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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
TREACHEROUS TACTICS
USED BY AUSTRIANS
AGAINST ALLIED LINE
By WARD PRICE
Special Gable to Euering Public Ledger
Copyright, 1918. bv Ne,c York Times Co.
Italian Headquarters. June 20.


Some of the heaviest fighting has been
round the Austrian bridgehead on the
lower Piave from which they are try
ing to strike oft 20 reach Mestre, five
u!lcs north of Venice. What the Aus
trians nov hold mere is shelf of the
west bank, which stretches southward
from Maserda to Fassalta and then
makoe . threc-mile bulge westward
round Sandona. The ground they oc-
rupy is shaped like tobacco pipe. with
the bowl turned into the Italian army
erri.Ory.
The breadth of the stem OF this pipe
was reduced by a counter-aopsk Ge,
since the offensive began. These 'roops,
though dead beat. wanted to improve
the position before they left ana under-
took II on their own initiative.
The enemy's object was to enlarge tne
bowl Of the pipe and particularly TO cap
;ure or drive back strong group OF
italian artillery in the angle between
the howl and the stem.
The AustrianS are not ny any means
fighting cleanly In this offrisive. the
Italian general commanding on the
Mortcllo sector told me that the r"en,N
had been trying to push forward delaSm-
ments dressed d in Italian uniforms 10 liliN
with the Italian troops. The same ,ri'ls
occurred cn the lower PiaVe. Whers
number of Austrian spies in ciN'ilan
clothes. trying to pass th.mselNes 3i.
as Italian peasants, have been caush'
and shot.
All the wounded | have talked to agree
that explosive bullets have beeh lree,A
used by the enemy. Many OF the gnastlN
injuries to hands and legs which saw
brought in could be due to no otnet
cause One wounded Italian even mad
tory of Austrians screening their ma.
chine guns by sending unarmed men
ahead pretending to be deserters.
The northumberland Fuslllers anu
the oxford and Bucks Light infantry
two of the British battalions of which
were mentioned in the lta!iai army
communique today. were both in the line
at the point where Austrifn n attack was
the heaviest. On both flanks of the OK
ford and Bucks front the enemy made
headway but the center stood firm. The
two wings, though outnumperea,, zen te,1
back steadily. and facing east, west ana
north. the battalion fought herce
| three sided battle among the dense pine
woods on the steep hillside.
Machine guns were no; much good 10
either side amid so much timber, ana
| the lighting was at close quarters Win
| bombs and bayonet.
the distinction they gained by skillfuilI
| turning their left flank to the cnem,
and keeping in touch with tue hard
pressed oxford and Bucks. so the enemy
| failed t. make the break through tina
they hoped to achieve by surprise ant
weight of Numbers.
II was the Warwicks who restored tho
| situation here. counter-arta ck!ng from
| he left and clearing the enemy out oI
| tbs woods.
The Sherwood Toresters are praised
for their Initiative in counter-attacking
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
TIDE TURNS on ITALIAN
FRONT TO DEFENDERS

washington, June ~.
The Austrians have lost most of the
advantages gained at Montello. accord
ing to an official dispatch from Rome.
received today ct the Italian embassy.
While further details are lacking,
Italian officials in Washington expressed
confidence that the tide ON the Italian
front has turned in favor of the Allied
cause
In fact it is not too early now to
brand "Austria's supreme effort" as
total failure.
American airmen will soon be fight
ing alongside their Italian. French and
British brethren iS arms on the Italian
front. A contingent (the firsD has all
ready left for that zone of battle.
The battle for Rheims. which opened
on the western front in France Tuesday
night died out as suddenly as II began.
le proved another costly failure for the
German Crown Prince.
Nothing of especial Importance has
taken place on any of the four great
battle fields in France although increas-
ing raiding and artillery activity on the
Picardy and Flanders fronts indicates
that the Germans may soon renew their
efforts to break through to either
Amiens or the Channel port.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
ITALIANS STRONGLY HOLD FOE
ON LOWER PAVE RIVER FRONT

on the extreme right when a small gap
had been made there.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20

the day. as the British armies did in the
summer of 1914.
saw an American soldier yesterday
squatting at the roadside with his back
to "A wall and q French child by his side.
Her head was on his shoulder and he
had a book in his hand. He pointed to Il
word which the child read and he re-
peated. He was taking his first French
lesson
Spirit Is Wonderful
Well. they are coming over fast, these
lads. and all the British officers who
have been with them tell me that they
are keen and quick to learn any Ettl'
tricks the British can teach them by ola
experience. The spirit of the latest divi-
sions arriving is as good as that which
has been proved already on the battle.
fields. and that is wonderful. They are a
little homesick | am told, because of tho
strangeness of everything in France, and
! am glad of that. because the more they
love their homes the quicker they Will
help finish this war, and the quicker the
better for all this world of homes.ck
men,
The new British drafts are splendid,
too, and it is to me very moving thing
to see these lads who come out with the
yourget classes to fill UP the gaps In
the ranks of older men. Some of them
look very young, hut hard and fine. ms
they go swinging by with their rifles
slung, the future heroes of battles that
alas, must be fought before the end
comes
The British are ready now for any at
tack the enemy may launch upon this
front, and I give him fair warning 70"
what IT is worth that when he attacks
next time he win come up against lines
of men who will make him pay as great
a price for any gain as those who held
him round Arras. who flung him out OF
Villers- BrettonneuX and smashed assault
after assault between Givenchy and
Bethune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
FRENCH HOLD AMERICAN
Jacob ]. Stern Accused of Com
merce With the Enemy

Paris, June 20.-Charged with hav-
ing engaged in commerce with the
enemy. Jacob Julius Stern. silk mer-
chant of New York. has beeu arrested
He was born in Germany in 1852 and
.hirty years ago went to the United
-S.ates. where he founded the business
1rm OF Stern & Stern. with his brother
Emil. who is now in the United States
His two sons are serving In the United
;tates army.
Stern's American naturalization was
Questioned by the French authorities II
1915 He took the matter into the court
md obtained recognition of his Amer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
ENEMY WEAKENS
ON PIAVE FRONT
Austrian Forces Decimated
by Italian Cunfire and
Counter Blows
CORPSES HIDE RAILWAY
BY AUSTIN WEST
~ by AUSIIN WEST
Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger

Special Cable to Evening Public LEDGER
copDrfohf' 1918. bp Nc,c York Times Co.
Italian Zone OF War, June 20.
Baffied in his larger hope of a vast
encircling movement around Treviso
and by way of the Brenta valley. with
his first halt at Bassano. the enemy,
while maintaining his pressure on the
mountain front and Montellc district,
without, however, risking fresh infan.
try attacks. is redoubling his efforts
along the Piave, more especially west
OF San Dona.
a The latest dispatch announces that
the Austrian hold OF the last named
vicinity, also in the Zenson Bend and
at st. Andrea, southeast Of Montello.
is being considerably weakened by the
italian artillery fire and constant
counter-attacks.
villages of Viavera. Bavaria and So
villa, has changed hands ten times
over. The railroad running thence to-
ward Monte Belluna is hidden under a
litter Of dead bodies for length of
several kilometers. The haul of pris.
oners has risen from 5000 to 5000, Gen.
eral Diaz announced last night-an al.
most unique fact in an offensive of
this nature and undoubtedly the fruit
Of Italy's immediate readiness for an
energetic reaction.
Stupendous acts of heroism are re-
corded. Gunners Of an Alpine regi-
ment stationed at the foot of Montello
Hill. after being twice driven from
their batteries. united themselves to
some storm troops. fought the foe in a
hand-tO-hand encounter with daggers
and. recovering the cannon. readiusted
the breach locks. which they had taken
away with them. and then fired point
blank into the adversary's ranks.
At Fagare two Hungarian battalions
were annihilated amid the ruins OF
houses where they had taken refuge
At Candelu an enemv machine.gur
corps, which had transformed the vii.
lage into a fort. was killed by italian
mountain artillery. and in the neigh.
boring sector of Satettuol the Third
Austrian division lost 60 per cent of its
electives.
Many of the prisoners at the mo-
ment of capture present the appear
ance OF Bedouins. being clad merely
in tattered shirts, with their rifles
, slung over their shoulders and a dag.
ger in their hand. Nearly all carried
postcard maps marking out thei,
journey. with a program inscribed:
"June Is, halt at Treviso. June 16
occupation of Venice" They also car
ried little packets of monev coupons
printed In Italian. for spending in the
cities.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
NEW AUSTRIAN DRIVE
"HUNGER OFFENSIVE''

I.OHNOU, JUI6 70.
Austria's offensive against Italy,
which began last Saturday morning. was
launched for internal and political rea-
sons. according to captured documents.
said a dispatch frcm Rome today quot
ing semiofical statemtn which had
been issued there.
The prisoners call the new drive a
hunger offensive"
The enemy in launching his great at
said the sem!of!ical statement. First
there was the political necessity of OBJ
tanning a military success, due TO the
internal situation in Austria Hungary
second. the necessity of obtaining sup
plies and raw materials to meet the
wants of the population and the army"
The Austrians hope of overrunnlng a
wide area of Italy pnd then looting the
country has been smashed.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
VIENNA CLAIMS CAIN
ON MONTELLO HEIC.

Vienna, June 20.-Austro-H -HuuG11
troops have crossed the FOssett4
nal ten to eighteen miles north
of Venice) at some points. accordiQ|
the War Office. Further north,
stated, the Austrians broke thr1
several Italian lines at the s0ut
foot of the Montello height. The
of the official statement followus
The southern wing of the 640
group of Field Marshal Won BotN
vic has made a steady advances 4J1
has obtained fresh advantages. -
Fossetta Canal has been crossed ~
some points. The Italians m
stalking everything in order to -
the advance. In narrow stretcIE-
prisoners have been taken from ~
numerous units which have BEL
thrown together.
Violent enemy attacks Delivers
with the greatest stubbornness. e.
pecially on both sides of the OderxQ'
Treviso Railway. broke down WIN
heavy losses. ~.
Divisions under Colonel General
Archduke Joseph broke through
several Italian lines near Sovilla a
the southern foot of the MonteiIo
height. 41
The number of prisoners increases.
On the mountain front the cap
lures between the Piave and tne
Brenta, southeast of Asiago. when
we took on the 18th. again were tno
objectives of bitter assault. n
spite of great sacrifices the enemy
was unable anywhere to obtain an
advantage.
On Dossalatta the Italians again
tried fruitlesslv to advance.
On the Tyrolese western fronl
there were artillery duels.
London, June 20.-No progress ha
been made by the Austrians agairlA
the British forces holding an impor
tant section of the line on IN
Italian front, according to BritiS
official communication. .
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20

lean citizenship and an order of seques-
! trat on against his property was lifted.
| Mr.. Stern is "A very wealthy resident
! of the fashionable Passy district, where
he owns fine home. which was trans
| formed into a military hospital at the
! beginning of the war
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20
YOUTHS DROWN IN LAKE
One Drags Would.Be Rescuer ie
Death at Browns Mills

BURLINGTON, N. u. June 90. - Davis
gooy. fifteen years old. and Milton Eek
man. seventeen. both Of Browns Mills.
were drowned yesterday in Browns Mills
Lake after Ecl<nan had gone to the res
cue OF Sooy, who had fallen overheard
from boat. Sooy was unable to swim
3oA pulled hIs swould-he rescuer under
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20

trian machine guns remain
hands. rs
THE number Of enemy oifI
brought down now amounts t9<I
Two of our own or Allied n1n1|
are missing" n
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Continued from Page One

about eight miles behind the lines. Bas-
Sane Is on the Brenta River. south of
Mount Grappa. and about the same dis
tance behind the lines. Treviso is on
the Sle River, about nine miles west
of the Piave)
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17
Arkansas Dairymen to Be Entertained at Wisconsin Advised to Bring Their Top Coats but They Will Have no
 Cold Reception

Arkansas Dairymen who leave Springfield on the nighf of Octo- Der 24th. to buy train load of pure bred dairy cattle wlIi have some time for sight seeing, ac- cording to F. c. Swoboda, As sistant State Leader of Wiscon sin. who advises Mr J H Wood. ley, Dairyman with the Exten- sion Division of the University of Arkansas, under whose dlrec ti0n the excursion will be held to warn the Arnansans to bring their top coats along, but who assures him that this advice is given merely because SC of uncer tam weather and not because oi the reception which the Arkan sans will receive from Wiscon. sins.
 According to Mir. Swoboda elaborate plans are being made for the enter tainment of Arkan sas Dairymen. Friday will be spent in Chicago visiting the stock yards, and other points of
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17
To Mir. American Soldier

Foch, Haig. Petain and Per shing are attending. to military business of winning the war. Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemehceau are attending~to the diplomatic business.
 Your business is to buy Liber- ty bonds. That duty is just as immediate ard pressing as any duty that rests upon statesmen and soldiers, for they cannot do their work unless you do yours.
 The Fourth Liberty Loan is double the amount of the Third Liberty Loan. For every dollar that you subscribed to the Third you must subsbribe two dollars to the Fourth Loan.
 Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau, Foch, Haig, Petain and Pershing cannot win the war if you shirk your obligations. Buy bonds, and buy your full share, Don't sit back expecting other men to win the war for you and to hand you the fruits of vic- tory on a platter.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17

interest; Saturda, will be devoi- ed to study of the Wisconsin College of Agriculture, while Sunday the Dairy en will be tue guests of the people of Madison; on Monday the party will be ii vided into groups and q commit tee representing each county in Arkansas will be taken into a no ted dairy county in Wisconsin to study dairy conditions, look over the herds and make selections for shipment.
 Mr Woodley advises all dairy men who expect to make this trip and have not sent in their names. to get in touch with him immediately; since 1t will be nee essary for him to notify the Wis consin authorities of the approx innate nun Der of visitors, as they expect to entertain them and cor :. sequently need to know the nun Der who will go on the trip in or> der to make ample provision for them.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17

STAT MENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, etc, required by the act of August 24. 1912. Of the Carlisle Independent, published weekly at Car lisle, Arkansas Oct l, 1918 Publisher E NJ Williams Carlisle, Arkansas Editor, E NJ William9, Carlisle, Ar kansas, Managing Editor, E NJ. Will Hams, Carlisle, Arkansas, Owner, L. L. Williams, Carlisle, Arkansas.
 Known bondholders, mortgages. and other security holders, holding l per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities, None
 E, M Williams. sworn to and subscribed before me this l2th day of Oct 1918
 Seal J. l. Woosley,
 Notary Public My commission expires an 2S, 1920.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17
Carelessness Results In Failure

That is why We say Feed B A. Thomas Hog Powder accord ing to directions. DO NOT FEED IT SLOPPY, but mix fl with ground feed and moisten with just enough water to make a crumbly mass. Then each hog gets a beneficial dose. See full directions on package. Your money back if you are not satis- fled. d.-Jno. D. Martin.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17

iOie "dS gone JDfOuRf f1Ddlly the officer Z VI II up Tn ~per atioD and ordered hl- dis charge IL was said to be one of the first cases on record where darkey couldn't sing, or be taught to sing enough 10 ovei- come his stutiering.
 Several good football games may be expected by Arkansas college elevenS from the football players of Camp Pike as soon IS the quarantine Is over and the men get back into athletics Al ready the 11th battalion gridiron men are grooming for Contest with the Arkansas University team at Fayetteville on October 18th. Other teams are trying to get games with the Ouachita Col lege at Philadelphia; the. Jones
 boro Aggies and several of the larger high school eleyens of the state Soccer teams are also be- ling organized and teams for bas
 ket ball, yolley ball and indoor ba eball, so that lovers of clean athletics may look forward to an active season as soon as the present troubles blow over Any, number Of former college stars are showing up at Camp Pike and the outside teams will have to go some to equal the prospect. live organizations.
 September was record break ing month in the activities of the Y. M c A al Camp Pike In every line the former figures were outstripped as to attend ance at buildings; amounts of money orders solo; number of meetings: I'll 1p,ber of soldier participants in religious meet ings and numbers of christian decisions. Almost half million pieces of mail were handled and that amount could have been dou ubled and tripied had it not been for a shortage of stationery supplies. Scores of truckioads parcel post mail were handled and the amount of stamps seld amounted to over S5,00o day, or S35. .287 5 for the month. Double this and add $5.00O for good measure, and you have the sales of money orders to soldiers
 who sent money home from the 20-odd Y Buildings at Camp Pike Glance at the followin 2 l figures: Estimated attendance at buildings 796, IT; number of en velopes given out, 506, ,631, pieces of mall handled. 459.196; amount Of stamps sold S35, 2S7 55; amount of money orders issued S75, ,S42:: 220.394 Spectators attended base ball and other games; 55, 667 par ticipated in informal athletics; 319 religious meetings were held with total attendance of 100. .922 II, 946 scriptures were distribut. ed and 10.757 visits made to the sick; 6 533 christian personal in terviews were held and 2.297 decisions made for Christ. In educational work 14,625 attended classes and 26, ,250 attended lee tures: 63 new classes were orga nized and 336 soldier teachers were used in the 459 classes held Reading matter amounting to 41,172 pieces was distributed.
 E. L. HAYNES
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17

Buy block salt for your stock from Nichols & Hutson. It is the best and cheapest. 15 If
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17
Camp Pike Notes


 than the week just passed have occurred at amp Pike Il has been week hat has tried mep'S souls, for il marked the crest of the worst edidemic through which the camp has passed And during that week the debt Of gratitude winch the people of Arkansas and adjoining states owe to the Y M c. A has been manifolded and the people of the rural districts have seen then, as never before, how splendid a service the Army \ can and is performing for the men in camp and their families at home. Only those in intimate touch with the situation can have the faintest idea of what those Y men did. Inquiry after inquiry from anX- louS parents were answered. Soldiers were brought into touch 1 with their families and home folks Eager mothers and faith CTS who had come long distances to see their sons had their r.e& ts' desires satisfied. If call came from he Base Hospital for spiritual miniStration, it was answe. ed instantly
 I men acted as nurses; Y men acted as messengers; Y men act = ] as info, nation bureaus. and d brace of Y men actually staged and pulled if darkey wedding al the big entrance gate at Camp Pike Y men earned that prof. teering chauffeurs were charg- ing parents aud sweethearts ilGil q eApfidi et iHCSSdSG Ut OcllStt notes U soldiers on the inside Soldier families shall not be vic. timized was the instant decision A fast auto was mediately placed Ill this same service wi h competent | man at the wheel. and without any charge the sol diers were brought to the gate. Men, whom Fumor had said were dying, were brought to their parents or sweethearts' gaze, happy and healthy. This service was made possible through the establishment of an Informa'i ion Burean just outside of the Camp Pike main gate, where every wis itor was welcome and where ev cry question met courteous answe and willing attention. Though Camp Pike was hit hard by the epidemic of Spanish Influenza and victims went to the Base hospital by the thousand, yet the records sho Y that there were few camps in the country where the percentage of serious sickness was as light as near the Arkansas capital. Fully 70 per cent of the cases were of light variety where the men recovered ina few days. The delightful fall climate with the balmy air and abundant sunshine, contrib uted to this happy result Al ready light is shining through the clouds, and although it is too early to make predictions. it can be said with confidence that the worst is over and that the rigid quarantine has done good work When all is said and done, it will be found that the death rate in Camp Pike will be as low as that at any cantonment in the coun- try, and that the percentage of recoveries is probably the high est.
 They are telling a good story on an Arkansas negro that had to be discharged as. an incurable Stammerer last week. The eX- amining officer tried his best to see if the darkey would qualify and used the customary method of attempting to produce sing ing tone from the recruit. Sev- eral efforts failed. Then the off
The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17
PARTIAL LIST OF FARM LANDS ND CITY PROPERTY WE HAVE FOR SALE

of Prairie Longue rice belt. Ask us for price and full description. This is a bargain for some one wanting a quarter section of rice land.
 320 acres s miles from Carlisle. One of the best propositions we have on our list. S45 per acre on easy terms.
 320 acres one mlle from station miles from Carlisle. Nearly every acre can be put in rice. Good house. all fenced. The price on this tract considering location and the lay of the land will inter- est any one looking for a rice farm.
 We have several other dairy and rice farms that we would be glad to show any prospective buyer.
 A rice farm that will pay for itself in one oi two. years sure looks like bargain to us. For full information write us.
 160 acres adjoining Carlisle. A fine dairy or rice farm. One of the best homes in Lonoke county on this place. If you want home where your children can attend the Carlisle school let us show you this place. We can sell 1t on easy terms. A good sidewalk from house to school.