Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-06-17
ITALIANS STOP FOE DRIVE

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the enemy broken through the Allied
defence.
The full force Of the Austrian blow In
the mountain region drove the defenders
Of the Venetian plains back 10 their third
line, but there the Italians held and by
successive counter attacks have re-
occupied important positions on The
Asiago plateau and have recaptured
mountain heights along the Brenta
Around Monticello height. where the battle
line turns toward the Adriatc. the British
have completely established their line
and maintains IL against vicious enemy
blows.
FOF GAINS At Mt GRArPA
Between the Brcnta and the Pave the
Austrmns apparently have gained
strong foothold on the western slopes Of
Monte Grappa ono ~ the key positions
protecting the plains around Bassano
East and west Of Monte Grappa, however
the Itallans and Allied troops bold the
enemy IN check
Although they were able 10 cross the
Pave NJ two points Just south Of Montello
and northeast of Venice tho enemy has
been checked in strong efforts to enlarge
his gains and the Italians have f,ogln to
drivc him back toward the river West ard
northwest ~ Lake (,arda there has been
only local activity, with Vienna claiming
some local successes near Rlya At the
head of the lake.
ITALIA IS TAKE 1000 PRISONERS
In Two DAYS of fighting Vienna claims
the capture Of ten thousand prisoners on
the Pave and SIX thousand IN the noun
tam reglo Fifty guns were taken along
tho river front In their counter attacks
begun Saturday night, nc Italians al
ready have captured three thousand Of the
enemy
The Austrian plan apparently vas 70
F, strike heavily on the north and on the
east at the same moment in the hope that
| on one Of he fronts large forces could he
thrown on the Venetian plans bet
Eassano and Treviso Although carried
| out IN great force and with heavy bonn
bardnents. the AustrIans effort seemingly
| has fallen short Of its purpose Of shatter-
ing the Italian front and rolling i back
| toward the Adigo
AMERICA ~ WIPE OFT RAIDERS
on the front in France the fighting
activity has been limited 70 local German
attacks at isolated points except that the
| French improved their positions north
| and mort invest oil ftauteDraN. Against the
French along the Matz River the enemy
| failed. The same result attended a strong
| effort to penetrate the American lines at
| Nivrav. east OF It Mihiel
The American artillery fire broke mp the
enemy attack with heavy losses and only
a small force reached Xivrav where il was
wiped ont BY the Americans.
An attempt TO raid the new American
sector in Alsace sunday was broken up by
| machine gun and rife fire
Huns BoMBABDISG YPREs SECTOR.
The LIS salient in Flanders IS being
subjected 10 d heavy German artillery
fire The enemy IS paying special atten-
ton to the front southwest OF Ypres east
OF Dickebusch lake and to the western
part of the southern leg of the salient
where the British recently carried out a
| considerable local advance
Two more ships, both Norwegian. have
been sunk off the Virginia capes by the
German raiders which have been of the
Atlantic coast for three weeks The latest
victims were the sailing ship kringslaa
and the bark Samoa, making a total OF
twenty vessels lost.