The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1918-06-19
ALLIES ARE HOLDING :
HUNS AT every POINT
ALONG BATTLE front
Teutons Unable to Cross Piave River
Sn Sufficient Numbers to Push
Back Italians Blocking Path
AUSTRIAN LOSSES HEAVY
Fierce Fighting Continues All Along
the Place River From the Noun
tain Passes to the Plains

The Austrian pincers are not clos
ing up on Italy with the precision Of
last October when they forced back
the Italian armies o1 Gen. Cadorna
from the Julian Alps to the Piave riv-
er and from the northern Italian re-
gions almost to the plains of Vene-
tin. In fact they do not seem to be
closing at all.
The upper jaw in the Venetian Alps
is stalled under the resistance Of the
\ British, French and Italian forces, and
the other seems to lack the force
necessary to bring it across the Pjave
river and push back the italian troops
which are clogging the path.
Invaders Repulsed
In the Alps the Austrians have been
unable further to advance their lines
since their initial onslaught last week.
Everywhere from the Asiago plateau
sector eastward to the Piave river, the
attacks have been quickly. repulsed.
Allied troops have 'counter-attacked,
regalned lost terrain, inflicted heavy
casualties on the enemy and taken q
considerable number of prisoners.
All along the Piave river, from the
mountain passes through which the
torrent wends its way southwark on
its race to the Adriatic, fierce fighting
is going on, especially on the Montello
plateau, in the region Of the famous
zenson loop.
Crucial Sector
The Italian war oIfice announce as
that the enemy everywhere is being
held along the PiaVe. Or the crucial
sector Of the Montellu plateau, which
bars the way from the northeast TO
the Venetian plains, the Italians have
strengthened their positions on the
northern edge Of the plateau and re-
pulsed two enemy attacks to advance
on the northern border. Likewise to
the south near ,Maserada and Can
deln, attempts by the Austrians to eff
feet new crossings Of the Piave were
frustrated with heavy losses.
/. Vienna Report Varies
Trom Vienna comes q variant re-
. port. 1t does not concede to the Al
hes any gains Of ground in the noun
tain region, saying that all their coun-
, ter attacks were repulsed. Concerning
the fighting along the Piave, it as
serts that the Austrians have gained
ground at numerous points and that
the battle is following it's intended
course. Consultations Of the gains on
the southern wing, which runs from
Fossalta to Mestre, are claimed
In addition, the Austrian war office
Says the HuInDer OF prisoners in the
fighting has increased to 10000 and
That 120 guns have been captured. The
prisoners taken by the Italians Mon
day at one point amounted to 1850
which would bring their total and
those Of the Allies well in the neigh.
borhood of 5000.
Unofficial advices are to the effect
that the Austrians have thrown four
teen bridges across the Piave alone
a front of about ID 1-2 miles between
the Zenson loop and the Coneglianc
railroad bridge, but the pontoons are
under the gunfire of the Italians.
The infantry operations on the bat
tie front in France continue virtually
at standstill, but the Allied and Ger.
man guns are roaring on various sec
tors and 1t Is not improbable that
flghtlng on large scale will be re-
suned somewhere shortly. Along the
Ancre, south of Albert and west of
Serre the British and Germans are en-.
gagged in mighty artiliey duels, while
spllted activity is noticeable along
the French sectors near Montdidicl
and the Aisne. The French continue
daily to regain ground taken from
them in the recent German offensive
south of the Aisne and also to take
prisoners in their enterprises.
Several attempts by the Germans tc
penetrate the American line in the
Warne sector have been smashed by
the American machine gun fire.
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