard fighting occurred on the west
front with the British and French
still on the offensive and the Germans
making counter attacks. The French
| ca ptured two German positions on the
Meuse heights
The Italians captured the last foot
hold of the Austrians on the left bank
I Of the Isonzo.
| The Turks inflicted heavy losses on
| the British at Avi Burnu in the Dar-
danelles.
| Three years ago-The British re-
ca ptured most of the ground won by
! the Germans in a counter attack in
! the Somme region, the previous night,
including Longueval
! The Turks claimed the capture of
900 italians at Misrat All, on the
| Mediterranean in Tr1poll.
I, Offensive is Failure.
| TBy J. w. T. Mason. United Press
Expertl
| NEW YORK, June 19.-The Austro-
Hungarians have not yet learned from
| Won Hindenburg the secret of his
great initial impetus in attack, and
| the offensive in Italy must conse-
| ouently. for the present, be regarded
as failure.
| After four days of effort, the Austro-
| Hungarians have not secured single
major objective. Hindenburg's new
| system of attack requires for it's
/ success an immediate progression of
gains. which must eliminate by the
! fourth day at least in an extensive
| bend in the opposing lines. No such
results have been attained by the Aus
itro-Hungarians.
| A change in tactics is necessary if
, the Emperor Karl still hopes to gain
a success which can be exploited at
home to the advantage of his German
overIords. The combat has reached
the old condition of slight advances at
great loss of life, resulting in eventual
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