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New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Kaiser Asks Church
To "Purify People"

AMSTERDAM, June 16.-The Berlin
"Lokal Anzeiger," a copy of which has
been received here, prints letter from
Emperor William to the German Evan
gelical Church on the occasion of the
commencement Of the fifth century of
the Church.
"The Evangelical Church." says the
letter, "has begun every century of its
history in trying times but the vic
torious faith of the German reformers
and the liberty of their God-fearing
consciences have weathered all storms
and made the Church great blessing
to the German people and the Father
land.
"While the Church is entering its
fifth century the world war has led to
a great increase in religious moves, as
we'll as to the disturbance of family
life and the harmonious development
of the young and to the shifting of all
inherited conditions.
"This places before the Church new,
unanticipated tasks. 1t is my heartfelt
desire. as we'll as one of the most
valued traditions of the House of
Hohenzollern, to help equip and
strengthen the Church for these tasks
and to pave the way for its ever deeper
anchorage in the German national life.
II greet the Church with the hope
that after our victorious peace it may
prove itself force from which may
rise peoples inwardly strong and puri-
fed "
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
foes attempt and forced him to
retire.
Heavy Mist Masks
Austrian Attack on
British in Italy

LONDON, June l6.-The opening OF
the latest Austrian offensive in Italy
is described by Reuters spondent
with the British army in italy. The
correspondents dispatch under date of
Saturday afternoon follows:
'The Austrians opened heavy bonn
bardment at o'clock this morning and
attacked the British positions on the
Asiago Plateau at Z 80 with a division
composed of Austro- Germans and Bos-
nian troops. The enemy objective, APP
parentiy, was to reach a line of hills
about the plateau and Gina di Fonte,
some four kilometres Go miles) be-
hind our front. The enemy reached
our front lines, but made very little
progress. They were repulsed on the
right completely. but gained . few hun
dred yards near the left Of our centre.
"Our line, following a shell-like de.
preston IN which is the town of
Asiago, is irregular IN outline and
thickly wooded in places. Flat as it
looks from our positions the country
IS full of hidden folds in the ground
and lends itself rather easily to attack
by small isolated detachments.
"The morning of the attack was more
than usually misty and the bulk OF
the enemy troops approached along the
line of railway running from Asiago
to the little village of Cesuna, which
follows a marked depression in the
grouad, In accordance with recent
German methods the attacking troops
were rushed up during the night from
Val Sugana by motor transport
Heavy as was the preliminary bonn
bardment gas shells were only sparing-
ly used against our troops. The attack
The Austrian nlanN
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Austrian Offensive
Is Planned to Sever
Italy From Entente
By Arthur S. Draper
Especial Gable to The yrib,,,,e

Especial Cable to The Trtbune)
LYNDON, June 16--Austria sudden
ly has released in the centre of tho
European war stage her long expected
offensive
For moment the Austrian attack
overshadows the Russian deveIopments
and also the problem of Prince Run
precht's reserves. Rupprecht NAV at
any moment launch his army in the
direction of Paris or the Channel
ports.
His double threat from the interior
positions serves to keep the maximum
number Of Allied divisions pinned to
the French front, and the Central
fowers are seizing this opportunity
for an attempt to overrun Italy.
Roughly, only three months remain
of the 1918 campa igning season, and
Germany IS wen aware OF this. Sne
Is AKe4y now to denver her final and
heaVlesc blows with which she plans
to stagger the Alnes before sufficient
American troops arrive te turn the
tables.
AS soon as it was seen that il was
impossible to advance further toward
farls on the NoVon- NJ Moatoiuler front
the Cehtral Empires launched tne Aus
TRAN offensive.
Attack Is Formidable
Everything points to the attack on
itaiV beng ol the most formidable
KIND. The Austrlans have thrown
themselves simultaneously against
ntacucallV. the wnoie Italian 'front.'
IRON the Adlge to the sea.
ka H. h.
AeVed. ,lhe Central EmDires hone to
sever ltaly mllitarlv from the En-
tenLe."
simultaneously with the offansivs
comes me news OF Il crisis in Austrian
internal aIIalrS: floUs are reDorted aud
hume Gus meetings Wnere the people
demand peace at any prlce. Ii Is
oouDtIul whether the internal unrest is
tnE, erect o. the present onenslye.
Ihe war WEAKNESS of the Austrian
people Is only an additional reason why
Germany VIII not permit half-hearted
offensive against Italy. Germany must
obtain d great victory in Italy to re-
vive Austra's dropping spirits. Up to
some days ago no Germans were re-
ported on the Italian front, but pos
sibly, with the usual secrecy, they have
been rushed there at the last moment
to serve as spear heads for the Aus
trian attacks.
Troops Well Trained
The Austrian troops have received
the same intensive training in the new
German tactics as the Crown Princes
troops were put through before the
French offensive.
The Italians and their allies on the
Italian front cannot afford to despise
the Austrians, and every ounce OF ef-
fort may be needed to stem she torrent.
1t is a hopeful sign that such excellent
reports have come of the Italian army's
mora. after winters rest
Russia continues to occupy attention,
and 1T is stated here that Germany is
able to transfer still more troops to
the Western front. Therefore imme-
diate action is necessary. The political
correspondent of The Sunday Times"
says: There has been good deal OF
uninformed criticism of the government
for their supposed failure to combst
German exploitation II Russia. As
matter of fact, they have devoted
great deal Of attention to the matter,
which hristleS with di -fcultles
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17

have heen rendered impossible on any
front, and the offensives of the Central
Powers on the Western front have
forced the Entente wholly to de-
fensve role, and, moreover, to use up
their main reserves. The best proof
that this wearing down process has
strongly set in is the number of prison
ers and the booty.
"The prospects Of the Entente renew
ing the offensive thus has receded into
the far distance, and Great Britain.
France and Italy have been compelled
to set all their hopes on American help,
which, owing to the lack of shipping
and the uhoat warfare, must fail far
short of the expectations of the Allies.
and will be totally unable to bring
about decision.
ION the Italian front our positions
are deep in Italian territory, threaten.
ing enemy positions from Southern
Tyrol to the mouth of the Piave. At
point from the North Sea to the Piave
is there any possibility of the Entente
attaining strategic ahiectiva."
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Drive Finds Italy
Fully Prepared for
Along Offensive
Spocinl Dispntch to The T1i

Especial Dispatch to The iT1bune)
WASHINGTON, June 16.-The Aus
trian offensive on the Italian front
surprised neither the American War
Department nor Entente diplomats, in
GLIDING the Italian representatives,
who have been expecting military op-
erations against Italy for more than
q month.
In fact, fully two months ago the
enemy was known to have concentrated
great numbers Of men and guns on
the Southern front, and the beginning
of the drive, therefore, nnds Italy pre-
pared to give vigorous opposltion.
The offensive, Italian authorities
here assert, viii give General Diaz's
troops an opportunity of proving they
are no longer under the influence OF
the defeat Of Caporetto, and are now
in a position to fight an entirely dl1,
ferent, battle than that which ended
in the debacle of last October, which
is laid at the door of treachery from
within, rather than greater power IN
the Teuton forces.
Italian officials asserted that italy
was ready for long offensive. Conn-
dence in the morale of the army was
expressed, and while it was admitted
that shortage in food for the CIVILIAN
population existed, there are ample
stores for the army. -,
Figures available here on the
strength of the Austrian forces do not
indicate that the Austrlans have
formidable superiority in man power,
notwithstanding that the armies from
the Rumanian and Russian fronts have
been concentrated against the Italians.
While 1t is realized that austria
hone is to eliminate Italy from the
war in this offensive, Italian authori..
ties here place a remarkable degree Of
optimism in the solidarity of the ltai-
ian population, which they declare Is
teo strong for Austria to break down.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
"Hold at Any Cost"
Italians Are Told
AS Battle Begins
Bu The Associated Press} J

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Saturday, June
l5.-The Austrian general offensive
continues strong, being particularly
vigorous in the sixty -fve-mile front
from Val Stagna to the sea, with the
greatest pressure on the Aslago
Plateau, Monte Grappa and along the
piave River.
At many points the Italians fore
stalled the offensive. Nowhere has
there been any surprise of the Italians
by the enemy.
Hold at any cost" was the word
passed to the Italian troops as the Aus
trian offensive developed all along the
1l7-mile line, with the use Of gas and
special liquid bombs and every other
means of attack to weaken the de-
fences.
The long comparative silence by the
Austrians was broken precisely at S05
o'clock this morning with violent can
nonade, the sounds of which reached
the cities of Verona. Vicenza and
Venice, all long distances from the
front.
Desertsrs and prisoners captured
during the last few days all possessed
information that the offensive was set
for Saturday.
While the exact geographic detectives
of the Austrians as yet are conjectural,
IL seems evident that their earliest at
tack was heaviest against the positions
in the Upper Brenta River Valley, in
the Val Sugana region, where the
Brenta flows toward Bassano.
1t is considered possible that Austria
is following Field Marshal Conrad Won
Hoetzendorf's old plan of striking at
the Italian plains through the Trentino
district, of which the first classic move
consists in obtaining possession of Val
Stagna, Monte Tomba and Monte
Grappa, then following the Brenta
River to the plains, and then attack
ing with three columns westerly along
tho valleys of the rivers Adige and AS
tico and also on the Asiago Plateau.
Summing up the situation, it seems
to be renewal of the great battle for
Itaiy's Alps. which was left off last
November. with the keys to the might
est fortresses of Europe held by the
italians, who have spent the entire
winter fortifying with extraordinary
care Val Stagua. Monte Grappa, Monte
Tornba and other positions.
Three Austrian airplanes were
brought down over the Piave to-day by
one Italian hier.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17

18th Division is composed of hard men
morally, 1t must be sald to It's credit
that its troops also are hard fighters.
AS the BRUSH advanced the enemy
opened heavy fire from every machine
gun nest along the nne- Inc Germans
We're shooting more or less bllndlY IN
the dark, which saved the British many
casualties. But 1T was trying work to
push ahead through the barrage OIL bull
lers sweeping waist hlgh across No
Mans Land. The attacking lnIantry
finally reached the enemy's posts, and
bitter hand-to hand fgntlng occurred at
most of these nests.
The battle in the region of La PAN
nerle, where the Germans were espe-
cially strong, was exceedingly fierce.
Here the contending troops struggled
throughout most OF the n.gnt.
Wiln the arrival of daybreak, how
ever, the British had secured all their
objectlves and forced the enemy to fail
back
Upward of 200 prisoners remained in
the British hands. Large numbers of
German dead against gun positions told
OF the desperate fighting that had been
waged.
Inc morale of the prisoners as
whole seemed very fair. Many of them
were convinced that the Germans were
they would break through the Allied
lines to the coast. One highly educat-
ed captive, however, was not so opti-
mistic. He said the German people
were disappointed because their troops
had not got ahead faster in their often
slves.
Food conditions in Germany, said
this prisoner, were getting worse and
worse, and the situation was especially
bad since the new bread distributions
went into effect. He added that the
people also were disappointed because
the Ukraine had not produced the grain
for Germany that had been expected.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Military Comment

more firmly held. There is no op-
portunity for development. In
fact, the operation begun Saturday
morning was a general frontal at
tack along line ninety miles long,
stretching from the Asiago Plateau
to the Adriatic. On this front the
Italians have the advantage of in
terror lines and we'll developed COM
munications. They are within a
concave arc, and have the use of
both lateral and perpendicular
railroads. The -Hungarians
have no lateral Communications To
pass from one end of their line to
another involves tedious, cir
cuitous journey many miles in the
rear
1t is doubtful, too, whether the
Acknowledgements have any marked
superiority in numbers or artillery.
The Dual Monarchy is approaching
a state of military exhaustion. En-
peror Karl faces revolt at home
in all his Slav provinces. Of his own
will he would hardly have ventured
an offensive in Italy. But his sub
serviency to Berlin, following the
Sixtus letter exposure, has become
SO abject that on a nod from his
German partner he must throw all
that Austria-Hungary has left into
the melting pot.
The Italian venture is therefore
political in character rather than
military. 1t is a gamble in many
more senses than Ludendorff's Of
fensives in France are gamble,
since the gambler making it is so
much nearer the bottom of his pile.
The Italian night communique
gives pretty clear idea of the stu
alton yesterday afternoon. The
first impulse of the attack carried
the enemy forward at a few points
He got across the Piave Rivera
minor obstruction-at three points.
The first was Nervesa, in the upper
Piave Valley, where the Italian line
turns west toward the Brenta. The
second was Fagare, half way down
the river. The third was Musile,
near the Piave's mouth, directly
northeast of Venice. On the Piave
line the Italians have begun to
counter-attack.
In the northern mountain region
the positions on the Italian left wing
were not shaken at all. The Allies
held firmly to the Asiago Plateau.
Further east they lost some ground
in the Asolone region, but soon re-
covered it. In the main, the line
between the Brenta and the Piave
rivers remained intact. There is
no evidence, therefore, of a success
ful breaking through operation on
any sector. Vienna reports the
capture of 10000 prisoners. Rome
reports the capture of 5000 in coun-
ter attacks.
Judging from the first day results
the Italian offensive has proved the
weakest Teuton effort of 1918. l..
has shown little ferocity and no in
tensive, sustained quality. Rome
! emphatically dismisses it as fail
ure. At all events it emphasizes
again the vast discrepancy between
German and Austrian military
capacity. Germany is just passing
her peak Of military efficiency
Austria Hungary is in the last stage
of military decline.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
I eutons Winning, Says
Bavarian Minister
Military Position More Favor
able Than at Amy Time Since
War Began. He Asserts

AMSTERDAM, June 16.--In a speech
summarizing the military situation, the
Bavarian War Minister according to
the "Vossische Zeitung," asserted that
at no time were the Teutonic allies in
more favorable position, and that the
Entente Allies have been compelled to
use up their main reserves.
"The military position of the Central
Powers to-day is more favorable than
at any time since the war began" the
minister is quoted as having said
"This will become more manifest. The
Entente's projected otfensives this year
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17
Lines in
Flanders Heavily
SheEEed BY Enemy
On The Associated Press

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, June 16.-Intense lombard
ments have been carried out by the
Germans during the last twenty-four
hours in various sectors along the
British front. These have been. es-
pecially heavy in Flanders, about
Hinges-where the British advanced
their line considerably Friday night
and in the region of Dickebusch and
Scherpenberg.
The initiative, so far as infantry &C
tivity was concerned, rested mainly
with the British, who carried out a
number of highly successful raids.
Prediction in these days of sudden
upncavals is unsafe, but it may be
said that the Germans have maintained
themselves in state of preparedness
TO attack along the British front, de-
spite the eXertions of their Grown
prioce IN his drive against Paris.
Whether Won Hindenburg will launch
another drive against the British in
the near future there is no doubt that
his troops and artillery are ready for
any attempt that he may deem it ad
visable to make.
British Advance at Hinges
Further details concerning the Brit
ISL operations in the Hinges sector
Friday night are now available. The
attack was made along front OF
3,a00 yards, just east of Hinges. 1t
mad its northern extremity near l..
Pannerie. The Germans were holding
a strong line of she'll crater positions
close to the British on the Eastern
bank of La Bassee Canal.
A limited objective of 500 yards in
depth was set for the enterprise An
unusual feature OF the attack was thai
it was conducted entirely in the dark.
1t began shortly before midnight.
There was no moon to guide the as
sauting troops, and the success of the
entire proceedings depended upon each
man keeping his right direction as he
pushed forward in the blackness.
Holding this sector for the Germans
was among the first to violate Belgian
committed such horrifying deeds in
Termonde and Louvain, which brought
down upon it the execrations of hun
dreds of helpless Belgian women.
Bomhardment Lasts Eight Minutes
The attack was preceded by an eight
minute hombardment of the German
front line positions. At the same time
British gunners were carving out eff
fective counter battery shooting and
the heavy artillery was pounding the
enemy back areas hard
AS the bomhardment ceased British
infantry started forward toward the
shell hole craters which the enemy
held-machine gun posts that repre-
sented the main detences here. If the
New-York tribune., 1918-06-17

Jelles Troelstra, the Dutch Socialist
leader, who is going to England
shortly to attend the annual confer
ence of the British Labor Congress,
has invited Austrian and German So
cialists to confer with him before he
departs.
The newspapers add that the Austro-
German Socialists have SELECTED Karl
Ssitx and Wilhelm Ellsnhagen. NAM