The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-20
WAR SUMMARY


from Lake Garda to the Adriatic
Sea is growing weaker. although the
fighting still is strenuous along the
Piave front from Montello to the
sea. Since Sunday the enemy has
been held almost completely in
check on the Piave line, and has
made no gains on the mountain
front, while his loss in prisoners
along has risen to 1900. Repeated
efforts 70 debouch from the west
bank of the river between Montello
and Can Dona di Piave have been
repulsed sanguiEarily by the Ital-
ians, and only around Capo Sile
have the Austrianes made any prog
resS.
From Capo Sile the Austrians
have advanced to the Fossetta can
al, which parallels the lowlands
along the sea coast to Mestre, a
suburb of Venice. Vienna claims
that the canal has been crossed at
some points southeast of Meolo, but
Rome reports that the enemy ad-
vances have been repulsed.
Heavy fighting continues around
the Montello plateau. The Aus
trians have not yet gained control
of this dominating height; nor have
they apparently had any success in
attempting to debouch on to the
lower ground at Sovilla, south of
Nervesa.
Rise in Piave Aids Italians.
The waters Of the Piave have
come to the aid of the strongly re-
sisting Italians and the British Of
fetal report on the fighting says that
the river has risen suddenly. The
rise has been sufficient to carry
away many of the bridges the Aus
trians had thrown across the stream.
Emperor Charles, fearful that the
Austrians themselves will not be
able to emulate the Austro- German
success of last fall on the Isonzo
line, personally is urging his troops
forward. The emperor is said to
desire still greater efforts before
calling On Germany for help.
Meanwhile, internal conditions in
Austria, especially as regards food,
are causing trouble. The city coun-
Gil of Vienna has protested against
the reduction OF the bread ration,
and the labor organizations in the
Austrian capital call for "the speedi-
est general peace" The food sup
plies in Austria are reported at the
lowest ebb since 1914.
Crown Prince Force Whipped.
The Germa ncrown prince has not
repeated his attacks on the defenses
of Rheims, before which 10000 OF
his troops were repulsed with heavy
loss in night attack Tuesday. The
front there again is quiet and the
French MAINTAIN their positions.
Berlin says the effort was more an
artillery and mine thrower lombard
ment than an infantry attack, but
all accounts agree that the effort
was in great force, and that it was
broken up in desperate fighting in
front OF the French lines.
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Elsewhere on the western front
there has been only minor raiding
activity.
East of Chateau-Thierry Ameri.
can patrols hav. crossed the Marine
in boats and bested enemy patrols
in encounters. In addition to kill
ing a large number of Germans the
American raiders brought back
prisoners. American combing air
planes again have bombarded Con-
fans, a railroad junction midway
between Verdun and Metz, drop.
ping SO bombs.
Whirlwind in Ukraine.
German aggression in the Uk'
raine is beginning to reap the whirl-
wind, according to reports from
i, Moscow. A revolt on a large scale
has broken out in Kiev. the Ukrain-
ian capital, and there has been much
street fighting. Forty thousand
armed peasants have risen and the
revolt has spread to the provinces
of Tchernigov and Poltava.