Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-06-28
|taly's Victory Likely to Assume
Proportion Of verita1le Tri'
umph for Diaz Army.
$4,000 ARE CAPTURED
Vast Quantities Of War Supplies and
Other Spells Taken.-MonteIIo
Plateau and Towns A,e Recap
tured by Storm.


Austrian armies on the western
bank Of the Piave 10 complete.
Admission 10 made by the Aus.
trIan war Office that the troops Of
Emperor Charles have been forced
to evacuate the Monteddo plateau
over which they had hoped to
press their way and gain the venl-
! tlan plains, and "some sectors" OF
the positions they have attained
last week on the bank Of the river
between the plateau and the point
where the stream empties into the
Adrlatie. 49,.
Bad weather and the rising Of
the Piave arc assigned ~ reasons
for the withdrawal Of the Aust
rIans. But the Rome war office ~.
serts It was the impetuous attacks
Of the italians that brought about
the failure Of an operation which
was started with the Intention OF
forcing the Italians, like the Rus
SLAMS, to accept \ Teutonlc peaes.
London, June 25.-A veritable tn
umph for the Italian and disaster OF
great magnitude for the defeated Aus
TRANS is likely to result from 1taly's
signal victory over the enemy on the
Piave front. 4
London. June 25.-Italy's victory ov'
er the Austria1s on the Piave front
appears likely to assume the proper
tons Of veritable triumph for the
italians and disaster of great mag
nitude for the defeated enemy.
Already, 1t is announced in official
from Rome, the Austrians
have lost $4,000 men in prisoners and
great quantities of material, while the
extent of their other casualties may
be indicated by the thousands OF
bodies floating IA the waters of the
swollen river.
Cannon Abandoned.
Unable to force hic way further than
The immediate vicinity of the west
bank of the river, and with bridges
thrown across the stream swept away
by the swirling waters of the Hood
pouring down from the mountains. the ]:
enemy began a precipitate retreat. So
hasty was his withdrawal that he
eft a great many cannon on the west
,ank of the Pave, while his retreatlng
Infantry columns, according to news
dispatches, already are peing pressed
~ Italian detachments thrown over
o the easterly side of the stream.
Invaders Pursued.
From the Monticello plateau SOUTH
ward to the Adriatic comes the same
story Of the Austrian retrea'
Pave river formerly emptied into. the
sea quite near Venice, but in recent
7ears its course has changed to its
present location. In the first rush OF |
he Austrian offensive the enemy sue
:eeded in crossing the old river bed,
which now is canal, From their po.
;itions there the foe has been driven
lad the Italians are relentlessly press.
ng the pursuit.
Bombers Cross PIave.
The latest news dispatches from the
Pave river front tell Of Italian bomb
ng units being thrown across the
main stream of the Piave, which
seems to indicate that the Austrian
'etreat was not stayed at the eastern
,ank Of the river There is every in
lication that the Austrian hunger Of
ensive" has been a forlorn hope for
several days. The effect Of the defeat
N the internal conditions Of Anstria-
hungary can only be conjectured, but
t may be that the Italians have dealt
he enemy a harder blow than that
merely involved in the military feat
4 pushing him back across the Piave.
Coincident with the Italian victory
4 the Pave comes the news of the
Italian units on the Marne-Rheims
ector repulsing a second heavy Ger
nan attack on the heights OF Bilgny
ust to the west Of the city Of Rheims.
The German failure was as complete
S was the original blow.
A German attack on the French at
west of the Disc, was beat
n of.