The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-06-25
Little, Fighting in Progress
Except for the Italian
Theater.
SECOND PHASE EXPECTED
Believed That Germans Will
Help Austrians in Attacl,
Covering 80 Miles of Italian
Front.
(Friday.)

~ y barrier the Italians and their
allies have raised along the great
battle area from the Asiago plateau
to IL yea remains insuperable to
the ,Austrians.
The Operations by which the enc
my had hoped to press his way from
the mountain peaks in the Alps and
across the Piave river to the plains
of Nenetia thus far have met with AL
most signal failure. Where the enc
my was able in the mountains to
press back slightly the allied de-
tenders of the front in the first day
of their offensive the ground has been
regained; where he crossed the
Piave river and apparently was
threatening the plains with invasion
he now is being sorely harassed at
every point by the Italians
The battle is not a stalemate. In
the mountains. the Italians, British
and French troops seemingly have
the upper hand: along the Piave
from the Montello plateu to the
mouth OF the river east of Venice the
Italians, notwithstanding vicious
thrusts by the enemy here and there,
apparently are gaining the upper
hand.
Little fighting of moment is in
progress in the mountain regions.
but all along the Piave battles OF
great violence are in progress with
the invaders meeting resistance upon
which they had not counted and be-
ing steadily pressed back toward the
western bank Of the now turbulent
river which has swept away many OF
their pontoon bridges In the center
OF the line, leaving them in rather
precarious predicament.
Fresh rains have forced the river
well out of its banks and the question
OF sending Austrian reinforcements
to the western side or conveying
food end military supplies to the
men already on the border OF the
plains has become a critical one.
Hoping to alleviate the situation
the Austrians again have delivered
attacks on the MontelIo plateau. the
keystone to the plains, but like pre-
Vious thrusts, they met with repulse.
Between the Treviso railroad bridge
and the Zenson loop the Italians
have pressed back the enemy closer
toward the Piave, while at Losson
near the Fossetta canal, enemy at
tacks were repulsed Further down
the stream, a short distance from
where 1t empties into the Adriatic
sea, the Italians In a daring assault
north OF Courtellazzo, pierced the
enemy front. took 200 prisoners and
firmly held their ground against q
counter attack.
In the violent air fighting that is
In progress all along the front Amer
ican aviators have Joined the allied
.airmen and are performing daring
feats Among the enterprises car
ried out by them has been the bomb
Ing OF pontoon bridges thrown by
the enemy across the Piave.
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