Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-06-27
AUSTR|ANS DRIVEN
ACROSS THE PAVE
ITALIANS PURSUE THE PANIC
STRICKEN FOE TOWARD THE
MOUNTAINS.
invaders Thrown Into Panic When
They Learn That Their Lines of
Communication and Food Sup
plies Have Been Cut Offs

Rome.-From Montello> to the sea,
the Austrians, overwhelmed, are re-
treating in disorder. The retreat is ON
a front of almost fifty miles and from
the confusion which reigns in the
enemy's ranks, the losses have been
large. The Pave has been swollen be-
yond all semblance of its former self
curing the past week, and the hastily
constructed bridges of the enemy. over
which he feared to bring his artillery.
has been carried away The informa-
ton at hand does not record how many
bridges the Austrians maintained
acroos the river. Vienna admitted
that communication between the
FORCES on one shore and those on the
other mad been impossible for hours,
ana the admission spelled the newt
able disaster was flashed to the world
only few hourse later
The Austrians who had succeeded in
the initial onrush in reaching the west
ern bank of the river were thrown in
TO panic when they saw that their lines
or communication and their food SIM
pnes We're cut off. The food had been
Drought by aeroplanes and the allied
avlators, including Americans. concen-
trated successfully in cutting the lines
Many, in Panic, Lost in Retreat.
fanlc, at first small, soon became
general when the Italian pressure on
the Montello and all the way along the
line TO the Adriatic sea slowly but
surely turned into victory. Before the
retreat the Austrians were whipped
and whipped well, and the defeated
ana overwhelmed attackers or rather
defenders of small slices of terrain.
oroke and rushed back across the river
as best they could. Many are believed
to have drowned in the precipitous at
tempt to reach safety.
During the past week the Kaiser,s
FORCES have failed to make progress
against Italy or the allied forces in
lhe rheims sector. The Germans have |
Deen boasting in their newspapers that |
lhey nave devised q new form of Of |
lens1ve capable of attaining results far
more valuable than was possible bv |
ne older methods. When we attempt
o analize the. German methods we
ina nothing especially new. The
'reaK-through on a limited front and
ne development of the breach was car
'led out with considerable success nv
ne British at Cambria, where the eIe-
nent OF surprise also was present. The
Germans and Austrains tried the plan
WIN success IN Italy last autumn and
riumphed beyond their brightest ex-
,ectations.
indications are that. the Austrians
re concentrating in the mountains for
iurther effort against the Italians
no 1t Is reported that German divi-
ions are going to their assistance.
IN the weeks battle the enemy took
o'ooo prisoners, according to Vienna
iaims. The allies claim about 15.OOO
'rlsoners, placing the total enemy loss
loO,OOO. The allied loss probably
vas under 100000.
brltisn, French and American have
cen actively raiding the German lines
france. The American attacks tool
,ace IN the Chateau Thierry and the
londidier sectors. Northwest of Cha
eau Thierry they cleared the enemy
Ut OF the northern part of Belleau
'ooo- Near Cantigny, in the Mont
ldier sector, they raided the ene,ov
mes, taking prisoners.
our troops now hold thirty-eight
Mes OF battle front, in addition to the
'ctors where they are fighting beside
lie British and French.
Turkish troops, entering Tabriz in
ersia, are said to have sacked the
ritish and American consulates and
e American missionary. Presbyterian
'spital.