Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-07-02
Austrians Are Driven From
Strongly Entrenched Posi-
tons and Fighting is Re-
ported Still Going On. as
RETIREMENT ADMITTED
IN VIENNA'S REPORT
Germans Claim Capture Of
191,454 Unwounded Allied
Prisoners Since March q;
French Advance Lines.
undated War Lead by the Associated
Press.)


Success has apparently crowned
the offensive of the Italians in the
mouptains north of the Venetian
plains. The attack Saturday has
gained heights where the enemy was
strongly entrenched and the fighting
still is going on. Vienna admits a re-
trement to prepared positions"
which is the expression used in offi-
cial statements to mean that an ene-
my blow has gained important
ground.
After three days of struggling the
Italians sill are hammering hard at
the most powerful and threatening
positions of the enemy. They not only
have gained ground, but have held II
against desperate counter-attacks by
the Austro-H -Hungarians which were
mown down by artillery fire and COM
pletely checked by the Italian infan.
try.
Locations Arc Not Cear.
Detail maps of the area In which
the fighting is going on do not show
distinctly some Of the places men,
toned in the official statements. Tho
Vienna admission that the new AUS
trian line runs through "Stemple
wood" Is. therefore. without signifl-
cance. but as the positions held by
the Austrians before the Italian at
tack began We're pove the forest line,
1t would seem that the enemy has
been ousted from the higher ground
he formerly held and thus placed at
a disadvantage in the fighting TO
come. E
The Italian attack was seemingly
planned with care. On the right flank
of General Diaz' forces is the Bren-
ia river. which affords protection
against a flanking attack. on the left
there are two deep valleys which also
lend themselves to the tactics adopted
by the Italians.
The British hospital ship Llando-
very Castle, bound from a Canadian
port for England. has been sunk sew
enty miles from land without warn.
ing by submarine. So far only
twenty-fonr of the 25S persons on
board have been reported safe. The
rate or those missing is unknown
An official German statement
claims that l91, asa unwounded allied
prisoners have been captured since
March 81. or these 94,939 were Britt
ish, S9,0s9 were French and the rest
were Portuguese. Belgians and Amer
leans. Six allied generals and 6.200
offlcers are said TO have been taken
by the Germans.
Local Attacks In France.
In France there have been local at.
tacks at various points north of the
Marne on the west side OF the salient
driven into the allied lines by the
German offensive that was begun
May rs. The French have advanced
their lines north of the Clignon river
once more and have passed the rail-
road line running from Chezy to
Vinly.
Further north the French have
taken strong positions along ridges
to the east OF Villers-Cott forest.
There have been no unusual en-,
gagements along the British or Amer
lean fronts, but there Is a tenseness
along the Whole line from Ypres to
kheims and even to the east. along
the French and American sectors
tnere Is expectation that the breaking
or the storm may come. In front ~
Amiens this feeling is especially
marked. There the Germans began 4
great bombardment but have not vet
sent their infantry Into action.
There was intense activity in aerial
Iighting on Sunday. The French
brought down or put out of action
twenty-one German airplanes Wills
the British shot down twenty-five and
drove ten down out of control.