The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-06-28
ITALIAN BARRIER
HOLDING TEUT0NS
BATTLES OF GREAT VIOLENCE
ARE RAGING IN THE
MOUNTAINS.
ALLIES HOLD UPPER HAND
Austrian Force Which Gained Crossing
of Piave Is Now Cut off From
Reinforcements by High Water
and Cannot Retreat.
ALLIES HOLD UPPER HAND
(war Review for June 22)

(War Review for June 22)
The barrier the Italians and their
allies have raised along the great bat
tie arc from the Asiago plateau to the
sea remains impregnable to the Aus
trians.
The operations by which the enemy
had hoped to press his way from the
mountain peaks in the Alps and across
the Piave river to the plains of Venetia
thus far have met with almost signal
failure Where the enemy was able
in the mountains to press back slightly
the allied defenders in the first day
of their offensive, the ground has been
regained where he crossed the Piave
and apparently was threatening the
plains with invasion, he is now being
sorely harrassed at every point by the
Italians.
The battle is not stalemate. In
the mountains the Italians. British and
French troops seemingly have the up
per hand; along the Piave from the
Monticello plateau TO the mouth of the
river east of Venice the Italians, not
withstanding vicious thrusts by the en-
envy here and there, apparently are
gaining the upper hand.
Battles of Great Violence.
All along the Piave, battles of great
violence are in progress. with the in
vaders meeting resistance upon which |
they had not counted. They are be-
ing steadily pressed back toward the |
western bank of the river. which has |
swept away many of their pontoon |
bridges, leaving them in a precari0us
predicament
Austrians lmnured by Flood.
Fresh rains have forced the river
out of its banks and the problem of
sending Austrian achievements to
the western side or conveying food
and military supplies to the men al
ready on the border of the plains has
become critical
Take 200 Prisoners.
Hoping to alleviate the situation,
the Austrians have again delivered un-
successful attacks on the MorNello pla-
teau, the keystone TO the plains. Be
tween the Treviso railroad bridge and
the Zenson loop the Italians have
pressed back the enemy closer toward
the Pave, while at Lossen, near the
Rosetta canal, enemy attacks were
repulsed. Farther down the stream,
4 short distance from where it empties
INTO the Adriatic, the Italians in a dar-
ng assault north of Cortellazzo pierre
ed the enemy front. took 200 prisoners
md firmly held their ground.
American Flyers Active.
In the violent cir fighting all along
he front, American ayiators have ,
oined the allied airmen and are per- | ,
orming daring feats. Among the en-
erprises carried out by them has been !
'ombing of pontoon bridges thrown
y the enemy across the Pave.
Except for the italian theater little
lighting is in progress. Southwest of !
near Faverolles, and a lit !
lie farther south near Hautvesnes, the f
french in more of their daily attacks
ave bettered their positions and TAX +
n prisoners from the Germans. In y
he regions of Arras and Albert the
british likewise have made gains and ii
lso repulsed German attacks near q
ierris, on the Flanders front. q
The German official communication n
eeords the repulse of an American at "
ack northwest of Chateau Thierry,
. the Marine region, and asserts that =
he Americans suffered heavy losses
his probably refers to the fighting
in the Belleau wood, where
/
lore than half mile after the enemy "
ad refused to accept the gauge of q
attic. a,