Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-06-19
ITALIANS ARE
 HOLDING ENEMY
 AT ALL POINTS Allies Counter Attacks Re- take Ground and Prison
 CTS in Alps.
INVADERS STALLED
 ON LOWER PIAVE
Throw Bridges Across River But Grilling Fire Prevents Troops From Crossing-Vi"nn Claims 3O,O00
 PriS0nerS-AIlies Claim 5000.
Associated Press Summary)

(ASSOclated Press summary
 The Austrian pincers are not clos ing upcn Italy with the precision of last October when they forced back the Italian armies of Gen. Cadorna from the Julian Al ps to the Piave river and from the northern moun- tain regions almost to the plains of Venetia. In fact they do not seem to be closing at all
 The upper jaw in the Venetian Alps is stalled under the resistence of the British, French and Italian forces, and the nehter one seems to lack the force necessary to bring it across the Piave river and push back the Ital- ian troops which are clogging it's path.
 Enemy Checked in Alps.
 In the Alps the Austrians have been unable further to advance their lines since their initial onslaughter last week. Everywhere from the Asiago plateau sector eastward to the Piave river all their attacks have quickly been repulsed by the allied troops, who in their turn, have delivered counter attacks, regained lost terrian, HI ICtCu uCdVy SAoudIliCS OIl OIlC CnC- my and taken a considerable number of prisoners.
 All along the Piave river from the mountain passes thru which the tor rent wends it's way southward on it's race to the Adriatic sea, fierce fight ing is going on, especially on the MOn- tello plateau in the region of the Zen son loop and further south from Eos saata to the marsh country around Cape Silo, some 20 miles east of Venice.
 Rome Says Foe Is Halted.
 The Italian war office announces that enemy everywhere is being held along the Piave. At the sector of the Montello plateau which bars the way from the northeast to the Venetian plain, the Italians have strengthened their positions on the northern edge of the plateau and repulsed two ene- my attacks to advance on the north- ern border. >
 Likewise to the south near Mase- rada and Candelu attempts by the Austrians to effect two crossings of the Piave river were frustrated with heavy losses.
 From Vienna comes variant re- port. It does not concede to the al- lies any gains of ground in the moun- tain region, saying that all their counter attacks were repulsed. Con- corning the fighting along the Piave it says the Austrians have gained at numerous points and the battle is following it's intended course.
 Consolidation of the gains on the Montello plateau and progress on the southern wing which runs from Eos solata to Mestre are claimed.
 Austrians Claim 3O,OOO Prisoners.
 In addition the Austrian war off, flee says the number of prisoners talk en in the fighting has increased to 30 ,OOO and that 120 guns besides mine machine guns and war ma terial have been captured.
 The prisoners taken by the Italians Monday at one point aI ounted to l. $50 which would bring their total and those of the allies we'll in the neigh borhood of 5000.
 < Unofficial advices are to the ef- feet that the Austrians have thrown IA bridges across the Piave along 9 front of about IA 1-2 miles between the Benson loop and the Conegliano bridge but that the Italians are heavily engaging the enemy at all points and have the pontoon under their gunfire.
 French Regain Ground in West.
 The infantry operations on the bat tie front in France continue virtually at standstill, but the allied and Ger man guns are rearing on various sec tors and it is not improbable that fighting on large scale will be re- ;umed somewhere shortly. Along the Ancre south of Albert and west of serre the British and Germans are engaged in mighty artillery duels whle spirited activity is noticeable along the French sectors near Mont lidier and between Montididier and he Aisne.
 The French continue daily to re gain ground taken from them in the recent German offensive south of the
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